by Alexandra Osadkova 24 June '19 Meet the contemporary inspirational artist Gheorghe Virtosu

A true Virtosu signature, the spirit of modern art

When talking about abstract art, we usually think of something completely detached from the reality, chaotic and irrational. However, looking into the essence of this creative phenomenon, one can notice that the very roots of Abstractionism are deeply connected with the surrounding existence. The material world starts tracing its images and patterns in our minds since the first moment we have opened our eyes. Composition, harmony, proportions, light, colour, line, texture, mass, movement – all these are the elements of the ‘visual dictionary,’ composed by our physical sensations. Thus, the interaction with art objects is largely based on the ability to recognise the infinite manifestations of the material world in this or that image, even in the most abstract one.Abstract art doesn’t deny Life but transforms it into the ‘artistic reality,’ which is no less true and haptic than the reality itself.

A work of art is a world in itself reflecting the senses and emotions of the artist’s world. Hans Hofmann

Meet the artist - Gheorghe Virtosu

Being a self-taught artist, Gheorghe Virtosu still managed to grasp that subtle notion and embody it in his oil painting. At first glance, his works are purely abstract. The compositions consist mostly of the fluid forms intertwining with each other and floating over the painting surface. However, our mind immediately recognizes biomorphic shapes in them. This approach reminds of the abstractions by famous abstract artists of the 21st century as Wassily Kandinsky and Joan Miró. Both of the artists were inspired by the interest in natural sciences, especially in embryology, zoology and microscope observations. Biomorphism allowed them to mute the rational side of our psyche, which often overshadows the pure voice of the animated matter.