The religious concept in the Contemporary Art of the 80s in Romania, especially in Painting
Art and Religion are two great directions through which human expressions try to encompass and understand universal realities and human perceptions, to be transmitted as messages that reproduce differentiated awareness of the formations that have taken place over time. This research analyzes and develops the religious concept found in Contemporary Art, as well as its manifestations and evolution, from the moment when Romania was subjugated by the communist period and the artists' creations could not be fully contemplated, until the appearance of the Prolog, a group of artists that overcame the frontiers of Romanian Contemporary Art. The presentation focuses on a short foray into Art history, following the permanent interaction between symbol and Fine Arts, through the expression of visual language, in key moments of history, from the Renaissance, continuing with the modern period and culminating in the stage of the 80s Contemporary Art in Romania.
Ana Beatrice Ungureanu is a PhD student at the Faculty of Arts and Design of the West University of Timișoara. She holds a BA and an MA in Sacred Art, with specialization in restoration and preservation of cultural heritage, from the Justinian Patriarch School of Orthodox Theology of the University of Bucharest. A member of the Romanian Religious Fine Art Association and Restoration of the Union of Visual Artists since 2018, she has been a part of several national and international Art exhibitions and competitions over the past few years.
