Paying tribute to Brancusi is also paying tribute to
the Indian art and civilization, which greatly
influenced the sculptor's vision. After a short
sojourn In India In the 30s, Brancusi took a deeper
interest in the Buddhist art, with Its symbols,
canonic representations and folk tales. Commissioned
by the maharaja of Indore to build a "Temple of
Meditation", Brancusi imagined it in the shape of an
egg, a cosmological symbol, found in many ancient
religions, Hinduism included,
Constantin Brancusi Is now part of the world artistic
heritage. On the occasion of his 50 years
commemoration, we also want to evoke his Romanian
origin. Brancusi is born in a small Romanian village,
named Hobita. The craftsmanship and the decorative
motives of the folk art of the village were well known
to Brancusi, who, all along his life, will take
Inspiration from this arctic legacy. His studio in
Paris offered to the visitors - Romanians and French
alike - a typical Romanian interior decoration and
set-up, an emotional reminder of his Hobita.
While in Paris, as disciple of Auguste Rodin, Brancusi
came Into contact with the European artistic trends of
that time (beginning of XXth century). Though ha
praised his master, Brancusi felt the urge to liberate
the art, to give it a new breath. He created through
his works a special world, purified of unnecessary
details, reduced to the substance. The works of
Brancusi brought an afresh vision to the European art;
Brancusi has merely sculptured things and beings,
Instead, he sculptured ideas, archetypes...
AUREL VLAD
graduated from the sculpture section of The Institute
of Fine Arts "Nicolac Grigorescu", Bucharest, Romania,
in 1984. He held several personal exhibitions in
Romania And Germany and exhibited in prestigious group
exhibitions all over Europe and in Japan. For his
outstanding contribution to the development of arts he
has been awarded several distinctions: "Third Prize of
the Fuento Palmera sculpture symposium, Spain; The
.Jon Andreesou" Prize of the Romanian Academy;
National Order "Pentru Merit" - Commander; Greet Prize
of the Art Saloon of the Bucharest Municipality; The
Prize for Sculpture of the Union of the Fine Artists
of Romania; "Dimitrie Paciurea" scholarship. Since
1990, Aurel Vlad is employed as Lecturer, Doctor in
Visual Arts, at the Arts University of Bucharest, the
Sculpture section.
ADRIAN
ILFOVEANU was taught painting at an early age, in
his father's studio. In 1995, he graduated from
Bucharest Art Academy where currently he is Assistant
Professor at the Sculpture Department, In the same
year, he attends a study program offered by Lions
Group, during which he makes his first monument al
Etlingen,' called "Triumph Arch". In 1999, Adrian
Ilfoveanu is part of a group exhibition together with
his father and writer Stefan Agopian at the Romanian
Literature Museum entitled "Maculate Conception1". He
has held several solo exhibitions abroad; in Germany,
at Valbert, in Denmark, at Copenhagen, and. at Littman
& White Gallery, Portland, USA., In 2002 he
received Young Debut Artist of the Year Award, granted
by Romanian Fine Art Association for his artistic
activity.
In 2005,. A. Ilfoveanu presented at Brancovan Palaces
a large synthesis of his works made in the last eight
years in his studio at Radesti, Arges,
DARIE DUP
is currently teaching at the sculpture department
at the National University of Arts, Bucharest. He is a
graduate of the Fine Arts institute "Nicolac
Grigorescu", Bucharest, Romania. His works were part
of several group exhibitions in Romania and abroad
(Serbia, Spain. Holland, Italy. Belgium, Hungary). His
personal exhibitions have been organized both in
Romania and abroad, Jo 1995, he was invited to the
Venetian Biennale.
Darie Dup has
been awarded important prizes, distinctions, and
scholarships: First Prize for Sculpture, Frederick
Storck Scholarship, UAP First Prize for Sculpture. UAP
Prize far Environmental Art, Research Scholarship,
Rome, Italy. His works can be found in prestigious
collections: Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest,
Museum of the University of Phoenix Arizona, The
Roumanian Royal Gallery of Art.
REKA
DUP CSAPO pursued her studies at prestigious
universities in Romania: "Ion Andreescu" Art
University. C!uj,Graphie Arts; Academy of Art
Bucharest, Graphic Arts, Sculpture Department, Academy
of Art, Bucharest. She was invited to exhibit at
several group exhibitions in Romania and abroad, among
which: Student-fest Timisoara, in 1993; Exhibition at
the National Academy of Art, Budapest, Hungary, in
1994; "National Theatre Gallery", Bucharest, in 1995;
"Mucsamok Gallery", Budapest, Hungary, in 1998;
Biennalc of the Fire, Bucharest, in 1998; "
Galerihuset", Kobcnhavn, Denmarc, in 1999; Sculpture
Symposium, Merges, Switzerland, in 1999; "Credit
Agricolc" Angers, France, in 2001; "UNA Gallery",
Bucharest; in 2007.
