Dumitru Gorzo: Pictodrome

Curated by Silviu Pădurariu.

The Pictodrome exhibition by Dumitru Gorzo highlights several defining aspects of his art. On one hand, from the perspective of the image creator, action and the process of creation play a crucial role in the meaning of his work. On the other hand, from the viewer's perspective, they are challenged to replace the contemplative reception of the surface with a participatory and immersive experience.

In his practice, whether in drawing or painting, action holds as much importance as the final outcome of the work. Dumitru Gorzo has accustomed us to a kind of dual game, where the viewer is subjected to an exercise in diversion, shifting their attention from the artwork itself to the act of creation and vice versa. One could say that what needs to be observed in his artistic approach includes both the finality of new forms and the process through which they come into being.

Within this framework, the artwork loses its autonomy, and the medium loses its purity, departing from the tradition of modernist theory and granting painting and drawing a critical and performative dimension.