daniel balanescu / the art of dissimulation

Short pieces set in Spain, Italy, Ireland, Greece, the East End and Hungary are like love letters pasted onto the wall of European history. Along with the familiar Northern attraction to the sensuality and sunshine of the Mediterranean world his unusual (mixed Irish and Jewish) immigrant background has pushed him to question rather than romantically overlook the history of Europe’s seething populations and the struggles that have created a ruin in Ireland or an impoverished village in Spain.

60pp, C format paperback, card wrapper.
Illustrations by Daniel Balanescu.

‘Where’s the Art?’ CARU Anniversary Event 2017 – for Pier, the heart of Oxford

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What the Wind told the Tree Tops – Pegasus Theatre -13 May 2017

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Against The Odds – Oxford Youth Dance Company

“On the island of Chios ,thousands of refugees wait for their official papers before boarding the ship to Athens .They live in makeshifts camps in the old castle on the harbour and at the centre of the island. What are their stories ? Can they retain a sense of beauty ? A sense of self and identity? ”

Costumes and textiles Daniel Balanescu

Choreography by the dancers with assistance from Cecilia Macfarlane and Joelle Pappas

Conceived and Directed by Joelle Pappas

ColourWays – workshop – 29 September 2016

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print on paper , acrylic , pizza plate

Siegi , my friend, helping me at the end of the workshop session 🙂

painting and firedrawing on subway and train tickets

Smile 🙂

painting on canvas

Fire Drawing on a subway ticket

Give me a hug collage and acrylic

HomeFest – 22 March 2016 Bucharest -The Unfinished Journey : Daniel Bălănescu

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Unfinished Journey is about travel (sometimes imaginary), people, places, emotions. An invitation to dialogue and remembrance.We are memories ….,that will became histories.