Oana Beatrice Popescu

tekenen , spiritualiteit , schrijven , schilderen , performance , natuur , installatie , Figuratief , Experimenteel , Educatie , Design , Conceptueel , Autobiografisch , Artistiek onderzoek

At the core of my work is the lived experience of being human: the bodily, emotional, and spiritual terrain through which life is encountered. Part of this is the force of change, as a constant condition of life. I tend to observe how things emerge, unfold, and transform, and how --in return-- they change us. I often apply this to myself, observing how practices change the practitioner; how knowledge is revealed through practice; how meaning evolves, and how metamorphosis takes place.

I work with drawing, painting, spatial installation, and research. I use my sensitivity as a lens to dig deeper, to try to reveal and convey things which words cannot fully express, which aren't yet fully understood. I've always felt drawn to life's enigmas, magic and esoteric knowledges. My work is an attempt to make visible the invisible, often starting from my own embodied experience. Most recently, I've learned how to ground my work in the lived experiences of others, through intimate interviews and a close thematic analysis, exploring topics such as artistic integrity and meaningful work.

For me, the practice of creativity is a spiritual one; it alllows me to connect with the world inside myself, and the world outside myself. Part of my practice is using intuition, attention and transformation as guiding forces. This is why my work is often cyclical, as I return to earlier works with new eyes. I enjoy this cyclical aspect of my work; my work grows along with me. In essence, my work carries a life-story of self-belief, the right to create, and the resilience to dream, to believe, and to become.

În Marea Neagră
În Marea Neagră | In the Black Sea | In de Zwarte Zee - I painted this after I experienced a new kind of belonging... Submerged up to my neck in the sea, floating, I felt I belonged completely to the Black Sea [Marea Neagră]. The sea embraced me, as the rain quietly danced on the sea's surface... The rain from above, the sea from beneath, are merging into one... and I am found in between. I breathe; my center belongs to the sea, and the sea is part of me. [EN] Am pictat acest tablou după ce am simțit că am aparținut cu totul Mării Negre... Am intrat în apă până la gât, și marea m-a ținut în brațe. Pluteam, înconjurată de ea, și ploua cătinel... Picăturile de ploaie se topeau cu suprafața mării, dansând... Tot ceea ce este sus, așa este și jos, ploaia și marea, tot una, iar eu, în mijloc. Respir; centrul meu îi aparține mării, precum marea îmi aparține înlăuntru. [RO] Acrylverf op schildersdoek, 20 x 20cm.

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