Painting titled "Contrast" by Ruxandra Papa, Original Artwork, Oil

Contrast (2011) Painting by Ruxandra Papa

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Original Artwork Painting, Oil

Artworks classification

Original Artwork

Original Artwork refers to any work that is considered authentic and not a copy or imitation of the original works of an artist. Original artwork can be any type of painting, sculpture, performance, or other media. There are many types of original media. Mixed media includes oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings. For workshop paintings that bear evidence of master craftsmanship, this attribution must be further qualified. While they may be less valuable for different reasons, reproductions and copies have had a tremendous impact on our experience. They reach a greater audience than originals and act as a tonic against commodification. Original Artwork could also refer to the first work, which is always preceding all others. It could also refer to a prototype or a model from which other works can be made. Each work bears great similarities to the original.
Dimensions Height 27.6in, Width 19.7in
Categories Paintings under $5,000 Surrealism

My paintings do not rely on typical symbols, even if they reveal the
fundamental unity of many areas of reality.
The light as a primordial element allows the flow from one level to
another, integrating meanings and shapes without particularizing them.
In this context, light will define life, which tends to bring back
balance and unity, in an attempt to imitate the spirit in its quest
for stability.
The philosophical symbols with a defining appearance identify,
assimilate and unify heterogeneous levels and realities, irreducible
in appearance.
The human being itself is a symbol, thus its existence is enriched and
amplified.
It will not be removed or estranged from itself, on the contrary, its own
existence and destiny will be unveiled.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Oil

Paint consisting of pigments bound with linseed oil or carnations. The traditional technique consists of superimposing layers of paint increasingly rich in oil for a solid and durable hanger.

Surrealism

Founded in 1923 by the writer André Breton, it will unite many artists like Salvador Dali (1904-1989), Max Ernst, René Magritte (1898-1967), Victor Brauner (1903-1966). Influenced by psychoanalysis, they see psychic life as a new field for renewing the arts. They will develop new ways to create and use new materials.

Technic Painting

Painting is an art form of painting on a surface by aesthetically applying colored fluids. Painters represent a very personal expression on supports such as paper, rock, canvas, wood, bark, glass, concrete and many other substrates. Work of representation or invention, painting can be naturalistic and figurative, or abstract. It can have narrative, descriptive, symbolic, spiritual, or philosophical content.

Related themes

Oil On Canvas Art Surrealism Sky Blue

Ruxandra Papa

Romania

Member - Romanian Artists Association Education 1981-1985 :: completed university studies at the "Nicolae Grigorescu" Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest, as Master of Fine Arts,[...]

Member - Romanian Artists Association

Education
1981-1985 :: completed university studies at the "Nicolae Grigorescu" Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest, as Master of Fine Arts, with three majors in Painting (Monumental Art), Conservation-Restoration and Art Teaching.
1985-1986 :: Restoration course - canvas painting - Culture Ministry
1985-1986 :: Restoration course - canvas painting - National Art Museum, Bucharest, Romania
1995 :: Restoration and preservation course - painting on wood - J. Paul Getty Museum Malibu, California

Distinctions and Prizes
1988 :: Honorable Prize - Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Canada
1989 :: First Prize - International Art Exhibition of Miniature, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Canada
1990 :: Prize - International Exhibition Maison Laffite, France
1995 :: Honorable Prize, "Del Bello" Gallery, Canada

Group Exhibitions
1983,1985,1986 :: Exhibition, National Art Museum, Bucharest, Romania
1986,1988 :: Biennial of painting and sculpture, Dalles Hall, Bucharest, Romania
1987 :: Exhibition "ThePortrait", "Caminul Artei" Gallery, Bucharest
1988 :: Exhibition "The Landscape", "Caminul Artei" Gallery, Bucharest
1988,1989 :: International Art Exhibition of Miniature, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Canada
1990 :: International painting exhibition, Maison Laffite, France
1992 :: Exhibition, National Art Museum, Bucharest, Romania
1992 :: International Art Exhibition of Miniature, "Del Bello" Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1994 :: Memory Exhibition "Nichita Stanescu", Ploiesti, Romania
1994,1995 :: Exhibition, National Theatre Bucharest, Romania
1995 :: Spring exhibition, Central Army House, Bucharest, Romania
1995 :: International Art Exhibition of Miniature, "Del Bello" Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1995 :: Exhibition "Brabantse Dag", Heeze, Holland
1995 :: Painting Exhibition, World Trade Center, Bucharest, Romania
1996 :: Painting Exhibition, Exhibition Hall, Internal Ministry
1998 :: Exhibition, National Theatre, Bucharest, Romania

Solo Exhibitions
1988 :: "G.A.M.B.", Bucharest, Romania
1994 :: "G.A.M.B.", Bucharest, Romania
1996 :: "Deutsches Museum" Munchen, Germany
1996 :: "Gijzenroi" Gallery, Geldrop, Holland
1997 :: "Danish Power Consult" Art Club, Copenhaga, Denmark
2000 :: "CCA" Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2006 :: "Caminul Artei Gallery" Bucharest
2006 :: "Galateca Gallery" Bucharest, Romania
2009 :: "Royal Gallery" Ferdinand hall Sinaia, Romania

Works in private collections: Romania, Germany, U.S.A., Denmark, Japan, Canada, Italy, Ecuador, France, United Kingdom, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Holland.