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Amalia Crişan

Searching for beauty - discovering aesthetics in all dimensions is her artistic credo.
Her art history has been particularly fond of works by great romantic artists such as John Constable and Nicolae Grigorescu. There is a special attention to detail and picturesqueness, which, according to the artist, is the opposite of sensibility.

Biography

Like the masters, her works invite the viewer into a magical or almost mythical world. The artist has always liked nature, which is why her paintings feature floral and rural backgrounds full of dark tones, contrasts and stylized spots. The latter is an element of artistic language characteristic for Amalia's works.

Tree is an important element of her work - it symbolizes many aspects affirming life, both physically and spiritually. Trees and nature are also a source of infinite knowledge, wisdom and have inspired people for centuries.

The author also refers to the works of other artists, such as the futuristic painter Giacomo Balla ("Girl Running on the Balcony"), Lavinia Fontana, Sofonisba Anguisciola and Hermann Nitsche. Her paintings also contain elements derived from the folk culture of Romania ("Romanian Bark").

Exhibitions
Group exhibitions
Collections

Exhibitions

2016
Personal Exhibition at "Florin Piersic" Cinema - Ioana Călin, curator
Personal Exhibition at The Romanian Radio in Cluj-Napoca - Rodica Tulbure, curator
Personal Exhibition at Transilvania's Ethnographic Museum in Cluj-Napoca - Graphics/Drawing/Engravings - Tudor Sălăgean - curator

2014
Personal Exhibition at Hotel Melody in Cluj-Napoca (3 works)
2013
Personal Exhibition - "DA - DA.AC.56.2013" at Cluj-Napoca's Casino (56 works)
2010
Personal Exhibition - Tailors' Bastion in Cluj-Napoca - Elisabeth Karin Hann - curator (35 works)

Group exhibitions

• 2017
By dint of Florin Piersic's invitation, the artist presents her work, "Peisaj din Drăgaşăni", within a play's scenery ("Străini in noapte/Strangers in the Night" by Eric Assous) in Cluj-Napoca

• 2013 - 2015
Participates in the travelling exhibitions: "Clujul - Orașul Comoară": Chișinău, Cernăuți, Deva, Oradea, Sfântul Gheorghe, Alba Iulia, Baia Mare, Brăila, Câmpia Turzii, Timișoara;

• 2012 - 2015
Participates in "Tudor Jarda" Art Schools' exhibitions

• November 2015
By way of Adrian Suciu's invitation, the artist exhibits three of her works in Bucharest and Sibiu within the actions of Direcției 9 (The New Direction)

Collections

Works in Private Collections: USA, France, Germany, Romania, Italy

Works in Public Collections:

Transilvania's Ethnographic Museum
Cluj-Napoca's Art Museum
Cluj County Library „Octavian Goga"
The Romanian Radio's Collection in Cluj
"Onisifor Ghibu" Highschool's Collection
"Tudor Jarda" Art School Gallery
"Casa Simian" Art Museum in Râmnicu - Vâlcea