Costel Iacob manifests himself in his art as an enlightened artisan. His sculptures-objects usually come together as ample installations and they resort to the visible universe and the literary sources in well balanced dosages. A fascinating universe made from reality inspired beings become, in his artistic discourse, an irresistible show.
Luiza Barcan
(Bucharest, 1952)
Academic studies:
Graduated the „Nicolae Grigorescu” Institute of Plastic Arts, with Valdimir Predescu, Bucharest.
Member of the Plastic Artists Union in Romania
Solo exhibitions:
1996 – Orizont Gallery, Bucharest;
2013 – Frozen time, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest.
Group exhibitions*:
since 1985 – most of the county and republican salons;
1990 - Artistes á la Bastille, Vienna, Austria;
1992 - Saga, Grand Palais, Paris, France;
- Moderne Kunst Gallery, Erlangen, Germany;
1993 - Sallon International d’Art, Academia di Romania, Rome, Italy;
1994 - 101 Wooster Street Gallery, New York.
Symposia:
1995 - Oarba de Mureş;
2001 - ARTUBORG, Bucharest.
Monumental works:
1995 - Homage, Oarba de Mureş;
2001 - Sphere, ARTUBORG, Bucharest;
2004 - Structure, Bacilly, France;
2007 - Structure, Sibiu;
Distinctions:
1994 – Grant by „Giorgio Cini” Foundation, Venice, Italy;
1999 – Prize at the Salon of Art, Bucharest;
2001 - Prize ARTUBORG, Ambient-Installations;
- Prize by the Plastic Artists Union Ambient-Installation, ARTUBORG.
* also exhibited in: 1993 - Séte, France.
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