PAINTING
ELA DAPLE 
(ROMANIA)
 
DETAILS
Oil and acrylic paste on canvas
140 x 120 cm
2025
 
DESCRIPTION
"Urban Wasteland" explores the unsettling stillness of modern cities left empty and silent. These works imagine urban landscapes after human presence fades, where only machines and forgotten structures remain. Through fragmented architecture and solitary figures, the series reflects on themes of abandonment, disconnection, and the fragile relationship between humanity and the built environment.
 
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.