From medicine, I kept the gesture: that way of scraping at the scab until red bursts forth, of searching for life beneath the skin, within the invisible cellular realm.

My art is not decoration — it is a pharmacopoeia.

I learned to heal bodies before learning to listen to my own.

And so the skin I wore grew too tight.

BODIES, SCARS, TRACES

sometimes I take a deep red

I scrape it like a scab

until blood breaks through…

Close-up of a watercolor painting with black, pink, and beige splatters and streaks, with visible red stitching along the top and right edges.
Indoor plant store display with various potted plants, shelves, and wall art.
Mixed media abstract art on textured paper with torn edges, featuring stitched outlines and splashes of pink, black, and white colors.
coagulation
Mixed media art piece featuring a textured white border with a carved star-shaped opening, red wire mesh embedded across the surface, and a colorful abstract background with earthy tones.
scar
Close-up of rock formations with intertwined red wire detail
Colorful abstract artwork framed on a wall with a bare tree branch in front.
burst

… OR

– I slip into a vivid dress

– I take the streets

to see if I am visible

– if blood has spread far enough

– if anyone will speak

of our shared scars.

An abstract art piece resembling a deep red leaf on a textured, neutral background with a wooden frame.
flesh
Abstract artwork with dark blue and off white geometric shapes and red cross collaged shape on white mat and frame.
red cross

CHAOS TO INNER ARCHITECTURE

long time on paths

when words fail, I invent my language

– in geometry

– in asemic writing

Gallery wall with seven framed abstract black and white artworks on a textured, off-white wall.
Indoor scene with large green houseplants in a room, including a Monstera and other foliage, with a window showing outside parked cars and a bicycle. There is a framed black and white art piece and a wall with paintings.
A framed black-and-white abstract painting hanging on a gray wall, with a signature and date at the bottom right. Below, a white table holds a stack of white books and a pair of tortoiseshell eyeglasses.
asemic 3
A mixed media abstract artwork in black and white with textured white border, featuring various fragmented shapes and lines.
asemic 1

chaos to order

– tame entangled tongues

– build inner architecture…

Abstract collage artwork with torn paper, black and white splatters, and hints of red, yellow, and orange, mounted on a textured white mat and framed in black.
asemic 2

gesture

– intuitive, almost affective

– I channel a human presence

– absent

– not yet found

– not yet embodied.

Abstract white sculpture resembling a leaf or petal mounted on a black textured background.
bones
Abstract art piece featuring irregular white shapes outlined in red against a dark blue background. Signed by Alina Popovici 2024.
cityscape
Close-up low relief of three dried leaf fragments on a black textured surface.
Close-up of orange flowers in the foreground with an abstract textured, low relief flower artwork in the background.

RESILIENCE AND FRAGILITY

the tree tortured by the elements

– keeps growing

– even without standing

it understands my story

the tree IS my story

A textured wall art piece featuring a red, abstract, sculpture-like design on a beige background, with shadows cast on the light-colored wall.
anagallis
Close-up of several slices of dried red chili peppers on a piece of parchment paper.
Abstract mixed media artwork on torn paper with various shades of blue and black, mounted on a white background.
osmosis
Art gallery wall displaying various contemporary paintings and artworks, with a large green plant in the foreground.
An artistic mixed media collage featuring a background of handwritten notes and printed text, overlaid with large, black ink brushstrokes forming abstract shapes and letters. There is a signature at the bottom right.
fragile 6
A piece of paper with black paint strokes overlapping printed French text, mounted on a dark background. The bottom right corner has a handwritten signature reading 'Alina Popovici '24'.
fragile 11
A framed artwork overlaying a vintage book page with bold, abstract black brushstrokes. The artist's signature and date are in the bottom right corner.
fragile 9
Decorative wall with six framed abstract art prints arranged in two rows, a white hanging paper lantern, and a few plants including a leafless branch painted purple in the foreground.

ROOTS AND BELONGING

An abstract art piece featuring a natural wood slab mounted on a black rectangular pedestal against a plain light-colored wall.
axis

root

– even in sand

cling

– even carried by the wind

hold

– even before being cut

A framed abstract artwork on a white wall with a dark background and gold shapes, next to a small table with pottery and books, and a wooden chair with spindles.
mandragore
An abstract art piece with geometric shapes in warm colors on a black background, signed by Alina Popovici, 2024.
belladonna
Abstract modern art painting with dark blue, red, yellow, and white shapes on textured white paper, signed by Alina Popovici in the bottom right corner.
equilibrium
Person holding a bouquet of red and pink roses in front of a white wall with a framed abstract artwork.
in between
Abstract artwork with geometric shapes in orange, blue, and red, resembling a mask or face, signed by Alina Popovici.
under the porch
Gallery wall with five framed abstract art pieces, three with black frames and two with white frames, illuminated by three black pendant lights against a white brick wall.

My practice evolves in response to each space, grounding my work in its atmosphere. I draw on what already exists, allowing each piece to emerge without compromising the place or its memory.