Cosmin Marian Guta (1994) - “Prometheus” - XXL

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Contemporary original mixed media on canvas by Cosmin Marian Guta (2026), titled “Prometheus”, signed by hand, in a unique, multicolour composition with beige, crema, Rojo and bronze tones, dimensions 138 × 60 cm (145 × 68 cm including framing margins), depicting a mythological Prometheus and shipped unframed from Spain.

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Description from the seller

•Title: “Prometheus”
•Artist: Cosmin Marian Guta
•Year: 2026
•Technique: Mixed media on canvas, pastels, ink oil and acrylic on canvas

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* Painting dimensions: 138x60 cm painting

* Total fabric dimensions: 145x68 cm (with about 3-4 cm of free space on each side to be able to frame)

* SHIPMENT WITHOUT FRAME / SHIPPING WITHOUT FRAME

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• Style: Contemporary

• Shipping: Packaged and boxed in a cardboard tube

• Signed on the front of the canvas

• Note: Colors may vary slightly compared to photographs

• The artwork is unique.

***The artwork will be shipped in a cardboard tube, with tracking number, with an internationally known carrier, for example (FEDEX, UPS, TNT) ***

Description

The work presents a contemporary reinterpretation of the myth of Prometheus, the titan who stole fire from the gods to give it to humanity. The male figure appears in an open and tense posture, with arms extended in an implicit cross that evokes both sacrifice and transcendence.

The body, nude and vulnerable, becomes the axis of the composition, modeled with dense and gestural brushstrokes that seem to build the skin as a living surface.

The background, abstract and turbulent, suggests a mental rather than physical space. The shapes seem to dissolve in an atmosphere of energy and conflict, reinforcing the idea of inner torment.


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Thank you for visiting my work and do not hesitate to contact me if you need any information

Biography

Cosmin Marian Guta (1994) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome until 2020 after graduating with the maximum votes. He did an Erasmus in Barcelona (EASD LLOTJA) and an 8-month internship in an art gallery (RocíoSantaCruz).

Instagram: CosminMarianGuta
Email: gutartgallery@gmail.com
Web: gutartgallery.com

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

● C.C.Cotxeres Sants - curated by Nuria Esterri, Barcelona (2024)
● C.C.Cotxeres Sants - curated by Jose Parra, Barcelona (2022)
● Rome Art Week, Fax Factory curated by Maria Teresa Rasulo, RAW2016, Rome 2016


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

●Abartium, Calldetenes (Vic) curated by Eva Cunill, (2023)
● Artjove-Cotxeres Sants Casinet – curated by Jose Parra, Barcelona (2021)
● Cristo-Scuderie Palazzo Chigi Albani – curated by Paolo Berti, Soriano nel Cimino (2019)
● Sala dei Gessi del museo Andersen (workshop), curated by Gian Luigi Cappelletti and Alessandro Dolfi, Rome (2019)
● Towards a Lighthouse, curated by Antonio Giordano, Floriana Celani and Maria Pennacchia at Forte Stella, Monte Argentario, Tuscany (2019)
● Tiny Biennale 2018 – Temple University Rome – curated by Shara Wasermann, Rome (2018)
● Premio Internacional LIMEN ARTE, ix edition, Vibo Valencia (2017).
● Aula Colleoni Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma 2017.
● Tiny Biennale 2017 – Temple University Rome – curated by Shara Wasermann, Rome (2017).
● Pinacoteca Comunale Gaeta "Il vuoto, tra senso e forma” curated by Antonio Lieto (2016).
● Festina Lente Sala Corner D MAXXI Rome (2016)
● Biennale d'arte Latina (2016)

Seller's Story

Cosmin Marian Guta (1994) is a Romanian contemporary artist whose work sits at the crossroads of figurative painting, mythology, and emotional exploration. His work stands out for its strong symbolic charge and an intense aesthetic, where the human figure becomes a vehicle for psychological and timeless narratives. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, where he completed his studies in 2020 with the highest grade. During his academic phase he broadened his artistic perspective through an Erasmus program in Barcelona, at EASD Llotja, a city that would later become a key point in his professional development. In Barcelona he also did internships at the RocíoSantaCruz gallery, an experience that reinforced his direct contact with the contemporary art circuit. The artist's work is characterized by the use of mixed media on canvas, where oil, acrylic, ink, and pastel converge. His compositions, of intense visual force, explore themes such as identity, myth, the body, and deep emotional states, giving rise to scenes loaded with tension, symbolism, and an almost dreamlike atmosphere. Guta works with material intuitively, building his paintings through successive layers of materials, textures, and gestures. In this process, the surface acquires a tactile quality that recalls the human epidermis: the fabrics seem to breathe, scar, erode, and transform over time. The works thus become living skins, sensitive maps where memories, marks, and silences are inscribed. In many of his compositions there is a subtle line or division on the pictorial surface, a natural outcome of the very process of stratifying matter. More than a formal element, this presence functions as a conceptual axis within the work. For the artist, painting reflects how human identity is constructed: not as a perfect continuity, but as a layering of experiences, memories, and fragments of time. These divisions suggest pause, transition, or a scar; they indicate rupture without denying the unity of the whole. In this way, each painting is configured as a field of accumulated time, where each layer preserves the imprint of what came before and each fracture participates in a deeper totality. He has presented his work in solo exhibitions in Barcelona, in cultural spaces such as Cotxeres de Sants (2022 and 2024), and has participated in international artistic events such as Rome Art Week in Rome. He has also been part of numerous group exhibitions in Spain and Italy, including projects linked to institutions and museums such as the Andersen Museum in Rome.
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•Title: “Prometheus”
•Artist: Cosmin Marian Guta
•Year: 2026
•Technique: Mixed media on canvas, pastels, ink oil and acrylic on canvas

------------ ---------------

* Painting dimensions: 138x60 cm painting

* Total fabric dimensions: 145x68 cm (with about 3-4 cm of free space on each side to be able to frame)

* SHIPMENT WITHOUT FRAME / SHIPPING WITHOUT FRAME

---------------------------


• Style: Contemporary

• Shipping: Packaged and boxed in a cardboard tube

• Signed on the front of the canvas

• Note: Colors may vary slightly compared to photographs

• The artwork is unique.

***The artwork will be shipped in a cardboard tube, with tracking number, with an internationally known carrier, for example (FEDEX, UPS, TNT) ***

Description

The work presents a contemporary reinterpretation of the myth of Prometheus, the titan who stole fire from the gods to give it to humanity. The male figure appears in an open and tense posture, with arms extended in an implicit cross that evokes both sacrifice and transcendence.

The body, nude and vulnerable, becomes the axis of the composition, modeled with dense and gestural brushstrokes that seem to build the skin as a living surface.

The background, abstract and turbulent, suggests a mental rather than physical space. The shapes seem to dissolve in an atmosphere of energy and conflict, reinforcing the idea of inner torment.


---------------------------

Thank you for visiting my work and do not hesitate to contact me if you need any information

Biography

Cosmin Marian Guta (1994) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome until 2020 after graduating with the maximum votes. He did an Erasmus in Barcelona (EASD LLOTJA) and an 8-month internship in an art gallery (RocíoSantaCruz).

Instagram: CosminMarianGuta
Email: gutartgallery@gmail.com
Web: gutartgallery.com

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

● C.C.Cotxeres Sants - curated by Nuria Esterri, Barcelona (2024)
● C.C.Cotxeres Sants - curated by Jose Parra, Barcelona (2022)
● Rome Art Week, Fax Factory curated by Maria Teresa Rasulo, RAW2016, Rome 2016


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

●Abartium, Calldetenes (Vic) curated by Eva Cunill, (2023)
● Artjove-Cotxeres Sants Casinet – curated by Jose Parra, Barcelona (2021)
● Cristo-Scuderie Palazzo Chigi Albani – curated by Paolo Berti, Soriano nel Cimino (2019)
● Sala dei Gessi del museo Andersen (workshop), curated by Gian Luigi Cappelletti and Alessandro Dolfi, Rome (2019)
● Towards a Lighthouse, curated by Antonio Giordano, Floriana Celani and Maria Pennacchia at Forte Stella, Monte Argentario, Tuscany (2019)
● Tiny Biennale 2018 – Temple University Rome – curated by Shara Wasermann, Rome (2018)
● Premio Internacional LIMEN ARTE, ix edition, Vibo Valencia (2017).
● Aula Colleoni Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma 2017.
● Tiny Biennale 2017 – Temple University Rome – curated by Shara Wasermann, Rome (2017).
● Pinacoteca Comunale Gaeta "Il vuoto, tra senso e forma” curated by Antonio Lieto (2016).
● Festina Lente Sala Corner D MAXXI Rome (2016)
● Biennale d'arte Latina (2016)

Seller's Story

Cosmin Marian Guta (1994) is a Romanian contemporary artist whose work sits at the crossroads of figurative painting, mythology, and emotional exploration. His work stands out for its strong symbolic charge and an intense aesthetic, where the human figure becomes a vehicle for psychological and timeless narratives. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, where he completed his studies in 2020 with the highest grade. During his academic phase he broadened his artistic perspective through an Erasmus program in Barcelona, at EASD Llotja, a city that would later become a key point in his professional development. In Barcelona he also did internships at the RocíoSantaCruz gallery, an experience that reinforced his direct contact with the contemporary art circuit. The artist's work is characterized by the use of mixed media on canvas, where oil, acrylic, ink, and pastel converge. His compositions, of intense visual force, explore themes such as identity, myth, the body, and deep emotional states, giving rise to scenes loaded with tension, symbolism, and an almost dreamlike atmosphere. Guta works with material intuitively, building his paintings through successive layers of materials, textures, and gestures. In this process, the surface acquires a tactile quality that recalls the human epidermis: the fabrics seem to breathe, scar, erode, and transform over time. The works thus become living skins, sensitive maps where memories, marks, and silences are inscribed. In many of his compositions there is a subtle line or division on the pictorial surface, a natural outcome of the very process of stratifying matter. More than a formal element, this presence functions as a conceptual axis within the work. For the artist, painting reflects how human identity is constructed: not as a perfect continuity, but as a layering of experiences, memories, and fragments of time. These divisions suggest pause, transition, or a scar; they indicate rupture without denying the unity of the whole. In this way, each painting is configured as a field of accumulated time, where each layer preserves the imprint of what came before and each fracture participates in a deeper totality. He has presented his work in solo exhibitions in Barcelona, in cultural spaces such as Cotxeres de Sants (2022 and 2024), and has participated in international artistic events such as Rome Art Week in Rome. He has also been part of numerous group exhibitions in Spain and Italy, including projects linked to institutions and museums such as the Andersen Museum in Rome.
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Details

Artist
Cosmin Marian Guta (1994)
Edition
Original
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Sold with frame
No
Title of artwork
“Prometheus” - XXL
Technique
Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Beige, Bronze, Cream, Multicolour, Red
Height
138 cm
Width
60 cm
Weight
2 kg
Depiction/theme
Mythology
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
SpainVerified
282
Objects sold
100%
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