Magic on canvas at the Literature Romanian Museum

You can find all kinds of spells in Valentin Kolesnicov’s display at the Romanian Literature Museum. Kolesnikov’s “Boscoane” share the space with Mihaela achiopu’s “Hose.” “The “Boscoane” are bits of white magic that I was always interested in,” says the painter. The “Boscoane” are concretely represented through well-defined colours.

The sensation of reality, whole and plentiful matches the viscous universe of magic. The lines are clearly rendered and the spells are opened – just like they wanted to be easily decipherable. Strong tumors protrude these bizarre worlds and complete their afterglow. Voodoo magic spikes usually sting to kill. Here they have the touch of acupuncture – they heal…

One can find here “Remains from the world’s end,” a “Syncope” and “Words.” The abstract meets the real. His works reveal a hidden universe, longing for discovery -“Offspring of blue,” “Guide,” “Hidden land.” “Lightning” is less obscure and “Heresy” has as many as five representations. It is strange though that this passion for mystery surged at 40. Valentin Kolesnikov was born in Bucharest in 1960 and graduated from the “Nicolae Tonitza” Plastic Arts High school, yet his first display is only now available to the public. Works by the artist are already in private collections in Romania and Germany.

The display has as motto three verses from a poem by Ion Nichifor Somesan, a popular artist from Nasaud: “Who came here once shall return again/ for otherwise…/ his visit was in vain.”