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Marta diMitreSCu

lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden and london, great britain

SEARCH THE ARTIST ONLINE www.artoteque.com

Fancy cars. Fancy apartments. Fancy clothes and luxury goods. What does Dimitrescu’s art serves as a warning, it screams, “People wake up!
it mean? Many people perceive it as happiness. When, in fact, this culture Conserve our natural resources! Save the planet!” The transformation of
of modern consumption and commerce has become a major threat to our the dark and gloomy warning into a visual form is done in an unusual way,
planet and the human race. combining pieces of information with a touch of wit and beauty. Our ability
Conspicuous consumption, even in times of economic crisis, shapes to consume has become a form of power. We live in consumerism world.
our era. We are living beyond our means because we believe that the And the scale of globalization has expanded to such a vast degree that it
acquisition of more material goods and products is part of the equation in now affects the entire Earth and population.
seeking contentment. Many artists and different groups have recognized The consequences of our actions cannot be tracked, yet, the facts are
the falsities of this believe. Marta Dimitrescu is one of them. Dimitrescu’s present - about two-thirds of the world’s resources are being used up.
collages consist of photographs, drawings, and scraps of paper of different Our planet suffers. Dimitrescu is an artist who has found her own peculiar
shapes, accumulated in language that allows her
a chaotic manner. With a to express her worries
risk of confusing or boring and raise awarenes s
the viewer, Dimitrescu of this issue through
boldly experiments with contemporary art.
colors, structure, and Artists like Dimitrescu
design. Still, the artist b e g i n a n e w e r a o f
manages to consciously cultural transformation.
add all the pieces together T h e s e a r ti s t s , us i n g
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elements, while partially innovative techniques,
hiding others - and give create visual art to address
t h e m a m e a n i n g f u l social and environmental
concept. The composition concerns. remarkable
of Dimitrescu's work is ar tist s. What does it
the artist's construction mean? Art works that
of the reality we live have meaning. As the
in . D im i t re s c u u s e s viewers, it's our chance
he r i n s p i r a ti o n an d to be creative and find
imagination to respond ways to cure the planet
to en v i r on m en t a l and perhaps save future
degradation, which is generations.
a tremendous concern
today. The artist seeks to Doneliya Deneva,
awake our human senses. master's degree
Her collages, suffused in Journalism at
with metaphors, intend to georgetown University
challenge our perception Washington, DC
of reality and happiness.
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viewer through a serious aDVertisement series
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evolve into a larger picture IN. /100x100 CM.
with a deeper meaning.
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