• Born in Bucharest, Romania, lives and works in Los Angeles since 1991.
• 35 years of experimenting with different media and being involved in a variety of projects: NanoArt, digital art, murals, acrylic and oil painting, mixed media, faux painting, trompe l’oeil, graphics, animation, web design, logo design, and a backdrop for a TV show.
• Over 20 years of experimenting and perfecting a new art form, NANOART, which reflects the transition from Science to Art through Technology.
• Self-taught artist.
• International and national art exhibitions, awards, commissions, public and private collections.
Awards

March 2006, Los Angeles, California, USA - Winner in the international juried competition TOP 40 at Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts February 2006, London, UK – Diploma of Excellence in the international juried competition REAL-TIME September 2005, Los Angeles, California, USA - Winner in the 2006 Emerging Artist Calendar juried competition August 2005, London, UK - World of Art Award for the Best in Art and Creativity May 2005, Beverly Hills, California, USA - First Place Award in the New Media category at the AFFAIRE IN THE GARDENS art show October 2005, Burbank, California, USA – Honorable Mention - juried competition September 2005, Rome, Italy – Finalist in the DIGITALLY 2005 juried competition May 2005, Santa Monica, California, USA - Honorary Best in Show Award - Backstreet gallery juried competition December 2004, Rome, Italy - Finalist in the BEYOND BOUNDARIES 2004 juried competition

Statement

I create Art from Science using Technology.
My art is a reflection of the technological movement. I consider NanoArt to be a more appealing and effective way to communicate with the general public and to inform people about the new technologies of the 21st Century. NanoArt is intended to make the public aware of Nanotechnology and how will this impact our lives. Nanotechnology deals with the synthesis, manipulation and characterization of matter at the sub-100 nanometers level. Nanotechnology is still an emerging area although commercial products are already on the market. Nanotechnology is a very powerful combination of technologies that could be extremely beneficial or extremely dangerous, including life threatening. I think the best way to keep things under control is Knowledge. Not only governments and military should know about these developments, but the general public at large should be informed. My images being attractive to the public from the esthetic point of view awaken the curiosity of my audience. As a result, people ask questions and have open discussions around these new technologies, and this is good because people will take informed decisions.
I bring the small world in front of my audience through high resolution electron microscope scans of natural micro or nano-structures and nano-sculptures I create by physical or/and chemical processing. I paint and manipulate digitally the monochromatic electron images and print them with archival inks on canvas or fine art paper. This way, the scientific images become artworks and could be showcased for a large audience to educate the public with creative images that are appealing and acceptable.
NanoArt is not Photography. The depth and three dimensions achieved in NanoArt sets this process of electron imaging apart from Photography, where images are created by photons (particles of light) rather than by electrons (electrically charged particles). The electrons penetrate deeper in the structure creating images with more depth, more natural 3D-look than the photographic images. 

Caption for my artworks:

"Leopard in Motion" - The artist created a nanosculpture (sculpture at molecular and atomic levels) by hydrolyzation (chemical process) of a tiny drop of a Titanium organometallic compound and by coating the structure with Gold (by sputtering - physical process) in order to be best visualized with a Scanning Electron Microscope. The monochromatic micrograph has been painted and manipulated digitally and the final image was printed on canvas with archival inks specially formulated to last for a long time.

"Light through a Pinhole 2" - The artist created a nanosculpture (sculpture at molecular and atomic levels) by freezing a tiny drop of colloidal graphite (graphite nanoparticles in a suspension) in Liquid Nitrogen at -196 degrees Celsius. The monochromatic micrograph has been painted and manipulated digitally and the final image was printed on canvas with archival inks specially formulated to last for a long time.

"NanoRGB" - The artist fractured a nanomaterial in Liquid Nitrogen. The fracture surface is visualized with a Scanning Electron Microscope. The monochromatic micrograph has been painted and manipulated digitally and the final image was printed on canvas with archival inks specially formulated to last for a long time.

"NanoCrystals 2" - The artist created a nanosculpture by crystallization of Barium sulfonate on top of a polymer film. The structure was visualized with a Scanning Electron Microscope. The micrograph has been painted and manipulated digitally and the final image was printed on canvas with long-lasting (archival) inks.

"NanoFireball" - The artist created a nanosculpture (sculpture at molecular and atomic levels) by hydrolyzation (chemical process) of a tiny drop of a Titanium organometallic compound and by coating the structure with Gold (by sputtering - physical process) in order to be best visualized with a Scanning Electron Microscope. The monochromatic micrograph has been painted and manipulated digitally and the final image was printed on canvas with archival inks specially formulated to last for a long time.

"Stretching the Limits 2" - The artist created a nanosculpture (sculpture at molecular and atomic levels) by casting a mixture of polymers on glass. The film's surface has been visualized with a Scannning Electron Microscope. The monochromatic micrograph has been painted and manipulated digitally. The final image is printed on canvas with archival inks specially formulated to last for a long time.

"NanoHologram 1" - The artist created a nanosculpture (sculpture at molecular and atomic levels) by freezing a tiny drop of colloidal graphite (graphite nanoparticles in a suspension) in Liquid Nitrogen at -196 degrees Celsius. The monochromatic micrograph has been painted and manipulated digitally and the final image was printed on canvas with archival inks specially formulated to last for a long time.

"Flamingo" - The artist created a nanosculpture by the hydrolyzation of a tiny drop of a Silicon organometallic compound. The structure was coated with Gold and visualized with a scanning electron microscope. The monochromatic scan has been painted digitally. The final image is printed on canvas with archival inks specially formulated to last for a long time.

"In Pieces" - The artist created a nanosculpture (sculpture at molecular and atomic levels) by freezing a tiny drop of colloidal graphite (graphite nanoparticles in a suspension) in Liquid Nitrogen at -196 degrees Celsius. The monochromatic micrograph has been painted and manipulated digitally and the final image was printed on canvas with archival inks specially formulated to last for a long time.

"Sunflower Fragments" - The artist visualized polymer micro-flakes with an electron microscope. The monochromatic scan was painted digitally. The final image is printed on canvas with archival inks.