Agora

Agora - Cosmin Marian Guta · 2025
Mixed media on canvas (pastel, ink, oil, and acrylic)
Painting dimensions: 175 × 85 cm
Total canvas dimensions: 185 × 95 cm (includes approx. 3–4 cm margin on each side for framing)
Unique piece · Signed on the front
Shipped unframed · Rolled and packed in a sturdy cardboard tube with tracking number. 

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In this powerful work titled Agora, Cosmin Marian Guta confronts us with a moment of intense inner and symbolic transformation. A semi-nude young man dominates the center of the composition, his firm, sculpted body bathed in theatrical light that emphasizes both his physical presence and vulnerability. Partially draped in a softly falling white cloth, he embodies an archetypal figure: at once human and heroic, emerging from a primordial chaos.

Around him, intertwined bodies and ethereal figures float and dissolve into a dynamic, almost liquid organic background. In these forms—oscillating between ecstasy, struggle, and surrender—the viewer can sense states of the soul, embodied thoughts, and fragments of the collective unconscious. Guta’s brushwork is expressive and vigorous, building an atmosphere rich in texture and depth, where warm earth tones, mineral ochres, and cool blue shades coexist.

Agora, a Greek word referring both to a public gathering space and the present moment, becomes a metaphor here for that turning point where consciousness awakens. The work conveys a balanced tension between power and fragility, evoking an experience of revelation, inner struggle, and shared belonging.

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Style: Contemporary
Shipping: Rolled in a sturdy cardboard tube. International tracked shipping (e.g., FedEx, UPS, TNT).
Note: Colors may vary slightly from digital images.