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ALEXANDRU DARIDA
Vibrant Expression
Darida considers art to be “the soul of the people” and feels that “if you touch people’s hearts then that art will stay forever.” His style has become refined over the years, with many of his works featuring, or even being applied to, musical instruments and/ or incorporating natural and manmade objects as part of what has become to be known as “Vibrant Expression.” |
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Please call 707-332-6254 for additional Alexandru Darida prints, originals and sculptures we have available!Click on pictures for larger image. |
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MUSICAL HEALING Call for Special Pricing |
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BECOMING ENLIGHTENED Call for Special Pricing |
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ATTRACTION |
BEAUTIFUL
SOUND |
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BELLA TOSCANA |
BLISS |
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COOL JAZZ |
DECODED
GAME |
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DESIRE |
ECLIPSE |
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ENERGY VORTEX One’s eye is immediately drawn to the cynosure of this whirlpool of color and texture, this energy vortex, as if by some unseen force or reflexive action. |
ENTICING Nuances of shade, color, and texture invite closer inspection, enticing the viewer to experience their influence on the emotions brought about by this dynamically intricate work. |
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ETERNITY |
EVENING
LIGHT |
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EVENING MEDITATION |
EVOLUTION |
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THE FIRST TEMPTATION The peaceful mask of man at rest amid the crimson curtain that is life belies the importance of the choice that must be made and the consequences of the first temptation. |
FIVE
STARS |
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FOREVER |
FULL
MOON |
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GERMINATION |
HEAVEN
AND EARTH |
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IN HARMONY WITH NATURE |
IN SEARCH
OF LOVE |
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INTROSPECTION |
LONGING |
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MAGIC DROP The beauty of the rose would not be, if not for that magic drop from heaven now and again that nurtures and sustains it. |
MEDITERRENEAN
SUNSET |
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MEZZANOTTE (limited edition also available) |
MIDNIGHT
DREAM The foreboding darkness of the night that devours all light and makes the tangible invisible, evokes no fear when colored by a midnight dream. |
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MYSTIQUE HORIZON |
MUSICAL
POEM II |
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MYSTIC LAND |
MYSTIC
SKY |
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NEW BEGINNING |
ORGANIC
HARMONY |
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ORIGINS |
PURITY |
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RAISING STARS |
RAPTURE |
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REFLECTIONS OF THE
SOUL |
REQUIEM
FOR A DREAM II |
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RETREAT |
RHYTHMIC
PROGRESSION Dark to light and back again, shade to shade and back once more, the rhythmic procession of life goes on and on. |
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SILVER DREAMS |
SOLITUDE |
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SPHERE OF INFLUENCE |
TEAR
DROPS |
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THE CIRCLE OF DESTINY |
THE
DROP OF LIFE In the context of the universe, our earth is but a tiny droplet, but to us it is the drop of life, a special place in the cosmos. |
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THE FORCE OF NATURE |
THE
KISS |
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THE MYSTERY OF CREATION |
THE
POWER OF LOVE |
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THE WATER MUSIC |
UNDER
OCEAN OF LIFE |
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UNITY |
URBAN
HORIZON |
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VERTICAL RHYTHM |
VIRTUOSO |
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WINDOWS OF THE SOUL |
ZODIAC |
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MEZZANOTTE Edition Size: 95 |
REQUIEM
FOR A SONG Edition Size: 95 |
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DOUBLE VIOLIN CONCERTO Edition Size: 95 |
FALLING
IN LOVE Edition Size: 95 |
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INTERLUDE Edition Size: 95 |
LOVE
SONG Edition Size: 95 |
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MUSICAL HEALING Edition Size: 95 |
THE
WONDER YEARS Edition Size: 95 |
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THOUGHTS OF AN ANGEL Edition Size: 95 |
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| "His third
eye acutely filters light and shadow, joy and sorrow. He does
not search--he finds with immense creative force attributed to
his emotions." Anionella Bottari - Art critic, Rome "What really stands out in the technique of
Alexandru Darida is the transgression of the planes over a main
composition theme; a descriptiveness full of lyricism with the
unconfused intention of achieving a metaphor in which the feminine
figure stands out with its eternal mysteries." The childhood of painter Alexandru Darida sounds more like something from a fairy tale than from reality. Born in 1955 to an Italian father and Romanian mother, he grew up amidst breathtaking medieval castles in a small town in Transylvania, Romania – the region famous as the birthplace of the Dracula legend. The romantic imagery of his youth and his father’s love of art provided the framework for his own artistic endeavors. After graduating from the Ecole de Belle Art, Darida began his full-time artistic career as the Official Portrait Painter to the Communist President of Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu. He had no artistic freedom – he was limited to painting what the government told him to paint and was denied permission to paint anything else. Although his work for President Ceausescu brought him success in his homeland, he felt overwhelmed by the restrictions imposed upon him. He realized that he would have to escape the tyranny of communism in order to pursue his artistic passion. After a courageous escape to Italy, Darida was determined to pursue his new-found artistic freedom. He enrolled at the Benedetti Liberal Academy of Art in Rome and traveled extensively around Western Europe, finding inspiration in the works of Botticelli, Rembrandt, and Modigliani. Eventually, tired of being pursued by the Romanian government and with the help of the Mayor of Rome – who was an admirer of Darida’s art and shared the same family name – he immigrated to the United States where he finished his education at the Academy of Art in Chicago. Darida’s museum placements include the Powerhouse Museum and the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia and his work has been featured at Municipal Galleries across Romania, the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC, and the Museum of Art in Bucharest, Romania. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Formello-Roma International Prize for Painting, and the Award for Excellence in the Multimedia Miniatures Show in Romania. Alexandru is heavily
involved with music - which he finds inspirational, soothing
and even a bit magical. He paints to music and often finds inspiration
in the voice of his wife, Marianna, an accomplished opera singer.
He is an experienced Madrigal conductor, and plays the piano
(adding with self-effacing charm that he is “not very
good” but finds it relaxing, nonetheless.) “Between
painting and music,” he says, “that is my life!” |
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