Mirela Trăistaru

b. Bistrița, Romania, 1972
Based in Bucharest, Romania

Exhibitions:

Solo (Selection)

• 2012 - Maisson Maitresse, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (National)
• 2012 - “2 x 20”, Atelier 030202 & Sarroglia Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
• 2012 - “Flowers and florists”, Romanian Cultural Institute in Budapest, Hungary (International)
• 2012 - Schloss Aalborg, Denmark (International)
• 2011 - Sarroglia Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
• 2011 - Covalenco Gallery, Geldrop, The Netherlands (International)
• 2011 - “Flowers and florists”, The Museum of the Romanian Paesant, Bucharest, Romania (National)
• 2010 - National Opera House, Bucharest, Romania (National)
• 2010 - Joana Durig Gallery, Schwanden, Switzerland (International)
• 2009 - Vernescu House, Bucharest, Romania (National)
• 2008 - Grigore Mora Art Gallery, Bucharest,Romania (National)
• 2007 - Espazio Aperto, Bellinzona, Switzerland (International)
• 2005 - “MIRAcoL”, Grigore Mora Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
• 2005 - “Paradise”, Anaid Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
• 2000 - “Happy Gardens”, Cervantes Institute, Bucharest, Romania (National)

Group (Selection)

• 2013 - "Cap de Primăvară", Art Yourself Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (National)
• 2011 - "International Exhibition of Modern Art", Qinhuangdao, China (International)
• 2011 - “Perceptio”, Atelier 030202, Bucharest, Romania (National)
• 2011 - “Pour Femme”, The Ark Galley, Bucharest, Romania (National)
• 2007 - The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, Romania (National)
• 2005 - Seoul, Korea (International)

Biennial (Selection)

• 2013 - European International Book Art Biennale, New York, USA (International)

Additional info:

The Romanian artist is indeed a real chromatic revelation. A great lover of revolutions of every kind, but entirely devoted to those celebrating colour, Mirela Trăistaru paints from love of the sun, nature, feeling, woman and poetry. Her versatility in terms of style, subject and composition is remarkable. Here a non-figurative landscape in the style of Henri Matisse's fauvists, and there a portrait that combines the decorative virtues of Gustav Klimt's paintings with the typographic precision of comic-book heroines. Needless to say, Mirela Trăistaru's paintings are an eclectic carnival. Her favorite themes are the woman, nature, antique cities and an oriental, byzantine kind of exotic. The artist's style is up to date, original and highly feminine. The artist's versatility can be seen even in her plastic preoccupations. Mirela Trăistaru is a painter, but, at the same time, she is a designer and a costume-maker. She has a vast palette of experiments in film making, mural painting and even furniture painting. She is renowned for her collaborations with numerous theaters and well-known designers. She is also one of the first artists in her country to experiment with the expressive potential of body-painting.