Mug With Anemones 

Dumitru Ghiatza created this oil painting, Mug With Anemones, capturing a moment of vibrant, expressive color. The immediate impression is one of texture: the canvas is alive with thick, gestural brushstrokes that articulate not just color, but also a tactile sense of the objects depicted. Ghiatza’s approach challenges traditional representation. The semiotic weight of the flowers as symbols of beauty is almost secondary to the act of painting itself. Colors blend and blur, suggesting a fluid boundary between the objects and their environment. The composition, while seemingly straightforward, disrupts any fixed meaning, presenting a world in constant flux. Consider the way the flowers emerge from the darkness, how light and shadow play across their surfaces, and how this creates a tension between visibility and concealment. The painting becomes an exploration of perception, reminding us that what we see is always mediated by the act of seeing itself.