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...
Have you ever thought about going back in time? Or perhaps traveling into the future, to see what lies ahead for the humanity? I've always found the great quantity of movies starting from this premise as a testimony to the relentless fascination people have with...
It was late afternoon in the Giardini and we had just grabbed a quick and absolutely bland lunch at the Venice Biennale. For some reason, I wanted the first thing we visit after our break to be the Hungarian Pavilion. Perhaps I felt all along...
This Friday is a bit atypical. When I started Contemporary Art Friday, I envisioned it as my safe space, where I can step away from my daily job and chores and let art guide the way. I’ll call it therapeutic even, because I find the...
A colorful landscape crossed by three large diagonals- this monumental tapestry made of beads, wood, plastics, strings, and rope unequivocally hypnotized me in the Arsenale part of “The Milk of Dreams” Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Besides taking numerous walks trying to grasp the weaving...
After my first visit at the Venice Biennale of Art, I thought for quite a few days in what ways I should talk about my take on the experience. As much as I wanted to feature the whole Giardini experience grouped as a whole, I...
Today we’re talking about an artist who masterfully works in various mediums, ranging from video, sculpture, drawings on paper, photography and installation, and who applies new perspective on the global canon of art and history in the process. Ciprian Mureșan’s art has taught me the...