Cristina Popovici is a classically trained artist who blends the disciplined foundation of European fine arts with the expressive freedom of abstract expressionism. This background has provided her with both confidence in her artistic decisions and a platform for uninhibited self-expression. Her classical training serves as a springboard, empowering her to explore the boundaries of abstract art and fully embrace the spontaneity of her practice.

Throughout her career, Popovici has created a vast and varied body of work, experimenting with diverse materials and supports, including traditional canvas, Perspex, PVC, fiberglass, and metal stencils. Her choice of medium is as dynamic as her style, incorporating industrial paints, glass paint, ink, plaster, acrylics, spray paints, and oils. Each material serves as an extension of her extensive vocabulary of techniques, allowing her to push the expressive potential of her works even further.

Popovici’s process is intuitive and deeply internalized—she does not pre-sketch her pieces but rather channels emotion and energy that build within until they are released through her gestures on the canvas. She sees the body as a vessel for creative energy, seamlessly merging body, mind, and spirit in each piece. This unique approach emphasizes how she processes inspiration, allowing emotion to manifest through spontaneous and powerful brushstrokes.

In recent years, Popovici has focused on action painting, a technique where movement and energy are central to her mark-making. She explores how motion ranges from sudden, forceful strokes to gentle, deliberate pours. Through this, her work captures a sense of preserved energy, with movement either disrupting the paint’s flow to create intensity or settling into calm, rhythmic patterns. In every piece, she invites viewers to experience the visceral presence of motion and emotion within the work itself.