Studied architecture at Bucharest University and then made his debut at the capital’s Salon de peinture et de sculpture. He then moved to Paris, where he experimented with abstract art, but eventually destroyed much of his work. In the early 1950s, he had numerous solo exhibitions in North America and Europe, and took part in the Venice and São Paolo Biennales. At the end of the 1960s, Horia Damian began to use geometric and sculptural forms, emphasizing his architectural studies. In 1993, he was awarded the Romanian Academy’s prize for honorary membership. 

Since the 1970s, Horia Damian has been involved in monumental works such as the Pyramids series. Here, the invisible is associated with the frontal elements of the pyramid, an object of mystery and secrecy. The artist shows the invisible with the means inherent in visibility.