Neculai Păduraru (born 1946) is a
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
n sculptor and painter.
He studied at the Institute of Fine Art in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
under
Paul Vasilescu, graduating in 1975. Păduraru belonged to a generation of sculptors that reacted to
Constantin Brâncuși
Constantin Brâncuși (; February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957) was a Romanian Sculpture, sculptor, painter and photographer who made his career in France. Considered one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th-century and a pioneer of ...
’s work with a figurative vision inspired by ancient
Mediterranean
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sculpture. Paduraru drew upon mythological literature and folklore for his subject-matter.
External links
ArtNet Biography
1946 births
Living people
Romanian painters
Romanian sculptors
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