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Măriuca Oteteleșanu (b. 1949, Bucharest) is a prominent Romanian visual artist and a member of the Union of Fine Artists of Romania. A graduate of the "Nicolae Grigorescu" Institute of Fine Arts (1976), her career spans over four decades, ranging from costume design for cinema to painting and graphics. As the granddaughter of the celebrated painter Ottilia Michail-Oteteleșanu, Măriuca carries forward a prestigious artistic lineage, blending classical rigor with a vibrant, personal contemporary vision. Her work has been showcased in over 18 solo exhibitions and numerous group shows across Romania.
"My art is an exploration of the harmony between inherited tradition and personal emotion. Whether through landscape, portraiture, or still life, I aim to capture the ephemeral light that defines a moment. For me, painting is a continuous dialogue with the past—not as a repetition, but as a living evolution of form and color that seeks to rediscover the poetic essence of the surrounding world."
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