deliamalinas@gmail.com

ABOUT MY PRACTICE

Nationally and Internationally Selling Artist — Specialized in Collage and Mixed Media

ARTIST STATEMENT

In my work, I explore the connection between nature, human experience, and the creative possibilities of reused materials. I mainly work with textiles and found objects, combining them in compositions that contrast the fluid shapes of nature with the rigid geometry of man-made structures.

Textiles, with their softness and flexibility, become symbols of nature’s fragility and unpredictability. I often place them alongside strict architectural forms, representations of urban life, standardised living, and the structured spaces that shape our daily routines.

Sustainability is central to my practice. I repurpose discarded or second-hand textiles to reduce waste and give new life to materials that already hold their own stories. These histories add depth and meaning to each piece.

Through this process, I question what we call “waste” in a consumer society and explore the tension between natural and constructed environments. My work is ultimately about materiality, memory, and ecology—and about how the spaces we build influence both personal and collective identity.

EXHIBITIONS

  • CONTRASENS, group exhibition, organised by CreativAct Association, Sibiu/Romania, 2025
  • ART YOUR WINTER, art fair, Timisoara/Romania, 2025
  • UniArt 2025 — First Edition, group exhibition, organised by Union of Visual Artists of Romania (UAPR), Alba Iulia/Romania, 2025
  • COLLAGE FESTIVAL, THE NEW 20’S, group exhibition, București/Romania, 2025
  • ARTA ÎN STILUL CASEI, group exhibition, organised by TEMPINI x Ornella Fusion Gallery, Timișoara/Romania, 2025
  • THE BLACK BOX: SOCIAL PLASTICS OF THE EXHIBITION PROCESS, group exhibition, Timișoara/Romania, 2025
  • AUTHENTIC SELF, group exhibition, organised with support from Union of Visual Artists of Romania (UAPR), Brașov/Romania, 2025
  • ECHOES OF NATURE, solo exhibition, Timișoara/Romania, 2025
  • ART IS NOT A NOUN, group exhibition, Timișoara/Romania, 2025
  • BACKPACK ISSUE #3, solo exhibition, Timișoara/Romania, 2025
  • BODY AS METHOD, group exhibition, Timișoara/Romania, 2024
  • ROMANIAN ART AUCTION, charity event organised by the Romanian-American Freedom Alliance (RAFA), Colorado/USA, 2024
  • PERPETUALLY UNFINISHED, group exhibition, Timișoara/Romania, 2024
  • CONTINUOUS STATE OF AN OPEN FORM, collective performative Exhibition, Timișoara/Romania,  2024
  • ART STUDENTS CONNECTION ll, group exhibition, Lupeni/Romania,  2024
  • GRADUATION exhibition, Timișoara/Romania, 2024
  • BACKYARD, group exhibition, Timișoara/Romania, 2023
  • SILENCE, group exhibition, Cluj/Romania, 2018

PRESS & PUBLICATIONS