Elena Murariu

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Elena Murariu
Murariu in 2024
Born
Elena Murariu

(1963-06-29) 29 June 1963 (age 60)
Zvoriștea, Suceava County
NationalityRomanian
EducationBucharest National University of Arts
Known forPainting,[1] drawing[2]

Elena Murariu (born 29 June 1963) is a Romanian painter and iconographer.[1] She is known for her icons and graphics works.[2]

Biography[edit]

She was born in Zvoriștea, a commune in Suceava County. She started to study fine arts in 1973 at the School of Music and Fine Arts of Botoșani. She left for her high-school studies in Iași at the age of 14 attending "Octav Bancilă" Fine Arts High-school of Iași. In 1983 she left for Bucharest National University of Arts. She graduated in 1987 and immediately started to work as a curator and also as a mural painting restorer. After a decade in which she dedicated herself to gaining experience in the field of restoration of historical monuments she began, starting from 1990, to constantly participate in group and personal exhibitions with works of graphics and icons.[3][4] Elena Murariu's paintings combine calligraphic and lyrical lines, light touch, and painterly sensibility manifest as transparent, unique compositions. Her art reflects her authentic experience and vision, bridging the gap between theory and practice in the realm of iconography. [2]

As one of the most important contemporary painters and iconographers her works were exhibited in Romania[5][6] all over Europe (Paris,[7] Barcelona,[8][7] Athens,[9] Lisbon, Prague, Venice, St. Petersburg, Rome, Kyiv, Belgrade) and also in the US (New York[10]). Also, she participated in research papers[11][12] about restoration of mural paintings. One of her most important projects is the iconography of the Brancovan Holy Martyrs.[13][14] She also painted the iconostasis of the church of Cotroceni Palace.[15]

As in her recent artwork, she focused on paying tribute to Romanian Martyrs - the "Martyrs" exhibition and as well the album published on the occasion.[16]

Răzvan Theodorescu regards her as a modern painter, one that "... is clearly obsessed, that is the word for it, beautifully obsessed with creating an iconography which is, and I do insist and pray that the esteemed clergy take this exactly as it is, a modern iconography. ... In the last few years, Elena Murariu has created the prolegomena of a well-deserved visual and literary commemoration of the Brâncoveanu moment".[17]

Nicoletta Isar when talking about the symbol of "the Ladder" in Christianity references Elena Murariu as "... In an inspired synthesis, one of the most innovative reconfigurations of the icon, Elena Murariu succeeds in capturing within a single image the complex meaning of this iconographic subject."[18]

Fr. Michel Quenot considers Elena Murariu, in regards to her project "Martirii", as being someone that created a remarkable work, that will be taken as an inspiration source in the future and also a great homage to the Romanian peoples.[19]

Luigi Bambulea when talking about Elena Murariu's "Martirii" album, considers that she reached her artistic and existential maturity by enriching two types of traditions: that of artistic expression in plastic art, painting and that of religious and mystical experiences, synchronizing them with the binder of sacred art.[20]

Works (selection)[edit]

  • Heaven before the Fall (2000).
    Heaven before the Fall (2000).
  • Macarius of Egypt (2002)
    Macarius of Egypt (2002)
  • St. Stephan the Great (2004).
    St. Stephan the Great (2004).
  • 12 baskets with crumbs (2005).
    12 baskets with crumbs (2005).
  • Saint Demetrius (2006).
    Saint Demetrius (2006).
  • Saint Sisoes in front of the grave of Alexander the Great (2017)
    Saint Sisoes in front of the grave of Alexander the Great (2017)
  • The return of the prodigal son (2018).
    The return of the prodigal son (2018).
  • Burning bush (2018)
    Burning bush (2018)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Pageau, Jonathan (18 March 2015). "The New Romanian Masters: Innovative Iconography in the Matrix of Tradition". Orthodox Arts Journal. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Justiniano, Fr Silouan (20 December 2017). "The Drawings of Elena Murariu". Orthodox Arts Journal. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Elitele Romaniei". 17 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. ^ "SFINȚII BRÂNCOVENI, "mănunchiul" impreună-muceniciei și PUTEREA VIZIUNII – un destin sub semnul Crucii, transpus în ICOANE sublime, insuflate de Duh, "de mâna ELENEI MURARIU": "Eu văd vremurile pe care le trăim acum foarte apropiate de perioada în care au trăit Brâncovenii" (si VIDEO) | Cuvântul Ortodox". www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. ^ Artmajeur, Claudiu Victor Gheorghiu. "AFAPRR Annual Religious Art and Restoration , April -May 2015, Bucharest , at the National Village Museum "Dimitrie Gusti"". www.artmajeur.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Blessing of the Church Painting of "Saint George" Church of Mogosoaia". patriarhia.ro. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Exposició MARTYRIUM. Art i arquitectura ortodoxa romanesa — Departament de Representació Arquitectònica. RA — UPC. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya". Retrieved 6 August 2020 – via ra.upc.edu.
  8. ^ "La exposición "Martirium" | CONSULADO GENERAL DE RUMANIA en Barcelona". barcelona.mae.ro. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Expoziția de pictură dedicată lui Constatin Brâncoveanu la Centrul Cultural Melina | AMBASADA ROMÂNIEI în Republica Elenă". atena.mae.ro. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  10. ^ ""Rădăcini Brâncovenești", expoziție de Elena Murariu cu ocazia Tri-Centenarului Brâncoveanu". www.icr.ro. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  11. ^ Petrescu, Florian, "From dots towards databases", Bollettino ICR, Nuova Serie, 2002 (5): 62–71, retrieved 6 August 2020 – via www.academia.edu
  12. ^ Vornicu, Nicoleta; Bibire, Cristina; Murariu, Elena; Ivanov, Daniela (6 August 2013). "Analysis of mural paintings using in situ non-invasive XRF, FTIR spectroscopy and optical microscopy". X-Ray Spectrometry. 42 (5): 380–387. Bibcode:2013XRS....42..380V. doi:10.1002/xrs.2459. Retrieved 6 August 2020 – via Wiley Online Library.
  13. ^ Ana-Maria, Pascal (21 December 2016). Multiculturalism and the Convergence of Faith and Practical Wisdom in Modern Society. IGI Global. ISBN 9781522519560. Retrieved 6 August 2020 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ Gordon, Constantin. "Creating Hymnography in Today's Romania: The Office of Saint Brâncoveanu". Creating Liturgically: Hymnography and Music. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Orthodox Church Music, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland, 8–14 June 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2020 – via www.academia.edu.
  15. ^ "The Patriarch of Romania consecrated the iconostasis of the church of Cotroceni Palace". patriarhia.ro.
  16. ^ Prelipceanu, Raluca (13 October 2020). "Elena Murariu: Tribute to Romanian Martyrs". orthodoxartsjournal.org. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Constantin Brâncoveanu, The Power of Vision" Album, ISBN 978-973-0-15614-0, reference by Răzvan Theodorescu, pg. 7 "Under the Aegis of Brâncoveanu", 2013.
  18. ^ "Constantin Brâncoveanu, The Power of Vision" Album, ISBN 978-973-0-15614-0, reference by Nicoletta Isar, pg. 90 "Capital Visions of Brâncoveanu, The Martyr's Dance / Epilogue", 2013.
  19. ^ (in Romanian)"Martirii" Album, ISBN 978-973-0-29535-1, reference by Fr. Michel Quenot in the blurb, Bucharest, 2019.
  20. ^ (in Romanian)"ARTA" Magazine, "arte vizuale/visual arts #42-43 / 2020", article "Memoria vizuală și tradiția. Despre „Martirii” Elenei Murariu" by Luigi Bambulea, Bucharest, 2019, ISSN 0004-3354

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