of the living world
Livia Doina Stanciu
Kaleidoscope of the living world
The raw green of leaves. The roughness of the earth. The perfect shapes of nature. Unknown beauty suddenly revealed. This is what I choose to paint. Things I like and things that move me. Shapes and colors of all kinds. The kaleidoscope of the sky and earth. The living world.
LIVIA DOINA STANCIU | 2016
I am a self-taught artist, who left the corporate world a few years ago to devote myself to painting. After learning the basics and taking private classes, I am currently pursuing professional courses at the School of Art in Bucharest. My main source of inspiration is nature, particularly my own garden, which I tend to as often as I can. I also paint after my travels around the world, which allow me glimpses of fascinating shapes and colors: the kaleidoscope of the sky and earth. I am fully aware that my artistic journey is still underway. Wherever it may take me, I only wish to express on canvas all the images and feelings that surround me. I paint things that I like and things that move me. I would be very happy if my art were to offer the viewer a peak of the beauty and emotion that inspired me to make them. Exhibitions July 2015: Contemporary Art, Bucharest (Group Exhibition) November 2014: Autumn Emotion, Piatra NeamĹŁ, Romania (Group Exhibition)
NATURE
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Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.
EDVARD MUNCH
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Mountains Emerging Through the Pine Trees, 2013 Painting, oil on canvas, 44 x 54 cm, framed As you walk through an ancient pine forest, you stumble upon a picturesque valley opening up in front of you. The rows of trees act as a veil, through which you peer into the horizon. Located near Bran Castle, Romania.
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The Rocks at Étretat, by Claude Monet (Study), 2014 Painting, oil on canvas, 44 x 54 cm, framed The picture is a study of the famous work by Claude Monet - “Les Rochers d’Étretat”.
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Dancers in the Night, 2014 Drawing, Pastel on paper, 21 x 30 cm, framed Three magnolia flowers opening, their soft pink hues coming alive over the night-time background. The gentle blooms seem as gracious as three ballet dancers in mid-movement.
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A Moment in Space, 2014 Painting, Oil on canvas, 39 x 54 cm, framed. The three magnolias look as if dancing round and round in front of a blurred background. It seems like the whole universe has focused upon a single moment of their graceful dance.
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Orchids Dance, 2014 Painting, Oil on canvas, 29 x 39 cm, framed. Three orchids in bloom are the stars of this arrangement, drawing the gaze toward their petals, and leaving everything else in the painting fade into the blurry background.
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Trotting Horse, 2013 Drawing, Pastel on paper, 29 x 42 cm, not framed. This painting captures a close-up of a horse in mid-trot, its brown mane in the wind. The feeling of speed and freedom suggests pure joy.
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In Bloom, 2014 Painting, Watercolour on paper, 21 x 30 cm, framed. Private collection. This bouquet of flowers bursts with beauty, color and light. The watercolor affords freshness and evanescence to the image.
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Breath of Sunlight: Iris, 2015 Painting, Oil on canvas (stretched on cardboard), 30 x 40 cm, framed. The ethereal petals of a blooming iris in spring look like an embrace of the elements. The iris itself looks as if it’s breathing sunlight directly.
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Under the Bloom, 2015 Painting, Acrylic on paper, 28 x 40 cm, framed. Private collection. A mundane walk through the park can transform into a vision of beauty, as you lift your gaze up toward the canopy.
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Lunch Date, 2016 Painting, Oil on canvas , 40 x 40 cm, not framed. The two bees look like old friends seated around this chrysanthemum, with a lot of catching up to do. The bright light and vibrant colors are a tribute to the beauty of summer, as I experienced it while strolling in the garden of a quiet monastery.
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Daffodils in a Blue Pitcher, 2016 Painting, Oil on canvas (stretched on cardboard), 40 x 40 cm, framed. Private collection. This bouquet of daffodils, gathered together in a blue jug, radiate joy. Vivid hues of white and yellow call to mind the first honey of spring.
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Carnation against a flowing backdrop, 2016 Painting, Oil on canvas (stretched on cardboard), 50 x 40 cm, not framed. The center of this piece is the solid, deep blue vase, around which flowers whirl around in soft hues of pink, green and cream.
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Jug with Blue Irises, 2015 Painting, Acrylic on paper, 48 x 38 cm, framed. Private collection The jug and background display traditional Romanian motifs, with hues of brown, black and red, as one may find in any country house. The irises brighten up the room with a feeling of freshness and youth.
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Blue Twilight (Twin Skylines), 2015 Painting, Oil on canvas, 50 x 90 cm, not framed Twilight is so mysterious, blending land and city shapes, the depth of the lake and the height of the sky. Everything transforms under the strong, blue light.. Herăstrau Lake in Bucharest, at dusk.
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SHAPES
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The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.
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PABLO PICASSO
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Liquid State, 2015 Painting, oil on canvas, 33 x 41 cm, not framed Inspired by a cross-section of a mineral layer photo in National Geographic (author: Bernardo Cesare). The microscopic world exhibits the same beauty and richness that fills the entire world around us.
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Still life with Tizian, 2016 Painting, oil on canvas (stretched on cardboard), 40 x 50 cm, not framed This still life is a study of contrasts, from classical shapes to flowing satin, from light to shadows, and from marble white to rich hues of bright blue.
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TRAVELS
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I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.
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HILAIRE BELLOC
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Sunset on the Long Island Sound, 2016 Painting, Oil on canvas (stretched on cardboard), 30 x 40 cm, not framed At sunset time over the coast of Long Island, all sorts of hues and shadows come alive. The three slender towers seem as gracious as the sun itself.
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Chitchat on a Hot Day, 2016 Painting, Oil on canvas (stretched on cardboard), 30 x 40 cm, not framed The unlikeliest of friends, an iguana and a potted palm tree, enjoy a moment together in the courtyard of an old Central American monastery. You can almost feel the scorching sun washing the color off the old walls.
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(Siesta in) Barrio Viejo, 2016 Painting, Acrylic on paper, 40 x 50 cm, not framed Valladolid has been declared one of Mexico’s magical pueblos, and this quiet street with colorful, sun-washed houses explains why. The air fills with silence as the town all but disappears indoors for the afternoon siesta.
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Gazing through Time, 2016 Painting, Oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm, not framed A young girl in a straw hat gazes dreamily through the arches at Convento de San Bernardino de Siena. The painting features an unusual geometry, in the way the arch in the foreground and those in the background seem magically connected. We might not even be so surprised if the girl’s mirror image were to appear on the other side of the courtyard, looking back at us.
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Boats at Playa CelestĂşn, 2016 Painting, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 cm, not framed The image is split up into three horizontal layers, each representing a different world: the sky inspires majesty, the ocean exhudes depth and mystery, while the beach and colorful boats seem quaint and tranquil by comparison.
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Taking your daughter to see the pyramid, 2016 Painting, Oil on canvas, 40 x 50 cm, not framed As majestic and immovable as the great pyramid of ChichĂŠn ItzĂĄ may seem, the father and daughter in the foreground bring everything down to human scale. Maybe this is a reminder of the fact that the appearance of things changes when they are being watched.
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LIVIA DOINA STANCIU livia_stanciu@yahoo.com