Ana Maria Micu
Ana Maria Micu
Biography
Ana Maria Micu (b. 1979 in Botoșani, Romania), (she/her), visual artist, of Romanian ethnical background, grew up in Romania, lives and works in Iași. Bachelor in Visual Arts in 2002 followed by a Master's Degree in Visual Arts in 2004, at the University of Art and Design of Cluj-Napoca and participation in a Socrates Erasmus program at the Athens School of Fine Arts. She works with painting, combining elements of drawing, video, and animation, observer of latent interconnectedness of living indoor systems, examining how sustained attention constructs reality within the closed, self-regulating ecology of her own apartment, validating housing as a space of survival, granting indoor living acts the weight of historical facts, holding the uncomfortable truth that in a limited space, the maintenance of life often requires the active administration of death.
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Process
Ana Maria Micu's working process employ two distinct methods for sourcing reference material: photographing specific fragments of the apartment for subsequent painterly reconstruction, and recording automated video footage of daily tasks to extract unpredictable moments while explicitly avoiding direct observation, followed by meticulously translation of the captured digital instances into realist paintings or drawings.
Notable themes
Recurring theme in Ana Maria Micu's works is the closed ecology of dwelling, examining the domestic interior as a finite, self-regulating environment. Within this confined architecture, the ongoing demands of indoor gardening and daily living necessities, a continuous negotiation for available resources within limited spatial and energetic friction evolves, implying a critical reevaluation of care within an isolated system and forming the basis for her exploration into the ethics of active maintenance, specifically the "administration of death", manifested through necessary actions such as culling or pruning. These severe interventions are not acts of destruction, but calculated measures rigorously required to sustain the overall ecological balance and viability of the habitat.
Works in collections and public recognition
- exhibited nationally and internationally, at art galleries.
- works in private collections.
Works included in private collections in Romania, Taiwan, Netherlands, China.
Selected exhibitions
1.Selected solo exhibitions
- 2024 - solo exhibition, Title
2.Selected group exhibitions
- 2025 - group exhibition, Title
3.Art biennales, museum retrospectives, comprehensive retrospective exhibitions, art fairs
- 2025 - Title
Artistic Residencies, Art Researches, Collaborations, Art Projects
- 2023 - Type, Title
Selected works
Brick and mortar but... Yellow, Simona, Qargo, 2026, acrylic and acrylic inks on canvas, 150 x 200 cm., work by Ana Maria Micu (c) Ana Maria Micu 2026
Enclosure and... dead springs, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 66 x 110 cm., work by Ana Maria Micu (c) Ana Maria Micu 2025
Next occupant.... Remain calm, 2025, acrylic on linen, 87 x 155 cm., work by Ana Maria Micu (c) Ana Maria Micu 2025
The importance of sun... life's challenges, 2025, acrylic on linen, 87 x 135 cm., work by Ana Maria Micu (c) Ana Maria Micu 2025
Silence followed, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 66 x 110 cm., work by Ana Maria Micu (c) Ana Maria Micu 2025
Exhibition views
View from show Left Hand To Distant View, 2022, curator Simona Vilău, The 4th floor of The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, work by Ana Maria Micu (c) Ana Maria Micu 2022
View from show Soul, Air, Animal, 2025, curated by Kassandra Catrinescu, "Horia Bernea" Exhibition Hall, Ipoteşti Memorial - "Mihai Eminescu" National Center for Studies, Ipoteşti Village, Botoşani County, Romania, work by Ana Maria Micu (c) Ana Maria Micu 2025
View from show The Persistence of Looking, 2025, curated by Adrian Bojenoiu, produced by ElectroPutere Gallery, hosted by Scânteia +, Bucharest, Romania, work by Ana Maria Micu (c) Ana Maria Micu 2025
View from show Woman, Scaffolding, 2024, Mind Set Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan, work by Ana Maria Micu (c) Ana Maria Micu 2024
View from show Tender Heart, Keep Still!, 2012, C-Space Gallery, Beijing, China, work by Ana Maria Micu (c) Ana Maria Micu 2012
Publications
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2.Published articles in journals & magazines, interviews
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Catalogues
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Press
Gallery Representation
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For further non-commercial inquiries, feel free to contact NPK
Social Media Links
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
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