Exhibitions
Salon of Romanian painters participating in the artists' residencies
Intrare liberă / Free entrance
The 9th exhibition in Bucharest of the “Soleil de l'Est” Association:
The new exhibition of the Soleil de l'Est Association*, which will open on Thursday, 18 November 2021 at 5.30 pm in the Media foyer (Intercontinental wing) of the "I.L. Caragiale" National Theatre, represents the Bucharest stage of the project "Soleil de l'Est Artist Residency, at Luynes, Loire Valley, France" and brings together works by Romanian painters who participated in the artist residencies run by the association between 2001 and 2021. The works exhibited on the rails are created after the return to the country from France, under the influence of the impressions and emotions accumulated during the participation in these residencies. New painters are also present, interested in the message of the Association Soleil de l'Est "Art, to be known, must circulate".
The exhibiting painters are the following (65):
Achitenie Ion, Albert Levente, Albu Jan, Baba Dorin, Bialcovski Dalia, Blei Nicolae, Catavei Nicolae, Cholet Elena, Cinteanu Mariana, Ciobanu Cristina, Cioca Dan, Ciochina Nicolae, Coman Gheorghe, Contras Bogdana, Costea Gelu, Crăciun Daniel, Dican Gheorghe, Dima Victor, Diviza Vasile, Dominte Merisor - Georgeta, Drăgan Corneliu - Târgoviște, Dumitras Puiu Costachi, Frățilă Adriana, Gavril Mihail, Gribincea Nicoleta, Iancuț Ion, Isăilă Ion Ilarion, Iordache Mirela, Iorga Nicolae, Janku Olivia, Liciu Lucian, Macovei Dumitru, Midvichi Laurențiu, Mara Constantin, Mărginean Alexandru, Mattis - Teutsch Waldemar, Mattis - Teutsch Agnes, Mihus Grigore, Modâlca Mihaela, Murariu Marilena, Nichita Mircea, Negreșteanu Pop Vasile, Neamțu Costin, Onica Stelian, Oteteleșanu Măriuca, Paraschiv Christian, Paraschivescu Valter, Pelmuș Ștefan, Roșca Horia, Radu Eva, Radovan Ciprian, Răducu Marin, Staicu Alina, Stan Gabriel, Tănase Valentin, Tolan Vasile, Tomaselli Angela, Trăistaru Mirela, Tudor Constantin, Vasilescu Corneliu, Velicu Petre, Vescu Teodor, Weiss Cristina, Zancu Sergiu, Zbârcea Daniela.
The organizers define the objective of this new Salon as follows: “… to present to the Bucharest audience a group of prestigious Romanian painters from the country and from the diaspora, who represented with honour and high artistic creativity, a value of great cultural value of Romania - contemporary painting. All these painters collaborated with the Soleil de l'Est Association towards organizing in France and later in other EU countries, prestigious cultural events, painting exhibitions, book launches, artist residencies, meetings with members of Romanian communities in France, with French and Romanian people of culture, contacts with local painters and their organizations. The works of Romanian painters have been successfully and interestingly presented in the over 150 exhibitions organized by the Association, since 1990, both in France, Paris and other French cities, as well as in Brussels, The Hague, Vienna, Bratislava, Rome, Aarhus - European Capital of Culture 2017, as well as in Bucharest. It is very important for the Romanian audience to know that the works of these true “ambassadors” of Romanian painting were viewed and appreciated by the knowledgeable and erudite French public. They successfully represented, with a lot of mastery and artistic competence, Romanian cultural values.”
On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition on November 18th, 2021 (at 5.30 pm), in the presence of the representatives of the "Soleil de l'Est" Association and the exhibiting painters, there will be a screening of footage with Romanian painters in France and an artistic documentation stand will be made available to the public, with art albums made by Soleil de l'Est.
*The Soleil de l'Est Association, created in 1994, organizes cultural events of high professionalism and artistic quality, by presenting in France and other countries in the European Union, a part of great interest and importance of Romanian culture, especially contemporary painting. This exhibition is a summum of the over 150 Romanian painting exhibitions, organized by Soleil de l'Est in prestigious locations, such as Fondation Taylor Paris Montmartre, Cité Internationale des Arts, Espace Christiane Peugeot in Paris, Château Royal de Collioure, European Patent Office, Foyer Main Building Gallery and Romanian Embassy in The Hague (Netherlands), Romanian Representation to the EU (Brussels, Belgium), Vienna (Austria), Festive Hall of the Ministry of Culture in Bratislava (Slovakia), etc. In Romania, Soleil de l'Est presented contemporary Romanian painting in Bucharest, „C. Brâncuși” hall of the Parliament Palace, National Library of Romania, Romanian Cultural Institute, ARCUB, as well as in Brașov, Timișoara, Iași, Mangalia.
The exhibition, produced in partnership with NTB within the programme NTB – Paratheatrical - Visual Arts remains open until January 10th, 2022 and can be visited daily between 10:00 - 18:00.
Translated by Simona Nichiteanu
