Romanian artist Darius Hulea uses iron, stainless steel, copper and brass wires as his tools. In his work he creates three dimensional sculptures that combines elements of both contemporary and classical art. Most of his creations makes recognizable portraits of famous Romanian historical figures.
“I discovered during my second year of college that the great artists of modern history used the principle of drawing in space or drawing the space through different metallic structures,” Hulea shared with My Modern Met. “Some, like Picasso, used recycled materials or, like Calder or David Smith, industrial materials. That moment was the turning point of the sculptures that I am doing now.”
“I hope that people will understand that I do nothing but draw in a new way, in a durable material of the past,” he added. “I can then explore and research, as an artist, mythical, Renaissance, and modern thinking by finding three-dimensional examples that describe us now in a history of the past.”
You can find the sculpture’s work on his Instagram account where he shares his creations.
