By Aurelian Razvan Dinu
Located in London, GB
"My Blood Is All I Have" (2023) is an abstract painting defined by its textured surface and striking contrasts of black, gold, and red. The dark background becomes a stage for golden gestures — fragments of resilience and survival — while the red mark, small yet intense, embodies vulnerability and the raw truth of sacrifice. The work carries both intimacy and universality: the title is as direct as the forms on the surface, suggesting that what remains after everything else is taken is the essence of self, symbolized through blood.
Shown at the Brancusi Inspire exhibition in Paris (2024), the painting connects confession with abstraction. The heavy textures convey pain and endurance, while the interplay of colors reflects tension between despair and hope. Direct from the artist’s studio, it stands as a personal testimony transformed into a bold visual language.
Title: "My Blood Is All I Have"
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Dimensions: 41 x 31 cm (A3)
Year: 2023
Condition: New
Exhibition history: Brancusi Inspire, Macadam Gallerie – Romanian Cultural Institute, Paris, June–September 2024
Provenance: Direct from the artist, Aurelian Razvan Dinu
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings