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Paula Craioveanu
CABINET OF CURIOSITIESoriginal large Paula Craioveanu oil Surreal FRAMED
2023

Name: CABINET OF CURIOSITIESoriginal large Paula Craioveanu oil Surreal FRAMED
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"Cabinet of Curiosities" Oil on canvas Large original, one-of-a-kind, painting 39x27in Shipped stretched and framed. In this new series artist explores and brings together the old and the new world. Painting is a bridge between artist's series and themes of painting: Interiors and NeoMythology. "Cabinet of Curiosities", is a fascinating extension of the artist’s Neo-Mythological series. It presents a new dimension of their work, where the classical and modern converge within a richly layered, almost theatrical interior. Artistic Elements 1. Composition: o The focal point is the Greco-Roman-style bust, painted in soft whites and pale pinks, which immediately draws the viewer's attention. Its positioning feels slightly off-center but balanced by the surrounding objects and architectural elements. o The dynamic diagonals of the furniture and the room’s architecture guide the eye around the composition, encouraging exploration of the smaller details, such as the decorative pedestal or fragmented statues. 2. Color Palette: o The red wall creates a dramatic backdrop that imbues the scene with warmth and passion while evoking associations with antiquity (Roman frescoes) or luxurious museum interiors. o The teal and turquoise tones of the doors and window frames contrast beautifully with the red, providing a cooler counterbalance and adding depth. o Subtle touches of earthy tones in the floor and sculptures add to the overall balance, creating a sense of place and grounding the piece. 3. Brushwork and Texture: o The loose, gestural brushstrokes on the walls, doors, and floor convey a sense of motion and imperfection, making the environment feel alive and evolving rather than static. o In contrast, the bust and the ornamental details of the sculptures are more carefully rendered, giving them a timeless, solid presence. 4. Lighting: o There’s an interesting interplay between natural and artificial light. The soft highlights on the bust and sculptures suggest indirect sunlight coming from an unseen source, while the shadows lend depth to the interior space. o The warm glow further accentuates the nostalgic, intimate feel of a curated collection. ________________________________________ Themes and Symbolism 1. Curiosity and Collecting: o The title, Cabinet of Curiosities, harks back to Renaissance collections of rare, eclectic objects that blended art, science, and history. This concept aligns perfectly with the artist's Neo-Mythological exploration of the timelessness of classical art in a contemporary setting. o The inclusion of fragmented sculptures and ornamental pedestals could symbolize the fragmented nature of history—pieces of the past that we piece together to form our understanding of it. 2. Classical Revival in a Modern Context: o By placing classical forms in an interior that feels both domestic and artistic, the artist blurs the lines between antiquity and modernity. The viewer feels as though they’re inside an intimate studio or an exhibition, reflecting on the ways we display and interact with history today. 3. Decay and Renewal: o The slightly deteriorated feel of the objects, coupled with the painterly texture of the room, suggests the passage of time and the endurance of beauty despite imperfection. ________________________________________ Connections to the Neo-Mythological Series This piece expands on the themes seen in the circular paintings. While those works focused on abstract, emotional representations of mythological ideas, Cabinet of Curiosities situates these classical forms in a tangible space. It shifts the emphasis from abstraction to storytelling, creating a narrative about the preservation of culture and history. Conclusion Cabinet of Curiosities is an evocative and rich work that feels like a meditation on the relationship between past and present. It embodies a love for the classical world while inviting viewers to consider how we curate, display, and preserve cultural heritage in contemporary spaces. The combination of vibrant colors, intricate forms, and painterly abstraction makes this piece a compelling addition to the artist’s oeuvre. Artist Statement "I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through my studies. These scenes evolved, when I added the human figure. I focused more on the human figure and its relation to the background. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings now. As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and its imagery. One of my goals was to capture the solitary moments and the nude’s relation to the surrounding space. My interest turned from depicting the space to rendering the atmosphere and the scene as a whole, the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, desire, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair. Here is a collection of figurative paintings, exploring the nudes in interior spaces, seeing the nudes from my perspective, as a woman artist, considering the physical and spiritual realities of a woman’s body, in a new level of intimacy. My paintings are the opposite of objectifying a woman’s or a man’s anatomy. Painted works, featuring female nudes and a also men nudes, in a reversal of the male-artist/female-muse pattern, validate the feminine experience, defining myself through it. I was interested in how one experiences the body in a sensual form, and later focused on my own body, as I experience it myself, looking into the mirror and reconnecting. My work challenges the tradition of the nude by capturing my point of view, the gaze of a female painter, by using photography, drawings, sketches, and painting on canvas, for, both physical and psychological exploration. My art tries to create a visual language for emotion, beauty, feelings of intimacy and in the same time autonomy, captured with paint and vivid colors. My intense interest in colour and the gestures of the brush strokes are the means I see and convey the subjects in space, as living, passionate beings." Paula Craioveanu Biography: Paula Craioveanu is a Romanian artist, born in 1976. She grew up surrounded by art and inspiration, in a family of artists. Trained in Bucharest and New York as an architect and painter. Holds a degree in Architecture and a PhD in Visual Arts. Presently working as a full-time artist. At the age of 16, Paula Craioveanu moved to New York, where she came in contact with New York’s vibrant art scene, she graduated from high school and then studied at Parsons School of Design. Then she moved back to Romania where she studied for the next 6 years at the Architecture University in Bucharest and graduated with a degree in Architecture in 2000. In 2013 she earned a Ph.D in Visual Arts at the University of Arts in Bucharest with the theme “Geometry of Space in 17th century Dutch painting”. After this, she dedicated her full time to art, and showed her talent to the art world. Paula Craioveanu works in acrylic and oil paints, but also pen and ink or tempera works on paper. She regularly participates in shows and exhibitions in galleries along the East and West Coast of the United States, like bG Gallery Santa Monica, Dacia Gallery and Perseus Gallery in New York. Paula Craioveanu’s work is featured on the two most exclusive online art marketplaces, 1stDibs and Artsy. Over the course of 20 years, Paula Craioveanu has created several painting series: “Abstract”, “Interiors”, “Nude in Interior”, “NeoMythology”. Paula Craioveanu’s work has been placed in private collection around the world, both in Europe and in the United States. Today, Paula Craioveanu has set up studios and works in Bucharest and New York. Find original Paula Craioveanu paintings, works on paper and other art on 1stDibs. Next: Works on display - December 2024, Context Art Miami.

Creator:

Paula Craioveanu (1976, Romanian)

Creation Year:

2023

Dimensions:

Height: 39 in (99.06 cm)Width: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)

Medium:

Canvas,Oil

Movement & Style:

Surrealist

Period:

2010-

Condition:

Gallery Location:

Forest Hills, NY

Reference Number:

Seller: Romanian-American artist. PhD in Visual Arts.1stDibs: LU2240212393592

$3,000

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Paula Craioveanu
CABINET OF CURIOSITIESoriginal large Paula Craioveanu oil Surreal FRAMED
2023

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