Art Safari continues to promote the Romanian heritage art and contemporary art by publishing three new albums dedicated to some of the most appreciated exhibitions so far: “Maria of Romania and artist”, “Ion Theodorescu.
A life of story “and” Young Blood 3.0. The new wave of contemporary artists “. The launch event will take place on Saturday, April 5, at 12:30, at Art Safari, Dacia-Romania Palace (future headquarters of Pinacotecii Bucureşti), str. Lipscani, no. 18-20.
The speakers present at the event are: Dr. Narcis Dorin Ion, manager of Peleș National Museum, Dr. Elena Olariu, Deputy Director of the Art Section, Bucharest Municipal Museum, and Căina Coman, curator Art Safari. The public’s access to this event is free.
“Maria of Romania. Queen and artist”
Curator: Dr. Narcis Dorin Ion
The album offers an incursion into the life and art of Maria of Romania, the queen who remained in history not only by the heroic deeds during the great war, but also by the artistic side of her being. His work enriches the national heritage. Passionate the whole life of gardens and nature, he painted exclusively flowers-lilies, poppies, irides, water lilies-in a specific way to Art Nouveau. Queen Maria was also attracted to the design of furniture, and many of the pieces she conceived decorated the interiors of the Pelișor Castle.
Partners: Peleș National Museum, Brukenthal National Museum, “Regina Maria” Municipal Museum and Cotroceni National Museum
“Ion Theodorescu. A life of story”
Curator: Dr. Elena Olariu
Ion Theodorescu (1882-1939), one of the great masters of Romanian art, is part of the renewal generation from the beginning of the last century, who proposed new themes and innovative techniques, related to the Romanian reality. Sion was a convinced and hero-military unionist of the First World War.
He studied in Romania and Paris and experienced in all the artistic styles of his time (impressionism, pointilism, fovism, cubism, symbolism). He painted monumental neo-Romanian compositions, grandparents portrayed, women depicted as forest gods and static nature rich in details.
The exhibition was made in partnership with the Museum of Bucharest and brought together works from the collections of the great national museums, but also from private collections.
“Young Blood 3.0. The new wave of contemporary artists“
Curator: Călina Coman
From painting to augmented reality, from dress creation to ceramics, glass, sculpture, photography, textile or jewelry, the creations of artists born after 1980 treat the most surprising topics, topics of interest and tendencies that mourn today’s art. Social roles, intimacy, memory, absurd, transgenerational trauma, environment as sacred space, human condition, utopian worlds and dystopian narratives, digital environment and confluence of art -technology, as well as the aesthetic object in contemporaneity – are evoked by various techniques and materials.
About Art Safari
Art Safari, Upgraded by George, is supported by Lidl, Glo, Porsche, Kinder, Bristol Myers Squibb, Catena – is specialized in the creation of exhibition pavilions and national history. Annual organizer of the Bucharest Art Pavilion-the largest conglomerate of art exhibitions in Romania-reached the 16th edition, realizes, in partnership with the Romanian and international art museums and private collectors, extensive retrospective exhibitions that aim to recover the heritage values. With a strong educational side, its mission is to bring the art of public and educate the new generations, including by organizing art workshops, guided tours and contemporary art exhibitions in unconventional spaces, such as Henri Coanda Airport or the Bucharest subway. Art Safari is a strategic national cultural project and is carried out in partnership with the Museum of Bucharest. In the 15 editions so far, it has registered about 1 million visitors. More details: Artsafari.ro.
