Stefan Pelmus (1949) - TOTEM
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Totem is an oil painting on plywood by Ștefan Pelmuș (born 1949), created in 1969, measuring 48 by 42 cm and weighing 2 kg, sold with frame, original edition, hand signed, from Romania and depicting mythological themes in a surrealist style.
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In Totem (1969), Ștefan Pelmuș invites the viewer into a world where image becomes symbol, and symbol becomes a passage towards the unknown. Executed in oil on plywood, the work belongs to the artist’s deeply personal visual universe, where archaic signs, spiritual references and ancestral motifs converge in an enigmatic and intensely poetic language.
Pelmuș’s totemic imagery seems to belong to a time beyond chronology—a realm of ancient memories, invisible connections and worlds that remain just beyond the reach of reason. His symbols do not simply describe; they suggest, evoke and invite contemplation, like fragments of a forgotten manuscript waiting to be deciphered.
There is something profoundly moving in this encounter. The work speaks quietly of humanity’s enduring search for meaning, belonging and transcendence, opening a space for reflection in which the familiar gives way to mystery.
More than an image, Totem becomes an inner journey: a glimpse into an ancestral world, at once mysterious and strangely familiar, where the visible and the unseen seem to touch.
In Totem (1969), Ștefan Pelmuș invites the viewer into a world where image becomes symbol, and symbol becomes a passage towards the unknown. Executed in oil on plywood, the work belongs to the artist’s deeply personal visual universe, where archaic signs, spiritual references and ancestral motifs converge in an enigmatic and intensely poetic language.
Pelmuș’s totemic imagery seems to belong to a time beyond chronology—a realm of ancient memories, invisible connections and worlds that remain just beyond the reach of reason. His symbols do not simply describe; they suggest, evoke and invite contemplation, like fragments of a forgotten manuscript waiting to be deciphered.
There is something profoundly moving in this encounter. The work speaks quietly of humanity’s enduring search for meaning, belonging and transcendence, opening a space for reflection in which the familiar gives way to mystery.
More than an image, Totem becomes an inner journey: a glimpse into an ancestral world, at once mysterious and strangely familiar, where the visible and the unseen seem to touch.
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Artist
Stefan Pelmus (1949)
Sold with frame
Yes
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
TOTEM
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Romania
Year
1969
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
48 cm
Width
42 cm
Weight
2 kg
Depiction/theme
Mythology
Style
Surrealism
Period
1960-1970
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