TEODORU BADIU
A Viennese Vision
© All Images courtesy of Teodoru Badiu
Driven by Imagination | TEODORU BADIU
Teodoru Badiu (aka Apocryph) was born in the beautiful town of Sibiu, Romania, which is where he grew up. He studied traditional art at Volkshochschule in Vienna, and later discovered the wonderful possibilities presented by Photoshop, Bryce and Poser and thus entered the world of digital photography. His main influences include Hieronymus Bosch, the 15th century Flemish mystic, and Dadaist Andre Breton. They gave him both the necessary freedom that fantasy brings, along with the necessary subtraction of logic to create these incredibly surreal digital images and illustrations. Badiu’s inspiration comes from many sources: religion, mythology and everyday life. With a goal to create surreal worlds and creatures using real life elements and, at the same time, delve into thoughts and ideas to create a grander art. His works consist of dark fairy-tale environments that combine wired-dolls, clay sculptures, bones, feathers, decorative trees, and much more. “I like to work with the thought that I am not restricted by a specific media and so I can free my creativity from any kind of chains,” Badiu says. Adding, “I love to experiment with different media because I can create images with a unique collage effect and it is always a challenge to combine different media in a way they perfectly fit and blend together”. In the end, Badiu believes he is giving his viewers the freedom to interpret his images, with a certainty that his desired messages will be heard. www.theodoru.com
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