My name is Ioana Zberea, a Romanian artist and graduate of the University of Arts in Bucharest. I am currently based and working in Amsterdam.
Through my aesthetic, I continuously question established conventions of beauty, balance, and peace.
Nature is my primary inspiration, which I perceive almost as a mirror. While contemplating it, any detail that captures my attention may become a subject of introspection. I embarked on this personal journey of observing and accepting that beauty is found in the coexistence of the wilted with the delicate and bright. These elements are as inseparable in our environment as they are within ourselves.
My technique involves painting with oil on a surface made of overlapping strips of jute. I use this material as a metaphor for reality, which is full of roughness and imperfections.
