{"title":"Vincent Grigorescu","description":"\u003cp\u003eVincențiu Grigorescu (b. 1931, Romania – d. 2012, Italy) was an exceptional Romanian painter and sculptor whose works fall within the realm of abstract and conceptual art. Settling in Italy in the 1970s, Grigorescu became an important presence in the European art scene, while always maintaining a deep connection to his Romanian origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVincențiu Grigorescu's work is characterized by remarkable geometric rigor and visual discipline, where line, rhythm, and surface are treated as essential elements of the plastic language. The artist was concerned with the relationships between order and chaos, light and matter, balance and tension. In his paintings and compositions, color becomes a pretext for structure, and form – an instrument of visual meditation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrigorescu created series of works in which repetition and minimal variation build a poetry of precision, bringing him close to the aesthetics of optical art and minimalism. At the same time, through his sculptures and objects, he explored three-dimensional space as an extension of drawing, proposing a vision in which art becomes an instrument of philosophical reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresent in important international exhibitions, with works in collections in Romania, Italy, and other European countries, Vincențiu Grigorescu remains an essential figure of post-war Romanian abstract art. His work, sober and refined, speaks of balance, order, and the silence of forms as an expression of the spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vincentiu-grigorescu-two-red-butterflies","title":"Vincentiu Grigorescu - Red butterflies","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"description-span\"\u003esigned and dated \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(19)73\u003c\/span\u003e upper right\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"description-span\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eoil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"description-span\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e120 x 100 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artiss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46721613529426,"sku":"","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/1526\/3570\/files\/erpsync-main-image..jpg?v=1707442607"},{"product_id":"vincențiu-grigorescu-fluturi","title":"Vincențiu Grigorescu - Butterflies","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1968-1970\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003esigned lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eoil on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e130 x 100 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVincențiu Grigorescu's artistic language is centered on the principle of proliferation and annihilation: in many of his chromatic works, a series of superimposed materials can be observed, where color has been used in such a way as to infiltrate the underlying layers to the deepest level, ultimately transforming into a series of easily perceptible and fragmented signs. Driven by the desire to free himself from the directives imposed by the communist party, he moved further and further away from figuration, in favor of abstraction and geometric expression. With his emigration to Italy in 1972, he began his assiduous search for his own expressiveness, beyond the two-dimensionality of the canvas. His attention turned to the various ways he could highlight the material of the painting: from the support on which he painted, to the paste and colors used. His creation became dependent on the material he worked with and the surface on which he laid the color. During that period, he also created the butterfly series, which enjoyed real success. With \"Butterflies,\" he approached a theme with a figurative touch, sketching butterflies like mythical beings that pervade and dominate the pictorial space. The contrasting colors form an almost symbiotic play between the background and the figurative elements. The suggestion of light in which the figurative beings are bathed is paradoxically found in the rich chromatic range of black, which gives life to these dragon-butterflies. Their strength and construction remind me of the mythical character in the watercolor \"The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun,\" created by the British artist William Blake. Like Blake's dragon, Vincențiu Grigorescu's butterflies create a nocturnal, gloomy, even apocalyptic atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePROVENANCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eStudio d'Arte Martini, Brescia, Italy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artiss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49914655342930,"sku":"","price":9000.0,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/1526\/3570\/files\/VincentiuGrigorescu.jpg?v=1761330072"}],"url":"https:\/\/artiss.ro\/en\/collections\/vincen%c8%9biu-grigorescu.oembed","provider":"Artiss","version":"1.0","type":"link"}