Dorina Maria Pantea a.k.a Safir
Dorina Pantea born on 11.23.1987 in Deva. Over the years of study in faculty, Ph.D. and MFA studies, I gained the experience and values necessary for any artist, also I consider that the diversity in ideas and concepts is an essential addition to the development and introduction of “innovation” in the Art World: “the image create the most magnificent cocktail of effect and sensation”. My creations include traditional painting, figurative or abstract paintings, drawings, and digital art. On the one hand, I give free will to the flow evolution and informal gestures, stimulating disintegrative forces, and on the other hand, clarifying forms of human traits, these wandering spirits are pushed to the limit of a symbolic dialogue with the audience.
“Diversity and originality are two concepts that characterize me. When someone chooses to go on a single road, its vision is blurred and it will not notice anything around itself, this happens in art also, so I chose not to follow only one “art direction”, instead I diversified my artistic approach. One thing can be recognized in my work and this is the personal touch of my style, this does not change, it’s like a personal and artistic DNA.
Beyond the looking glass, you will see the real me.” (SAFIR, Dorina Maria Pantea)
Diana Loredana Pantea a.k.a Rifas
Diana Pantea born on 28.04.1983 in Deva. In the years of study in faculty, MFA, and Ph.D. studies, I accumulated the experience and values each artist need. My artistic approach presents a series of themes and subjects the synthesis of the “abyss” found in the Fine Arts, and is discussed in broad perspectives, with projections of shadows and reflections in the mystic field, of cosmogony and primordial sin, but also tragic, cybernetics and imaginary, artificial morbidity of modernity, metaphorical and violent actionism that distort reality and transforms it, creating a shadow image of what lies in the depths of the human being. There is a number of issues that discuss the artistic abyss outlined in my paintings. My creations include traditional paintings and drawings in which the approach shows a substrate that raises topics of psychological, philosophical, mystical, mythological. Mixed technique paintings are made by joining or patching pictorial surfaces with different combinations of materials and textures of cloth, cardboard, plywood, crystals, and pulp color, well-integrated in the coherence compositional structure.
“Matter and deformed concept of the relief form are the two approaches that define my art. What I want to output through my work is that whatever has a shape, color, and relief and is tangible as the matter is ephemeral. Materiality does not last, and yet, we are trying to capture its time and duration through painting. Everything starts from a point, then materializes in a form, a notion of reality. Reality defines us but we are not characterized by it, what makes us unique is our imagination and creative ability, that’s why my artistic theme has varied artistic approaches, and the link between real and imaginary is the raw material and the relief applied on evenness of the canvas. Creation is a delirium of the imaginary matter: Flemish reality combined with the physical substance of imaginary fantastic ideas. “(RIFAS, Diana Loredana Pantea)
SAFIR – DORINA MARIA PANTEA
Education
Doctorship
2014 – National Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, in course year 6, Bucharest.
P.h.D Thesis in Painting: „Expressions of the death theme in visual arts”
Master / Postuniversitary degree
2009 – 2011 – Western University, Faculty of Art and Design, Timisoara.
2011 – MFA Dissertation Thesis on image sources and resources “Demonic Rebellion of Creation”
Master / Postuniversitary degree
2010 – 2011 – Workshop at the Academy of Fine Arts with the artist Hans Schnell, Munich, Germany.
University (graduate)
2008 – 2009 – University of Art and Design (2006 – 2009), Cluj Napoca
2009 – Thesis in Painting: “The Fall of Adam”
University (graduate)
2008 – 2009 – ERASMUS Scholarship at Academia di Belle Arti, San Martino delle Scale, Palermo, Italy.
High School / Vocational School
2002 -2006 – High School of Music and Fine Arts “Sigismund Toduta”, Deva.
2006- Participation in a Group exhibition of Fine Arts and Music High School “Sigismund Toduta” Graduates with the graphic illustrations for the book: “Adam and Eve” by Liviu Rebreanu.
RIFAS – DIANA lOREDANA PANTEA
Education:
Doctorship
2013 – 2016 – Western University, Faculty of Art and Design, Phd studies,Timisoara.
2016 – PhD Thesis in Painting: „Expressions of the abyss in visual arts”
Doctorship / Postuniversitary degree
2014 – 2015 – ERASMUS Scholarship at Ataturk University, Erzurum,Turkey.
Master / Postuniversitary degree
2009 – 2011 – Western University, Faculty of Art and Design, Timisoara.
2011 – MFA Dissertation Thesis on image sources and resources “Fall into Matter”
Master / Postuniversitary degree
2010 – 2011 – Workshop at the Academy of Fine Arts with the artist Hans Schnell, Munich, Germany.
University (graduate)
2002 – 2006 – University of Art and Design (2006 – 2009), Cluj Napoca
2006 – Thesis in Painting: “The loss of Lucifer”
High School / Vocational School
1998 – 2002 – High School of Music and Fine Arts “Sigismund Toduta”, Deva.
ARTISTIC ACTIVITY
DORINA MARIA PANTEA – SAFIR
Personal exhibitions:
2018 – Personal Exhibition of paintings entitled “Angeli et Daemones”, at Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization, Deva.
2017 – Personal Exhibition of paintings entitled “In Nomine Dei Summi Viri”, at Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization, Deva.
2016 – Personal painting exhibition entitled „In Mundi Vanitas” at Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization, Deva.
2015 – Personal Exhibition of paintings, entitled „The Fallen Angels”, an online exhibition at Culturalspot.org Open Gallery.
2014 – Personal Exhibition of paintings, entitled „ANIMA”, an online exhibition at Culturalspot.org Open Gallery.
2011 – Personal Exhibition of paintings, entitled “Rock Memorandum” at Cultural Center “Habitus”, Sibiu, Artmania International Festival.
2008- Personal Exhibition of paintings entitled “Slices of Life” at Art Theatre, Deva.
2008 – Personal Exhibition of drawings entitled “Nocturne Sketches” at the House of Culture, Deva.
2007 – Personal exhibition of paintings entitled “In Joy & Sorrow” at “Rock, Jazz & Blues”, Deva.
2007 – Personal Exhibition of paintings entitled “Death Embrace” at “Rock, Jazz & Blues”, Deva.
2006 – Personal exhibition of drawings of portraits entitled “Expressive” at “Rock, Jazz & Blues”, Deva.
Group exhibitions:
2020 – Participation at the collective painting exhibition „The Fall Salon of Fine Artists”, at ClujArt Galley, Cluj-Napoca.
2018 – Exhibition of design objects “Anything can Glow” from ArtZept 2018 Zepter International Design Contest, Italy, exhibited in a traveling exhibition organized by Zepter International.
Link: http://www.artzept.com/page/gallery/list-of-artists-2018/dorina-maria.aspx
2017 – Group exhibition “ARTundressed Orlando – Creative Nude Art Exhibition and Performances”, at Orlando – Florida, United States.
2016 – Group exhibition “Asta N. 2 – Arte Moderna, Post War, Contemporanea e Fotografia”, with the painting “Dreaming under the golden silk veil” at the PICENUM Art Gallery, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, Cingoli, Italy.
2015 – Participation with the painting “Dark Reflections” at the International collective Exhibition organized by See.me Comunity, at Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
2015 – Participation at the collective painting exhibition „The Flowers’s Month”, at Elite Art Gallery, Bucureşti.
2013 – Participation at the Worldwide Collective exhibition “The Story of the Creative” in New York, U.S.A.
2013 – Collective exhibition on the occasion of “Royal Day”, Western University, and the Faculty of Arts and Design, Timisoara.
2013 – Anniversary Art Exhibition on the occasion “University Day” at Western University, Timisoara.
2012 – Exhibition “Salon of Young Artists”, 2nd edition, “Modernity, Innovation,
Experiment”, at the University Library BCUT Hall and Gallery Pygmalion, Timisoara.
2011-2012 – Exhibition of objects and layouts ArtZept 2011, Zepter International Design Contest,”Box for everything and for nothing” project exhibited in a traveling exhibition organized by Zepter International, Italy.
2011 – The MA painting exhibition, Class of 2011, at the Faculty of Arts and Design, U.V.T., Timisoara.
2011 – Exhibition “Im Kontext” – Hans Schnell Internationale Kunst der Gegenwart, Austria, alongside famous artists such as Josef Beuys, HANS SCHNELL, PAUL
SCHNEIDER, EMIL SCHUMACHER etc.
http://www.hans-schnell.de/ausstellungen/ausstellungen.html
2010 – The First Year MA Students Exhibition of painting, “Entropy Need” at Pygmalion Gallery of Art House, Timisoara.
2010 – Group exhibition “Open Gallery”, with the painting “Metamorphosis” at the Art Center Gallery “Forma”, Deva.
2010 – Group Exhibition of Timisoara Western University students with the painting, “Death Embrace” Arad.
2010 – Group exhibition “City Days”, with the painting “Sunset Boulevard”, Campina.
2009 – Group exhibition of the University of Art and Design Graduates, Painting Department, Class of 2009 with the series of painting, entitled, “The Fall of Adam” at
the Expo Transilvania Center, Cluj-Napoca.
2009 – Group exhibition, “Visual Arts Salon” with the painting, “Metamorphosis” Art Museum, Timisoara.
2006 – Group exhibition of Fine Arts and Music High School “Sigismund Toduta” Graduates with graphic illustrations for the book: “Adam and Eve” by Liviu Rebreanu the Certificate entitled “Adam and Eve” at the Art Center Gallery “Forma”, Deva.
ARTISTIC ACTIVITY
DIANA LOREDANA PANTEA – RIFAS
Personal exhibitions:
2018 – Personal Exhibition of paintings entitled “Angeli et Daemones”, at Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization, Deva.
2016 – Personal Exhibition of paintings entitled „In Mundi Vanitas” at Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization, Deva.
2011 – Personal Exhibition of paintings entitled “Entropic Field” 2011 in Colorida Art Gallery, Portugal.
2011 – Personal Exhibition of paintings entitled “Rock Memorandum” at Cultural Center “Habitus”, Sibiu, Artmania International Festival.
2007 – Personal Exhibition of paintings entitled “Morbid”,at Art Theatre, Deva.
2006 – Personal exhibition of computer graphics, “2D Experiment”, at the Cultural Center of the Library of Octavian Goga, Cluj-Napoca.
2006 – Personal exhibition of paintings and drawings of portraits entitled “Rock stars III”, at the local “Seven”, Cluj-Napoca.
2006 – Personal Exhibition of paintings entitled “The Fall”, at the local “Rock, Jazz &
Blues”, Deva.
2005 – Personal exhibition of paintings and drawings of portraits entitled “Rock stars II” at the local “Rock, Jazz & Blues”, Deva.
2005 – Personal exhibition of painting entitled “Red Darkness” at the local “Rock, Jazz & Blues”, Deva.
2004 – Personal exhibition of paintings and drawings entitled “Red Darkness” at the local “Jazz”, Cluj-Napoca.
2003 – Personal exhibition of painting, a series of portraits entitled “Rock Stars”, at the local “Jazz”, Cluj-Napoca.
Group exhibitions:
2020 – Participation at the collective painting exhibition „The Fall Salon of Fine Artists”, at ClujArt Galley, Cluj-Napoca.
2018 – Exhibition of objects “Anything can Glow” from ArtZept 2018 Zepter International Design Contest, Italy, exhibited in a traveling exhibition organized by Zepter International.
Link: http://www.artzept.com/page/gallery/list-of-artists-2018/diana-loredana.aspx
2017 – Group exhibition “ARTundressed Orlando – Creative Nude Art Exhibition and Performances”, at Orlando – Florida, United States.
2016 – Group exhibition “Asta N. 2 – Arte Moderna, Post War, Contemporanea e Fotografia”, with the painting “Dreaming under the golden silk veil” at the PICENUM Art Gallery, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, Cingoli, Italy.
2015 – Group exhibition of Doctoral Students at The Attic Gallery, Faculty of Arts and Design, Timisoara.
2014 – Group exhibition PhD Art Students Gala of Faculty of Arts and Design,Western University, at Art House – Pygmalion Gallery, Timisoara.
2013 – Collective International exhibition “The Story of the Creative”, in New York City.
2013 –Annual Group Exhibition of PhD Students, Faculty of Arts and Design,Western University, Exhibitional Space of Timisoara City Hall, Timisoara.
2013 – Anniversary Group Art Exhibition on the occasion “University Day” at Western University, Timisoara.
2012 – Group exhibition “Salon of Young Artists”, 2nd edition, “Modernity, Innovation, Experiment” BCUT Hall at the University Library and Pygmalion Gallery, Timisoara.
2011 – Group exhibition „The MFA painting exhibition” , Class of 2011, at the Faculty of Arts and Design, U.V.T., Timisoara.
2011 – Group exhibition “Im Kontext” – „Hans Schnell Internationale Kunst der Gegenwart”, Austria, alongside famous artists such as Josef Beuys, HANS SCHNELL, PAUL SCHNEIDER, EMIL SCHUMACHER etc.
http://www.hans-schnell.de/ausstellungen/ausstellungen.html
2011 – Group exhibition of objects “Box for everything and for nothing” from ArtZept 2011, Zepter International Design Contest, Italy, exhibited in a traveling exhibition organized by Zepter International.
http://www.artzept.com/page/gallery/list-of-artists-2011/diana-loredana-pantea.aspx
2010 – The First Year MA Students Exhibition of painting, “Entropy Need” at Pygmalion Gallery of Art House, Timisoara.
2010 – Group exhibition “Open Gallery”, with the painting “Metamorphosis” at the Art Center Gallery “Forma”, Deva.
2010 – Group Exhibition of Timisoara Western University students with the painting, “Cadaverik”, Arad.
2010 – Group exhibition “City Days” with the painting “Twilight Town” at the House of Culture, Campina.
2009 – Group exhibition, “Visual Arts Saloon” with the painting “Defragmentation” at Art Museum, Timisoara.
2008 – Group exhibition with the project, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Graffiti Happening – Experimental Art at the Art Center Gallery “Form”, Deva.
2006 – Group exhibition of the University of Art and Design Graduates, Painting Department, Class of 2006 with the series of painting, entitled “The loss of Lucifer” at the Expo Transylvania Center, Cluj-Napoca.
