Călin Dumitrașcu (b. 1997) graduated from the painting department of the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca and is currently a PhD student at the same university. Since 2018, he has had various group exhibitions at galleries and institutions in Romania such as Triade Foundation, Jecza Gallery (Timișoara), National Art Museum, Casa Matei Gallery, La Cave, Biju Gallery, Cosmic House, Centrul de Interest (Cluj-Napoca), AnnArt Gallery, The Institute (Bucharest), and Galeria Aparte (Iasi). He has also shown his work in Italy and Hungary.

Elegantly distorted, floating in a deep, ominous abyss, the grapevine seems to have its own life, as has the painting with its subtle force. Călin Dumitrașcu’s work possesses a specific type of presence that is both graceful and lingering.

(Alina Todoca)