Geta Brătescu reflects on her artistic journey under Romanian communism and conceptual practices

Geta Brătescu, a renowned artist from Ploiești, Romania, studied at Bucharest's Faculty of Letters and the Institute of Fine Arts under Camil Ressu. Her artistic journey spanned various mediums including drawing, collage, and photography, producing notable works like "The Studio" (1977) and "Medea's Hypostases" (1980). She illustrated Goethe's "Faust" for the magazine Secolul 20, which was overseen by Ștefan Augustin Doinaș. Brătescu showed her work in exhibitions such as "The Gender of Mozart" (1991) and "Gender Check" (2009). After being expelled from the Art Institute in 1945, she returned in 1969. Her travels, especially in Greece and England, influenced her style. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art recognized her work in 2012, and she received the National Award for Visual Arts in 2008. While she focuses on drawing and distances herself from painting and feminism, she appreciates femininity and the conceptual teachings of Ressu. Brătescu still resides in Bucharest, where her studio welcomes visitors.