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Valentina Acasandrei -
icoana |
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Valentina Acasandrei
Adresa/Address: Str. Roman Voda, nr. 15, bl. N1, sc. B, et. 3, ap. 16, Iasi, Romania
Tel.: 0741-747 909
Email: acasandrei_valentina@yahoo.com |
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Suflet si materie in icoana |
Soul and matter embodied by
the icon |
De o
sensibilitate aparte, proprie fiintelor care se apropie de Casa Domnului, Valentina
Acasandrei reprezinta prototipul iconarului din toate vremurile, modestia si cumpatarea
fiind coordonatele esentiale ale creatoarei populare iesene. Si-a insusit mestesugul de
una singura, relatia speciala pe care o are cu biserica ajutand-o mult in drumul tainic si
adesea presarat cu greutati al deprinderii regulilor stricte ale iconografiei
crestin-ortodoxe.
Pretuirea pentru satul cuminte si asezat de pe vremuri a
determinat-o sa se aproprie si de reprezentarea naiva a icoanei, mai apropiata de sufletul
si trairile taranilor nostri. Astfel, exploreaza universul arhaic in culori dulci,
armonioase, folosind atat suporturile consacrate, precum lemnul si sticla, cat si
materiale mai putin utilizate pentru icoana, e vorba de piatra de rau, efectele artistice
fiind aceleasi indiferent de natura materialului. Temele icoanelor sunt cele indeobste
cunoscute, chipul Mantuitorului, al Maicii Domnului, al unor sfinti indragiti de romani
(Sfintii Petru, Ilie, Nicolae, Gheorghe s.a.), adesea in reprezentari asa cum numai
legendele si povestile noastre le pot face, totul fiind zugravit intr-o maniera personala.
Timiditatea aparenta a Valentinei Acasandrei a facut-o sa
nu aiba pana acum decat un sfert de expozitie personala (Iasi, iunie 2007), asta desi are
o colectie valoroasa. Dupa anul 2000 a obtinut premii prestigioase la festivaluri si
concursuri nationale (Timisoara si Curtea de Arges). Aceste premii incununeaza tendinta
fireasca a artistei spre pastrarea traditiei asa cum ne-au lasat-o inaintasii; in context,
iata ce declara: „Acest mestesug trebuie sa imbine armonios respectarea canoanelor
iconografice cu traditia; in consecinta, inovatiile de orice natura (tehnica sau tematica)
pot fi considerate daunatoare”. Raportarea la propria-i arta este exprimata, cu multa
modestie, astfel: „Asa cum vechii zugravi de icoane nu isi semnau lucrarile, cred ca
prezentarea completa o poate face numai icoana, care nu este doar obiect estetic sau
simplu mestesug, ci insasi prototip, imagine a celor duhovnicesti”. |
Proving a
particular sensitivity often met in the human beings who are close to the Lord’s house,
Valentina Acasandrei represents the prototype of the all time icon painter, the major
coordinates of the popular creator from Iasi being modesty and sobriety. She learned the
handicraft by herself and her special faith in God helped her along the secret and often
hard way she has undergone in order to learn step by step the strict rules of
Christian-orthodox iconography.
Since for her the tranquil and peaceful old time village
was highly valuable, she decided to approach also the naive representation of the icon
which is more close to the soul and feelings of the Romanian country people. In this way
she explores the archaic universe rendering it in soft, harmonious colors, using both
traditional supports such as wood and glass and materials less used in icon painting like
the river stone, the artistic effects remaining however unchanged no matter what kind of
material she used. The themes of her icons are usually known themes such as the image of
the Savior, of Virgin Mary and of some saints cherished by the Romanian people (Saint
Peter, Elisha, Nicholas, George and so on), often represented in a very personal manner as
only our legends and stories paint them.
The fact that she did not manage so far to have but a
quarter of personal exhibition (Iasi, June 2007) though she has a valuable collection, may
be attributed to Valentina Acasandrei’s apparent timidity. From 2000 on, she achieved
prestigious awards at national festivals and contests (Timisoara and Curtea de Arges).
These awards crown the artist’s natural inclination towards keeping tradition as left by
our forerunners; Here is what she declares with respect to this matter: „This handicraft
must join together in a harmonious way both the iconographic dogmas and tradition;
consequently, any innovation might be interpreted as harmful”. Her opinion about her own
art is expressed with a lot of modesty as follows: “In the same way as the old painters
of icons did not sign their works, I believe that the icon speaks for itself, being more
than an aesthetic object or a simple handicraft, being in itself a prototype, an image of
the ecclesiastical”.
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