Maria Rusescu (born 7 September 1936) is a
Romanian painter.
Biography
Early life
Rusescu's parents, Filaret and Zamfira Andrișan, moved to
Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the second largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally ...
from
Northern Bukovina at the beginning of 1940. After graduating in 1959 from
Institutul Politehnic Iași, Maria Rusescu was a textile engineer who worked for SC IAȘICOMF SA Iași, from where she retired in 1990.
Artistic career
Rusescu's first paintings, dated 1974, are reproductions, in particular, after the work of
Theodor Aman. Later, she became fascinated by the work of artist
Constantin Daniel Stahi, whom she considered a spiritual mentor.
As a result, Rusescu established the "
Constantin Daniel Stahi" Foundation in 1993 in Iași, coordinating its activities until 2007. After 1990 she participated in several local and national (Romanian) exhibitions.
Influenced by the works of Stahi, Rusescu's paintings oscillate between a native sincerity and the attempt to accurately represent, in a classical manner, religious objects or peasant traditional subjects enveloped in a particular light, creating the appearance of a world long gone where everything contained perfection and equilibrium.
Recognition
* 1990: , Group exhibition,
Alley of Classics, Chișinău
The Alley of Classics ( ro, Aleea Clasicilor) is a sculptural complex located in the Stephen the Great Park in Central Chișinău, Moldova.
Overview
The alley is decorated on both sides with red granite busts of classic literary figures and ...
, Moldova, 3rd Prize at Annual Salon of the Asociația Artiștilor Plastici from Iași.
* 1994: 3rd Prize, "" Artists Exhibition, Minerva Gallery,
Dorohoi.
* 2000: 2nd Prize for the painting "Mama" (The Mother) at the Asociația Artiștilor Plastici Iași Spring Salon.
* 2003: 3rd Prize for the painting "Moara, gîștele și noi" (The mill, the geese, and us) at the Asociaţia Artiştilor Plastici Iași Spring Salon, "Casa Cărții" Gallery, Iași.
[Bălăceanu, 2001, p. 120]
References
# Gheorghe Bălăceanu: ''Să ne cunoaștem artiștii în viață''. Editura Timpul, Iași, 2001.
# Gheorghe Bălăceanu: ''Fragmente de suflet pentru suflet''. Editura PIM, Iași, 2005.
# Artists Association of Iași, Romania - Asociația Artiștilor Plastici Iaș
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1936 births
Living people
People from Chernivtsi Oblast
20th-century Romanian women artists
21st-century Romanian women artists
21st-century Romanian painters
Romanian illustrators
Romanian painters
Romanian women illustrators
Romanian women painters