Sergiu Toma (born 1987, Baia-Mare, Romania) lives and works in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He belongs to a younger generation of Fabrica Pensule in Cluj-Napoca, whose style is characterized by a dark, gloomy palette and a loose application of paint. Toma’s research moves from the micro-universe of his homely environment aiming to explore new uncharted territories. Inspired by Renaissance and Baroque aesthetics, Toma mixes his childhood and nostalgic reminiscences of his past with ancient painting techniques and references dating back to the XVII century, producing then a surrealist reality with illogical and startling effects. The result is an eclectic assemblage where the traditional Romanian interiors turn into a new metaphysical landscape.

→ download full CV