Silpeople, 2 pieces
The work Silpeople reflects Doru Covrig’s conceptual play with form and matter. The artist does not explicitly indicate what the title symbolizes, instead leaving the viewer free to interpret and choose among several valid directions. By fragmenting the silhouette, Covrig constructs a layered identity—an abstract human figure made of experiences, cultures, and historical layers. At the same time, the absence of facial features transforms the figure into a symbol of the anonymous collective, a generic human lost in an uniform society. If we read the title as a fusion between silence and people, it becomes a poetic and critical reflection on silence, on lost or ignored voices. Silpeople thus becomes a serious game between form and meaning, between the individual and the collective, between silence and communication.
Doru Covrig
Doru Covrig is a French sculptor of Romanian origin, known for his conceptual and experimental approach. Inspired by Constantin Brâncuși and Giuseppe Penone, Doru Covrig explores essential themes such as man as the measure of all things, the symbolism of archetypal forms, the relationship between man and space, and criticism of totalitarian regimes. He worked with a wide range of materials—from bronze and wood to cardboard, bread, sponge, and plastic. His style moves between synthetic figuration and arte povera. Settled in France out of a desire to escape the constraints of the Romanian regime, Doru Covrig rediscovered his creative freedom and exhibits internationally – from the Venice Biennale (Italy) to exhibitions in England, Germany, and the Netherlands, as well as beyond Europe, in America and East Asia, including Japan.