Mihai Bara

Romanian artist Mihai Bara invites the viewer to look beyond his literal figural executions to the feelings that lie beneath. His neo-expressionist images transcend the constraints of line and form to explore the emotionality, tensions and inner experiences that lie beneath the figural façade. What results are compelling paintings full of color, texture, energy and movement. His masterful sense of composition only serves to add to the emotional depth of the paintings.

Using a mixed technique centered around acrylics on canvas combined with other media such as paper, string, textiles and sand, he infuses his works with an intensity and vigor that makes his characters come alive. Inspired by the diversity of his homeland in Transylvania, Bara infuses each figural composition with a cultural richness reflective of the greater world we share. Through his art, Bara offers up “a point of view based on a true emotion” inviting the viewer to “think more about themselves, about life, about how insignificant we are as individuals.”

Portal to Enigma
Reception: Thursday June 9, 2011 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: 6/4/2011 - 6/25/2011

Invitation to Mihai Bara's exhibition

Il Bambino Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 39" x 39" $3400 Il Bambino Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 39" x 39" $3400	The Pain Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 39" x 39" $3400 The Pain Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 39" x 39" $3400
The Rumour Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 39" x 39" $3400 The Rumour Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 39" x 39" $3400	The Sinner Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 24" x 24" $1950 The Sinner Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 24" x 24" $1950
Clowns Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 24" x 24" $1950 Clowns Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 24" x 24" $1950	The Witch Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 39" x 39" $3400 The Witch Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 39" x 39" $3400
Kids Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 63" x 71" $8000 Kids Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 63" x 71" $8000	Wanna Play Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 24" x 39" $3000 Wanna Play Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 24" x 39" $3000
Painful Crownment Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 24" x 39" $3000 Painful Crownment Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 24" x 39" $3000	Hero's Portrait Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 24" x 24" $1950 Hero's Portrait Acrylic, Latex & Paper on Canvas 24" x 24" $1950