Beautifying reality: Two Romanian artists bring old buildings back to life through their illustrated books

Romanian visual artists Maria Poștea and Bogdan Gărgăriță have turned their passion for painting, illustration and architecture into a business. They publish books in which they "restore" old buildings with special architectural features to look like they did in their golden days. Although they find Romania a difficult country to live in, where artists are not truly appreciated, they have decided to stay so that they can focus on their art and not have to worry about earning their living abroad.

Following an inspiring Erasmus experience abroad during their master’s in 2017, Romanian visual artists Maria Poștea and Bogdan Gărgăriță came up with the idea to open their own publishing house for illustrated books in Bucharest. The couple had no prior experience in managing a business, but they plucked up the courage and dove in, and thus was born the lovingly named “Editura Intaglio”.