ABOUT

My name is Mira Postolache. Wanderlust is the promise to my father, after his death, that I will travel forever, in this way he can see the world through my eyes.

I am a visual arts lecturer, journalist + self-taught artist with Eastern European roots based in Italy. I started painting modern abstract art as a hobby first when I was a child, later as a sort of mindfulness meditation.

When I was 17 years old, unfortunately, I lost my father who was a fanatic traveler and since then traveling became the biggest passion of my life. After my Master Degree I moved to Italy, where I am actually based, and during my experience as a freelance writer + visual arts lecturer, I was so lucky to travel worldwide thanks to my work. But during the pandemic situation everything changed. As I couldn’t travel anymore, I continued to write articles during the first lockdown, at the same time I started to explore various techniques of abstract art + photography. Since then, both became an obsession for me, as I found my own way to start traveling again. 

I enjoy creating abstract paintings with a touch of mystery that bring our minds inside a parallel dimension. Each painting has a hidden secret inside derived from my curiosity to explore human’s nature in dialogue with the Universe. As a very emphatic person, some of my paintings are related to pain + struggle, trying to stuck that inside art; other artworks are like seen from the sky, for me is like my father can see the world through my art. I am very fascinated and inspired by our world’s beauty, different unknown cultures, inner demons, human rights and by the mysteries of the Universe like Saturn + Jupiter moons. My art would not be possible without music, so I am always inspired by the sounds of Vangelis, Ennio Morricone, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Betty Davis, Charles Mingus and more. 

My paintings are all one of a kind, 100% original hand painted and created with great care, personally signed on the front. I use high quality acrylic and oil paints, mediums on professional stretched canvas, ready to hang. The layers of oil or acrylic paint are applied using painting brushes and pallet knives. Each painting is coated with acrylic gesso and finished with a clear matte or glossy varnish to protect colors for longer periods of time and to ensure durability and protection against changes in room temperature, UV light, moisture and dust.

Painting for me is like I can put and close my feelings inside a space, on a canvas or an experience against depression. Mental health is the most difficult challenge an artist can experience and must be respected and valued.

At the same time I am the Creative director of www.33magazine.com and founder of KREEP. Productions. My works were published on the below magazines: I-D Italy, Fucking Young, RedMilk, Modic, Collezioni Sport & Street, Vogue Talents, ELLE Italia, L’Officiel Malaysia, Schön Magazine, Vanity Teen, RED EYE + more.

Find out more about my art here: www.mirawanderlust.com

My works + articles:: https://bio.site/mirawanderlust

Regarding any information related to my art + my work, contact me HERE .

I hope you are having a great journey, Mira