"Carvivale Di Venezia"
26 x 21
"Concertino II"
30 x 40
"Falling In Love"
20 x 16
"The Wonder Years"
16 x 20
"Thoughts Of An Angel"
19.5 x 15.5
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Alexandru Darida
Gallery One Writer's Square
Paintings Graphics Sculptures
Denver Colorado Art Gallery
- Born in Transylvania, Romania, 1955. Italian father and Romanian mother.
- Studied philosophy and music.
- Went to Ecole de Belle Art, Bucharest, Romania 1968 - 1975 studied the technical skills of painting.
- After Ecole de Belle, became the official painter for former Romanian president Ceausescu.
- Many of Darida's works are in the permanent collection in The National Museum of Art Bucharest, Romania.
- In 1986, Darida escaped to Italy from the tyranny of government restrictions in Romania.
- Received cudos from art critics in Italy and won The Formello-Roma International Prize for Painting in Italy.
- In 1988, final escape to America for freedom of expression to paint.
- Studied at the American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL 1991 - 1992; mastered the contemporary and modern techniques of painting.
- Many of Darida's recent works in America are in the permanent collection in The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
