HISTORY
Dan Crețu is a Romanian artist mostly known for his pop-digital collages. In an era of Social Media consumption, Dan Crețu is one of the most creative and prolific sources of a new type of art that combines existing works and information, delivering a new striking message to his audience. He has conquered Social Media platforms one by one and is right now an Instagram phenomenon. His fresh unique style is influencing an huge number of artists.
ROMANIAN DESIGN WEEK APPEARANCES
2016 // BLOCK FOR DRAWING (DAN CREȚU & LAURA LEONTE)
Context: In May 2015, a graphical interpretation of the biblical scene of Saint George slaying the dragon becomes news after it is wiped off the wall it occupied only days after its completion.
The reason why the work has been covered was intensely debated being considered an attack to the liberty of expression.
Profoundly involved in the event, artist Dan Crețu conceives the sketchbook "Block for Drawing" and picks CompulsiveDrawer - the community of free drawers - as partner in producing the object. The sketchbook and its blank sheets have the form of the wiped off wall which became a symbol of the freedom of expression. This way the artist using the sketchbook is even more aware of the importance of the artistic act they develop.
Dan Crețu is a Romanian artist mostly known for his pop-digital collages. In an era of Social Media consumption, Dan Crețu is one of the most creative and prolific sources of a new type of art that combines existing works and information, delivering a new striking message to his audience. He has conquered Social Media platforms one by one and is right now an Instagram phenomenon. His fresh unique style is influencing an huge number of artists.
ROMANIAN DESIGN WEEK APPEARANCES
2016 // BLOCK FOR DRAWING (DAN CREȚU & LAURA LEONTE)
Context: In May 2015, a graphical interpretation of the biblical scene of Saint George slaying the dragon becomes news after it is wiped off the wall it occupied only days after its completion.
The reason why the work has been covered was intensely debated being considered an attack to the liberty of expression.
Profoundly involved in the event, artist Dan Crețu conceives the sketchbook "Block for Drawing" and picks CompulsiveDrawer - the community of free drawers - as partner in producing the object. The sketchbook and its blank sheets have the form of the wiped off wall which became a symbol of the freedom of expression. This way the artist using the sketchbook is even more aware of the importance of the artistic act they develop.
