Grânar 

Octav Angheluta created ‘Grânar’ using oil paint on canvas, a technique with a long and rich history. But here, it's not the fine art tradition that's most important. Instead, it’s the subject: a grain elevator, a monument to industrial agriculture. Look at how the rough brushstrokes capture the imposing scale of the structure, its sharp angles softened by the artist's hand. The colors are muted, earthy – reflecting the landscape it dominates. Angheluta doesn't shy away from depicting the stark reality of the industrial age. The painting acknowledges the labor and infrastructure required to feed a growing population, but does so without romanticizing it. ‘Grânar’ is not just a landscape, but a social document, reflecting the changing relationship between humanity and the land. By focusing on the material reality of both the subject and the medium, we see how Angheluta blurs the lines between observation and commentary, between fine art and the everyday world.