Ciprian Antoci
b. 1995
In his works, Ciprian Antoci brings the inner imagination out of hiding, creating textures and depths that evoke experiences imbued with synesthesia. In this way, he succeeds in uniting the various forms of the imaginary, defining it as a distinctly flexible category within the world of images.
His approach, though expressed fragmentarily through elements of play, rhythm, and vibrant compositions, explores the continuity of creative impulses as a vast cartography, sometimes disguised within simple elements of the inner landscape that predate creation itself. The abstracted landscapes seem to open up the canvas, offering the viewer a fracture between the visible and the invisible, beyond the figurative, dissolved to the point of disappearance.
Pastoral scenes, desolate fronts, or surreal sequences become outopos spaces where both the artist and the viewer share a common field of intimacy. Symbols such as the ladder, the house, the sky, or the light piercing through the foliage compel us to always look upwards; yet, for the painter, this ascent is invariably paired with a descent inward.
For the artist, transcendence is always achieved through descent and through probing the inner fissures.
In his abstract painting, the only genuine dialogue remains the interplay between searching and creating — more precisely, the sincere exploration of the space upon the canvas. In the absence of a specific memory of the world, the perspective in his paintings becomes a coincidence born either from sensory impulses or from the need to overcome the conventions of the figurative, in order to deconstruct the world and suggest it with the boldness of one who discovers the universe for the first time.
— Carla Francesca Schoppe
Education
2019 – 2021 – Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts, Master’s Degree in Painting, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
2015 – 2019 – Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts, Bachelor’s Degree in Painting, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
2011 – 2015 – College of Fine Arts “Alexandru Plămădeală”, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
2008 – 2011 – Plastic Art School for Children, Anenii Noi, Republic of Moldova
Group Exhibitions
2024 – Noi: Tineretul creator – 2nd Prize, Organized by the Union of Artists from Moldova
2023 – FIABCN 8th Edition, Barcelona, Spain
2023 – MOBU International Fair, Bucharest, Romania
2023 – International Biennale of Painting, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova – Diploma of Excellence, Ministry of Culture
2023 – Transition, Paris, France
2022 – Kaleidoskop, Kulterra Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2022 – I Am Here – 2nd Prize, Organized by the Union of Artists from Moldova
2021 – Group Exhibition, BERDS Chisinau MGallery Hotel Collection
2020 – International Festival ArtProspekt (Online)
2020 – A New Face – Exhibition of Painting and Graphics, Artcor Center, Chișinău
2020 – Vivid Arts Festival, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Personal Exhibitions
2024 – De la sine, Iusty Gallery, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
2023 – Visible/Invisible, Kulterra Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2022 – Energy of Sound, Gallery & Library “Cartego”, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
2022 – Personal exhibition as part of the project Alternative Cultural Spaces, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
2021 – Personal exhibition, Theatre “Alexei Mateevici”, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
Residencies & Workshops
2023 – Art Residency AFAA, New York, USA
2023 – reVEDERE – International Film and Video Art Workshops, Centre of Contemporary Art from R. Moldova “[Ksa:k]”
2021 – reVEDERE – International Film and Video Art Workshops, Centre of Contemporary Art from R. Moldova “[Ksa:k]”
2021 – Contemporary Art Course & Curatorship, EDU-ART, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
2021 – Artcore School, Graphic Design Course by Constantin Sarcov
2020 – Curatorial Course “Arbor.art.room”
Art Camps
2021 – Creative Camp La Râmnic (IX Edition), Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania
2020 – Creative Camp, Snina, Slovakia
Awards & Distinctions
2025 – Laureate of the Ministry of Culture Award: Valentina Rusu-Ciobanu Award for Debut in Visual Arts
2024 – Noi: Tineretul creator – 2nd Prize, Organized by the Union of Artists from Moldova
2023 – Diploma of Excellence, Ministry of Culture – International Biennale of Painting, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
2022 – I Am Here / Noi: Tineretul creator (21st Edition) – 2nd Prize, Organized by the Union of Artists from Moldova
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