Presecan's Soul Touch

"Aquatinta" engraving technique, made almost 19 years ago... Great engraving class with Prof. Ioachim NICA

Well, as I was “cleaning up” some files in my computer, I found this link to CAOL, a former Cluj Art On Line Gallery … “Cluj Art OnLine Gallery is an alternative place to Cluj cultural area, a spot which brings forward Cluj contemporary art and painting, not only to the art collector but also to the potential collector, businessman, private or administrative offices or both” … I have closed the site this winter, after eight years, because the target I wanted didn’t unfortunately reach my expectations. With good and bad things, the gallery doesn’t function in a place without a real art market. I believe the few art lovers who are here want more real things instead of virtual ones. Anyway, it was a good experience for me and while it was online I received good remarks and critics, having good artists’ portfolios. I would like to thank once again the main sponsor of the gallery, Mr. Dan Gruita, for supporting this project, he is one of the true Romanian patrons of fine arts.

ca o continuare la interviul cu A. Plesu de mai jos, iata ce am mai vazut...: Black Sea gets black marks as golden sands lose their sparkle in Romanian Times by David Rogers When it comes to holiday experiences, there can be few more miserable places to end up at than the Romanian Black Sea coast as David Rogers found out when he tested a resort for the Romanian Times. His account follows. .....The difficulties started from the moment I tried to get into the hotel, with the access ramps for luggage and presumably disabled people permanently blocked by cars and even the stairs to the hotel cordoned off by a ring of cars - the no-parking signs were totally ignored. In fact, no sooner had I parked my car but it too was sealed off by another car.... reed m ore in Romaniantimes.at yesss.. this is Romania!!! I love it!! Agonie si extaz, vorba autorului...

Ies mai puţin pe stradă acum decât ieşeam înainte şi nu sunt încântat de ce văd, ceea ce nu înseamnă că îmi plăcea mai mult înainte. Însă aş fi preferat ca, plecând de la acel stadiu, să fi evoluat altfel. Deocamdată, suntem într-o anumită impuritate: şi vizual, şi auditiv, şi stilistic şi vestimentar, şi alimentar. E, în peisajul cotidian, ceva confuz şi neaşezat. Suntem neaşezaţi. Şi am pierdut câteva virtuţi importante: respectul pentru celălalt, admiraţia genuină, autentică pentru calitatea şi reuşita umană, bunăcuviinţa, politeţea, bunătatea. Mi mi se pare că în România lipseşte tot mai acut bunătatea inimii. ....spuse Andrei Plesu.... cititi mai departe interviul in Adevarul, semnat de George Radulescu

Pregatiri… nunta… chefuri…vacanta mare... revin la Cluj, amintiri deja... caldura, mare, azur, dragoste, Cezanne, pini, Dufy, Matisse, fructe de mare, vin rosu, culoare, colorat, albastru ultramarin, cyan, ceruleum, leandri, arta, artisti, Picasso, Miro, lux, Saint Tropez, barci, iahturi, plaja, bere... sudul Frantei: un loc binecuvantat de soare, un loc care merita simtit pe propria piele. S-a vorbit, pictat, desenat si scris mult de Riviera, Provence, de atmosfera locului, de peisajele sale, de campurile de lavanda, de livezile de maslini si padurile de pini, de pictorii si artistii care au ridicat in nemurire aceste locuri, de agoniile si extazul lor. Personal l-am simtit si "citit" mai bine pe Cezanne, m-am apropiat mai mult de Miro si in special l-am redescoperit pe Raoul Dufy prin peisajele acestor locuri. Pe langa bucuria vietii lui Van Gogh simtita in marile muzee ale lumii, aici l-am simtit in adevar pe Raoul Dufy (1877 - 1953) din peisajul vazut prin prisma