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Meet Georgeta Fondos
Georgeta Fondos is a multidisciplinary artist working in experimental textile art, textile-based photography, and bespoke mural painting. Her practice is defined by innovative methods and materials, including the use of flame to scorch synthetic fabrics. She creates immersive textile installations, intricate wall-based artworks, and photographic pieces on ChromaLuxe aluminum that highlight the raw beauty of scorched textile forms.
Her work has been showcased at renowned venues throughout South Florida in collaboration with visionary curators and institutions. Her art is held in public and private collections across the United States, Greece, Mexico, Moldova, Lithuania, and Switzerland.
Artist Statement
My experimental textile practice explores the alchemy of material transformation through flame. I draw and sculpt with fire, reshaping synthetic fabrics into delicate, ethereal forms whose burnt edges and soft shadows evoke dreams, decay, and renewal. I also translate these altered textiles into emotional landscapes through photography, offering new ways to engage with textile materiality.
I am inspired by artists like Lucio Fontana, whose cuts opened new dimensions of space. Similarly, I’m drawn to direct interventions—slicing, burning, reshaping—to reveal what lies beneath the surface and to expose the invisible tensions and energies held within material.
Through scorching, I explore the balance between fragility and strength, destruction and creation, vulnerability and resilience, honoring the unexpected beauty that emerges when we embrace transformation. Scorching also becomes a metaphor for the human condition: like flame on cloth, our experiences mark and reshape us, deepening our texture and revealing unexpected resilience.
Bodies of Work
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Textile Photography & Prints
Georgeta offers close-up photographs of her scorched textiles printed on ChromaLuxe aluminum, perfect for contemporary interiors.
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Textile Environments
Georgeta’s interactive textile art merges texture and movement to create dynamic, sensory experiences. These works invite engagement and bring a unique artistic presence to any setting.
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Textile Wall Art
Georgeta creates custom wall art, perfect for your home, office, or as a meaningful gift.
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Kind Words from Curators & Collaborators
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Leah Brown, curator & fine artist, FAT Village
In my 15 years of collaborations with Georgeta, I have come to cherish her creativity, dependability, positive attitude, and unwavering commitment to excellence. From her textile installations to her nature-rich murals, Georgeta's work is sure to captivate and inspire.
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Virginia Fifield, fine artist
In 2010, I first met Georgeta Fondos at a business class for artists by the Artists as Entrepreneurs Institute.(…) Georgeta introduced herself after the presentation and bravely expressed interest in curating the next year’s exhibition. I was impressed with her experience and her powerful textile-based artworks. She produced a great exhibition the following year, during which we became friends. Over the years, we have shared the ups and downs in the art world and art opportunities that have benefited us both. We both have learned that one of our best resources for our careers was other artists.
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Linda Flynn, artist consultant at Cultural Planning
Georgeta is an amazing artist, a sharp businesswoman, and community-minded! The love of her craft and community really comes through on her projects – and of course, they are done to the client specifications and always on time (or early!). If you get a chance, work with Georgeta – I highly recommend the experience!
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Teresa Miller, vice-president, Garden of Life
Georgeta is absolutely AMAZING. She is able to take a verbal concept and transform it into an incredible, tangible creation. We have had her paint several murals in our office, and each one is phenomenal!! …Georgeta was AMAZING to work with. Her creativity knows no boundaries, and her creations bring joy to all who view them.
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Karla Walter, fine artist, curator & former Gallery Director at Palm Beach State College
I have known Georgeta for a long time and admire her talent and imagination. I have personally worked with her when I worked and curated at the Art Gallery at Palm Beach State College. The materials she works with are delicate and create an ethereal feeling in a gallery setting. The work brings you closer to what one is observing. (…) Her attention to the smallest details distinguishes her artistry and devotion to everything she creates. I am honored to know and admire Georgeta.
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Beth Ravitz, public artist & consultant
I have worked with Georgeta on three Public Art mural projects… I have had the privilege to witness her work ethic and ability to communicate and work with staff and stakeholders to achieve a consensus regarding the final mural. She is a tireless worker who constantly reworks her designs to accommodate all the opinions offered. I highly recommend Georgeta Fondos as an extremely creative artist, muralist, professional artist, and creative mind to execute a mural for you.
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