Artwork
Personificare
Personificare is a print by Niculiță Secrieriu. It is held in the collection of the Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea.
About this work
Overview
Personificare is a modest paper work held by the Museum of Ethnography. The artifact consists of a faded pink sheet, its surface marked only by a few faint, smudged lines and spots that have softened with age. In the lower right corner, blue ink records the title *Personificare* and the name *Secrieriu Niculiță* followed by an uncertain date, 201?, together with a museum identification number.
Subject & Meaning
The Romanian title translates as “to personify,” suggesting the creator intended to explore the attribution of human qualities to non‑human entities. The minimal markings and the almost blank field may be read as an invitation to project personal or cultural narratives onto the paper, turning an otherwise ordinary object into a site for imaginative identification.
Technique & Style
Executed on a pink sheet of paper, the work relies on subtle, almost accidental marks rather than deliberate drawing. The faint lines and smudges appear to result from handling or environmental wear, while the blue ink inscription is the sole intentional element. This restrained approach foregrounds materiality and the passage of time over conventional pictorial representation.
History & Provenance
The piece bears a museum accession number, indicating it entered the collection of the Museum of Ethnography, though its exact acquisition date is not recorded. The presence of the name Secrieriu Niculiță points to an individual associated with the work, possibly the artist or donor, and the ambiguous date “201?” suggests it was produced in the early twenty‑first century.
Artist & collection
Artist
Niculiță Secrieriu made prints that feel like dreamy puzzles. Look at Personificare and Cosmogonie, two prints in this set—thick black lines twist into shapes that could be figures or stars or something in between.…
Museum
Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea
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