Product design – “Embrace the Light”

Christmas tree 2024 Edition
The piece was auctioned with 55,000 Euros by the BCR company.

All the money was donated to the Save the Children Association for educational programs.

The exhibition Young Blood 3.0 brought to the forefront an eclectic selection of recent works by young women artists in a setting dedicated to the super-contemporary art produced by women. The creations of over forty women artists featured in the New Wave exhibition approach the most surprising subjects, themes of interest and trends that shape the state of art today.

Starting from this fascinating history of hair, the Hair Stories exhibition presented the works of 20 contemporary Romanian women artists, in which hair is the main subject. Images of femininity are captured through a variety of techniques and approaches that move from the oneiric to the symbolic, from works inspired by the TikTok imaginary to the questioning of any feminine prototype (in particular the “fairy” look, with long curly hair).

The main concept of the series The UNSEEN is the portrayal of moments from real life, embodying the sincere and innocent love experienced in the early days of infancy.

Each captured gesture innocently conveys life, affection and human sincerity.

The chromatic range correlates with the symbol depicted by the artist in each painting.

The ESKFF – Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation residency program aims to bring together artists from all over the world in the same studio. For a period of 3 months, Diana Nicolaie Romania, Itzhaq Mevorah Istrael, Sabine Kuehner Germany, Jenny Nolan USA and Leonard Cicio USA created 20 works in the same studio.

The scenography of the exhibition “The History of Romania in 100 Portraits” aimed to take visitors on a chronological journey with kings & queens, country leaders, politicians, athletes, people of culture & science, as well as other notable personalities who wrote history for Romania. “The portrait has always been a witness to history.”

“Light. An airy view point of density”, presents a series of works inspired by the artist’s background in design, with a special scenography. Light is used in a unique way to highlight the subject matter of the works and to enliven visitors’ senses, an invitation by the artist to the essence of each work.

Product design, The holy spirit
Charity event, the tree was awarded 50,000 Euros by the Pepco company.

All the money was donated to the Save the Children Association for educational programs.

“Light. An airy view point of density”, presents a series of works inspired by the artist’s background in design, with a special scenography. Light is used in a unique way to highlight the subject matter of the works and to enliven visitors’ senses, an invitation by the artist to the essence of each work.

THE PATH: FUSION OF TWO WORLDS, INSIDE/ OUTSIDE, an ingenious showcase of art, design, and lighting, featuring the formidable duo Diana Nicolaie and Carmen Marin in an artistic vis-à-vis curated by Ioana Ciocan.

“While different in aesthetic allegiance and technique, the (literally) luminous paintings, installations, and objects presented fuse their radiant energy in a sort of exultation of light, understood both as an ascensional symbol or guiding principle, indicating “the path” to ourselves, and as creative substance, the very material of the works themselves.

Project made in collaboration with ART SAFARI Bucharest

Bags: Inside Out exhibition by Art Safari in collaboration with the V&A, London– presented 300 iconic bags that have made .

Exhibition concept by Diana Nicolaie, artist, interior designer & visual artist, is based on the transition in time and space of the visitor, who is guided by the vision and statements of the artists of the time, throughout various historical periods. O chronological walk along the colour trail.
“Through my design concept I sought to produce a revelation in the public’s mind.
The bag – from an accessory worn under clothing to hide objects of to an overt identifier of status and iconic performance piece and coveted spectacle. It is, in fact, the story of the evolution of this everyday item throughout time. It is incredible how over so many years, this object has changed so much in size, approach, materials, colours and yet it is still a fixture in the our lives.

Diana Nicolaie’s debut exhibition, “Light. An airy view point of density”, presents a series of works inspired by the artist’s background in design, with a special scenography. Light is used in a unique way to highlight the subject matter of the works and to enliven visitors’ senses, an invitation by the artist to the essence of each work. Diana Nicolaie often uses tone-in-tone, either white/ white or black/ black, in her practice to put the spotlight on textures.

“In my vision, light is the core that unites perspectives, feelings, different worlds into a unified whole and leads the viewer to introspection. Light merges perspectives on what we feel and experience, transforming a moment, an emotion, an image into a unique and defining experience. What I have tried to encompass in my work is precisely how I can fuse sculpture and painting to convey a message with light. We each perceive images, textures, ideas differently, but light is always constant. It is light that gives the emotion of an image outlined by shadows and colours.”– Diana Nicolaie, artist.