Autumn at Cenade by Viorel Marginean

Autumn at Cenade 1973

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tempera, painting

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water colours

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tempera

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painting

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landscape

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figuration

Copyright: Viorel Marginean,Fair Use

Viorel Marginean painted this landscape, Autumn at Cenade, and you can feel the process in the way the green paint is scrubbed onto the board. It's like he's trying to capture not just a scene, but the very feeling of autumn settling in. Look at how the stark, dark trees are dotted across the rolling hills, and then notice the shock of the orange leaves, glowing like embers. These spots of colour are so translucent. You can see the ground through them. There is something naive about the picture making that reminds me of Guston in the 1970's, but also of children's book illustration. The painting is a dance between the simplicity of form and the complexity of emotion. This piece reminds us that art isn't about perfect representation, but about the alchemy that happens when an artist puts their experience onto a surface. It's a conversation, a question, and an invitation all rolled into one.

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