the process
the 1st episode of the WHY DON'T YOU JUST TRY series
the 2nd episode of the WHY DON'T YOU JUST TRY series
the 3rd episode of the WHY DON'T YOU JUST TRY series
the 4th episode of the WHY DON'T YOU JUST TRY series
the 5th episode of the WHY DON'T YOU JUST TRY series
the 6th episode of the WHY DON'T YOU JUST TRY series
the person
*artchitect (art-chitect)
noun
art·chi·tect ˈär-kə-ˌtekt
fictional noun describing a person who is both an architect and an artist, and who continuously asks which one should it be,
because the usage of labels tends to mislead too much
Etymology
fictional word resulting from the combination of art (from artist) with art (from architecture), and insisting on leaving behind the + tektōn part of architecture
**archtist (arch-tist)
noun
arc·ist ˈär-ist
fictional noun describing a person who is neighter an architect nor an artist, because the usage of labels really misleads
(but who continuously works on both areas nevertheless)
Etymology
fictional word resulting from combining architecture (from art) with art (from architecture), still insisting on leaving behind the + tektōn part of architecture and and rather following free association
ARTIST STATEMENT
“I paint and draw because it is the only moment when I feel truly myself. These moments, leaving behind something tangible, give meaning to life. My practice is closely tied to psychology and self-reflection, often functioning like dream interpretation: asking ‘Who am I today?’
Through colors, forms, and essentialized states, I record both inner emotions and external impressions. Sometimes I paint feelings — conscious or unconscious; other times I capture the essence of what I see without the need for photography. Looking outward also means looking inward, and in these moments, time seems to stop.”
EDUCATION
2001 - present
I studied, learned, drew, painted on my own, whenever I had the chance
2001 - 2007
“Ion Mincu”, University of Architecture, Bucharest, Romania
2005 – 2006 - Socrate-Erasmus Scholarship (the V th year of university) Institut Superieur d’Architecture “Saint-Luc de Wallonie”, Liege, Belgium - during this period I attended classes at Saint-Luc Liège - École supérieure des arts: painting, engraving and photography
1997 - 2001
“Ferdinand I” National Collage, Bacau, Romania
1997–1999 - during this period I attended indvidual and group classes with a renowned local graphic artist and painter Ovidiu Marciuc - where a learned the basics of composition and together with that, the fact that I was gonna paint “one day”
1994 - 1996
various drawing classes at the Popular School o Art, Bacau, Romania
OTHER INFO
being an architect by profession and training, the “impostor syndrome” prevents me from calling myself an artist” but in reality I can live without doing architecture....
BUT NOT WITHOUT PAINTING.
some other making of selections
Liege Stair (2006) - various stages
Every creation needs a scream (2007) - full transformation
Let's see what we find (2020) - various stages