111. Fantastic Landscape with Musical Instruments [1973]

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111. Fantastic Landscape with Musical Instruments [1973]

Florin Niculiu

1928, Hudeşti, Botoşani - 1997, București

Estimate:

EUR 1.500 - 2.500

Sold

EUR 1.800

References

Exhibition catalog "Florin Niculiu", Cornel Florea Galleries, Dinasty Through Art, Bucharest, 2022.

ulei pe pfl, 65 x 54 cm, signed and dated lower right, in black, "FN, (19)73"

Florin Niculiu's works depict veritable fantastical landscapes. Whether we're talking about outer space, the marine world, or the undiscovered secrets of the garden, the unleashing of nature is omnipresent and gradually unfolds under the auspices of the artist's imagination. Looking at his works, we enjoy a multicolored spectacle in which the most diverse elements follow each other continuously. The small spots of color, which grow or decrease in size and intensity on the expanse of the work, make their presence known in this piece as well. We also note the introduction of a theme, which has also become a motif, through the depiction of the musical instrument. Niculiu uses air as a binding component for all proposed elements and addresses, through his specific surrealism, unexpected themes. His cosmogonies remind us of Genesis; and music, as the artist himself deciphers it, becomes "a component zone of the air" or "an aura of our life always present." But we're not talking about music whose decibels transcend beyond the space of the work, reaching the receiver's ear, but about a music whose staves support musical notes whose sound has been set to a minimum. Therefore, music becomes a vibration of existence that suggests an infinite space. The mystery of color scales deciphered in a metaphysical key offers us the sharp metaphors of inner mysteries. The violin captures and emits the murmur of a libretto of a melody that has not yet been composed.

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