The Little Saint from Copsa Mica is a painting by ITI Ion Vincent Danu which was uploaded on August 16th, 2012.
The Little Saint from Copsa Mica
One SUMMER, when I was still in my native Romania, I was travelling near a little industrial town called Copsa Mica (who lived, before the... more
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Title
The Little Saint from Copsa Mica
Artist
ITI Ion Vincent Danu
Medium
Painting - Acylics
Description
One SUMMER, when I was still in my native Romania, I was travelling near a little industrial town called Copsa Mica (who lived, before the revolution, exclusively from the chemical factory near by; an extremely polluant and destructive one, everything there was black, covered in the black sooth resulted from the production of the "negru de fum" (black of smoke, literally, not so sure what is the use - rubber? industrial paint?). The roofs, the few trees, the grass, eveerything was black or grey. It was like entering in a post-atomic landscape. And there they were, in the dirty waters of the river, a few gipsy children, bathing, laughing, splashing in the water that could probably kill a whole nord american city only with the toxins, germs and poisons from a bucket of that water...Later on, I found by chance some pictures taken by a National Geographic photographer in the same spot...and that's how this painting was born...the crocodile was initially some log but, giving the circumstances and the mutagenic potential, he (or she) seemed quite at home over there...
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August 16th, 2012
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Comments (17)
Mike Nahorniak
You have done an amazing job capturing quite an ominous scene...the background looks like an oil refinery! V
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
Wow !!!! How amazingly well you've depicted the almost tragically surreal atmosphere of Copsa Mica. Cand eram mica si mergeam spre Arad cu trenul ( de unde era bunicul meu), treceam pe langa Copsa Mica si intotdeauna ma intrebam cum de puteau oamenii sa traiasca acolo. Cred ca ar fi o experienta uimitoare acum sa vezi ce culori aproape electrice au casele de acolo.... nimic nu mai e negru..... :)...... Fantastic work, Danu !!!!!! f,v, SU
ITI Ion Vincent Danu replied:
Merçi, Ana Maria! ai dreptate, n-as fi trait acolo nici sa-mi dea un milion!N-am mai fost de ani de zile pe acolo dar as fi curios, ca si tine!
Cori Caputo
In spite of the darkness it looks like the bright colors of nature are still trying to heal the place . .though the poor crocodile looks a bit shell shocked and the person - not so sure they are going to enter the glistening water .. . Wonderful painting f/v
Mona Edulescu
You've so well depicted the atmosphere of this awful place in your painting, Danu...I've also passed by once and it impressed me a lot. f&v, Mona
Sharon Burger
Wonderful how you depicted the danger to his/her life from toxins or the crocodile, either slow death or quick.. a beautiful painting non the less Ion. v/f
Ion vincent DAnu
One SUMMER, when I was still in my native Romania, I was travelling near a little industrial town called Copsa Mica (who lived, before the revolution, exclusively from the chemical factory near by; an extremely polluant and destructive one, everything there was black, covered in the black sooth resulted from the production of the "negru de fum" (black of smoke, literally, not so sure what is the use - rubber? industrial paint?). The roofs, the few trees, the grass, eveerything was black or grey. It was like entering in a post-atomic landscape. And there they were, in the dirty waters of the river, a few gipsy children, bathing, laughing, splashing in the water that could probably kill a whole nord american city only with the toxins, germs and poisons from a bucket of that water...Later on, I found by chance some pictures taken by a National Geographic photographer in the same spot...and that's how this painting was born...the crocodile was initially some log, but giving the circumstances and the mutagenic potential, he (or she) seemed quite at home over there... Now the factory was close, the black and grey are mostly gone...Only the memories are still black and grey...
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