Maria Rusescu
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Maria Rusescu | |
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| Born | 7 September 1936 |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Known for | Painting |
Maria Rusescu (born 7 September 1936) is a Romanian painter.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Rusescu's parents, Filaret and Zamfira Andrișan, moved to Iași from Northern Bukovina at the beginning of 1940. After graduating in 1959 from Institutul Politehnic Iași, Maria Rusescu was a textile engineer who worked for SC IAȘICOMF SA Iași, from where she retired in 1990.
Artistic career
[edit]Rusescu's first paintings, dated 1974, are reproductions, in particular, after the work of Theodor Aman. Later, she became fascinated by the work of artist Constantin Daniel Stahi, whom she considered a spiritual mentor.[1] As a result, Rusescu established the "Constantin Daniel Stahi" Foundation in 1993 in Iași, coordinating its activities until 2007.[2] After 1990 she participated in several local and national (Romanian) exhibitions.
Influenced by the works of Stahi, Rusescu's paintings oscillate between a native sincerity and the attempt to accurately represent, in a classical manner, religious objects or peasant traditional subjects enveloped in a particular light, creating the appearance of a world long gone where everything contained perfection and equilibrium.[3]
Recognition
[edit] | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (January 2011) |
- 1990: Diploma de gradul I, Group exhibition, Alley of Classics, Chișinău, Moldova, 3rd Prize at Annual Salon of the Asociația Artiștilor Plastici from Iași.
- 1994: 3rd Prize, "Arthur Verona" Artists Exhibition, Minerva Gallery, Dorohoi.
- 2000: 2nd Prize for the painting "Mama" (The Mother) at the Asociația Artiștilor Plastici Iași Spring Salon.
- 2003: 3rd Prize for the painting "Moara, gîștele și noi" (The mill, the geese, and us) at the Asociaţia Artiştilor Plastici Iași Spring Salon, "Casa Cărții" Gallery, Iași.[4][5]
References
[edit]- Gheorghe Bălăceanu: Să ne cunoaștem artiștii în viață. Editura Timpul, Iași, 2001.
- Gheorghe Bălăceanu: Fragmente de suflet pentru suflet. Editura PIM, Iași, 2005.
- Artists Association of Iași, Romania - Asociația Artiștilor Plastici Iași aapIASI.ro.