Oana FARCAS Romania, b. 1981

Oana Farcas, born in Cluj, Romania in 1981, is considered one of the most promising and talented artists of her generation. She has exhibited her work in numerous major cities across Europe and the United States. However, the painterly quality of Farcas's work stands in stark contrast to photo-realism, bringing a warmth and depth that seems uniquely achievable through paint—a richness that harmoniously unites disparate elements, both imagined and real, within a singular, flexible language. Maurice Merleau-Ponty argued that an artist's ability to see the world is inseparably linked to their ability to navigate it. From this perspective, it is possible to assert that painting is as much an experience of feeling as it is of sight. The artist must imbue her paintings with her own presence, enabling others to also encounter themselves within the artwork. Farcas understands this intrinsic connection, which is what renders her paintings so captivating and alluring.