"Renewal" Limited Edition Print Release
March 16-23
12 PM NYC / 7 PM HELSINKI
"Renewal" Project
“RENEWAL” is the newest project from internationally acclaimed land-artist David Popa.
It is about new beginnings—and the quiet work of healing. Three ephemeral earth frescoes made with only chalk, charcoal, and water, where fracture isn’t failure, but the place light gets in.
RENEWAL is an ephemeral trilogy created on the ice of Alberta, Canada, at Abraham Lake and within glacial canyons where turquoise water cuts through frozen stone. Using only chalk, charcoal and earth pigments, I painted directly onto the ice and shoreline edges, letting wind, current, and shifting temperature shape the final form. These portraits were born in a place that refuses permanence: methane bubbles suspended beneath the surface like frozen breath, fractures running through the ice like scars, and rivers that reclaim what’s placed beside them. One figure emerges into a new beginning, one releases the past into glacial-blue flow, and one holds love in the cracks—brokenness traced with the possibility of healing. Each work was made within a narrow weather window—vulnerable to wind, thaw, and moving water—then transformed or erased as the lake changed overnight, reminding me that renewal is never clean, and that beauty can be found in brokenness.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
David Popa is a contemporary artist known for creating monumental, ephemeral frescoes directly onto the Earth. Working primarily with natural pigments like chalk, charcoal, and minerals, Popa crafts hauntingly powerful portraits across glaciers, lava fields, islands, and shorelines—works that are ultimately reclaimed by nature.
Born to a family of artists in New York City and now based in Finland, Popa’s creative journey blends classical training with raw intuition. His work lives at the intersection of art, nature, and the sacred. Each piece is not only a visual creation but a personal pilgrimage: a meditation on time, decay, identity, and the unseen.
In recent years, Popa’s large-scale land works have gained international recognition, featured by BBC, CNN, Colossal, and more. He has collaborated with large brands such as Apple and Adidas along with working on some of the largest public art projects in the world. He documents his process through cinematic short films that give viewers access to both the physical creation and the spiritual intention behind the work.
David invites his audience to slow down, look closer, and contemplate the transient beauty of being alive.
COLLECTORS ARE RAVING ★★★★★
The last release in November 2025 exceeded expectations and prints nearly all sold out. The feedback was nearly all five-star. Every print is now studio-made, hand-signed, fingerprinted, and crafted on archival cotton paper directly from the hands of the artist, David Popa.
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Beautiful work 😍
Excellent printing quality.
Many thanks for this stunning piece of art. It has been finished to perfection and was perfectly packed for the transport.
All the best for your future endeavors, we are curiously looking forward to your next projects!
Best regards from Cyprus!
I received my Master’s Edition piece of “Shelter” by David Popa and it exceeds my expectations! I love it. I am blessed to have a captured moment in time of one of his works in nature.
Stunning. I love it. Packed with care and great customer service.
Gifted by God with your amazing talent! I’m addicted! I cannot wait for your next release !
Simply beautiful...This is my first piece I have bought from David and it did not disappoint. His collector's editions feel so special to receive from him. I love all the personal touches he leaves on his artwork!
I came across David Popa's work on Instagram seemingly by chance. After doom scrolling for a time, feeling so heavy and anxious, this piece made me pause, stop my mindless scrolling and take in his work. It was the breath of fresh air I needed desperately. I then messaged Popa, letting him know how his work impacted me -how important having art that truly moves. I never thought he would even see it but Popa replied back to me, echoing my sentiment and thanking me for my support. That brief moment of connection meant a lot. "Haven" gives me hope that my art as a dancer might also touch someone the same way Popa's work has done to me. I am grateful to have this work in my home.
Absolutely magnificent! The image, the color, the framing. Inspires everyone to remember what is best in the human spirit and the importance of beauty.
I love it! It’s everything I wanted! soft yet hard, it’s lovely.
I absolutely LOVE my piece!
A wonderful and deeply moving piece, By any benchmark very profound thinking blended with creativity. Loved it. Regretting the size I choose.
Purchased ‘Haven’ and ‘Shelter’. They complement each other beautifully. Such an investment in showcasing such a talented artist.
My creative and stunning artworks arrived in perfect condition and are as beautiful as your website depicted. Can't wait to have them framed and hung so I can share them with family and friends.
