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[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_font=”Oswald|300||on|||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”45px” header_letter_spacing=”2px” header_line_height=”1.2em” background_color=”#ffffff” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”-19px|||-140px” custom_margin_tablet=”-47px|||0px” custom_margin_phone=”-47px|||0px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”20px||132px|50px” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px|0px” custom_padding_phone=”||0px|0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]Art is more than just an expression for me\u2014it is a bridge between reality and emotion, a window into unseen worlds, and an invitation to introspection. I have found in painting not just a passion but a way to rewrite reality, to shape it through color, light, and symbolism.<\/p>\n
I was born on May 2, 1980, in Ra\u0302mnicu Va\u0302lcea, and my childhood was shaped by nature, stories, and an innate desire to draw the world as I imagined it. My first \u201ccanvases\u201d were my grandparents\u2019 furniture, and my first characters came to life in spontaneous sketches born from a curious mind. Despite the resistance of those who saw art as a frivolous pursuit, I continued to explore and refine my artistic vision.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”#story” button_text=”READ MORE” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#525252″ button_border_width=”1px” button_border_color=”#383838″ button_border_radius=”0px” button_letter_spacing=”1px” button_font=”Poppins|||on|||||” button_use_icon=”off” custom_margin=”-116px|||-90px” custom_margin_tablet=”0px|||0px” custom_margin_phone=”0px|||0px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”17px|30px|17px|30px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_bg_color__hover=”#bfbfbf” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_letter_spacing__hover=”2px” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_border_color__hover=”#bfbfbf” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#000000″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”story” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/test.carmenolteanuart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bg-signature-section.png” background_size=”initial” background_position=”bottom_right” background_vertical_offset=”51%” custom_padding=”5px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
My education was a natural path toward defining my artistic identity. I studied at the Fine Arts High School in Ra\u0302mnicu Va\u0302lcea and later at the National University of Arts in Bucharest, where I earned a degree in Painting, followed by a Master\u2019s in Visual Arts and a PhD in Fine and Decorative Arts.<\/p>\n
My artistic career developed alongside my participation in over 100 international exhibitions and art symposiums. I have been a professor at the \u201cNicolae Tonitza\u201d Fine Arts High School in Bucharest, a curator at the Artoteca Gallery, and a consultant in the Cultural Commission of the Romanian Parliament. In 2005, I founded the TotArt Cultural and Artistic Foundation, through which I have developed numerous projects promoting art and culture in public spaces.<\/p>\n
Today, my artistic and curatorial work continues in Abu Dhabi, where I explore new ways to bring art closer to people, create immersive visual experiences, and contribute to the international cultural dialogue.<\/p>\n
For me, each artwork is a fragment of a story, a reflection of the world as it is, as it could be, or as I feel it. Through art, I create invisible connections between past and future, between emotion and thought, between what we see and what remains hidden\u2014but most importantly, between people.<\/p>\n
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