Romanian artist Ioana Baltan is known for her dynamic oil paintings, which combine traditional portraiture with cutting-edge abstraction for a breathtaking contemporary aesthetic. Exploring the human subject through a contemplation of mood, Baltan expresses outward physiognomy through a mask of inward emotion, using raw brushstrokes, bold palettes, and striking chiaroscuro, to draw passionate feeling to the surface. Blending figuration with distortion, Baltan’s work errs on the darker side of portrait painting, following in the footsteps of the likes of Egon Schiele, Picasso and Francis Bacon. Developing a rich, heady, and deeply contemplative body work, Ioana Baltan is one to watch. Romanian artist Ioana Baltan is known for her dynamic oil paintings, which combine traditional portraiture with cutting-edge abstraction for a breathtaking contemporary aesthetic. Exploring the human subject through a contemplation of mood, Baltan expresses outward physiognomy through a mask of inward emotion, using raw brushstrokes, bold palettes, and striking chiaroscuro, to draw passionate feeling to the surface. Blending figuration with distortion, Baltan’s work errs on the darker side of portrait painting, following in the footsteps of the likes of Egon Schiele, Picasso and Francis Bacon. Developing a rich, heady, and deeply contemplative body work, Ioana Baltan is one to watch.
