Artist Information:
Leyla Munteanu
Lasalle,
Canada
Member Since: Jan 2004
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Artist Statement:
My name is Leyla Aysel
Munteanu. Born in Hunedoara,
Romania in 1967, I moved to
Canada in 1998. I am
essentially a self-taught
artist, claiming this as a
career in 2001.
I learned to draw and paint by
trying to reproduce
Renaissance masters’ artworks,
reading books and studying art
magazines. Now mainly a pastel
artist, my art is the
reflection of everything
interesting around me at a
certain moment in time. I hope
my art reflects the beauty and
feeling of those moments.
About twenty-four years ago, I
received as a gift from my
grandfather a fine Russian
camera. I was so excited by
the opportunity, and I learned
very quickly how to use it,
photographing everything
around me. I soon set up a
dark room and started to
process my own black and white
prints. This is the background
I have in art that lead me to
become a “photo-realistic”
artist. Even now I take
photographs every day; at the
end of a week from 120 photos
taken I’ll end up with perhaps
ten for my persona l
collection and a few more for
reference for my paintings. I
often use photographs in
creating my ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
1980-Visual Art Exhibit
,Hunedoara Romania(Oil
Paintings)
2003-"Purely Pastel 12th
Annual Juried Show ,Saut St
Marie,ON. Canada
2004-"Purely Pastel 13th
Annual Juried Exhibit,
Toronto,ON, Canada
2004- Visual Art Exhibit
,Artspeak Gallery Windsor
Ontario, Canada
(Oil,Pastel,Ceramic,Watercolor)
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2004-Celebrating
Diversity,Group show,
Renaissance Gallery,...
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Leyla Munteanu's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Leyla Munteanu's Portfolio. Browse Munteanu's body of work: My name is Leyla Aysel Munteanu. Born in Hunedoara, Romania in 1967, I moved to Canada in 1998. I am essentially a self-taught artist, claiming this as a career in 2001.
I learned to draw and paint by trying to reproduce Renaissance masters’ artworks, reading books and studying art magazines. Now mainly a pastel artist, my art is the reflection of everything interesting around me at a certain moment in time. I hope my art reflects the beauty and feeling of those moments.
About twenty-four years ago, I received as a gift from my grandfather a fine Russian ... |
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The Morning tea, 2006
Watercolor,
14 x 11 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 600
€: 383
UK £: 297
¥en: 59595
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Abstract no3, 2006
Monoprint,
11 x 16 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 400
€: 255
UK £: 198
¥en: 39730
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Decorative bottles, 2005
Pastel,
16 x 20 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 600
€: 383
UK £: 297
¥en: 59595
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Freedom, 2006
Lithograph - Open Edition,
24 x 18 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 600
€: 383
UK £: 297
¥en: 59595
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Empty, 2006
Monoprint,
10 x 14 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 400
€: 255
UK £: 198
¥en: 39730
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Door knob, 2005
Pastel,
16 x 20 X 1 inches
Not for Sale
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