"It seemed only fitting that the first artist I want to introduce you to is actually the first Romanian contemporary artist I learned about." This was the opening sentence of the inaugural article I wrote on Contemporary Art Friday, which centered on Marius Bercea 's...
Pictosculpture - a term that persists in my thoughts with the same tenacity that Dumitru Gorzo 's over one hundred creatures installed in his Little Magenta Riding Hood exhibition remain imprinted on my soul. At first, one can assume the genesis of the compelling characters...
Serendipity - I never understood the full force of this word up until I experienced my first Frieze London week. It was not only extremely fortuitous we got there in the first place, but all throughout the week there were many moments when I look...
The first time I saw one of Caroline Walker 's paintings online I finally felt represented. And the most soul-stirring aspect was the fact I found a part of me that I didn't even know I needed to see depicted. Changing Pillowcases, Mid Morning, March...
As I am writing the last post of 2022 on this website, I knew all along it would be about a transfixing experience I had upon visiting Frieze London for the first time. Going into the fair and knowing how overwhelming the visit would be,...
In my last post, I wrote about the fact I never expected my Frieze Week to be filled with such fortunate events, and one of them was the incredible opportunity of attending the Frieze London Art Fair. Not only it was the first art fair...
I was aware that the week of a major art fair in a city like London comes packed with other incredible opportunities to see art, so many Galleries open new exhibitions on this occasion, but what I couldn’t have foreseen was the amount of sheer...
What makes a painting monumental? Is the concept its primary attribute? Is it about the large dimensions and the visual impact it has both from afar and as you walk up close, trying to grasp all the details? Does the institutional appraisal play a big...
As I grow older, every day comes with a revelation on how art constantly shapes my existence. In the climate that we live in, it's comforting to know there are still people who choose not to perpetuate the chaos, and opt for a different route...
We are aware of the fortunate days of our lives we call revelatory. We chase them, because they bring a whole new outlook, remaining ingrained in our core. For me, the change of perspective has always come through knowledge, and learning about art has been...