{"id":447062,"date":"2019-04-11T14:34:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T14:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=447062"},"modified":"2019-04-11T14:40:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T14:40:46","slug":"stories-diaspora-constantin-botezat-young-artist-moldova-gathered-experience-5-different-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/stories-diaspora-constantin-botezat-young-artist-moldova-gathered-experience-5-different-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories from diaspora \/\/ Constantin Botezat \u2013 the young artist from Moldova who gathered his experience in 5 different countries"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 5<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Constantin Botezat is a talented artist who comes from the Republic of Moldova. Generating harmony between painting and graphic design is a part of his daily work. His works were exhibited in London, New York, Los Angeles and even Hollywood. He accepted to tell us his story.<\/p>\n

About his first art \u2018manifesto\u2019<\/h3>\n

Since his childhood, Constantin has been passioned by art in all its different shapes and forms. He was lucky to have parents that noticed his excitement and contributed to its development. Consequently, Constantin became a student at the Igor Vieru Academic School of Fine Arts in Chi\u0219in\u0103u. Still, there is one more decisive element besides his passion and the parents\u2019 support \u2013 the mentorship provided by his teachers. \u201cThe greatest influence was exercised by my school teachers who had a great impact on my life,\u201d<\/em> says Constantin.<\/p>\n

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His first exhibition took place at the “T\u00e2rgu Mure\u0219” Library from Chi\u0219in\u0103u.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI was a 15 years old teenager at that time, with a strong desire to express myself but, at the same time, a little unconfident because of the society and the surrounding atmosphere.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Since that moment, Constantin changed a lot. Today, he is a perseverant, determined, talented, bold and, what is more important, a self-reliant artist who knows for sure that hard work results in desires and dreams fulfillment.<\/p>\n

After high school, he studied Design and Applied Arts at the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca and Graphic Design at the Academy of Art in Bari. Constantin gathered his first experience while collaborating with a contemporary art gallery in Cluj-Napoca. Afterwards, he did some internships in Lisbon and London. \u201cI am enormously grateful that I had the chance to study in all these cities. In all of them I managed to make wonderful friends and to learn about a very exciting world that inspired me to continue this path. In every city I started everything from the scratch.\u201d<\/em> Constantin plans to write a book one day about all the cultural amalgam experienced during the past four years of his life.<\/p>\n

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About art creation and expression<\/h3>\n

\u201cFor me, painting and graphic design enter into a dialogue. I think both are based on the same principles.\u201d<\/em> At present, Constantin is doing an internship as a graphic art designer at a British magazine and, in parallel, organizes his own art exhibitions in London. One of his goals is to become an art manager and coordinate a team of artists \u201cwho will bring a fresh view into the art world,\u201d <\/em>as he states.<\/em><\/p>\n

He has a busy schedule, but all his work culminates with wonderful results. \u201cUp till now, I managed to organize 38 national and international exhibitions. The purpose of these exhibitions was actually to promote the image of the Romanian people, traditions and culture,\u201d<\/em> highlights Constantin. Recently, Constantin opened his exposition called \u201cThe spirit of the Bessarabian landscape\u201d<\/strong> which was a part of an event organized by the EBRD cultural program and the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in the UK.<\/p>\n

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2016 was a special year for Constantin. His paintings were exhibited in the USA. \u201cI always wanted to create transoceanic exhibitions and art projects. As I had this opportunity to go to the US, I started to create a series of works that I have presented at several exhibitions.\u201d<\/em> The first event took place at the Alpine Art Gallery in Salt Lake City, Utah, followed by a Hollywood event at the Zen Art Gallery and the third event was organized at the Hive Gallery in Los Angeles. During all this time, Constantin had the support of his American and Romanian friends, for which he is extremely grateful.<\/p>\n

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Constantin Botezat and his friend Carson Mcallister, who helped him to organize the exhibitions in the USA<\/p><\/div>\n

That was only the beginning. \u201cThese events certainly made me much more self-confident and determined to create more. I realised that everything is in our hands and anyone is able to create whatever he wants regardless of nationality, religion, or gender.\u201d<\/em> Next, international exhibitions were organised by Constantin in New York, Lisbon and London.<\/p>\n

All these public presentations represent for him a possibility to have a direct contact with the public who is interested in artistic values and searches for inspiration, according to the young painter. This year, Constantin was able to participate in 3 group exhibitions, all of which took place in London at the Espacio Gallery.<\/p>\n

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Nowadays, Constantin lives and works in London, which he considers a great city with lots of opportunities. \u201cThrough the magazine I work at, I had the chance to meet many personalities from cinematography, fashion, painting. I managed to attend film festivals and premieres. Also, I managed to meet international actors, to go to London Fashion Week and take pictures of new collections. Still, I think London is just one chapter of my activity, the most interesting is yet to come,\u201d<\/em> says Constantin.<\/p>\n

Our protagonist is an artist with pragmatic views. He sees the creation process as an instinctive one: \u201cI think most artists feel when a work is completed.\u201d<\/em> At the same time, he tries to be well-organized, while being guided by his goals: \u201cI think in this way I become more motivated to get the things done and to reach the desired result.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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About the young generation of artists from Moldova<\/h3>\n

Constantin expressed his hope for a better future for his homeland \u2013 Moldova, through implementing correct reforms. He says that anyone who wants it, should have the possibility to leave. However, it is important to not forget where you started from and to come back, eventually.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cCertainly, many students at arts in the Republic of Moldova dream to continue their studies abroad and I think that is a beautiful purpose. I would love to know that more and more people receive the opportunity to study and travel around the world, as these experiences help to see the world with new eyes and, on the other hand, to cherish the things that have already been achieved.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Constantin thinks that the young artists from Moldova are very talented and have a tremendous potential. \u201cThe most important thing for them is to be self-reliant and to get support from their parents. It is important to invest in the education of new generations because they represent the future of our country,\u201d<\/em> states Constantin.<\/p>\n\n\t\t