The artist Daniela Grapă stands out both nationally and internationally through a remarkable collection of awards, nominations, exhibitions, and artistic residencies that prove her creative strength and ability to successfully materialise ideas. In her quest for Truth through Art, Daniela Grapă not only discovers but also reveals herself, offering a unique perspective through her paintings. By simultaneously exploring the physical texture of the materials she uses, the artist transcends the two-dimensional plane of the canvas, delicately entering the three-dimensional space and opening herself to the sensory nature of human experience.
Daniela Grapă’s new exhibition, hosted by WIN Gallery, presents a collection of paintings with a distinctive compositional force, surprising both thematically and through the profound effect they have on the viewer. What gives her works an unusual magnetism is the sharp contrast between the themes she tackles and the subtle way in which they are visually expressed. Whether we speak of figurative or non-figurative works, Daniela Grapă demonstrates a stylistic coherence that takes on mystical dimensions, enveloping the viewer in an intimate atmosphere designed to invite to a deep introspective moment.
The dialogue proposed by the artist is inscribed on two value axes: a sacred axis, characterised by an interest in the divine as manifested in the human realm and through abstract visions of creation, and an identity axis, where sensitive moments of internal or external exploration are represented. At the intersection of these two axes, Daniela Grapă explores the ways in which the self, despite its ineffable nature, avatars itself according to the moments of each person's life, taking on an apparent, evanescent form that seems to give meaning but quickly dissolves. From this point, things become complicated, the meaning vanishing and throwing us once again into the angst of self-discovery.