Ioana Baltan

I feel divided 14

2021

Included in the project “Dreams” - 2019, “Solar Room” revolves around the concepts of inner tension, reverie and lucid dreaming. The composition involves a teenager placed in an unde...

This painting depicts an image of a women rendered in a figurative, semi-deconstructed manner, centrally placed in an uncertain exterior environment. "Day Dreaming...

“Entity” is part of “Recollecting Paradise” project, which has been under development since the beginning of 2021 and consists mainly of medium to large works that have at their core...

Developed in London in 2019 and 2020, this project focuses on the idea of dreaming and although the emerging compositions are closed and defined they are also very dynamic and vibran...

“Recollecting 4” has been under development since the beginning of 2021 and consists mainly of medium to large works that have at their core a search for the idea of paradise as a pl...

"Recollecting 9" is part of a series titled "Recollecting Paradise" started by the artist in early 2021. This work revolves around a female character that finds herself in a deep sta...

Oil & spray on canvas

Oil, acrylic and spray paint on canvas; earthy olive green, kelly green, lime green, ecru; figurative painting, glitch aesthetic, bear and lady justice holding a sword and the scales of justice along with classic decorative and symbolic motifs found on US paper currency...

In a way, it is a collision of opposites. Two canvases combined to one frame.

"My recent work now becomes more involved with cloud cover and its effect on light and colour through both its translucent and opaque properties. Clouds are visible masses of water droplets or frozen ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. They have the ability to refract and reflect, creating an ever changing perception of light which inspires my use of colour. I am constantly referring to the paradox of a cloud’s perceived weight and its fragility and the relationship between the cool and warm colours created by it. I have become increasingly interested in catching the moment when heavy overcast clears to reveal clear blue sky, a cool colour that complements the warmth it brings. While the most obvious manifestation of light refraction at this time would occur in the form of a rainbow, I will be concerned with accentuating the infinite, more subtle effects. I find myself inspired increasingly by the works of Turner, who created ephemeral atmospheric effects using large washes of liquid paint. Other influences include Henry Matisse, Francis Cadell, Glasgow boys: Guthrie Lavery, Henry... and Joan Eardley...

"My recent work now becomes more involved with cloud cover and its effect on light and colour through both its translucent and opaque properties. Clouds are visible masses of water d...

"My recent work now becomes more involved with cloud cover and its effect on light and colour through both its translucent and opaque properties. Clouds are visible masses of water droplets or frozen ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. They have the ability to refract and reflect, creating an ever changing perception of light which inspires my use of colour. I am constantly referring to the paradox of a cloud’s perceived weight and its fragility and the relationship between the cool and warm colours created by it. I have become increasingly interested in catching the moment when heavy overcast clears to reveal clear blue sky, a cool colour that complements the warmth it brings. While the most obvious manifestation of light refraction at this time would occur in the form of a rainbow, I will be concerned with accentuating the infinite, more subtle effects. I find myself inspired increasingly by the works of Turner, who created ephemeral atmospheric effects using large washes of liquid paint. Other influences include Henry Matisse, Francis Cadell...