Paul Sima Gallery in Cluj Napoca is hosting between May 12th and 8th June an exhibition by the artist Ana Postolachi. The exhibition is curated by Sergiu Man, a young curator. The works of art are made by one student of the University of Arts and Design of Cluj Napoca. It is worth seeing because of the nature of the exhibition. It's about hybridized plants. She managed to show us the way she sees the vegetal world through her artist's eye. The paintings are stealing your eyes as soon as you enter the room.
What happens when imagination and nature are living together on the same canvas? The Artist discovers new creative exploration through color, composition, and intention.
Ana Postolachi is one of the artists who managed to unify the strong sensuality and nature's erotism in her very personal way.
The paintings are made on canvases of various sizes. Leaks and transparencies used by the artist, provide the flavor of the composition. They somehow look palpable because of the color she used. The selected color palette and pastel shades build the area of the chromatic combination under the rule of a new reflection of observing the motif of hybridized flowers.
The search for symbols and beauty has always been a point of interest for art. The "Refresh" exhibition highlights the theme of sexuality inspired by the plant world. Flowers are often associated with the female and male genitals through the very complexity and diversity of nature. In correlation with sexuality, nature acquires new valences and boundaries of visual observation through the prism of the human eye. The search for new visual sensations is distinguished by the duality of the flower as meaning. Eroticism, love, or death: the fineness of the flower can complete any image that man carries in his subconscious, as long as he is willing to observe and explore it incessantly.
Like portraits or interiors, floral motifs are part of the repertoire of art history. There are few subjects as complex and full of symbols as the history of the flower motif. Today the flower motif is becoming the base for new reflections and observations.
The title of the exhibition "Refresh", allows us to look at the painting with a fresh mind and soul. This introduces us to the world of plants in a powerful way. We get to see their sensuality and purity, just as Ana did.
"Refresh" is actually an exhibition I made something for. It was the very first time that I wrote a text for an exhibition. I saw my text all over the room and a lot of people were interested in reading it. I've even seen people gladly put the text in bags. It was a wonderful feeling for a young student who wishes to be a curator.
It was the first time I collaborated with an artist and a curator to create a real exhibition. I love plants with all my heart and I am glad that my first experience of this kind involved them as well.
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