Kitra was born in 1981 in the grim concrete landscape of communist Romania and grew up in the '90s, during a post-revolutionary climate characterized by chaos.
This environment fostered a need for escapism, shaping his visual language with bold colors and an obsessive preoccupation with cleanliness and order, elements that are consistently present throughout his work.
After earning a B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the National University of Arts in Bucharest (in 2005 and 2011, respectively), Kitra developed an interest in street art, drawn to the raw, direct response one can receive by exposing work in public spaces. Over the past decade, his choice of medium has gradually shifted from urban interventions to murals and later to canvas, in a search for greater permanence and intimacy.
In 2019, Kitra’s work was recognized in the prospective exhibition "Post System Geometry" at the Museum of Recent Art in Bucharest, and it has since been included in the museum’s permanent collection.
Currently living and working in Berlin, Kitra draws inspiration from the urban landscape, industrial design, and the digital world. He uses a mathematical approach to create his geometric, abstract-minimalist compositions, evoking the sensibilities of artists such as Frank Stella, Peter Halley, and Bridget Riley.
Kitra was born in 1981 in the grim concrete landscape of communist Romania and grew up in the '90s, during a post-revolutionary climate characterized by chaos.
This environment fostered a need for escapism, shaping his visual language with bold colors and an obsessive preoccupation with cleanliness and order, elements that are consistently present throughout his work.
After earning a B.F.A. and M.F.A. from the National University of Arts in Bucharest (in 2005 and 2011, respectively), Kitra developed an interest in street art, drawn to the raw, direct response one can receive by exposing work in public spaces. Over the past decade, his choice of medium has gradually shifted from urban interventions to murals and later to canvas, in a search for greater permanence and intimacy.
In 2019, Kitra’s work was recognized in the prospective exhibition "Post System Geometry" at the Museum of Recent Art in Bucharest, and it has since been included in the museum’s permanent collection.
Currently living and working in Berlin, Kitra draws inspiration from the urban landscape, industrial design, and the digital world. He uses a mathematical approach to create his geometric, abstract-minimalist compositions, evoking the sensibilities of artists such as Frank Stella, Peter Halley, and Bridget Riley.