Mind Maze Art
Unique artworks and painting commissions, created with oil on canvas, based on original ideas we crazily conceive together.
Alexa Young, CA
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Stefan Esanu’s work will arouse unexpected feelings that will make you feel alive and motivated to dig deeper inside yourself to find an unexpected YOU
Lisa Driver, MI
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Like many of us, I love and appreciate great things—and once good art has been produced, it has value today, tomorrow and the day after, and this is wonderful. The shelf life of a painting is longer than a human life. I would dare to say that art lasts forever: Michelangelo, Raphael and Degas delight us to this day.
My mission is to make lasting things, and ones that are not necessarily pleasant. Picasso's Guernica is not a delightful work, it is a sad yet lasting sonata. The basis of my art is that it has an idea, a desire, a vision, an understanding of things—through an artistic prism, of course, with a sustainable vision. My art comes from a particular context, from the spirit of the time, and exudes that vibe of the time, one that is suitable to humans in every corner of the earth.
For me, the idea behind a work is the most important element. Ideas are everywhere, and everything humanity has created and continues to create is due to an idea. An act of creation is born from an idea, and I thrive in this long and exciting process.
To shape an idea I work like a lathe—my brain beats the iron, shapes it, until I produce a durable, quality artwork with a strong idea behind it.
With this Mind Maze series, I explore the inflatable object, which I find is very similar to humans. Balloons have a clear shape and color, but their content is quite ambiguous. The internal pressure and weight of these colored objects refers to the human characters and habits. Ensembles of behaviors packed in wavy and shiny shapes collide in an endless maze, and I find that spectacular
In general, I produce series of works under the umbrella of a larger concept, and each work of art lives an individual life while carrying within itself the idea of ​​the main concept.
I want my audience to have their own idea of a work, and at the same time, I want them to come up with a completion of my idea. This is the greatest way for us to connect. For me, there are no taboo subjects—there’s just the fear of facing certain issues, which I try to appease in my work. I address subjects with a dose of sarcasm and irony, and this helps me and my viewers experience life more deeply.
In my work, several subjects intertwine at the same time: morality, justice, ambition, emptiness, stupidity, selfishness, among others. I regard my work as a kind of anthropo-artistic study: an observation of the human species. One of my main tools for that is irony.
Where does my art come from? From sarcasm, from desire, from satisfaction, from joy, sadness, depression. It comes from shapes and volumes, shades and content. The balloons in my artwork are about content, more specifically, about emptiness—an empty container that has been given shape, volume and color. If the air we breathe at the molecular level is quite dense and full of matter, you cannot say that there is nothing inside the balloons. Yet they are empty and desolate. How, and why? These are the questions I ask myself.
And with Mind Maze Art, I hope that my work will arouse unexpected feelings and questions inside you, too, so that you feel more alive and motivated to dig deeper inside yourself. Surprises await there.
FAQ
1. What is this offer?
Mind Maze is a series of unique artworks created with oil on canvas, based on unexpected original ideas. I also accept painting commissions based on original ideas we crazily conceive together.
2. What is the theme behind Mind Maze?
Through this series of works, I address various themes including social, political, emotional and philosophical ones.
3. How do you create these unique works of art?
I spend hours and hours bending ideas and balloons of different types, shapes and colors. When I came up with this concept of Mind Maze, a huge field opened up for me, where I can express myself in many ways. Each piece begins with a main idea, and choosing what I want to represent. After many sketches and photos of bended balloons, I put it all in one basket and start to select only those parts that coincide with my main idea. All that's left to do then is paint…
4. What materials do you work with?
I usually work on canvas with oil colors, and use various types of pencils, instruments and solvents. I prepare the canvases and wood frames myself to have an authentic and technologically correct process. This is very important to me, as my approach is to have a final lasting work of art. I prefer to do this by myself, not only because I enjoy the process, but also because it gives me time to meditate on the future work of art.
5. Are these paintings framed?
Mind Maze artworks are not framed, although that is possible for an additional cost.
6. I’d love to have one of these paintings now. How can I get one?
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7. How do I know which artwork is right for me?
We can discuss that together through a discovery call. You can schedule that with me by clicking the button on this page that says CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE A CALL WITH ME.
8. What would we cover on our Discovery Call together?
We will look at what themes resonate with you, why you feel drawn to a certain idea, and specifically how it could serve to enhance your daily life now. From there, we can see whether or not one of the paintings in this series could serve you in that way now or in the future.
9. What if I want to explore this series, talk to you to learn more about it, but am not ready to invest just yet?
That is what the discovery call is about—for us to explore this series. So regardless of whether you think now or later is better for you to actually invest in a piece of Mind Maze Art, book your call now so we can dive into this together!
10. What about shipping?
I always work with reliable shipping companies like DHL or FedEx and I’ve never had any issues in terms or integrity of the goods with them. Price for shipping is included in the price of the artwork. Assurance is applied for integrity of the artwork during the shipping period.
11. What is your return and refund policy?
Returns are accepted only if the artwork was damaged during shipping. Please notify me with an email with photos of the damaged artwork no later than 15 days after receiving it. Returns will not be possible after this time frame.
12. After the damaged artwork is returned, it is possible to refund up to 80% (depending on shipping distances) of the initial amount invested in the artwork. Costs for returning/shipping the artwork are fully covered by the initial amount invested. Refunds will be processed a maximum of 30 days after receiving the returned artwork.