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Reconstruction, History, Humanism, and the sublime are some of the key themes explored in Mircea Suciu’s majestic work.

Born in Romania in 1978, Suciu works mostly in charcoal and oil.

His remarkable paintings amalgamate excerpts from classical iconography (think Diego Velázquez or Maurice Utrillo for example) with geometric patterns in dark colours, to bring new meanings and to instill a deep sense of melancholia in the viewer’s eye.

These powerful works re-purpose existing visuals to consider ideas of experimentation, figuration and death.

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They also reflect the legacy of history and the socio-political background in which the artist developed as a child. Suciu grew up in a region of Romania affected by historical conflicts, contextualised by the 1989 revolution.

Imbued with nostalgia and spleen, Suciu often talks about the impact of reading the news every day, implying a sharp awareness of the tragedies of the world. But while his approach is rooted