Mircea Suciu

Mircea Suciu has always been experimental in his practice. For his current body of work he has created a unique mono printing technique which involves a three step process: the application of acrylic colour over mono-print, which is then transferred to linen and painted over once the transfer is made. Suciu discovered this technique by happy accident while making prints on plastic and covering them with acrylic colour. He noticed that he could transfer the image onto any surface, thus obtaining a unique 'skin' and structure. Suciu then endeavoured to apply different techniques to the same surface in order to improve what he describes as 'the aesthetic language of the painting'.

The printing technique process leaves marks and traces on and within the surface of the work. At points, it can even appear destroyed. These accidents lend the image to a certain fragility, but they also serve to speak of the frailty of the subjects that Suciu chooses to depict. Although Suciu makes a virtue of the fragile - even unstable - appearance of his medium, it is in fact deceptive. Paradoxically (despite how we might initially interpret it), the medium is solid and stabile. Suciu calls his technique 'mono-printing' because the results are different each time he transfers an image onto the canvas. The notion of unpredictability fascinates him. Suciu is part of a tradition of artists such as John Balderssari and Sigmar Polke whose practices examine the relationship between photography and painting, and who see experimentation as an integral part of their art practice. Suciu's themes are consistent but he constantly challenges himself by pushing himself to engage afresh with his chosen medium.