His works fascinate and are full of magnetism. Memory, light and identity are recurring themes in Andrei Gamarț's art, and the viewers' reactions are testimony to the force of expression in his painting.

The oil works, some of them large in size, reflect the classical, rigorous education, through the accuracy with which they visually reproduce reality, but combined with imagination and subjectivity, aspects that ultimately outline a pictorial manner of his own. The artist brings a new painting, with great visual impact, resulting from the combination of post-impressionist and neo-surrealist elements.

Brașov Art Museum and Mobius Gallery present the new pictorial project of the Bessarabian artist Andrei Gamarț, with the title "Everything you saw will come true", at the Multicultural Center of Transilvania University in Brașov.

"A fine observer of phenomena and realities formulated at the limit of the perceptible, Gamarț explores themes such as time, memory, space and, especially, light, as primordial matter. At the center of his artistic concerns, influenced by Bergsonian philosophy, are the relationships that are formulated between these elements and the way in which they are perceived or, on the contrary, omitted by the conscious receiver" - we learn from the MAB's Communication and PR office.

"The image is a fog from which echoes and shadows emerge, it is a metamorphosis that encompasses all the stages of change, it is flow and renewed fulfillment, where the visible and the invisible succeed each other in a perpetual interrogation of the object. The image of a thing is a continuous flickering of appearances and reflections, shadows of thought that take possession of the first obstacle that comes their way, a material field of appropriations disputed between sight and vision.

Her bright and familiar face originates in a world of shadows and mirrors, of planes hidden from view. Even in the absence of the object, its image is shown to us as alive, because the sight is not about things, it is about the way they pass or endure" - emphasizes the artist.

"Intended to bring meaning and clarity, the image acquires other values ​​in Andrei Gamarț's understanding, becoming rather a territory of possible realities, of possible meanings over which the veil of uncertainty is constantly cast. Although always before us and at the same time within us, the truth, by its nature, is eternally inaccessible to us. All we have left is the feeling of flow, of transformation, from one stage to another of the ages of understanding, a transformation that depends on our ability to probe the meanings of the reality we weave around us" - Alexandra Ardelean.

The exhibition includes works from different creative periods, most of them made between 2017 and 2023, thus establishing the premises of a conclusion regarding the artist's queries, expressed in the most recent series. Thus, the viewer can chronologically follow the itinerary of the creative process and the thematic index formulated by the artist's concerns in recent years.

The exhibition "Everything you saw will come true", open to the public until December 3, 2023, is a collaborative effort between the Brașov Art Museum, Mobius Gallery and the Multicultural Center of the Transilvania University in Brașov to bring contemporary art into the spotlight and support the development of contemporary artistic culture at the national level.

Andrei Gamarț, born in 1988 in the Republic of Moldova, graduated in 2004 from the Academy of Arts in Chisinau, Painting Department . His works are multi-layered, including painting, drawing and engraving. In recent years, the artist has focused on exploring the relationship between matter, light and memory. His works reveal fragments of a timeless and spatial world, which induce the viewer in a bizarre sense of familiarity, difficult to define.

Andrei Gamarț had personal and group exhibitions in Bucharest, Chisinau and internationally. He is also a writer and poet. He lives and works in Bucharest.

Opened in 2015, Mobius Gallery aims to produce museum-quality contemporary art exhibitions and host cultural exchanges between East and West. Since then, the gallery has become one of the most consistent spaces dedicated to art in Romania, with a fresh international program that includes exhibitions of established, emerging or debutante artists.

The gallery invites us to admire and reflect by looking in detail at Andrei Gamat's complex paintings. Visit - https://website-mobiusgallery.artlogic.net/exhibitions/69-tot-ce-ai-vazut-se-va-implini-andrei-gamart/

The Brașov Art Museum creates connections between the public, art and artists, being a dynamic space for exploration, active learning and experimentation with heritage and contemporary creation. The museum team assumes the role of facilitator, out of the desire to contribute to changing the erroneous public perception of museums, according to which they represent passive spaces, simple archives of heritage, proposing innovative methods of valorizing it and promoting contemporary art.

The Multicultural Center of Transilvania University in Braşov is both a meeting place between the community and contemporary art, as well as a program of events and projects designed to promote artistic expression and the ideas of the different cultures that make up the world we live in. Through organized, produced or hosted events, through partnerships, it aims to contribute to the cultivation of fundamental values ​​such as critical thinking, receptivity to innovation and experiment, tolerance and celebration of diversity, intellectual curiosity and dialogue.

Between October 1st - November 5th, 2023, the White Tower in Brasov (RO), part of the medieval fortress of Brasov, hosts 3 art installations by 3 international artists, presented within the Blue Biennale program, that will soon conclude. Therefore, the viewer can navigate from one artistic concept to another, from one artistic story to another. Let's travel in the worlds of the 3 artists.

The first is called ASKING THE SILENCE, an art installation by Thomas Fackler, curated by Alexandra Vassilikian.

The artist Thomas Fackler, from Augsburg (Germany) exhibits at the White Tower the installation "Questioning the Silence", with an interesting, interactive concept, which involves "a procession on the ground of objects of various sizes to which is added a series of bells - some suspended, others related to the respective objects with wires and that can ring".

The second is ANGELS OF ANGER, art installation by Alexandra Vassilikian (France).

The artist proposes an art installation with which visitors can interact, by entering the "forest" of paper strips and artworks that connect the ground with the ceiling. Among them, surrounded, hidden, there are paintings on paper, suspended, like tutelary spirits of this "forest". Visitors will be face to face with these presences inside the installation.

A third installation is GARDEN ME by artist Maria Gliga, curated by Victoria Taroi.

The choice of the theme is a concern for the artist. <<The idea of man's return to Nature is not realized and used as an Enlightenment ideal, but as a reminder of the self, as "preparation of the soul for nature" and, for immortality, frequently found in his creation in which the primordial elements - earth, air, water and fire – are incarnated from laboriously interwoven threads, in large spatial constructions. This predilection betrays the desire for elevation, for growth, for flight, which he treats as frequently>>, points out the curator.

"The evolution in space determined a number of morphologies freed from any constraints, but the artist maintained a constant control of the expressions, preventing the expansion of the forms from turning into an abstract game, emptied of ideational charge. In front of the works you can experience the feeling of returning and rediscovering a universe once known, but abandoned, a tender upheaval of the original types that dwell in us and connect us to the mysteries of the composition of this world". (Victoria Taroi)

The theme of the current edition of the biennale is Oxymoron, "a rhetorical figure through which we aim to reflect on the issues of the contemporary world, on duality, tensions, and diversity found in the complex reality we live in or in the very kaleidoscopic nature of human beings, with eternal dilemmas and perpetual confrontations in the struggle between life and death".

BLUE BIENNALE 2023 is an event organized by the Artesentia Cultural Association, funded by Brasov County Council and co-financed by the Municipality of Brasov.

"Desatando la línea de Tiempo" (Untying the Timeline) is a solo exhibition by artist Marcela Astorga produced for the Parque de la Memoria, a space commemorating the victims of state terrorism in Argentina. Through objects, installations, photographs, actions, videos, and collages, the exhibition works on the concept of memory from the deepest part of existence: the skin.

 

Dessislava Deneva is a guest artist of the Blue Biennale 2023, taking place in Brașov between September 30 - October 21. For this event the artist proposes the project „THE OXYMORON: MY METAPHOR OF IMMERSING YOURSELF IN SOMETHING”, curated by Victoria Țăroi.

The opening of her exhibition took place in the preview of the Blue Biennale at Casa Muresenilor Museum Brasov.

Dessislava Denava, a Bulgarian painter, began studying art at the Beaux-Arts high school in Sofia, and then joined the National Academy of Arts in the Bulgarian capital, she specialized in mural painting.

„In her paintings, Dessislava treats almost organic matter. Of course, her training in mural painting has a lot to do with this. Her works seem to present a piece of a wall, a facade which is marked due to time. Dessislava Denava's works is present in several public and private institutions like Bulgaria, Argentina, Turkey, Belgium, U.S.A, Chili, Egypt, Hungary and Cyprus”, we learn from Artsper.

Photos by Blue Biennale

"No habrá ninguno igual" (There will be None Like Him) is the solo exhibition of Argentine artist Edgardo Giménez at MALBA. He is one of the pioneers of pop art in the country, who revolutionized with his works full of color and humor that criticized the social scenario of the 60s and 70s. The exhibition brings together more than 70 works that invite visitors to learn about his history through six installations.

A new exhibition at the Art Museum in Brașov (RO) presents the creation of ceramic artist Márta Jakobovits in the exhibition "Blue Segment", included in the program of the Blue Biennale 2023.

Bianca-Maria Bălșan, manager of the museum, Victoria Ţaroi Galbenu, curator of the exhibition, Vladimir Bulat, art historian and president of the Artessentia Cultural Association, and university associate prof. Andrei Florian, spoke at the opening.

"Her artistic activity is a proof of the fact that ceramics is still a generous form of expressing the essence of things. The ceramic pieces of Márta Jakobovits represent a meditation and a spiritual dialogue with the natural world and with the human being itself. Her works are sections of her inner diary transposed into materials", we learn from sources within the museum.

Marta Jakobovits, a professional ceramist, graduated from the Academy for Visual Arts in Cluj and received her PhD in Liberal Arts from the University of Arts and Design in Budapest. She had been inducted into the Hungarian Academy of Arts, in Budapest in 2005, gives lectures and leads workshops about ceramics and paper-art at universities as invited artist.

The artist is a member of multiple professional organizations, such as Romanian Artists Union, the Barabas Miklos Guild, the Hungarian Artists Union, the Christian Artists Europe, Rotterdam, the European Academy of Culture and the Arts.

The exhibition presented by the art museum is part of the INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE OF VISUAL ARTS, 3rd edition.

The theme of the edition is Oxymoron. "The oxymoron is a term taken from ancient Greek, a figure of speech that ensures the association of two incongruous, apparently incompatible terms, contradictory attributes, with surprising effects, in the same phrase, to supplement expression and character in the elaboration of powerful images. The oxymoron is a rhetorical figure through which we want to reflect together on the problems of the contemporary world, on the duality, tensions and diversity found in the complex reality in which we live or in the very kaleidoscopic nature of the human being, with eternal dilemmas and permanent confrontations in the struggle between life and death." (https://bluebiennale.com/web/)

In the mythical neighborhood of San Telmo, the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires inaugurated "Danza Actual" (Modern Dance) curated by Francisco Lemus. The exhibition highlights the legacy of the experimental dance of the 1960s in Argentina, using archival material. It also shows dance through its contact with rock music, pop, design, visual arts, performance, and collective experiences.

Participating Artist: 

Ana Itelman

Ana Kamien

Ana María Stekelman

Cecilia Ingenieros

Dore Hoyer

Esther Ferrando

Graciela Martínez

Iris Scaccheri

José C. Campietelli

Laura Mouta

Lía Jelín

María Fux

Marilú Marini

Marucha Bo

Mercedes Robirosa

Miriam Winslow

Oscar Araiz

Otto Werberg

Patricia Stokoe

Renata Kestelboim

Renate Schottelius

Rodolfo Danton

Estela Maris

Susana Tambutti

Susana Zimmermann

An art space in the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest is dedicated to an amazing art installation, entitled "Black Cloud", inspired by the story of the migration of monarch butterflies.

The unique creation contains up to 25,000 hand-made black paper butterflies, inspired by 30 different species.

This surreal gathering of butterflies and moths, created between 2007-2018, brings the raw beauty of nature into the museum, in a sight which is both wondrous and foreboding. Artist Carlos Amorales describes the insects as a ‘plague’, which rises to envelop the viewer. (1)

The art installation has traveled the world, being displayed in many art galleries, shops, and even churches and trams. Now it is located in Bucharest. “A sea of black butterflies invites the viewer to explore the interplay between fantasy and reality in the Marble Hall of MNAC Bucharest. <<Black Cloud>> serves as a cautionary tale, going back to the British Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century. During that period, rampant coal combustion cast a somber environmental shadow, triggering a natural selection process favoring black moths in cities. Prior to industrialization, light-colored moths thrived, camouflaged against pale trees and pristine walls. However, coal soot, widespread in northern England, spawned a new dark moth variety. As pollution ebbed with clean air regulations, the lighter moth form returned, possibly signaling the dark moths' impending extinction, revealing nature's vulnerability to industrialization's impacts”, we learn from MNAC (2).

“A famous Chinese parable tells us that Zhuangzi fell asleep and dreamt he was a butterfly. When he woke up, he didn't know whether he was really the man who dreamt of the butterfly or the butterfly who now dreams that it is a man. Which would you choose: man or butterfly? How does fantasy work when you're surrounded by a cloud of black butterflies? When you identify with a butterfly, how do you perceive yourself from the outside?

The butterfly or moth has a strong symbolic charge in understanding our subjectivity and fears: from the butterfly effect in chaos theory to the traditional representation of the soul or the undead (striga/molia), from the Greek term for butterfly (psychē) to the moth and lamp memes.

The black cloud, the sublime manifestation of the monstrosity that haunts us all, plays in everyone's mind with real fictions, fears, desires and forbidden places. Amorales creates an alternative world that transforms in every space, encouraging new forms of interpretation. Together we will take his proposal further and performatively explore the dark clouds of butterflies within each." (MNAC)

Since 1998, Carlos Amorales has been gathering a digital collection of vector images depicting various elements like birds, spiders, trees, and wolves. Titled Archivo Líquido (Liquid Archive), the images are sourced from books, magazines, downloaded from the internet, or from the artist's own captures, in order to be transformed into black, often hybridized, silhouettes. “Black Cloud” is the tangible 3D translation of the archive, materializing its capacity to evoke fear into a powerful installation.

From the initial idea, inspired by a dream, Mexican artist Carlos Amorales invites us to follow the journey of an installation that has travelled around the world and metamorphosed over the past almost 15 years.

Using his extensive collection of digital images, titled Archivo Líquido (Liquid Archive), Carlos Amorales recreates 36 moth varieties as thousands of life-sized, black paper cut-outs in his “Black Cloud” installation. Meticulously hand-glued to both walls and ceiling, the intricate creations have been transforming spaces across the world since 2007 into a breathtaking display. The dark swarm has set Bucharest as its home for the summer of 2023, via Timișoara, where it poetically infests a tram line.

“In his Black Cloud installation, Amorales embraces ambiguity, blurring the boundaries between beauty and wonder, good and bad, serenity and chaos. The artwork prompts imagination to reconcile diverse interpretations, calling upon mediation of enigmatic narratives.

Carlos Amorales' haunting paper butterflies reveal the ominous reality of their extinction, evoking an imbalanced and delicate ecosystem. With blackened wings as a forewarning, “Black Cloud” invites us to confront the escalating devastation of invertebrate populations disrupted by climate change.

Amidst the shadows of thousands of insects, you’ll find a mesmerizing blend of beauty and awe, fantasy and darkness, serenity and chaos. “Black Cloud” showcases esteemed Mexican artist Carlos Amorales' gothic sensibility, while untamed nature's raw allure finds its place within the museum's walls” (MNAC).

The exhibition “Carlos Amorales. Black Cloud”, part of the ArtEncounters Biennial, “My Rhino is Not a Myth: art science fictions” (Timișoara, 19.05.-17.07.2023), can be seen in the Marble Hall on the ground floor of the museum until October 1st, 2023.

Based on "Black Cloud", a satellite exhibition of the 2023 ArtEncounters Biennial, Mihai Lukács, together with Răzvan Leucea, also presented a video-performance workshop "Butterflies in the Head, Butterflies in the Stomach".

Carlos Amorales  works in a variety of media, including video, animation, painting, drawing, sculpture, and performance. He is a multidisciplinary artist who studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. His most extensive researches are Los Amorales (1996-2001), Liquid Archive (1999-2010), Nuevos Ricos (2004-2009), and a typographic exploration in junction with cinema (2013–present).

He has participated in residencies with Atelier Calder, Saché, France (2012); Mac/Val, Val-de-Marne, France (2011); and the Smithsonian Artists Research Fellowship, Washington, D.C. (2010). (3)

"Revelaciones" (Revelations) is the consecrating exhibition for Argentine plastic artist Cynthia Cohen, curated by Laura Batkis. Held at MC Gallery, located in the Palermo neighborhood, the proposal seeks to transport the viewer to a metaphysical plane through a series of Pop works that refer to consumerism, Camp, and Surrealism through the use of extravagance, humor, and absurdity.