Education
He studied at the Institute of Fine Art in Bucharest under Paul Vasilescu, graduating in 1975.
He studied at the Institute of Fine Art in Bucharest under Paul Vasilescu, graduating in 1975.
Păduraru belonged to a generation of sculptors that reacted to Constantin Brâncuși’s work with a figurative vision inspired by ancient Mediterranean sculpture. Paduraru drew upon mythological literature and folklore for his subject-matter.