Sculptor Cristian Orza was born in Cluj in 1967, where he works and lives. He graduated from the Cluj Academy of Visual Arts in 1997. Later, during an internship in the UK, in Oxford, Hereford and Gloucester, he specialized in the restoration and preservation of historical sites. He is a member of the Romanian Union of Professional Artists (UAP). He has had numerous shows and many of his works are in prestigious private collections in Romania, Germany,Italy, UK, USA, Australia.
“I am often asked where I draw my inspiration from. The answer is always the same: nature’s diversity, its endless abundance. It’s also nature, in its generosity, that offers me the most precious gifts for a sculptor’s soul: wood, stone, bronze, metals, glass or terracotta. It’s only up to me to give life to these offerings. I also sometimes collect from bins stuff that has been discarded by humans. I take that and give it a new life: this is how I transform a useless, ugly thing into something of value, by giving it a spiritual shape, by turning it into a new concept, aspiration or attitude. Spiritually, I am activated by the Christian root of existence and I often use biblical suggestions in my sculptures.”. Cristian Orza
CRISTIAN ORZA, SHOWS:
- Group Show at the UAP Galleries, Cluj, Romania. Editions: 1993, 1994,1995
- Group Show, Hereford, UK, 1999
- Arad Biennale of visual arts, Arad, Romania, 2000
- Group Show, Conference of Business People, Cluj, Romania, 2001
- Group Show, “The Art Salon”, UAP Gallery, Cluj, Romania, 2005
- Solo Show, Galeria Veche, Cluj, Romania, 2006
- 2006 Expozitie de grup UAP Cluj-Napoca
- Group Show at the UAP Galleries, Cluj, Romania. Editions: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Solo Show, “Tango Diagonal au Chocolat”, sculpture, Artfooly, The Slice of Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, 2014
