Bogdan Chiritoiu
Elements of Abstraction
March 30 - April 19, 2012
Reception:
Thursday April 5, 2012 6-8 PM
Press Release
Bogdan Chiritoiu’s work is a manifestation of power. Sensations, inspiration and emotion guide his hand without the aid of sketches or forethought. He attacks the canvas with gusto, palette knife in hand. Because of this spontaneous process, each work is unique, with its own magnetic force. Chiritoiu’s paintings are bold, beautiful and often startlingly expressive. We are entranced by the vivid colors and emotive textures, but what slowly reveals itself is how the deceptively simple imagery is actually loaded with meaning.
Chiritoiu’s work is rife with spiritual significance, and he covers the range of human emotion. We see lovers together under cosmic glory, and figures leaping and flying in joyful reverie, yet he also explores the fractured sense of self that comes with the fact of consciousness being housed in a fickle body. Through the creative process, Chiritoiu is reaching towards the ineffable. “My works are reflecting parts of the human soul,” he states. “My work will exhale love in its philosophical sense.”
Artist Statement
I have worked in TV for a long time, but art is where I find my true passion and resonance. However, the energy and movement from my experience at work feeds into my art. The thing that is unique to art, though, is elegance. Often, I do not begin with a preliminary sketch – I am moved by a powerful sensation that I then translate into an image. I can see the final outcome as soon as I face the blank canvas – my hands begin to work on it as if I have already created that painting thousands of times before. I prefer to work with a palette knife and acrylic paint, because this matches the way I like to build my works. Colors define my spirit – I am an optimistic person always willing to learn from the world and experience new things. I love each day of my life.
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