Bucharest-born French-Romanian artist Alexandra Mocanu developed her practice across photography, painting, and tapestry, guided by an exploration of the tension between gestural immediacy and realism. Based in Pantin, France, she produces wall-based textile works in wool on canvas that emulate the visual impact of a single, assertive brushstroke.

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Her process begins with gouache painting, which she then recreates as a tapestry using a careful and labor-intensive weaving technique. In this way, a quick and expressive painted gesture is transformed into a slow, detailed textile work, creating a contrast between spontaneity and precision.

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Mocanu was given the Contemporary Design Award for her work shown at PAD Paris in 2018. She has also been featured on the covers of Architectural Digest, Surface, AN Interior, Brown Harris Stevens, and Cover.