The Transcendence of Form

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It's been two months, or maybe three, since my last exhibition visit as some galleries had their summer vacation. This happens every year and it is a good occasion to work with the photos I took previously and have not posted them. Did I do that? No, unfortunately I had so many other topics that art took a back seat. However, the exhibition season started in August already, so it was just about time to start my tour as I already missed one round, which is 3 exhibitions.

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Last week I made time and visited all three exhibitions, as one was about to end already. Needless to say, the gallery curators greeting me with the expected question: "Where have you been?" which I fully deserved.

So last week, as I said, there were 3 exhibitions available. One made of sculptures, very interesting ones from an art camp, the other was a solo exhibition of a photographer, with some really amazing photos and the other was the solo exhibition of Petre Caprita, called The Transcendence of Form.

When I stepped into the gallery and saw the paintings in the first room, knew right away that I'm going to like what they had on display, but in the same time I realized how much I missed art. This is not just a hobby, it's a way of life and I needed continuation.

From the photos above, you can also see the size of the paintings and this gives you an indication of the complexity of the artworks.

Solitude - 2013

You can argue if this is a painting or a composition. For me, this is both and not only this piece but the whole exhibition. This is the style of the artist. What you see on the canvas is a wonderful puzzle that makes you wonder what the artist meant.

Without pretending to be an artist of know how these paintings are done, it is the type of painting that attracts me the most at the moment. I can't even remember when was the last time when I created something, apart sewing, but I feel like I have to start changing that, the sooner, the better.

Back to the painting, I see the solitude, the elements on the canvas describe it really well.

The Great Passage - 2013

The Memory of Time - 2013

The first thing you notice on this canvas is the orange circle in the center as the color draws the eye and this is what the artist wanted. Then you look around to see the different elements that form the image. The layers here are fantastic, how they overlap each other. Look at the silhouettes in the lower left corner and the man's head next to them, how the top is his head is semi-transparent to let the circle still visible. Love it! I'd love to have this one or another one on my wall, but first I need a big room :)

Labyrinth - 2013

This painting has a deep meaning, if you know how to read it. The labyrinth inside the person symbolizes how complicated humans are, but that's the inside part. Life is a labyrinth itself as well, but a very different one. This was really interesting.

Journey Over Time - 2025

At this point I think it's safe to say the artist has a set of favorite colors as there are some recurring ones.

Timeless Self-Portrait - 2013

Scrolling back to check the other paintings, you can see almost all, expect one, have numbers, which most of the times symbolizes time. Each painting is a mystery I think, that needs to be deciphered and that's the beauty of it as we all see different things.

It's a very particular style that you don't see everywhere and as I said earlier, each painting has a deep meaning, and says way more than you see at first glance. Stay tuned as there's more.

Let me know if you like it. I'm curious if there's someone who has some favorites and which one it is.