Carmen Olteanu - Sisters in Stone: A Trilogy of Upward Gazes
- Carmen I. Olteanu
- Apr 22
- 2 min read
Updated: May 3
Title: Sisters in Stone: A Trilogy of Upward Gazes
Artist: Carmen I. Olteanu
Material: Man-made stone (marble dust)
Year: 2023
BoBa Resident Artist: Spring 2025
Series Overview:
A unified sculptural trilogy titled "Upward Gazes", composed of three elongated female figures.
Each sculpture embodies a tension between fragility and verticality, with necks gracefully extended skywar
"Sister I" by Carmen I. Olteanu Concept & Symbolism:
Represents a poetic exploration of identity, memory, and feminine strength.
Each figure tells a silent, personal story — a little girl in stone, reflecting the artist herself as the second of three sisters.
Themes of seeking, dreaming, and sisterhood are central to the narrative arc of the series.
4 Sisters inludes the artist Carmen I. Olteanu Artistic Approach:
A fusion of intimate memory and tactile materiality.
Sculptural language influenced by Professor Irimescu Remus, who emphasized expressive form and the power of silence in volume.
Recgnition & Exhibitions:
One sculpture awarded the Sculpture Prize and Diploma of Excellence at the "Identități Ieșene" Visual Arts Exhibition (11th edition, November 2022).
Featured in the official catalog of the exhibition.
Another piece exhibited at the UAP Timișoara Art Salon in 2023.
The Story
"The Trilogy of Upward Gazes Artificial stone | Female sculptures | Unified series and individual works Three elongated, delicate female figures with necks stretched skyward.
Each character embodies a silent strength, a gesture suspended between fragility and verticality. Together, they form a trilogy of identity — a story of sisters, of seeking, of dreaming. Individually, each sculpture holds its own poetic power, carrying a deeply personal reflection: a little girl in stone, mirroring myself — the second of three sisters in a life shaped by art.
This series represents an intimate meeting between memory and matter, between the inner self and the form that remains. The sculptural language I use was shaped under the guidance of Professor Irimescu Remus, who instilled in me a deep respect for the expressiveness of form and the strength of silence carved in volume. " - by Carmen I. Oltean
One of the sculptures was awarded the Sculpture Prize and a Diploma of Excellence at the “Identități Ieșene” Visual Arts Exhibition, 11th edition, November 2022, and is featured in the official exhibition catalog.
In 2023, another work from this series was exhibited at the UAP Timișoara Art Salon.
ABOUT Carmen I. Olteanu
Read about Carmen I. Olteanu on BoBa Art Gallery
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