LeyDan ART ACADEMY 

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I have always felt a special connection with textural surfaces and the human figure. The beauty and strength in human features has always been a preferred subject in my work. Currently I am focusing on the nostalgic. My love for the human figure has evolved into an interest about what they leave behind. Human marks left on objects and surfaces over time become more important than the mere representation of the people who made the marks. My work reflects how the subject matter records time, or more precisely, how time changes our surroundings and how we in time affect our surroundings.

 

I do find my inspiration in immediate surroundings; I dream that my work will lead the viewer to see the beauty that I see. As an artist’s work is a reflection of himself, my work depicts the world as I see it.   Each piece I create has a special meaning to me, which will not necessarily have the same meaning to the art viewer.  For me, first impressions are everything. Most often, the depictions of those first impressions are just my way of saying “you should see what I saw!”

 

My roots: I grew up in Bucharest Romania, a town marked by a long history; every place was worn by time or human nature. I am still amazed by my memories of these places. All my new work involves transforming the memories of those places into works of art.

 

Art and photography:  I enjoy taking pictures; they are valuable references for my work and help to capture the subject in that certain moment in just a fraction of a second. Vibrancy, color, texture and emotion, the potential is there and I only need add my unique and personal touch and bring to life a photograph that to me may only be a flat and lifeless representation of reality.