Present. Colorful. Alive.

Miruna Cojanu’s paintings’ selection for MOBU 2025 offer a tender yet deliberate form of resistance to fear, cynicism, and the relentless pace of contemporary life. In a world pulled between opposing extremes and emotional dissonance, her art becomes a way to restore balance — through color, through light, through a sensuality that embraces both strength and vulnerability.

The flowers, figures, and gazes that inhabit her canvases are not merely aesthetic motifs. They hold layered, intimate narratives — of longing and uncertainty, of tenderness and intensity. Her vivid palette, subtle contrasts, and expansive gestures do not soften emotional complexity, but rather reimagine it in visual form — honest, resonant, and quietly transformative.

Cojanu’s artistic vision begins with a clear-eyed acknowledgment of shadow, placing it in conversation with light. Her paintings do not depict a perfect world, but one that is possible — a world where fragility is a strength, and femininity is a dynamic force: fluid, powerful, nurturing, and brave.

“Present. Colorful. Alive.” is an invitation to return — to the self, to stillness, to the richness of the moment. Not out of escapism, but as a conscious act of anchoring. Joy, sensuality, and bold color act as counterweights to chaos, restoring the possibility of a center — a space of emotional coherence.