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About Francesca Badea

Francesca Badea was born in Câmpulung Muscel in 1994. In 2016 she graduated the National University of Arts Bucharest, Painting Department winning the prize of the university in the painting category. In September 2015 she participated in the Kulturama Art Project in the Revolution Square. In 2015 she was enrolled in the Erasmus program at Ege University in Izmir, Turkey. She currently lives and works in Bucharest, Romania.

The Owls Series by Francesca Badea

Francesca Badea

Four Owls (detail) - Francesca Badea

My art deals with escapism. Whether I am creating disconnected psychological worlds, disturbing monsters or dealing with alter egos, the main concern is evading reality. For example, "Owls" series … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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