A portrait that refuses to commit to a single viewpoint — front, three-quarter, and profile are all present in the same face, simultaneously, as they are in memory and recognition rather than in a photograph. The earth tones were chosen to prevent colour interest from competing with structural interest.
The background planes were the last to be resolved, requiring a tonal decision about how much to advance or recede against the face. They were ultimately kept at a middle value that neither anchors the figure nor floats it free.
About the artist
Bogdan Gherasim trained as a sculptor before returning to painting in his late twenties, and that earlier practice still informs how he approaches the picture plane — as a space with genuine depth and physical presence, not merely a surface for marks. His cubist works break the body into structural planes; his minimalist paintings reduce the field to its essential elements.
He has exhibited in Romania, France, and Germany. He does not accept commissions. His studio is in Brașov, where he also runs occasional workshops in figure drawing for intermediate painters.
