Rebirth

Bianca Mierlea

At once contemplative yet assertive, plant-like yet bodily, Bianca Mierlea’s paintings invite us in. Heavily stylised, we are aware that we are looking at a representation of reality rather than reality. It is this that makes the paintings so strange, so engaging. Mierlea speaks of the paintings having a ‘transformative energy’. This is quickly apparent, with the paintings engaging in a sort of associative gameplay. Too abstract to be illustrative, the spiritual nature of the paintings helps to guide us. Petals transform into bodily parts, flowing lines turn to fluid. As viewers, we are left with a space to think, to imagine, to dream.