BIOGRAPHY
Vasile Stefanoiu, a Romanian sculptor, believes art must convey a message and sees sculpture as a restorative force.
He creates sustainable circular art using recycled and reused resources.
The contemporaneity of his sculpture consists in the possibility of telling new messages with established techniques, moving from form to content, becoming an ideational art in which the concept takes precedence.
His sculptures are dynamic, the theme of movement has appeared repeatedly in his recent works.
In some of his sculptures, he brings back legends from Greek mythology and places them in different contexts, to create a new way of seeing in modern times.
His recent works show the impact of digital acceleration on humanity, questioning whether it advances or limits creativity.
His sculptures occupy a unique niche within contemporary art, one that pays homage to the technical mastery and thematic depth of the old masters while simultaneously engaging with the challenges and dichotomies of the modern era.
His nuanced approach to form and content places him among those contemporary artists who seek to reconcile the digital age's fast-paced innovation with the contemplative rhythm of classical art.
SOCIAL MEDIA
PUBLICATIONS
- Published in "55 Artists to Discover" Edition 2024, by @florence_contemporary_gallery
- Contemporary Art Curator Magazine proudly presents "2025 Visionaries: Artists Shaping The Future";
- “Future of Art Global Masterpiece Award”, by Contemporary Art Curator Magazine;
- Catalog of the XIV Biennial of Art from Florence - Italy from 2023;
- The art magazine "Contemporary Celebrity Masters", number 5 of 2023, published two of my sculpture “Prayer”, sculpture that can also be found in the Catalog dedicated to the Sanremo Bienale 2023;
- Catalog "Concept - Group Exhibition", art competition at Florence Contemporary Gallery in London, UK published my sculpture "Prayer" and 3 more artworks from my portfolio, full details, contacts, a small bio/statement;
- The art magazine "Contemporary Celebrity Masters", number 4 of 2023, published two of my sculptures: "Arachne - metamorphosis" and "From creative Orpheus to contemporary man", sculpture that can also be found in the Catalog dedicated to the "International Prize MICHELANGELO The Genius of Italy".
- The sculpture "Icarus - the dream of freedom" won the "New Online Artist Contest on Artavita! World Wide Art Magazine" at the Artavita Gallery in Santa Barbara, California - USA. This work was published in issue 12 of World Wide Art magazine.
World Wide Art Magazine is published only online and is sent free to 235,000 readers, among whom are 30,000 gallery owners, 125,000 art fans, 8,500 art dealers, 45,000 art collectors and 20,000 art organizations. - The prestigious art magazine "CONTEMPORARY CELEBRITY MASTERS" volume 3 2023 presented the sculpture "Icarus the dream of freedom". The official presentation of the award took place on May 18, 2023 in beautiful Venice;
- A page into the art book CONTEMPORARY Celebrity Masters, Vol. II in the section dedicated to the “International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci”;
- A page into the official catalog of the event “International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci”;
- The prestigious art book "International Contemporary Masters" Volume 15, published by World Wide Art Books, in which the image of my sculpture "Orpheus and Eurydice" appeared on a single page (3rd prize at the Artavita competition in Santa Barbara, California). - USA in the "Artist of the Year 2022" competition) and a short biography in July 2023.
- My name was published in the Art in America Annual Guide 2022.
- Catalog of the smart online group exhibition "Emptiness 2022", from Toronto - Canada, with my marble sculpture "Orpheus and Eurydice" on page 39. The catalog benefits from active links and QRs for each artist and an A4 page of color art. https://www.exhibizone.com/p/emptiness2022.html?TP=catalogue;
- Catalog Gallerium -Toronto Canada, “NUDUS 2022”, with my marble sculpture “Pygmalion & Galateea – metamorphosis” on page 39;
- Exhibition Grand Prize Catalog (EGYPT) 2022, from Toronto - Canada, with my sculpture "Arachne metamorphosis".
- Official catalog of the exhibition “Reminiscences” launched by Florence Contemporary Gallery in London, UK in June 2022.
- Catalog of the XIII Biennial of Art from Florence - Italy from 2021;
- King House Art Magazine in Stratford, UK, published my marble sculpture "Pygmalion and Galatea - metamorphosis" in 2021;
- King House Art Magazine in Stratford, UK, published my wooden sculpture "Pandemic Memories" in 2020;
LATEST EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2025
- Golden Duck Gallery Budapest, selected winner of the Winds of Change competition, with a physical exhibition from September 2 - 27, 2025;
- Prahova International Biennial 2025 - Mystique Gallery, September 25, 2025 – October 30, 2025;
- Exhibition at the Buzau Art Galleries, Romania, September 20 - October 19, 2025;
- Participation in the sixth edition of the International Visual Arts Competition, in the “Sculpture” section, Festival 4 Arts Snagov Romania, 1st special prize, in June 2025;
- Personal sculpture exhibition on 67 sqm at Mobu Art Bucharest, an international art fair at the Romexpo Central Pavilion between May 27 - June 01, 2025;
- Personal sculpture exhibition at the Buzau County Museum, 25 sculptures in marble, wood and stainless steel, March - April 2025;
- Group exhibition at the I.C. Bratianu Buzau Cultural Center, April - May 2025;
2024
- 5th International Art Biennale in Barcelona at MEAM (European Museum of Modern Art of Barcelona), 25 to 27 October, 2024;
- "Biennial of Creativity" in Ferrara - Italy, from 16 to 20 November 2024;
- MoBu Art, at Romexpo in Bucharest, a large-scale exhibition in Romania, which I participated in between May 29 and June 2, 2024, with 20 sculptures;
- The PHOENIX International Prize for visual arts, in Venice on June 12, 2024 and was published in the art magazine CONTEMPORARY CELEBRITY MASTERS, vol. 3 - 2024;
- "The Best Contemporary Masters 2024" award, for the "Sculpture" category;
- "International BOTTICELLI Award" in January 2024 in Florence.
2023
- Art and Design Biennale in Florence, Italy;
- Art and Design Biennale in Sanremo, Italy;
- Prize “Career Art Award 2023” in Sanremo, Italy;
- “International Prize Michelangelo The Genius of Italy” in Rome 2023;
- Prize “The STARS OF ART AND MARKET”, in Rome 2023;
- Prize"TOP ARTISTS - The Protagonists of Contemporary Art" award, in Venice, Italy;.
- Prize “International Prize Leonardo Da Vinci” - Milan Italy, awarded on April 05th, 2023at the National Museum of Science and Technology "Leonardo da Vinci"
- "Honorable Mention" for my painting "Static Nature", in the art contest "5th STILL LIFE International Juried Art Competition" at the TERAVARNA ART GALLERY in Los Angeles;
- My sculpture "Orpheus and Eurydice" was selected and exhibited at the New York Artbox Expo, 345 Broome Street, NY 10013, from April 17 to April 26, 2023.
- SOLO online exhibition on the ART UpCLOSE platform https://www.artupclose.com/ from New York presents 12 images of artworks selected by ARTIFACT NEW YORK Gallery https://www.artupclose.com/vasile-stefanoiu;
- Artifact Gallery, online Exhibit at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair SOUTHAMPTON FAIRGROUNDS in NewYork July 13-16, 2023;
- My sculpture "Shadow of Orpheus and Eurydice" was awarded at the international online competition "Dali's Mustache" (Spain);
- "TALENT PRIZE AWARD" for sculpture "Emotions" was awarded the in the "9th ABSTRACT" art competition of TERAVARNA ART GALLERY in Los Angeles, California.
- The International online group exhibition "Emotions 2023" at Gallerium Art in Toronto Canada selected and presented my sculptures "Emotions", "Water and fire" and "Pygmalion & Galatea" between July 25, 2023 and September 25, 2023.
- "Artist of the Year 2022" at Artavita Gallery competition in Santa Barbara, California - USA for my sculpture "Orpheus and Eurydice", https://www.artavita.com/virtual_exhibitions/1242;
- My sculptures: "Lesson about the cube", "Contemporary man" and "Orpheus alone" were exhibited at smart gallery ART LAB/Los Angeles from 16.01 to 31.01. 2023.
- "Honorable Mention" in the juried art competition "3rd WATER" of the ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL GALLERY for the sculpture "Hydroerosion" and the painting "Magic Mirror of Water", exhibited from January 5 to 31, 2023 in Los Angeles;
- My artwork called "Water and Fire" has been selected and presented at the exhibition "AQUA 2022", organized by Exhibizone from Toronto, Canada and powered by @Biafarin platform, exhibition: 20 January 2023 To:20 February 2023.
- The sculpture "Orpheus and Eurydice - 2021", marble, was selected and presented in the intelligent online group exhibition "Emptiness - 2022" on the Exhibitions in Ontario - CANADA platform from Dec. 10, 2022 - Jan. 10, 2023.
2022
- "Honorable Mention" in the "6th OPEN-International Juried Art Competition" of TERAVARNA GALLERY in Los Angeles, for my works "Eclipsa" and "Contemporary Man"
- My sculpture " Fascination" was awarded at the international online competition "Dali's Mustache" (Spain).
- “HONORABLE MENTION AWARD” in the "5th PORTRAIT" art competition of TERAVARNA GALLERY in Los Angeles;
- TALENT PRIZE AWARD in ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL GALLERY's from Los Angeles – SUA, , to “4th FIGURATIVE” art competition;
- My sculpture "Arachne - metamorphosis" at the group exhibition organized by Exhibitone in Toronto, Canada and powered by the @Biafarin platform between September 15, 2022 and November 15, 2022;
- The international online group exhibition “NUDUS 2022”, from August 10 to September 10, 2022, organized by Gallerium, Toronto, Canada with the sculpture "Pigmalion & Galatea - metamorphosis"
- SoloS exhibition with 12 sculptures under the name "Metamorphoses", in the period: Sunday, July 10, 2022 until Wednesday, August 10, 2022. The exhibition is organized by Exhibizone and powered by the @Biafarin platform in the city of Toronto in Canada.
- I was selected to be presented in the intelligent online group exhibition that will take place on the platform Exhibitions in Ontario - CANADA from June 20, 2022 to July 31, 2022 with my work “Icarus - the dream of freedom”, marble, via Biafarin portal.
- . Online exhibition at the Florence Contemporary Gallery in London in June 2022 with the theme 'Reminiscences';
- I was selected to participate with three sculptures at the Biennial Artbox Expo Tana Art Space Fondamenta Venezia, between May 1 and May 31, 2022.
- “First prize (gold medal)” awarded by an international jury in the international online competition "Dali's Mustache" (Spain) for my sculpture “Orpheus and Eurydice".
- “Awarded to The Michelangelo’s Brush Competition”;
- “Awarded Artist Certificate finalists” in the latest Artavita contest (from Santa Barbara – California - SUA).
2021
Art and Design Biennale in Florence, Italy. I participated with three sculptures (Arachne - metamorphosis, Pygmalion & Galateea - metamorphosis and Prayer) at the Florence Biennale, with the theme “Eternal Feminine | Eternal Change. Concepts of Femininity in Contemporary Art and Design ”, which took place between 23 and 31 October 2021 at Fortezza da Basso;
- ARTBOX.PROJECT World 1.0 exhibited 5 of my sculptures on the ARTBOX.GALLERY screens in Zurich - June 30 ,2021
- I was selected to participate with 3 sculptures in the contemporary art competition organized by the Pinacoteca Luxemburg Art Prize in 2020 and 2021;
- I was selected to participate with 3 sculptures in the contemporary art competition organized by the King House Gallery in Stratford, United Kingdom in 2020.
- King House Art Magazine in Stratford, UK, published my wooden sculpture "Pandemic Memories".
With him statement statement
"I am one of those sculptors who insist on making art in the traditional way, but without rejecting contemporary trends.
Therefore, it is a total pleasure to create without putting in it the will to succeed, only to have fun, to be understood, to reach out to others to share my love of art, the one that shaped me personality since childhood.
I like to create a personal style that can be unique to my art and personality.
All my subjects convey the same message: harmony for humanity through the fusion of opposing principles.
My working technique is direct carving with traditional tools, chisels, drills and abrasives that I use manually and where every chisel blow is final.
I sculpt on all sides in the "Ronde-bosse" system because it can be seen all around.
In the last works I focus my message on the new language of the human body in relation to the dynamism propagated by digital technology that shaped its behavior. Human creativity seems abandoned in favor of accessing the creativity offered by digital technology.
In the contemporary era, the way we see and perceive art and things around us has changed almost exclusively through the phone or other internet-connected devices.
Marble, stone and wood is the most beautiful materials, nature itself and speaks to me".
