LAURA BURUIANA - Banana Geisha Gondola

Banana Geisha Gondola combines the elegance of Japanese aesthetics with the playful irreverence of Pop Art. A geisha glides through an imaginary universe aboard an oversized banana inspired by Andy Warhol, turning a familiar icon into an unexpected craft. The intense Klein blue, the red sun, and the vibrant yellow compose a bold visual language where tradition, humor, and contemporary culture meet and clash. Technique: Acrylic and epoxy resin on canvas. LAURA BURUIANA AN ARTISTIC PATHWAY BETWEEN MUSIC AND PAINTING A concert cellist, teacher and painter of Romanian origin settled in France, Laura Buruiana develops an artistic journey at the crossroads of music and visual arts. PAINTING A second artistic expression Laura Buruiana’s painting explores the links between music, identity, emotion, movement and contemporary visual culture. Nourished by her experience as a musician, her painting translates rhythm, vibration and movement: the line evokes the gesture of the bow, the matter the pressure and vibration, while the composition seeks to create a form of visual rhythm. Since 2025, her work has been distinguished and selected in several international competitions and artistic projects. She notably receives the 1st Prize of Terrain and Towers from Golden Duck Gallery (New York–Vienna–Budapest, 2025), the 2nd Prize of Interconnecting Lines from Artio Gallery in New York (2026), as well as a Certificate of Merit at Premio Brera 26 in Milan (2026). In 2026, she is also selected for The Universal Genius – Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, presented at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci in Milan, and receives a Finalist Award at the 10th Color International Juried Art Competition of TERAVARNA. Her work is also featured by the Circle Foundation for the Arts for its exhibition competition in Zurich, as well as by Arts to Hearts Project and Biafarin / Gallerium for several international selections. Selected Exhibitions Since 2025, Laura Buruiana has presented her work in several exhibitions in France and abroad. In 2025, she participates in Terrain and Towers by Golden Duck Gallery, showcased in New York, Vienna and Budapest, as well as at the Venice International Art Exhibition. In 2026, her works are exhibited in Paris, Nantes, La Rochelle, Lyon, Monaco and at the Carrousel du Louvre, as well as in Milan, Turin, Graz, Munich, Barcelona, Madrid, Marbella, New York and Venice. Among the exhibitions and events are Fragments d’Émotions (The Muisca Gallery, Paris), Margini di Pagina and Premio Brera 26 (Milan), The Universal Genius – Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci at the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci (Milan), Art Expo Graz, ARTMUC Munich, Interconnecting Lines at Artio Gallery in New York, Where Art Begins in Barcelona, the Summer Collection of the Van Gogh Art Gallery in Madrid, as well as art3f Monaco, art3f Paris and Art Shopping Paris at the Carrousel du Louvre. CELLO Winner of the First Prize Young Concert Artists, New York (2003) and of the First Prize at the Arturo Bonucci International Competition, Rome (2003), Laura Buruiana has performed as a soloist in major international venues, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, the Kennedy Center in Washington, the Kaufmann Hall in New York, the Konzerthaus of Berlin, the Flagey Hall in Brussels and the Château de Fontainebleau. She has performed with the Paris Chamber Orchestra, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Chamber Orchestra, the George Enescu Philharmonic of Bucharest, the Romanian Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Shanghai Philharmonic, the Santander Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony and the Ohio Symphony Orchestra, under conductors such as James Gaffigan. Her solo repertoire notably includes Shostakovich, Dvořák, Saint-Saëns, C.P.E. Bach and Vieru concertos, as well as Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations. “A true virtuoso, whose sonorities are full of color and drama.” The New York Times “She embraces the cello as an extension of her own body.” The Washington Post Education & Teaching Training at the George Enescu Music High School and the National University of Music in Bucharest, then at the Hochschule für Musik Köln, in the class of Frans Helmerson. Doctor of Music from the National University of Music in Bucharest (2012). Artistic Education Teacher (PEA) since 2013. Since 2014, she has taught cello and basso continuo at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Brest. She regularly performs in Brest and Brittany with various ensembles, notably Entre Sable et Ciel, conducted by Marc Schuster, the Spirali Ensemble and the Romantic Ensemble of Brittany, founded by violinist Laure Juillard. She also practices baroque cello and viola da gamba, studied since 2009. Discography Recordings for Naxos, Zig-Zag Territoires/Outhere, Coviello Classics and Avie Records, devoted notably to Enescu, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Prokofiev. Several recordings have received distinctions from specialized press, including 5 Diapasons; some were also named “CD of the year” by France Musique, Radio Romania Muzical and The Violoncello Foundation. BREST Based in Brest since 2014, Laura Buruiana continues alongside her teaching, concertizing and painting activities. Her artistic path thus reflects a commitment to harmonizing music and visual arts, developing in Brest a cultural activity that is both pedagogical, musical and artistic, while taking part in projects and exhibitions in France and internationally.

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