Victor Celesnicenco (Nemo)

“The prevalent theme in Nemo’s work is travel and the discovery of the beauty and excitement of new places. His distinctive images draw together the charm and mood of several famous cities at once to create a dreamlike memory of time and space in a fascinating combination of mixed media.” Victor Colesnicenco (Nemo) grew up in Chisinau, the capital city of Moldova.  Nemo began an intense inquiry into the style and techniques of the famous painters and formed a particular interest in the work of the Surrealists. He enrolled in art school but did not enjoy the strict academic style of the Russian based academy and abandoned his traditional training in favor of practical experience. His talent flourished and soon he was organizing large outdoor art fairs to show his work and that of other young artists. The ever-increasing freedom in Moldova as Nemo grew from an adolescent into an adult inspired the desire to travel to many cities around the world. Eventually, Nemo and his family moved to Canada. Nemo’s work is widely collected and is represented in galleries throughout Canada, USA and other countries. The prevalent theme in Nemo’s work is travel and the discovery of the beauty and excitement of new places. His distinctive images draw together the charm and mood of several famous cities at once to create a dreamlike memory of time and space in a fascinating combination of mixed media.