My Chandelier of Love
US$ 1,750
Overview
2024
Oil Paint, oil paint on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 80cm (H) x 80cm (W) x 4.5cm (D) / 31.5" (H) x 31.5" (W) x 1.8" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
"My Chandelier of Love" (80x80cm, Oil on Canvas, 2024) by Dominic Virtosu is a captivating exploration of light, love, and the contrasts between elegance and raw intensity. The piece features a chandelier rendered in thick, expressive strokes of oil paint, applied directly from the tube, giving the artwork an almost sculptural texture that demands both attention and reverence. Against a dark, almost mysterious background, the chandelier becomes a radiant symbol of love—its forms luminous, yet its light tinged with the complexity of passion and emotion.
Through this technique, Virtosu elevates the chandelier from a mere object of opulence to a profound metaphor for connection, strength, and the weight of love. The heavy, almost tactile quality of the oil paint infuses the piece with a sense of both fragility and permanence, as though each brushstroke represents a layer of experience, tenderness, and history. The piece invites the viewer to reflect on the dual nature of love—how it can shine brightly and fiercely, but also carry with it an undeniable depth, mystery, and vulnerability.
"My Chandelier of Love" speaks to the complexities of human connection, where beauty and intensity often coexist, illuminating the dark corners of our hearts. The chandelier, in all its grandeur and imperfection, becomes a testament to love’s transformative power—its ability to both illuminate and challenge, to uplift and to anchor.
Artist profile
Dominic Virtosu
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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