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My work is often driven by an exploration of human prejudice and stereotypes. I find Homo Sapiens to be a fascinating subject—a species constantly analyzing its own behavior and biological form. Often, I approach my own species with a sense of irony, critiquing our emotional primitivity to find the core subjects of my paintings.

Angela Merkel reprezented in colorful painting, her head is replased with tube baloons.

Angela, 2025, Oil on Linen, 120x160x4cm

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The Thinker, 2025, Oil on Linen, 140x149x4cm

Fidel Castro, a colorful painting, head is replased with tube baloons.

Dr. Fidel, 2025, Oil on Linen, 120x160x4cm

Nicolae Ceausecu, a colorful painting, his head is replased with tube baloons.

Nicolae, 2025, Oil on Linen, 120x160x4cm

Abstract portrait of a figure in purple royal attire; the face is replaced by knots of pink rope and glitch blocks.

Its Complicated, 2025, Oil on Linen, 120x160x4cm

A figure, taliban, in a pink tunic and white shawl holds a rifle; the face is obscured by glitch blocks and colorful candy shapes.

Pink Taliban, 2025, Oil on Linen, 120x160x4cm

Abstract contemporary painting: Figure in kimono, face obscured by glitch shapes, holding a thick yellow/blue paint stroke.

Unknown Gheisha, 2025, Oil on Linen, 120x160x4cm

The Metamorphosis of St Sebastian. Horizontal painting of a muscular nude figure, partially rendered in pink and blue geometric shapes, amidst expressionistic blue/gray strokes.

The Metamorphosis of St Sebastian, 2025, Oil on Linen, 97x140x4cm

Balloons Maze 4. Abstract painting featuring a chaotic entanglement of long, multicolored balloon shapes mixed with broad, expressionistic paint strokes

Balloons Maze, 2024, Oil on Linen, 87x107x3cm

Referee. Three soccer referees on a green pitch hold up red cards over a pile of red, white, and blue balloon shapes.

St Referee, 2025, Oil on Linen, 105x130x3cm

Into Creative Mood. Painting of a person drawing, surrounded by massive swirling white/blue brushstrokes and abstract, colorful floating shapes.

Into Creative Mood, 2024, Oil on Linen, 130x145x3cm

Balloons Maze 3. Close-up painting showing a tangled, brightly colored pile of long, twisted balloon shapes against a dark, expressionistic background.

Balloon Maze 3, 2024, Oil on Linen, 96x102x3cm

Balloons Maze 2. Painting: A central, dense mass of tangled, brightly colored balloon shapes (pink, purple, red, green) on a background of expressionistic orange-red paint.

Balloon Maze 2, 2024, Oil on Linen, 86x98x3cm

Balloon Maze 1. Painting: A central knot of tangled, hyper-realistic, brightly colored balloon shapes (pink, purple, blue, green) against a neutral, abstract background.

Balloon Maze 1, 2024, Oil on Linen, 86x64x3cm

© 2025 by Stefan Esanu.                                                                                                                                   stefanesanu@stefanesanu.com      tel: +373 79100376

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