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STEFAN DORU MOSCU ㅁAnd His Beautiful Brushstrokes By W.A. MULLER Photos By Horia Petrașcu
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ell us how you got into art? My father is a self-taught sculptor and my sister is a painter. I work with both sculpture and painting, so I think my sister and I got our talent from our father. I grew up with the goal of becoming a good sculptor, but I wanted more, so I start painting. Now I paint more than I sculpt. Maybe this will change in the future and I will do more sculpture than painting, but for now, I’m ok with painting. I feel that I can express more of myself through my paintings. I own a painting
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studio with my wife, Magdalena Iulia Moscu, who is also a painter. Where did you study? I received a B.A. in Art and Restoration from the State University of Sibiu, Romania. I graduated in 2008. What are your inspirations? I take inspiration from textures of objects degrading, decaying, rusting, or corroding over time. The
complex structure of the combination of broad brushstrokes with specific colors (blues grays, browns, and greens) assumes extreme importance in the artwork, taking a critical view of social, political and cultural issues by suggesting a somber, furtive, and enigmatic mood. I try to expose a contemporary vision of major political narratives and fundamental, universal topics, such as the abuse of power, exploitation and oppression, and also of a personal, individual,