Art Show of the Month: Diana Chelaru: In Search of a Better ME

For the month of June, the Piermont Library is pleased to present Diana Chelaru: In Search of a Better ME.   Meet the artist at the Piermont Art Walk on Thursday, June 9th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm.

Diana Chelaru describes the inspiration for the exhibition as follows, “The idea for this show came when I was organizing my artworks in the studio. As I was observing the works I have created so far, I realized that my style has been influenced by a range of artists and art styles. So I have decided that in this show I would exhibit 2 or 3 paintings from my most influential periods.”

Romanian-born painter Diana Chelaru’s paintings are colorful and contemporary interpretations of human emotion. For Chelaru, art is a means of communication. “It is how I express my thoughts, hopes, regrets and joys,” she says. Though she gets great pleasure from applying paint to canvas, it is the expression of emotions that she finds to be most important. Chelaru’s style is influenced by Byzantine mosaics as well as Gustav Klimt’s subject matter and use of decorative patterns within his compositions. Each artwork is created intuitively, resulting in paintings that speak to the soul.