Mihai
Cipleu
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2020, Acrylic on canvas, 22 x 28 in
Mihai
Cipleu
Binary
2020, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in
Mihai
Cipleu
Going to Bed with a Headache
2020, Watercolor and ink on paper, 7 x 5 in
Mihai
Cipleu
I love you but only when we text
2020, Digital illustration print, 8 x 8 in
Mihai
Cipleu
Away
2020, Ink on paper, 7 x 5 in
Mihai
Cipleu
Pick Flower
2020, Digital illustration print, 8 x 8 in
Mural Painting Timelapse
Timelapse of my painting process for an abstract mural I was commissioned to create 2 years ago - the mural combines motifs dear to the client with my own personal style and is titled "Water Flower." The video is 30 seconds long and can be accessed through a link to my Instagram.
Painting Timelapse - Personal Garden
Timelapse of my process for a large acrylic work I created on canvas in May 2019 - the work is called Personal Garden - focusing on gender identity and growth. The video is 30 seconds long and can be viewed through a link to my Instagram.
Painting Timelapse - Picky
Timelapse from March 2020 of my process creating a colorful, surrealist acrylic painting exploring moderation and control, titled Picky. The video is 30 seconds long and can be viewed through a link to my Instagram.
Mirror Painting Timelapse - See It Through
Timelapse of my process for an acrylic work I created on a mirror April 2020 - the work is called See It Through, and explores intimacy in everyday spaces. The video is 30 seconds long and can be viewed through a link to my Instagram.
Live Digital Illustration Demo
Learn what goes into creating a digital illustration from sketch to final, magazine-ready product. This demo will combine techniques for creating vibrant sketches and basic tools on Adobe illustrator to digitize them. I'll be showing my laptop screen through Instagram live to lead you through my process. You are encouraged to download Illustrator to follow along or just listen in!
About the Artist
Mihai Cipleu is a Romanian visual artist and illustrator based in Austin, TX.
His work explores quiet but powerful identity-making through whimsical depictions of household and virtual spaces.
Artist Statement
Mihai Cipleu is a Romanian visual artist and illustrator based in Austin, TX. His work explores quiet but powerful identity-making through whimsical depictions of household and virtual spaces. Issues he is concerned with include social interactions, anxieties, and growing up queer. Behind playful fragments and patterns, there is much raw emotion in his work - an intimate look at daily experiences. In an inner world that continuously intensifies and simmers down, Mihai spend as much time reflecting on the polar ends as he does the normal, the overlooked.
The Austin Studio Tour is a program of Big Medium.
