<p><em>A highlights video from this episode will also be coming soon to the Talking with Painters YouTube channel</em></p> <p>In this episode, I visit the studio of acclaimed abstract painter Aida Tomescu just days before the opening of her exhibition <em data-start="506" data-end="516">Messiaen</em> at Fox Jensen Gallery in Sydney. The exhibition continues until 20 December 2025.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/aida_tomescu/?hl=en">Aida Tomescu on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://aidatomescu.com/">Aida Tomescu website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.jensengallery.com/aida-tomescu/">Aida Tomescu at Fox Jensen Gallery </a></li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/">Talking with Painters website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/talking_with_painters/?hl=en">Talking with Painters on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/newsletter-signup/">Subscribe here for my monthly newsletter</a></li> </ul> <p>Previous TWP YouTube videos of Aida Tomescu:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbSNWrtdOdY&amp;t=2964s">Aida Tomescu &#8211; extended interview</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K1yIMmG3Kk&amp;t=15s">Aida Tomescu talks with Maria Stoljar (uncut)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D7B1W3cH3c&amp;t=1s">Aida Tomescu in her studio (2017)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ8052xpX8c&amp;t=1743s">Aida Tomescu talks with Maria Stoljar about &#8216;Tuckson: the abstract sublime&#8217;</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbhHjZ0YZxI&amp;t=8s">Aida Tomescu&#8217;s 2019 show &#8216;The Open Wounds of White Clouds&#8217;</a></li> </ul> <p>Previous podcast conversations with Aida Tomescu:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2017/10/16/ep-33-aida-tomescu/">Episode 33 &#8211; Aida Tomescu</a></li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2019/02/03/ep-63-tony-tuckson-part-2-artist-aida-tomescu/">Episode 63 &#8211; Aida Tomescu on Tony Tuckson</a></li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2021/10/17/ep-116-aida-tomescu-uncut/">Episode 116 &#8211; Aida Tomescu (uncut)</a></li> </ul> <div id="attachment_9032" style="width: 1290px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9032" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-9032" src="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1-SMH-2-messsiaen-II-2024-triptych-200x460-oil-in-belgiam-linen.jpeg" alt="" width="1280" height="657" srcset="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1-SMH-2-messsiaen-II-2024-triptych-200x460-oil-in-belgiam-linen.jpeg 1280w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1-SMH-2-messsiaen-II-2024-triptych-200x460-oil-in-belgiam-linen-300x154.jpeg 300w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1-SMH-2-messsiaen-II-2024-triptych-200x460-oil-in-belgiam-linen-1024x526.jpeg 1024w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1-SMH-2-messsiaen-II-2024-triptych-200x460-oil-in-belgiam-linen-768x394.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /><p id="caption-attachment-9032" class="wp-caption-text">Messiaen II 2024<br />200x460cm<br />oil on Belgian linen<br />Photo: Jenni Carter</p></div> <div id="attachment_9031" style="width: 971px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9031" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-9031" src="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aida-diptych-Messiaen-III-2025-200-x-306cm-Oil-on-belgian-linen.jpeg" alt="" width="961" height="993" srcset="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aida-diptych-Messiaen-III-2025-200-x-306cm-Oil-on-belgian-linen.jpeg 961w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aida-diptych-Messiaen-III-2025-200-x-306cm-Oil-on-belgian-linen-290x300.jpeg 290w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aida-diptych-Messiaen-III-2025-200-x-306cm-Oil-on-belgian-linen-768x794.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px" /><p id="caption-attachment-9031" class="wp-caption-text">Messiaen III 2025<br />200 x 306cm<br />Oil on Belgian linen<br />Photo: Jenni Carter</p></div> <div id="attachment_9036" style="width: 873px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9036" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-9036" src="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aida-Tomescu_Messiaen-2013-oil-and-pigments-on-canvas-184-x-154cm.jpg" alt="" width="863" height="1029" srcset="https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aida-Tomescu_Messiaen-2013-oil-and-pigments-on-canvas-184-x-154cm.jpg 863w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aida-Tomescu_Messiaen-2013-oil-and-pigments-on-canvas-184-x-154cm-252x300.jpg 252w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aida-Tomescu_Messiaen-2013-oil-and-pigments-on-canvas-184-x-154cm-859x1024.jpg 859w, https://talkingwithpainters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Aida-Tomescu_Messiaen-2013-oil-and-pigments-on-canvas-184-x-154cm-768x916.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px" /><p id="caption-attachment-9036" class="wp-caption-text">Messiaen 2013<br />oil and pigments on canvas<br />184 x 153 cm<br />This is the work Tomescu refers to at the beginning of the episode</p></div> <p>&nbsp;</p>