The work of Veron Urdarianu (born 1951 in Bucharest, Romania) appears to blend effortlessly the disciplines of architecture, sculpture and painting. Originally trained as a sculptor, Urdarianu produced exclusively sculptures and drawings up until 1999. “On a level surface, one can give emphasis to something, whereas working in three dimensions that is almost impossible. The opposite is true, too,” is his verdict. “With this art, I enable a dialogue to develop between architectural sculptures and paintings. In both, ‘the image’ is reshaped into an imaginary world. For instance, the suggestion of wistfulness that a painting can exude cannot be captured three-dimensionally. That's only possible in a painting”.*
Loneliness, silence, space and memories are key motifs in Urdarianu’s work. He paints figures and objects in empty spaces and landscapes, using toned-down, understated shades. Urdarianu uses all kinds of paints, or will mix types of paint together in search of the effect he wants. In addition, he often experiments with materials not conventional to painting. The artist applies lines of relief to his work by melting tape with glass fibre. Sometimes, he will add a thin layer of latex to a canvas he has painted, making the picture redolent of an old photograph and evoking feelings of melancholy.
