Gheorghe Virtosu - The Great Innovator of Abstract and Thematic Paintings
It is thought that people used watercolors to draw images on the walls of caves in Paleolithic times. The ancient Egyptians created manuscript illustrations with natural pigments dissolved in water. True watercolor artists, however, appeared much later - during the Renaissance in Europe. Now we can enjoy the spectacular masterpieces of many famous artists created from the 16th century to present times. Gheorghe Virtosu is one of the famous artists in recent era. Born in Romania in 1968, Gheorghe Virtosu is of the generation that came of age as the calcified Eastern Bloc was slouching towards its final collapse in 1989. With unimaginable options now open to the artist, Virtosu left the Republic of Moldova after his compulsory military service and three-year stint in the state security services was complete. The artist travelled all over the world, soaking up its rich and varied textures, and eventually settled in London and became a British citizen. Alternating between liv...