The Lady and the Unicorn – Stefan Caltia
Stefan Caltia, “The wood’s unicorn”, 2005
Stefan Caltia is a contemporary Romanian painter, born in Brasov in 1942. At first, I’ve found his paintings strange and unfamiliar but there was something intriguing, something that made me want to rest my eyes on them a little longer. And doing so, I’ve discovered hidden, little wonders, the fantastic creatures found only in the depths of my/our childhood memories, long-lost and forgotten, mingled with realistic, harsh, elements. Most of all, his paintings have a certain peaceful ingenuity that I find so calming and reassuring in these “modern”, hectic times.
Other favorites of mine:
Stefan Caltia, “Flowers in a glass vase”, 2005
Stefan Caltia, “Winter in Transylvania”, 2005
Stefan Caltia, “The Stone Unicorn’s journey”, 2005
If you want to check out more of his paintings, you can do it here, and more about his life and exhibitions, in English, here.
