SERBANESCU ART

On the Edge marks the beginning of my artistic path. Created almost entirely in oil on canvas, with a small number of acrylic works, the collection moves freely between styles — from impressionism and realism to rococo — and spans landscapes, portraits, and reinterpretations of well-known artworks. First exhibited in Constanța, the collection reflects a period of exploration and openness. Over time, the history of many works has been lost; only a few pieces — The Storm, Iarna pe Uliță, and The Jar — remain in the artist’s possession.

The Storm (a Guardi tribute), 1992
(70x100cm, oil on canvas)

The Storm began from a small black-and-white postcard after Francesco Guardi. I kept the original composition, but allowed color, light, and weather to transform it into something personal. The storm was my way of stepping inside the image — not to recreate Venice as it was, but as it felt: suspended, restless, on the verge of change.

Winter on the Lane, 1992
(21x30cm, acrylic on paper)

Winter on the Lane (Iarna pe Uliță) grew out of my early encounter with the poem by George Coșbuc. Painted in acrylic on paper, the work is less about describing a place and more about recalling a feeling — the quiet of winter, the simplicity of a rural path, and the distant warmth of childhood memory. The loose, impressionistic strokes were my way of holding on to that stillness

The Jar, 1992
(35x27cm, oil on canvas)

The Jar with Roses was an early experiment with weight and presence. I built the flowers in thick layers of paint, letting them feel almost sculpted, while the jar was left suspended — without a surface, without gravity. It was my way of loosening the rules of still life and allowing the image to exist in a quieter, more intuitive space.