Blue DepthBy Dominic Virtosu
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Overview
2021
Oil Paint, Oil on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 150cm (H) x 130cm (W) x 4cm (D) / 59.1" (H) x 51.2" (W) x 1.6" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings.
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Artist Statement
Blue Depth is a painting for the restless mind. Inviting our eyes to dive deep into the meandering foliage of this dark jungle, Dominic Virtosu lets us experience his own artistic restlessness through a rough, amalgamated process of painting.
In the thick jungle, we can barely distinguish any familiar shapes. It is all chaos, unidentified and hard to measure. There, our feelings are tested and put to real toil. Big leaves swerve upon us, plants rub against our skin as we pass through. This painting is a metaphor for the depth of our subconscious mind, toiling away beneath our conscious surface feelings.
The dark blue tones, applied on top of each-other, create a textured opaque layer of leaves that our eye cannot penetrate. On the surface, only a faint beacon of hope is present - symbolized by the two pink leaves.
Artist Profile
Born: 1983
Hometown: Bucharest
Based in: Roubaix, France
Dominic-Petru Virtosu was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1983. He completed his formal artistic education with a License in painting (2006) class of renowned Romanian artist Florin Ciubotaru and a Master’s in 2013 with professor Catalin Balescu at the Bucharest National University of Arts; also attending a semester as an …
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