Description

The charm of Bernea's painting comes from the endless attempt to recover the innocence of lost spaces. Tradition and nature become the main means of communication in his creative universe, with the painter trying to transform himself through his own art. Inspired by the past, all of Horia Bernea's works are pictorial demonstrations intended to transform the profane into sacred. The painter dedicates large thematic cycles to his interests such as "Hill", "Food", "Prapor", "Church Interiors". "The iconostasis attracted me because of its extraordinary complexity," the painter would say about the thematic cycle dedicated to iconostases. Considering it a total object, Horia Bernea dedicated, during the '80-'90 years, a series of works to the iconostasis, which include works such as "Church Interior", "Iconostasis". The present work impresses with its dark, somber tones that point to a sacrosanct space.

Biography

"Horia Bernea", National Museum of Art of Romania. Department of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, 1997 Monograph "Horia Bernea", Noi media print Publishing, 2008.

Sizing

Width 40.5, Height 33

Signature

signed and dated upper right, in black, "Bernea, 4.(19)93"

Dating

1993

Medium

oil on canvas paper glued to cardboard

Location

Artmark românia

Research information

The work is reproduced in the "Catalogue of the Anastasia Foundation's Pinacoteca", Bucharest, Ed. Anastasia Foundation, 2011, p. 40