Neculai Păduraru (born 1946) is a
Romania
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n sculptor and painter.
He studied at the Institute of Fine Art in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
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 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 modernism ...
’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
20th-century Romanian painters
20th-century Romanian sculptors
21st-century Romanian painters
21st-century Romanian sculptors
Date of birth missing (living people)
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