PAINTING
ELA DAPLE
(ROMANIA)
 
DETAILS
Oil, dry pigment, acrylic paste, and acrylic on canvas
90 x 90 cm (35.43 x 35.43 inch)
2024
 
DESCRIPTION
"Cyborg Evolution: Reignited" is one of the newest artworks made by Romanian artist, Ela Daple.
 
“My work delves into the merging of human and machine, creating figures that feel familiar and otherworldly—artifacts from a distant future.
 
By blending textures and forms, I explore how our identities shift as we integrate more with technology.
 
This piece stands as a relic of resilience—a cyborg built with a single purpose: to protect. Though its world has changed, it endures, unwavering in its duty and embodying a quiet heroism rooted in loyalty and dedication.
 
It invites us to consider what it means to hold onto purpose, even when no one is there to witness it.
 
ABOUT ELA DAPLE
Ela Daple (b. 1987, Romania) is a self-taught contemporary artist based in Budapest, Hungary. With a background in photography and graphic design, she creates visually striking works that explore the fusion of human and machine. Her art blends abstract realism with vibrant color, rich textures, and futuristic elements, evoking relics from a distant future shaped by technology.
 
Through cyborg-like figures and cybernetic forms, Daple reflects on identity, resilience, and the evolving relationship between humanity and digital innovation. Her works invite viewers to contemplate what it means to remain purposeful and human in an increasingly technological world. Since 2024, her artworks have been represented by Toolip Art Gallery.