Sebastian Nasta — Romanian contemporary painter working across hyperrealism, figurative and conceptual painting

Practice

Hyperrealism is not the destination. It is the mechanism through which an image becomes convincing enough to be questioned.

Selected Works

Recent and selected paintings

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Before It Speaks, 2026

Before It Speaks

2026 · Oil on linen · 163 × 116 cm

The Feeling of Nature, 2019, oil painting by Sebastian Nasta

The Feeling of Nature

2019 · Oil on linen · 200 × 165 cm

Candle Lighting, 2025

Candle Lighting

2025 · Oil on linen · 190 × 140 cm

Self-Portrait, 2025

Self-Portrait

2025 · Oil on linen · 58 × 49 cm

Sebastian Nasta, Romanian contemporary painter, in his Cluj-Napoca studio beside a large figurative oil painting
Sebastian Nasta in the studio, Cluj-Napoca, 2026.
Artist

Sebastian Nasta

Romanian contemporary painter based in Cluj-Napoca, working across hyperrealism, figurative and conceptual oil painting.

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Practice

Realism is used as a critical method to test the authority of images, identity and perception.

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Selected exhibitions & fairs
2025Get Over It · Meron, Cluj-Napoca
2025MoBU · Bucharest
2022Figure and (Un)likeness · Cluj-Napoca Art Museum
2012Art Capital · Grand Palais, Paris
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