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"...artists face a fundamental hurdle" trying to represent "the molecular landscapes of various materials, where features are measured in nanometers... For abstractionists like Mr. Orfescu though, such limitations are simply invitations to let color and shape-shifting run wild." (The New York Times)
"Artist and scientist Cris Orfescu manipulates chemicals and creates nano-sculptures, which he then blows up into large artworks with an electron scanning microscope." (The Wall Street Journal)
Cris Orfescu was born in Bucharest, Romania, and lives and works in Los Angeles since 1991. He is a self-taught artist and also a degreed scientist who is experimenting for over 40 years with different media and art forms including digital art, murals, acrylic and oil painting, mixed media, faux painting, trompe l’oeil, collage, graphics, animation, web design, video, multimedia.
For more than 25 years he is experimenting and perfecting a new art form, NanoArt, which reflects the transition from Science to Art through Technology.
"Shouting their presence in loud shades of red, blue and yellow, artist and scientist Cris Orfescu's images look first like abstract pieces. The colorful curves, angular lines and sudden bursts that command the canvases appear to be the fantastical expression of the artist's whim and creative taste...Orfescu's partner in the exhibit, photographer Rick Chinelli, said "personally, I think that Cris works on another level both physically and mentally." (Pasadena Star News)
Orfescu was showing internationally his awarded works in USA, Italy, France, Finland, Korea, UK, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Colombia, Greece in numerous solo and group exhibitions. His art was commissioned for public and private collectors.
"Cris Orfescu lives in a fun universe, populated by phantasmagoric creatures which one would say come from another planet... In his studio-lab he is having a good time sculpting the imperceptible." (translated from the French magazine Stuff)
Awards
March 2006, Los Angeles, USA - Winner in the international juried competition TOP 40 at Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts February 2006, London, UK – Diploma of Excellence in the international juried competition REAL-TIME September 2005, Los Angeles, USA - Winner in the 2006 Emerging Artist Calendar juried competition August 2005, London, UK - World of Art Award for the Best in Art and Creativity May 2005, Beverly Hills, USA - First Place Award in the New Media category at the AFFAIRE IN THE GARDENS art show October 2005, Burbank, USA – Honorable Mention - juried competition September 2005, Rome, Italy – Finalist in the DIGITALLY 2005 juried competition May 2005, Santa Monica, USA - Honorary Best in Show Award - Backstreet gallery juried competition December 2004, Rome, Italy - Finalist in the BEYOND BOUNDARIES 2004 juried competition
Selected Exhibitions
April, 2011, Beacon, New York, USA – bau76 Group Show November, 2010, Tel Aviv, Israel – GUEST ARTIST - NanoArt Exhibition at NanoIsrael 2010 September-October, 2010, San Sebastian, Spain – NanoArt21 Exhibition at PASSION FOR KNOWLEDGE Festival May 2010, Los Angeles, USA – NANOART AND FASHION – EM&Co Gallery March–April, 2010, Torrance, USA – CULTURES AND SUBCULTURES – El Camino College June 2009, Prague, Czech Republic – NanoArt21 Exhibition at EURONANOFORUM – Prague Congress Centre March-April 2009, San Diego, USA – NANOART SOLO SHOW – San Diego Science Festival November 2008, Stuttgart, Germany – THE 2nd INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NANOART – NAHVISION Institute for International Culture Exchange, artist and show curator October 2008, Oviedo, Spain – NANOART SOLO SHOW – PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARDS November-December 2008, Torrance, USA – ENERGETIC LIGHT – El Camino College June 2008, San Diego, USA – NANOART MULTIMEDIA SHOW – 2008 BIO International Convention April-May 2008, Boston, USA – NANOART SLIDE SHOW – Boston Museum of Science, Cambridge Science Festival April 2008, Boston, USA – 45ft x 30ft DIGITAL MURAL – WGBH TV Station March 2008, Florence, Italy – SCIENZA ED ARTE – University of Florence December 2007, La Jolla, USA – NANOART EXTRAVAGANZA – Nano Tumor Center, University of San Diego November 2007, New Jersey, USA - EYE TRICKS - Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University September-October 2007, Paris, France – OPEN ART 2007 – Villepinte Espace V Gallery September-October 2007, Paris, France – OPEN ART 2007 – Atelier Grognard Gallery, Rueil-Malmaison September 2007, Los Angeles, USA - ASTO INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL – ASTO Museum of Art July 2007, Madrid, Spain – VIRTUAL SOLO SHOW - Espacio Kubiko Gallery May 2007, Kotka, Finland – THE 1st INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NANOART – Kotka Photographic Center, show curator May 2007, Seoul, Korea - ASTO INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL – National Assembly Library of Korea May 2007, Kotka, Finland – NANOART SOLO SHOW – Kotka Photographic Center April 2007, Seoul, Korea - 2007 GWANGWHAMOON INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL – Seojong Center February-March 2007, Long Beach, USA - 1st LA INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL 2007 November 2006, Dublin, Republic of Ireland - ART IRELAND November-December 2006, Los Angeles, USA - FIGURE IT OUT - jFerrari Gallery November-December 2006, San Diego, USA - FEATURED ARTIST - Studio 246 Gallery October-November 2006, Chania, Greece – THE 4th INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL CHANIA 2006 April-July 2006, San Pedro, USA – ON SITE AT THE GATE 2006, juried exhibition, Angels Gate Gallery April-June 2006, San Diego, USA – 2006 INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL EXHIBITION, sponsored by SONY at the Museum of the Living Artist April 2006, Manizales, Colombia – THE 5th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE IMAGE - Caldas University April 2006, Anchorage, USA – SOFTCOPY - Kimura Gallery, University of Alaska March 2006, Los Angeles, USA – TOP 40 - juried exhibition, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art February 2006, Los Angeles, USA – GROUP SHOW - Infusion Gallery January-February 2006, Murfreesboro, USA - 12 X 12, A NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION OF SMALL SCALE WORKS OF ART – Todd Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University December 2005, Florence, Italy - THE 5th INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART - Fortezza da Basso December 2005, Miami, USA - MASTERS MYSTERY ART SHOW 2005 September 2005 – March 2006, Binghamton, USA - THE 15th INTERNATIONAL MINI PRINT EXPO - Roberson Museum and Science Center October 2005, Beverly Hills, USA - AFFAIRE IN THE GARDENS October 2005, Burbank, USA – LEARNING AND PRODUCT EXPO: ART - Hilton Airport and Convention Center September-October 2005, Los Angeles, USA - SNAP TO GRID - Los Angeles Center for Digital Art August-September 2005, Pomona, USA - THE 2nd LATINO ART BIENNALE - Museum of Latino Art July 2005, Las Vegas, USA - WORLD MARKET CENTER DEBUT - Las Vegas Convention Center June - July 2005, Hermosa Beach, USA - HERMOSA BEACH ART WALK June 2005, Los Angeles, USA - Bank of America Plaza May 2005, Beverly Hills, USA - AFFAIRE IN THE GARDENS May 2005, Santa Monica, USA – Santa Monica Civic Auditorium April 2005, Los Angeles, USA - NANOART AND PHOTOGRAPHY - La Casa Gallery February 2005, North Hollywood, USA - TWO MEN SHOW November 2004, Los Angeles, USA – NANOART 2004 SOLO SHOW - La Casa Gallery
Commissions and Personal Collections
- Governor Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana
- Chaya Horrowitz, Manhattan Beach, California
- Julian Kovacs, Toluca Lake, California
- Dr. Raffaele La Ferla, Redondo Beach, California
- Dr. Larissa Malinovskaya, Torrance, California
- Van and Jerry Callaghan, Redondo Beach, California
- Judy and Carey Gordon, Los Angeles, California
- Flora and Felipe Bautista, Los Angeles, California
- Heather Cassano, Rancho Palos Verdes, California
- Michael Koenig, Santa Monica, California
Public or Institutional Collections
- A.P.Smiley & Sons, Los Angeles, California
- La Casa Decor, Los Angeles, California
- South End Racquet and Tennis Club, Torrance, California
- Caleb Technology Corporation, Torrance, California
- Growing Garden School, Redondo Beach, California
- Papadatos S. A. Tourism - Hotels, Heraklion, Greece
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