{"id":6,"date":"2012-11-25T18:54:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-25T18:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ioanaharjoghe.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:42:34","slug":"cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ioanaharjoghe.com\/?page_id=6","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fascinated by the ability of visual metaphors to offer viewers the freedom to discover a personal meaning within a universe of possibilities, I seek in my artistic approach that \u201cplay of images\u201d worth a thousand thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who we are, how we choose, how we think, and how we feel are the questions that guide me in exploring fundamental themes of the human condition, such as identity, freedom, reason, and emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> \u201cWho am I?\u201d<\/em><\/strong> series investigates the complexity of the human being, emphasizing the tension between lucidity and instinct, identity and alienation, fragility and strength, the ephemeral and eternity, faith and doubt, freedom and its illusion.<\/span><\/p>\n

I shape my artistic vision through unexpected associations of characters and objects, rendered in a realistic register, where recognizable forms acquire symbolic meanings and become vehicles for states, questions, or revelations.<\/span><\/p>\n

I work in oil, applying the glazing technique, and I build atmosphere through the play of light and shadow contrasts \u2014 the chiaroscuro emphasizing, on a conceptual level, the tension between the visible and the hidden, between the outer and the inner world. My art seeks to provoke reflection, dialogue, agreement or controversy, inviting the viewer to look beyond appearances.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/span>
\nBorn in Galati, Romania, 1976<\/span><\/p>\n

EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span>
\n1994\u20131999 \u201eGeorge Enescu\u201d National\u00a0University\u00a0of\u00a0Arts – Iasi, Romania. Faculty of Visual Arts and Design \u2013 Degree in Graphics<\/span>
\n1990\u20131994 “Dimitrie Cuclin” Art High School \u2013 Galati, Romania<\/span><\/p>\n

ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE & EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><\/span>
\n2026 \u2013 “Nicolae Tonitza” International Biennale of Contemporary Art<\/em>, The Museum of Collections \u2013 Sturdza House, B\u00e2rlad, Romania<\/span>
\n2026 \u2013 Group Exhibition \u201cConfluen\u021be”, <\/em>\u201cN. Mantu\u201d Art Gallery, Gala\u021bi, Romania<\/span>
\n2025 \u2013 \u201cLascar Vorel\u201d National Biennale of Fine Arts<\/em>, 19th edition, Piatra Neam\u021b Art Museum, Romania<\/span>
\n2021 \u2013 International Exhibition \u201cBalchik \u2013 La recherche du temps perdu\u201d<\/em>, Balchik Art Gallery, Bulgaria<\/span>
\n2015 \u2013\u00a0International Biennale of Art \u201cPerugiana.ro\u201d<\/em>, Perugia, Italy<\/span>
\n2014 \u2013\u00a0International Biennale of Art<\/em>, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria<\/span>
\n2013 \u2013 Group Exhibition\u00a0\u201cColours Symphony \u2013 Orange\u201d<\/em>, Pullman Hotel, World Trade Center, Bucharest, Romania<\/span>
\n2013 \u2013 Group Exhibition\u00a0\u201cThe End of Emotion\u201d<\/em>, Art Gallery, T\u00e2rgu Jiu, Romania<\/span>
\n2013 \u2013 Group Exhibition\u00a0\u201cBalchik \u2013 Without Borders\u201d<\/em>, National Museum of Maps and Old Books, Bucharest, Romania<\/span>
\n2013 \u2013 International Exhibition\u00a0\u201cSymphony in Red\u201d<\/em>, Elite Prof Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania<\/span>
\n2013 \u2013 International Exhibition\u00a0\u201cBalchik \u2013 Without Borders\u201d<\/em>, Balchik Art Gallery, Bulgaria<\/span>
\n2013 \u2013\u00a0\u201cSummer Art Salon\u201d<\/em>, Saint Ink Gallery, Bucharest, Romania<\/span>
\n2013 \u2013\u00a0\u201cSpring Art Salon\u201d<\/em>, Van Gogh Grand Caf\u00e9, Bucharest, Romania<\/span>
\n2013 \u2013 Group Exhibition\u00a0\u201cArt, Creed and Devotion\u201d<\/em>, Casa de Cultur\u0103 a Sindicatelor, T\u00e2rgovi\u0219te, Romania<\/span>
\n2013 \u2013\u00a0National Exhibition \u201cAtitudini Contemporane\u201d<\/em>, 6th edition (12 cities, Romania)<\/span>
\n2012 \u2013 Exhibition\u00a0\u201cWave\u201d<\/em>, Tempo Hotel, Bucharest, Romania<\/span>
\n2012 \u2013 Exhibition\u00a0\u201cLayers\u201d<\/em>, El Greco Hotel, Bucharest, Romania<\/span>
\n2012 \u2013 International Festival\u00a0\u201cArt and Tradition in Europe\u201d<\/em>, 3rd Edition, Ia\u0219i, Romania<\/span>
\n2011 \u2013\u00a0National Exhibition of Contemporary Art<\/em>, R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea, Romania<\/span>
\n2011 \u2013 Group Exhibition,\u00a0\u201cConstantin Br\u00e2ncu\u0219i\u201d Hall<\/em>, The Parliament Palace, Bucharest, Romania<\/span>
\n2011 \u2013 Group Exhibition\u00a0\u201cInterference\u201d<\/em>, \u201cTabiet\u201d Teahouse, Bucharest, Romania<\/span>
\n2010 \u2013 Illustrations for the poetry book\u00a0\u201cChipul L\u0103untric\u201d<\/em>\u00a0by Marcel Harjoghe, Corint Publishing House<\/span>
\n2001 \u2013\u00a0Icon Exhibition<\/em>, World Trade Plaza, Bucharest, Romania<\/span>
\n2000 \u2013\u00a0Children\u2019s book illustrations<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u201cCarols \/ Colinde\u201d<\/em>, Cison Publishing House<\/span>
\n1999 \u2013\u00a0Graduates Exhibition<\/em>, Trianon Gallery, Ia\u0219i, Romania<\/span>
\n1998 \u2013\u00a0Marine Biology Research Station<\/em>, Agigea \u2013 graphic works<\/span>
\n1998 \u2013 Group Exhibition\u00a0\u201cStudent Art\u201d<\/em>, Visual Art Museum, Gala\u021bi, Romania<\/span>
\n1998 \u2013 Group Exhibition\u00a0\u201cPhotographic Art\u201d<\/em>, Trianon Gallery, Ia\u0219i, Romania<\/span>
\n1997 \u2013 Group Exhibition\u00a0\u201cStudent Art\u201d<\/em>, Visual Art Museum, Gala\u021bi, Romania<\/span>
\n1994 \u2013\u00a0Graduates Exhibition<\/em>, \u201cN. Mantu\u201d Art Gallery, Gala\u021bi, Romania<\/span>
\n1993 \u2013 Group Exhibition\u00a0\u201cPeisaj Vr\u00e2ncean\u201d<\/em>, Visual Art Museum, Gala\u021bi, Romania<\/span>
\n1993 \u2013\u00a0Creation Summer Camp<\/em>, Soveja, Romania<\/span>
\n1993 \u2013 Group Exhibition,\u00a0National Art Festival<\/em>, Timi\u0219oara, Romania<\/span>
\n1992 \u2013 Group Exhibition\u00a0\u201cMuguri pe Simeze\u201d<\/em>, \u201cN. Mantu\u201d Art Gallery, Gala\u021bi, Romania<\/span>
\n1992 \u2013\u00a0Creation Summer Camp<\/em>, Buciumeni, Romania<\/span>
\n1992 \u2013 Group Exhibition, \u201cN. Leonard\u201d Musical Theatre, Gala\u021bi, Romania<\/span>
\n1991 \u2013 Cultural exchange between\u00a0\u201cDimitrie Cuclin\u201d Art High School<\/em>, Gala\u021bi, and\u00a0\u201cEgo Bianchi\u201d Art High School<\/em>, Cuneo, Italy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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