78 3/4 x 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
“Our participation in the 30th edition of the Strasbourg art fair offers an important opportunity to reaffirm the strength of Romanian contemporary art within an established international framework. Bringing together Rădvan, Arnăutu, Aldea, and Berszán generates a dialogue between myth, conceptual anatomy, spatial geometry, and primal matter,” states Diana Dochia, curator and gallerist.
Strasbourg / Bucharest I Baden-Baden I Paris — Anaid Art Gallery announces its participation in the 30th edition of the prestigious Strasbourg International Contemporary Art Fair (ST-ART). For this anniversary edition, the gallery presents an extensive curatorial selection bringing together four representative figures of the contemporary art scene: Raluca Arnăutu, Zsolt Berszán, Alexandru Rădvan, and Alina Aldea.
The curatorial selection explores tensions between matter, memory, and contemporary mythology through a wide range of media: painting, sculpture, installation, drawing, and collage. Each of the four artists investigates the boundaries of form and artistic medium, offering distinct yet convergent perspectives on the human condition.
Featured Artists
- Raluca Arnăutu
Raluca Arnăutu’s artistic practice oscillates between the graphic precision of drawing and the tactile freedom of collage. Her visual universe investigates biological metamorphosis, organic forms, and plant structures. Through a subtle juxtaposition of textures, transparencies, and volumes, Arnăutu constructs microscopic landscapes or alternative anatomies that question the fragility and adaptability of life.
- Zsolt Berszán
Renowned for his aesthetic radicalism, Zsolt Berszán explores abjection, the visceral, and the residues of matter through a visual vocabulary centered on decomposition and regeneration. Working predominantly with unconventional synthetic and industrial materials—such as silicone, concrete, or wire—Berszán translates drawing into pulsating three-dimensional trajectories. His sculptures and paintings emerge as mutant biological systems, evoking physical boundaries and the primal force of matter.
- Alexandru Rădvan
One of the most prominent figurative voices of his generation, Alexandru Rădvan addresses fundamental themes of the human condition through classical mythology, history, and universal archetypes. Characterized by bold chromatic intensity and vigorous draftsmanship, his works challenge conventional aesthetic canons and foreground the tension between vulnerability and expressive power.
- Alina Aldea
Alina Aldea’s research focuses on the intersection of spatiality, drawing, sculpture, and three-dimensional installation. The artist deconstructs and reconfigures the perception of volume and physical boundaries, often incorporating non-conventional materials or interactive textile elements. Her practice invites viewers into a sensory exploration of space, questioning the tension between the precision of geometric structures and the fluidity of organic forms.
