I AM A TRUE ARTIST.I HAVE BEEN PAINTING SINCE I WAS 10 YEAR OLD.I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHICH HAS LEFT ME PARTIALLY PARALYZED AND IN A WHEELCHAIR.THEREFORE I POUR MY LIFE,LOVE AND PASSION INTO MY WORK.
I AM A WELL KNOWN PAINTER AND SCULPTOR IN ROMANIA AND IN EUROPE. MY ART WORK ARE COLLECTED BY RENOWNED ART COLLECTORS AND MUSEUMS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.MY ART WERE FREQUENTLY EXHIBITED IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS, AND WON NUMEROUS PRIZES.
THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT OF MY LIFE WAS MY CONNECTION TO GOD THROUGH MY PAINTINGS FOR POPE JOHN PAUL II. I WAS COMMISSIONED TO PAINT THE PORTRAIT AND BIZANTYN ICON FOR POPE JOHN II. THE PAINTING IS NOW HANGING IN THE VATICAN MUSEUM IN ROME.IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE BLESSED BY THE POPE IN VATICAN AND BUCHAREST. AN EXPERIENCE I WOULD NEVER FORGET. '
I HAVE BEEN TEACHING ART FOR 16 YEARS NOW. TEACHING ART GIVE ME THE FREEDOM TO PURSUE MY TRUE PASSION OF CREATING MY OWN VISION.I SPEAK ROMANIAN, A LITTLE ENGLISH AND FRENCH.I AM ALSO AN ADVOCATE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DISABILITY PEOPLE, AND ANIMAL PROTECTION. QUITE WELL KNOWN FOR THE WORK I HAVE DONE WITH THE LESS FORTUNATE, ART AND THE GOVERNMENT.I WAS A CANDIDATE AS MAYOR OF CLUJ NAPOCA AND SENATOR IN 2000.LAST YEAR, MY FAMILY FOUNDED GHEORGHE ASTILEANU CULTURAL FOUNDATION.I HOPE TO MAKE MY MISFORTUNE A BENEFIT FOR OTHERS IN THE FUTURE WITH THE WORK I DO FOR THE DISABLED PEOPLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY TALENT AND MY LOVE WITH ALL MY FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD. BELOW IS A SLIDESHOW OF ME AND SOME OF MY PAINTINGS. MORE PAINTINGS CAN BE VIEWED IN ANOTHER PAGE OF MINE AT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/GHEORGHE_ASTILEANU. YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT [email protected] or [email protected] .
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, LOVE AND SUPPORT. MAY GOD BLESS YOU !!!
