Seeds

The series takes its name from this relationship of proportion and function. A seed is not a small version of the tree — it is the matter from which the tree becomes possible. Likewise, these 15×15 works are not sketches or reduced variants of the large format. They are the base unit from which what will later grow at 150×150 is tested and, sometimes, born: a texture, a chromatic pairing, a gestural direction that only later finds its full scale.

The series began in the same territory as the large works — the post-industrial landscape — but quickly moved toward an abstract, expressive language. Since then, "seeds" has become the space where I test textures, chromatic pairings, a freer lyricism, without the pressure of the large format. The works remain unified, though each one started from a different technical or plastic question.

Most are oil and acrylic on canvas, 15×15 cm. So far, the series numbers over 70 works, of which only a selection is published here. In 2026, the series moved beyond the studio through the SEEDS painting installation at Cantacuzino Palace, built around twelve works. The series itself remains ongoing.