arta timpului tu art of your time

sorin ilfoveanu

paul neagu

tefan clia

dorin creu

vladimir etran

francisc chiuariu

laura covaci

AnnArt este o galerie de art contemporan fondat n Bucureti, n mai 2011. Promoveaz i vinde lucrri semnate de artiti plastici de prim rang din Romnia. AnnArt is a contemporary art gallery which was established in Bucharest, in May 2011. It promotes and sells works by top-rank artists from Romania.

mircea roman

adrian ilfoveanu

arta timpului tu

e e de facut cu arta contemporan? ntreb la noi, pentru c n prile mai vest-europene, chineze i braziliene dilema aceasta s-a tranat: arta contemporan e de neles i e de dorit. Drept care, se tranzacioneaz la concuren cu aurul. Aceast certitudine a altora nc ocolete ezitant lumea noastr. Att pentru publicul privitor ct i pentru muli dintre colecionari, arta contemporan la noi este nc n zona exploratorie, lateral i suspectat de risc crescut. Estetica noastr familiar este cea deprins din lucrrile de patrimoniu clasic. Tehnicile i subiectele contemporane sunt considerate adesea a fi incomode i uneori de-a binelea neinteligibile: chipul acestei femei nu seamn cu un chip adevrat iar florile sunt neclare i suspendate; lemnul nu e lustruit lun, iar pnza asta nici nu e pnz, e un soi de celuloid; ppuile astea mbrcate n dantel i purpur au capul spart iar filmul sta video ruleaz n netire la fel. Se poate. Dar la Galeria AnnArt noi credem cu pasiune n frumuseea cu multe chipuri a artei contemporane i n fora sa de a ne bucura i de a ne educa; de a ne scoate din mulime, de a cuprinde i de a genera valoare. La Basel, n var, am fost reconfortat s aflu c criteriul de selecie la AnnArt art care s ne plac este statistic valid i decisiv: raportul Profit or Pleasure? publicat de Barclays Wealth Insights ne arat de ce investesc nstriii lumii n valoarea alternativ pe care o reprezint arta n general: 62% pentru pur plcere, 37% pentru copiii i nepoii lor, 35% pentru c arta reprezint identitatea lor cultural i 18% (sic!) pentru pur i rece investiie financiar. Grupul de artiti cu care lucrm n prezent reprezint pentru noi, fr excepie, certitudini. Unii v sunt foarte cunoscui Sorin Ilfoveanu i tefan Clia sunt deja figuri iconice ale culturii romne. Pe alii, cunoscui mai bine n rile care i-au semi-adoptat cum ar fi Paul Neagu, Laura Covaci, Dorin Creu sau Mircea Roman i descoperii abia acum, iar pe alii, ca Francisc Chiuariu, Adrian Ilfoveanu sau Vladimir etran, i recuperai dinluntrul universului mai degrab discret-silenios n care au creat pn mai de curnd. Patru dintre acetia se afl n recent-publicatul Top 100 al celor mai valoroi pictori romni ai tuturor

timpurilor. Unul este unic-deintor al unui mare premiu de art al lumii. Civa dein recorduri de licitaie. Toi se afl deja n coleciile private ale celor cunosctori. Dei, credem noi, cu oricare artist din portofoliul AnnArt mergei la sigur- cu fiecare nou expoziie v invitm de fapt la un exerciiu de ndrzneal, de nvingere a rezervei fa de ne-familiar. V propunem s fii dintre cei temerari i ncreztori n sine care privesc drept n ochi arta timpului lor. Tonitza a fost cndva contemporan; cei mai muli, prin 1920, nu luau n seam artistul, ntors n ar de la Mnchen i care picta, n tue cam difuze, un grup de oameni la coad la pine. Unii, mai puini dar mai ctigtori, vedeau ce neles i emoie i valoare sunt de gsit n arta acelui pictor contemporan cu ei. Aadar, privii oriunde avei ocazia art contemporan. E posibil s avei la un moment dat ntlnirea decisiv cea care v transform din privitor n colecionar. E un pas de via special, i lumineaz prezentul i te ancoreaz frumos n viitor. M-a bucura ca tot mai multe astfel de ntlniri s se nfptuiasc la AnnArt. n decembrie, de Crciun, v facem n dar o expoziie numit Mica Art Mare cu lucrri de laborator, schie pregtitoare sau lucrri de mici dimensiuni semnate de artitii din acest catalog. Firete c, fiind toate mult sub 1,000 de Euro, aceste lucrri cost mai puin dect lucrrile lor consacrate. Dar toate conin ntreaga valoare a autorului lor. Privind nelept i vistor n urm i n viitor, poate azi e ca i cum am putea dobndi o schi din cele fcute de Brncui pentru Miastra Tocmai am citit cum Academia, n anii 50, a respins cererea artistului de a-i dona ntreaga oper Romniei, pe motiv c e formalist i fr valoare real. Ce mult ne nva arta timpului nostru!

Gabriela Massaci director programe

the art of your time

hat is to be done with contemporary art? I mean here, in Romania, because in most other places from Western Europe to China and Brazil the question has been settled: contemporary art is understood and wanted. It is an asset which sells in close competition with gold. Other peoples certainty still eludes us. Most people including art collectors in Romania still see contemporary art as high risk, to be explored with caution. Our comfort zone is in the esthetics of the old masters. Contemporary techniques and themes are often seen as awkward and at times downright unintelligible: the face of this woman does not look like a real face and these flowers are hazy; there is no perfect polish in the carved wood and this canvas is no canvas at all, it is some sort of plastic foil; these dolls wearing purple lace have a hole in their head and this video runs in a loop for ever. Fair enough. But we at the AnnArt Gallery believe passionately in the many-faces of beauty in contemporary art and in its power to teach and give joy, to single us out, to contain and generate value. And in Basel this summer I learned that our seemingly eccentric business selection criteria (art which we enjoy) is statistically valid. Barclays Wealth Insights Profit or Pleasure? report ranks the motives for art investment worldwide as follows: 62% for pure enjoyment, 37% for their children and grandchildren, 35% because art is part of their culture and 18% (sic!) for pure financial investment. For us, the artists in our current portfolio represent solid value, no exception. Some you know well - Sorin Ilfoveanu and tefan Clia are iconic characters in Romanian culture; some, better-known in the countries which half-adopted them, you have recently discovered Paul Neagu, Laura Covaci, Dorin Creu or Mircea Roman. And others, like Francisc Chiuariu, Adrian Ilfoveanu or Vladimir etran re-emerge to public attention from the somewhat withdrawn universe of their work. Four of these are listed in the recently-published Top 100 Most Valuable Romanian Painters of All Times. One is the holder of a quite unique international art award. Some have spectacular auction sales results. All are in the private art collections of the connoisseurs.

We believe that any of the artists above is a sure bet. Nevertheless, with our each and every new exhibition we in fact dare you overcome your disquiet about the non-familiar. We invite you to be among the brave and the self-confident who look the art of their time straight in the eye. Tonitza was once a contemporary most people did not pay much notice to him when, in the 1920s, back from Munich, he was painting, in somewhat vague brush strokes, people in queue for bread. Other people, fewer but on the winning side, could perceive the meaningful emotion and the value in the work of that unusual artist who was their contemporary. Therefore, never miss a chance to look at contemporary art wherever you can. It is quite possible that you might have the decisive encounter the one which turns you from spectator into art collector. This is quite a special step in ones life, as it anchors you beautifully into the future. It would please me no end if more and more such encounters take place at AnnArt. In December, our Christmas gift is the Small Big Art exhibition, with drawings, preparatory sketches or simply small-size paintings. At way below 1,000, all these works obviously cost less than the rate for a regular piece by their authors but all these works contain the full value of an original work. Reflecting on the past, with a dreamy and wise eye to the future, why not imagine that now may be like when somebody acquired one of those sketches which Brncui made in preparation for Miastra I have just read that, in the 50, the Academy turned down Brncuis offer to donate his entire work to Romania on the grounds that the work was formalist and without real value. Lessons to learn from the art of our time!

Gabriela Massaci director programe

Sorin ilfoveanu (n./b. 1946 Cmpulung-Muscel)

Elev al maestrului Corneliu Baba, apoi profesor i Rector al Universitii Naionale de Art din Bucureti, Ilfoveanu are peste patruzeci de ani de activitate artistic, cu numeroase lucrri n expoziii, muzee i colecii private importante ale lumii, de la Paris la Tokyo, de la Bucureti la Oslo i Perugia. A participat la Bienala de la Veneia n 1987, iar n 2000 a avut o expoziie retrospectiv la Muzeul Naional de Art al Romniei; n mai 2011 a avut, simultan, o retrospectiv la Sala Dalles i o expoziie de desen la Galeria AnnArt. Este decorat cu Ordinul Naional Serviciul Credincios n grad de Mare Ofier i laureat n 2011 al Marelui Premiu Prometheus pentru Opera Omnia. Este listat n Top 100 cei mai valoroi pictori romni ai tuturor timpurilor, fiind unul dintre cei mai cutai artiti de ctre colecionarii din Romnia. Triete i lucreaz la Bucureti i Rdeti. Tema grdinii abstras n sobre chipuri atemporale, pictate cu decizie de fresc medieval de pe rm mediteran.

A student of Corneliu Baba, Ilfoveanu became Professor and Head of the National University of Art in Bucharest. His creative work spans over 40 years and a large number of his works are now held in major collections and museums around the world, from Paris to Tokyo, from Bucharest to Oslo and Perugia. In 1987 he took part in the Venice Biennale and, in 2000, he had a retrospective exhibition at the National Museum of Art of Romania. In May 2011, he had two simultaneous solo shows, at Dalles Hall and at AnnArt Gallery. He was made Grand Officer of the National Order Faithful Service and in 2011 received the Prometheus Grand Prize for Opera Omnia. He is listed in the Top 100 Most Valuable Romanian Painters of All Times, his works being among the most sought after by art collectors in Romania. He lives and works in Bucharest and Rdeti. The garden theme abstracted in somber timeless guises, painted with the unhesitating draftsmanship of a medieval fresco as seen on some Mediterranean shore.

Lucrarea XI, martie 2011 acrylic pe pnz / acrylic on canvas, 100x85 cm

Photo Credits Nicu Ilfoveanu AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

Sorin ilfoveanu

Punul, 2010 acrylic pe pnz / acrylic on canvas, 85x100 cm

Photo Credits Nicu Ilfoveanu AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

Paul neaGu (n./b. 1938 Bucureti - d. 2004 Londra)

Format ca pictor la Universitatea Naional de Art din Bucureti, Neagu opteaz nc de la nceput pentru o abordare conceptual-abstract, semn distinctiv al ntregii sale opere - de la grafic i sculptur la instalaie i performance. Stabilit la Londra la nceputul anilor 70, artistul mbin creaia cu activitatea de profesor la Royal College of Art, Slade School of Art i Hornsey School of Art, unde a exercitat o influen remarcabil asupra tinerilor artiti, printre care Anish Kapoor. A expus n spaii prestigioase ca Hayward Gallery Londra, Marea Britanie, Muzeul de Art Modern din Paris, Frana, Muzeul de Art Contemporan din Los Angeles, SUA, Muzeul Naional de Art Contemporan din Bucureti i Muzeul Brukenthal, Sibiu, Romnia. Operele sale se afl n numeroase colecii i muzee prestigioase din lume, precum Tate Modern din Londra dar i n spaii publice diverse, de la Catedrala din Durham la inuturi din sudul Chinei. Dou dintre lucrrile sale monumentale se afl n spaii publice n Romnia - Crucea Secolului la Bucureti, din 1997 i Crucificare la Timioara, din 1999. n 2012, Paul Neagu a devenit primul artist din Romnia cu o lucrare - Edgerunner - instalat permanent ntr-un spaiu public din Marea Britanie, n Parcul Owens Fields, din cartierul londonez Islington, unde Neagu a trit i a lucrat peste 30 de ani. Remarcabil gnditor al formei, ridicnd n spaiu o oper de anvergur european, Paul Neagu este portalul britanic prin care arta romneasc a pit n secolul 21.

Having trained in painting at the National University of Art in Bucharest, Neagu opted from the start for a conceptual-abstract approach to art, which became the hallmark of his entire oeuvre, from graphic art to sculpture, installation and performance. Having moved to London in the early 70s to pursue his creative vision, Neagu also taught at the Royal College of Art and later at the Slade School of Art and Hornsey School of Art, where he had an outstanding influence on younger artists such as Anish Kapoor. He had solo exhibitions in prestigious venues the Hayward Gallery in London, Great Britain, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, USA, the Modern Art Museum in Paris, France, the MNAC in Bucharest and the Brukental Museum in Sibiu, Romania. Works by Paul Neagu found their way into many important collections and museums, including the Tate Modern in London, as well as in public spaces from the Durham Cathedral to magical landscapes in South China. Two of his monumental works are displayed in public spaces in Romania Crucea Secolului in Bucharest, since 1997 and Crucificare in Timioara, since 1999. Paul Neagu went on to become, in 2012, the first artist from Romania whose work is installed in a permanent public space in Great Britain Edgerunner, unveiled in Owens Field Park, in Islington London, where Neagu lived and worked for over 30 years. Paul Neagu is a remarkable thinker of form, working with space to build a thoroughly European body of work; he is the British portal through which Romanian art enters the 21st century.

Salamander, 1997 tehnica mixt pe carton / mixed media on cardboard, 51x36 cm

Photo Credits Paul Neagu Estate

Paul neaGu

Vallachian Panels, 1995 tehnic mixt pe carton / mixed media on cardboard, 24x32 cm
Photo Credits Paul Neagu Estate

TEFAN CLIA (n./b. 1942 Braov)

Elev al profesorului Iulius Podlipny la Timioara i al maestrului Corneliu Baba la Bucureti, Clia este un artist de nsemntate definitorie pentru istoria noastr cultural. Pictor i grafician de notorietate absolut n rndul iubitorilor de art din Romnia, are numeroase lucrri n colecii private europene, precum i n Muzeul de Art Contemporan din Oslo, Norvegia, Muzeul HR Giger din Gruyre, Elveia, MNAC din Bucureti i Muzeul Brukenthal din Sibiu, Romnia. A fost profesor la Universitatea Naional de Art Bucureti. Este decorat cu Ordinul Naional Serviciul Credincios n grad de Mare Cruce i Medalia Regele Mihai I pentru Loialitate. Listat n recent publicatul Top 100 cei mai valoroi pictori romni, triete i lucreaz la Bucureti i la ona, Fgra. inutul noptatic i sidefiu al visului populat cu rmuri, psri, ochi rotunzi, guri intuite i este pline de snoave.

A student of Julius Podlipny in Timioara and of Corneliu Baba in Bucharest, Clia is an artist of major significance in our cultural history. His paintings and engravings are in great demand among art collectors in Romania. Paintings by him are to be found in numerous private collections and public museums in Europe such as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Oslo, Norway, the HR Giger Museum in Gruyre, Switzerland, the National Museum of Contemporary Art of Romania and the Brukenthal Museum in Sibiu, Romania. A former Professor at the National University of Art in Bucharest, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the National Order for Faithful Service and the King Michael I Medal for Loyalty. He is listed in the recently published Top 100 Most Valuable Romanian Painters of All Times. He lives and works in Bucharest and in ona, Fgra. The realm of silvery night dreams inhabited by twigs, birds, round eyes, tightly sealed lips and heads full of stories of old.

Draperie albastr, 2012 ulei pe pnz / oil on canvas, 70x62 cm

Photo Credits AnnArt Gallery AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

TEFAN CLIA

Fata cu cana de sticl, 2012 ulei pe pnz / oil on canvas, 150x150 cm

Photo Credits Alina Anca AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

DORIN CREU (n./b. 1956 Braov)

Nume cunoscut al Generaiei 80 din arta plastic bucuretean, din 1990 artistul triete i lucreaz la Paris, unde are o bogat activitate expoziional i unde primete n 1995 o burs de creaie a Ministerului Culturii din Frana. O prim personal la Galerie Municipale de Vitry-sur-Seine este urmat, printre altele, n Romnia, de retrospectiva de la Centrul Cultural Palatele Brncoveneti de la Mogooaia, itinerat la Muzeul de Art din Constana (2008-2009). A luat parte la numeroase expoziii de grup la Paris, Londra, Cracovia i Taipei. n 2012 a avut o expoziie personal la galeria Charlotte Norberg urmat de expoziia artZoom la galeria AnnArt n Bucureti. Demersul su creativ se afl la intersecia ntre abstract i non-figurativ, ilustrat prin seriile Traits i Vegetales. Abordeaz o tehnic aparte prin care obine o calitate transparent-meditativ, cu un efect de micare enigmatic a motivelor geometrice i florale. Lucrrile sale au fost achiziionate de ctre guvernul francez pentru Fondul Naional de Art Contemporan din Frana precum i de ctre Muzeul Naional de Art Contemporan din Bucureti pentru colecia sa permanent. Stri mentale i emoii deduse din diafanul lumii vegetale, captate n manier pictural abstract, ncrcate de lirism reinut.

A well-known member of the 80 Generation of visual artists, Creu moved to Paris in 1990 where he received an arts grant from the French Ministry of Culture. He became an active exhibitor, his first one-man show opening at the Galerie Municipale de Vitry-sur-Seine. This was followed, among others, by the retrospective exhibition organized in Romania at Mogooaia Palace Cultural Centre, later shown at the Art Museum in Constana (20082009). He took part in numerous exhibitions in Paris, London, Cracow and Taipei. In 2012 he held a solo show at the Galerie Charlotte Norberg in Paris followed by artZoom exhibition at the AnnArt Gallery in Bucharest. His creative approach places him at the intersection between the abstract and the non-figurative, illustrated in his outstanding series Traits and Vegetales. He developed a highly individual technique which gives a transparentreflective quality to his works, with an effect of enigmatic movement of his geometric and floral motifs. Works by the artist were acquired by the French National Contemporary Art Fund (FNAC) as well as by the National Museum of Contemporary Art of Romania. States of mind and emotion subtly emerging from a translucid vegetal world are captured in abstract mode, imbued in self-contained lyricism.

Fleur (10), 2012 pigment i rin acrilic pe pnz/ pigment and acrylic raisin on canvas, 80x80 cm
Photo Credits Dorin Creu AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

DORIN CREU

Fleur (7), 2008 tehnic mixt pe pnz / mixed media on canvas, 80x80 cm
Photo Credits Dorin Creu AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

VLADIMIR ETRAN (n./ b. 1935 regiunea Hotin/ Hotin County)

Pictor i totodat profesor fondator al Catedrei de Design a Universitii Naionale de Art din Bucureti, are n palmares o serie numeroas de expoziii n Romnia i n strintate de la Paris la Praga, de la Moscova la Viena i Ulan Bator i cu o rsuntoare participare n 1971 la Festivalul Internaional de la Edinburgh prin galeria Demarco. Multe din lucrrile sale fac parte din colecii private n Romania, Frana, Austria, Germania, SUA, Turcia, Liban sau Marea Britanie. Decorat cu Ordinul Meritul Cultural i Ordinul Serviciul Credincios n grad de Cavaler, etran este totodat laureat al Marelui Premiu pentru Pictur UAP (1964) i al Marelui Premiu pentru Art Monumental UAP (1984). n 2012 a avut dou expoziii personale simultane, Snziene la Galeria AnnArt i Cod de bare la Institutul Cultural Romn din Bucureti. Triete i lucreaz n Bucureti. Gest precis i cald al desenatorului pictor atent la cadena vieii, graiei, efemerului.

Painter and, as of 1964, Professor of Design at the National University of Art in Bucharest, etran took part in numerous exhibitions in Romania and overseas from Paris to Prague, from Moscow to Vienna and Ulan Bator as well as a resounding participation in 1971 in the Edinburgh International Festival with Demarco Gallery. Many of his works are in private collections in Romania, France, Austria, Germany, USA, Turkey, Lebanon, and Great Britain. Awarded the Cultural Merit Order and the National Order of Faithful Service, etran also received the Fine Artists Union Grand Prize for Painting in 1964 and the Unions Grand Prize for Mural Art in 1984. In 2012, he had two simultaneous solo exhibitions Snziene at AnnArt Gallery and Cod de bare at the Romanian Cultural Institute. He lives and works in Bucharest. The precise and warm gesture of the draftsman a painter mindful of the rhythms of life, grace, and the ephemeral.

Fr titlu, 2010 tuuri colorate pe hrtie / coloured ink on paper, 70x54 cm

Photo Credits Alina Anca AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

VLADIMIR ETRAN

Fr titlu, 2012 tuuri colorate pe hrtie / coloured ink on paper, 100x70 cm

Photo Credits AnnArt Gallery AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

FRANCISC CHIUARIU (n./b. 1966 Avrig, Sibiu)

Aparine generaiei de artiti formai la Bucureti n anii 90, profesor fiindu-i Florin Ciubotaru. Abordeaz o tehnic proprie, practicnd pictura pe suporturi neconvenionale, iar ca tip de imagine se oprete asupra unui fotorealism cu scene urbane, n cele mai recente serii ale sale. A participat la numeroase expoziii colective, iar n 2012 a avut, simultan, trei prezene solo, la Galeria AnnArt, Palatele Brncoveneti Mogooaia i Muzeul Naional de Art Contemporan Bucureti. n 2011 particip la Bienala de la Moscova, ntr-un proiect itinerat ulterior la Tel Aviv i Paris. Dup Bienal particip la expoziia Post Umanism la V-Art Gallery, Moscova. n 2012 are expoziia personal Shadows la AnnArt Gallery, ia parte la Bienala de la Liverpool i la expoziia colectiv The Essences of Reality de la galeria Vrfok din Budapesta. n perioada 19932000 a fost asistent la catedra de pictur a Universitii Naionale de Art. Este unul dintre iniiatorii proiectului Atelier n tranziie, nceput n 2008. Triete i lucreaz la Bucureti. Cotidian iluminat fantasmatic n care realul stradal devine miracol, tentaie metafizic.

A representative of the generation of artists who trained in Bucharest in the 1990s, Chiuariu studied under Florin Ciubotaru and from 1993 until 2000 worked as Assistant Professor at the Painting Department of the National University of Arts. He developed a highly individual painting technique, working on unconventional materials; in his most recent series his imagery focuses on photo-realism and urban scenes. He participated in numerous group exhibitions and in 2011 he took part in the Moscow Biennale, in a project curated by Cosmin Nsui, followed by Post-Umanism group exhibition at V-Art Gallery in Moscow. In 2012 he had three simultaneous solo shows at the AnnArt Gallery (Shadows exhibition), the Palatele Brncoveneti Mogooaia (Outdoor exhibition) and the MNAC/ National Museum of Contemporary Arts. In 2012 he also took part in the Liverpool Biennal followed by participation in the group exhibition The Essences of Reality at the Vrfok Gallery in Budapest. Chiuariu is one of the initiators of the Studio in Transition project, from 2008. He lives and works in Bucharest. Daily life cast in fantastic light which turns street reality into a miracle and a metaphysical temptation.

Shade 04, 2012 ulei, cerneal tipografic pe backlit / oil, printing ink on backlit, 120x80 cm

Photo Credits Vlad Petri AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

FRANCISC CHIUARIU

Shade 01, 2012 ulei, cerneal tipografic pe backlit/ oil, printing ink on backlit, 120x80 cm

Photo Credits Vlad Petri AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

LAURA COVACI (n./b. 1964 Bucharest)

Format n mediul intelectual-creativ al familiei Covaci, cu un cerc de prieteni apropiai care au inclus pe Nichita Stnescu i Cezar Ivnescu, artista este absolvent la Bucureti a Seciei de Pictur monumental, clasa maestrului Ion Stendl. Practic deopotriv pictura i arta digital, iar lucrrile sale au putut fi vzute la Paris, n expoziiile personale sau de grup la Galerie 208, Galerie Serge Aboukrat sau Grand Palais intre anii 1993-2011. n 2008 nregistreaz un record de vnzri pe piaa romneasc, n cadrul licitaiei De Bucarest Paris, care s-a desfurat la Hotel Drouot Montaigne Paris. n Romnia colaboreaz, din 2011, cu galeria AnnArt, unde a avut o participare la expoziia colectiv Caiet de planuri iar n 2012 personala Cruda Feerie. A fost listat n recent publicatul Top 100 cei mai valoroi pictori romni. Triete i lucreaz la Bucureti i Paris. Noua (tehno) obiectivitate n pictur: fascinanta anatomie postuman n varianta nelinititoare a jocului de copil clon robot.

Growing-up in the intellectuallyformative circle of the Covaci family which included Nichita Stnescu and Cezar Ivnescu, the artist graduated Mural Painting in Bucharest (class of Professor Ion Stendl). She does both traditional painting and digital art; her works could be seen in solo and group exhibitions in Paris, at Galerie 208, Galerie Serge Aboukrat or Grand Palais during 1993-2011. One of her pieces sold for 13,000 Euro at the De Bucarest Paris auction held at the Hotel Drouot Montaigne Paris, a record figure for works by members of her generation. In Romania she works with AnnArt Gallery, where she took part in the Caiet de planuri group exhibition, 2011 and had a solo show in 2012, Cruda Feerie. She is listed in the recently published Top 100 Most Valuable Romanian Painters of All Times. She lives and works in Bucharest and Paris. The new (techno)-objectivity in painting: a fascinating post-human anatomy in the disquieting guise of a childrens game clone robot.

Cruda Feerie / Capitolul 1, 2010-2011 acrylic Fluo pe pnz / fluo acrylic on canvas, 150x130 cm
Photo Credits AnnArt Gallery AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

LAURA COVACI

Cruda Feerie/ Capitolul 2, 2012 art digital 3D, instalaie/ digital 3D art, mixed media installation, 32x25,5 cm
Photo Credits AnnArt Gallery AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

MIRCEA ROMAN (n./b. 1958 Trgu Lpu)

Laureat al Marelui Premiu al Trienalei de sculptur de la Osaka precum i al prestigiosului Premiu Delfina, la Londra, Roman este unul dintre cei mai importani artiti romni contemporani. Palmaresul su expoziional include participri de marc la Bienala de la Veneia n 1995 i expoziii personale la Riverside Studios n Londra, proiecte de instalaii urbane pe rul Tamisa sau n curtea Muzeului ranului Romn. Lucrrile sale au fost prezentate n muzee i galerii importante de la Bucureti la Kobe, de la Londra la Perugia i Bochum. n ultimii ani cota artistului s-a consolidat n urma unor tranzacii-record n cadrul licitaiilor din Romnia, situndu-l, n 2007, ca singurul artist contemporan ntr-un Top 10 de vnzri la licitaii, alturi de Grigorescu, Tonitza, Aman i Petracu. Absolvent n 1984 al Seciei de Sculptur a Institutului de Arte Plastice Ion Andreescu din Cluj, distins n 2000 cu Ordinul Serviciul Credincios i n 2008 cu Medalia de aur a Uniunii Artitilor Plastici din Chiinu. Triete i lucreaz la Bucureti, n Romnia, unde a revenit n 2007, dup 14 ani petrecui n Marea Britanie. Ipostaze ale umanului supus frngerii existeniale i efigii ale arhaicului care i ndur modernitatea din al treilea mileniu.

Awarded the Grand Prize of the Osaka Sculpture Triennale in Japan, as well as the prestigious Delfina Grant in London, Roman is among the most significant contemporary artists of Romania. His works participated in an impressive number of exhibitions ranging from the Venice Biennale to one-man shows at the Riverside Studios in London and urban installations on the river Thames or in the courtyard of the Romanian Peasant Museum in Bucharest. Works by Roman have been shown in important museums and galleries all over the world, from London to Kobe, from Perugia to Bochum. Following record auction sales in recent years, in 2007 Roman was the only contemporary artist to make it into the Top 10 Auction Sales along with classics such as Grigorescu, Tonitza, Aman and Petracu. He graduated in 1984 from the Sculpture Department of the Ion Andreescu Art Institute in Cluj, Romania. He was awarded the Order for Loyal Service by the President of Romania and the Gold Medal of the Union of Fine Arts in Chiinu, Moldova. He lives and works in Bucharest, where he returned after 14 years in Great Britain. Images of the human condition broken by existential tension and effigies of the archaic which contain the weight of their own third-millennium modernity.

Doamn (detaliu), 2011 lemn, culoare / wood, colour, 168x76x46 cm

Photo Credits Courtesy of the Artist

MIRCEA ROMAN

Personaj cu minile ntinse (detaliu), 2011 bronz patinat / patinated bronze, 160x100x90 cm
Photo Credits Courtesy of the Artist

aDrian ilfoveanu (n./b. 1971 Piteti)

Sculptor de acut independen creativ, aparine generaiei de artiti afirmai dup 1989. Lector la secia de Sculptur a Universitii Naionale de Art din Bucureti, Ilfoveanu are totodat un palmares cu prezene semnificative n expoziii colective din Romnia i Germania, Norvegia, Danemarca sau Emiratele Arabe. Este autorul lucrrii pentru Premiul Gopo, cel mai important premiu anual pentru cinematografie din Romnia. n 2012 a avut expoziia personal Psri, la AnnArt cu lucrri expuse simultan la Muzeul ranului Romn, Institutul Naional de Geologie i Parcul Herstru, n cadrul programului Arta la Verde. Triete i lucreaz la Bucureti. Lucrrile sale impresionante, ce nfieaz vieti stranii, zoomorfisme desprinse dintr-o imagerie mitic i tulburtoare, marcheaz o etap important n figuraia sculptural romneasc. Sculptor of a keen creative independence, he belongs to the generation of artists who come to public attention after 1989. Lecturer at the Sculpture Department at the National University of Arts in Bucharest, Ilfoveanu also has significant track-record in group exhibitions held in Romania, Germany, Norway, Denmark and the Emirates. He is the author of the sculpture for Romanias most important annual film award Gopo Prize. In 2012, he had a solo exhibition Psri/ Birds at AnnArt Gallery, with works shown simultaneously as urban installations at the Romanian Peasant Museum, the National Geology Museum and the Herstru Parc - in Arta la Verde, a programme developed by AnnArt Gallery. He lives and works in Bucharest. His impressive works which show strange creatures, descending from a disquieting imagination of a mythical world, represent a very important stage in Romanian figurative sculpture.

Linite, 2000 bronz / bronze, 35x40x11 cm

Photo Credits Stelua Roca Stnescu AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti

aDrian ilfoveanu

Icar, 1998 bronz / bronze, 60x120x22 cm

Photo Credits AnnArt Gallery AnnArt Gallery, Bucureti