Florin firimita biography of rory

DESCRIPTION

In a world where images have become another type of pollution, I am interested in creating a unique type of reality removed from the social and political unrest that have been defining our daily existence. In this light, photography is not necessarily a form of escapism, but a poetic tool employing metaphors in order to ask questions and deepen the Mystery.

Way before the Internet, the French writer Andre Malraux talked about "the Imaginary Museum". Each of us carry within a sacred, portable reliquary, a room of our own. During the past two and a half years, our existence has been rattled by disquiet, doubt, fear, violence, death and injustice.

Florin firimita biography of rory Cultivating a successful art career is and has always been keenly aligned with entrepreneurialism. The Art of Leaving, a film about my art, was released in My passion for drawing and painting started around the same time, under the influence of my mother's artistic sensibilities. The yet-unwritten dramas in these photographs are charged with lyrical and erotic suggestions, while being simultaneously serene and, oddly, pastoral.

We have been asked to live inside our dream cages while finding the strength to break away from them. In this light, I am interested in how the subconscious becomes visible through our narratives and how art could be a positive force in a world whose humanistic values are constantly under siege. I have always believed in parallel universes. I hope that my images could sometimes point to the hidden portals between them.

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AUTHOR

Florin Ion Firimita is a visual artist, educator, and writer. He took his first photograph at the age of three using a Soviet made Zenith camera.

Florin firimita biography of rory davis They are also literary in their use of symbols and images spanning the history of Western art. I try to enter his world but always find myself circling back through my own life. His artwork could be found in many private and public collections in Europe, Australia, and the United States. I never view a piece of art by Florin and walk away unchanged.

His interest in image making could be traced back to his father’s modest amateur photo lab in Bucharest, Romania, where he was entrusted with mixing chemicals, developing film, and printing black-and-white images at the age of six.

After his parents' death, he continued to study painting and drawing and kept taking photographs while holding jobs such as welder, grave digger, janitor, window decorator and security guard.

After relocating to the United States in , Florin’s photography, mixed media work and writing have been featured in galleries and art magazines in Argentina, France, England, and the U.S. The Art of Leaving, a film about his art, was released in Based on almost 3, pages of journal entries, the film took three years to make and was the official selection of seven international film festival such as Santa Fe, Durango, New York, Chicago, and also Montreal’s 23rd Festival International du Film Sur L’Art.

A second documentary, Dream Cages, filmed by Jeff Teitler during the / pandemic, is currently in the works.