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oVIdIU aVraM

1953 born in teius, transylvania
lives and works in teius and cluj-napoca, romania

Though still relatively young, Ovidiu Avram is an artist who has discovered his own way, a way where
he is preceded by few and accompanied by even fewer. What distinguishes Ovidiu Avram from the other
contemporary artists is his predominantly symbolic language. The artist created his own language working
on pre-existent elements, most of which belonged to the wide field of esoteric doctrines. For some time
now Ovidiu Avrani has been studying alchemy treatises, cabala writings, astrology, and gnosis. All of these
esoteric systems have a common feature, which undoubtedly explains the artist’s constant attraction for
them. On the whole, they all start from some archaic initiation scenario relating to the difficult test the spirit
must submit to. The theme is one of suffering and death as a necessary process for renewal, transforma-
tion, and re-birth into a nobler and perfect stasis. For Ovidiu Avram, the thorough study of esoteric doctri-
nes has resulted in not only an acquisition of the content but also behavior akin to an initiation rite. Ovidiu
Avram’s art language is essentially symbolic and not always completely intelligible to the random looker,
consequently, Ovidiu Avram’s work demands a considerable hermeneutical effort in order to decipher and
interpret his fictile symbols and signs. (LIVIU PeTresCU)

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