Cătălin Vasilescu is a self-taught Romanian artist whose practice is shaped by a background in construction and car tuning. His work articulates a distinct vision, reconfiguring the aesthetics of luxury through the use of modest, industrial materials such as plaster, foam, and fiberglass. Operating through an ongoing process of experimentation and self-directed learning, he produces objects that oscillate between sculpture and design—from full-scale car bodies to hybrid furniture pieces that integrate automotive forms into functional, yet symbolic, artifacts.

The exhibition incorporates selected fragments from Valentin Fogoroș’s documentary Enzo & Mateo, extending the narrative dimension of the presentation. The film traces Cătălin’s return to his hometown in Ialomița County, Romania, alongside his wife Alina and their young son Mateo, following fifteen years of labor on construction sites in Madrid. Within this context, his practice is reframed as both a personal and artistic undertaking, centered on the construction of a car conceived in memory of his son Enzo, who passed away at birth.