Invitation to Expo

Poster - Satu Mare Exhibition

New Series - AsiaSaek

After the gloomy and acid Transylvanian series Obscure Subconscious [2006-2009] and after the colorful and introspective series Meditative Synestesiae [2007-2008], my third series open a new direction in my creation. The title of the new series is AsiaSaek [아시아색], a name composed by two Korean words: Asia and Saek [meaning Asia – Color]. The first artwork of the new series was envisioned in 2008, and the elaboration of the series went through most of 2009.

 

The works of the new series are designed around Asian cultural subjects, focusing on South Korea. The subjects are oscillating between traditional and contemporary cultural subjects, aiming to analyze the relation among them. Consequently, AsiaSaek is attempting to reveal the impact of contemporary westernized East Asian pop-culture upon traditional thoughts and surroundings. Also it pursues to present the opposite: the presence of traditional Asian elements incorporated in today’s high-tech metropolises.

 

The message of the AsiaSaek artworks is expressed through encoded multilayered structures. There is a surface message that can be easily comprehended, but the deep meanings need a close analysis. Compared to my previous series, AsiaSaek’s message is more sublime, and it is more complex and intellectualized. Since it touches Asian cultural details that an average European would not understand, AsiaSaek artworks will be accompanied by introductory statements to avoid naïve misunderstandings. On the other hand, the visuals are based on vivid, eye catching colors and various figurative symbols. Color becomes a way of expressing my thoughts and feelings, a medium to create a spectacular harmony in my artworks, and a channel to express cultural symbols.

 

From a technical point of view, AsiaSaek explores a new way of creating impact upon the public. The works abandon the classical two dimensional supports and eliminate the necessity of light for viewing an artwork. Most of the works of the new series are related technically and chromatically to the Asian colorful advertisement designs, the possibilities of neon lights and advantages of digital technologies. The works are the result of the combinations between classical painting and drawing and new digital art.

 

Summing it all up, AsiaSaek is new media art, a deep theoretical research about the fusion of traditional and contemporary Asian elements, and a series of 3D visuals built up from the possibilities of color and space.

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AsiaSaek web page will be uploaded soon, with more artworks. 

AsiaSaek - 2010 - 35 x 70 cm

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Dupa seria deprimanta si acida Subconstient Obscur [2006-2009] si dupa colorata si introspectiva serie Sinestezii Meditative [2007-2008], a treia serie imi deschide o noua directie a creatiei mele. Titlul seriei noi este AsiaSaek [아시아색] [citeste AșiaSek], un nume compus din doua cuvinte coreene: Asia si Culoare. Prima lucrare a seriei a fost inceputa in 2008, iar proiectarea seriei a decurs pe durata anului 2009.

 

Lucrarile seriei noi sunt construite in jurul unor subiecte legate de culturile est asiatice, insistand pe Coreea de Sud. Subiectele oscileaza intre teme traditionale si contemporane, incercand sa analizeze relatia dintre ele. Astfel, AsiaSaek incearca sa prezinte impactul culturii pop al Asiei modernizate asupra spatiului si a gandirilor traditionale. Deasenebea, cauta sa prezinte opusul : prezenta elementelor traditionale in metropolele Asiatice supra tehnologizate.

 

Mesajul lucrarilor din seria AsiaSaek este codificat pe mai multe niveluri. Exista imagini de suprafata interpretabile usor, de vreme ce mesajul esential este relativ greu accesibil, necesitand o analiza mai detaliata. Comparativ cu seriile anterioare, mesajul AsiaSaek este mai sublim, mai complex si intelectualizat. Din cauza faptului ca dezvolta detalii ale culturilor Asiatice care i-ar fi greu accesibile unui european neinitiat, fiecare lucrare a seriei va fi insotita de un text introductiv pentru a evita interpretarea gresita a imaginilor. Pe de alta parte, imaginile vizuale sunt bazate pe culori vii si captivante si pe simboluri figurative. Culorile devin o modalitate de a-mi exprima gandurile si senzatiile, medii ce creaza armonii spectaculoase si forme de exprimare a simbolurilor culturale.

 

Din punct de vedere tehnic, AsiaSaek explora un nou mod de a crea impact asupra publicului. Lucrarile abandoneaza suporturile clasice bidimensionale si elimina necesitatea existentei luminii exterioare pentru a fi privite. Majoritatea lucrarilor sunt legate tehnic si cromatic de industria publicitara asiatica, de posibilitatile luminii de neon si de avantajele tehnologiilor digitale. Lucrarile sunt rezultatul unor combinatii intre desenul si pictura clasica si noua arta digitala.

 

In concluzie, AsiaSaek este arta new media,  o cercetare avansata a fuziunii dintre elementele traditionale si contemporane ale Asiei de Est, si nu in ultimul rand o serie de imagini 3D construite din posibilitatile culorii si a spatiului.

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Noua pagina web AsiaSaek va fi lansata in curand, cu mai multe lucrari.

New Artwork Series - New Blog Design

Today I made some changes on the design of my blog. The new design elements are meant to reflect the atmosphere of my upcoming artwork series. More info about the new series soon.

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Azi am facut niste modificari la designul blogului meu. Noile elemente sunt menite sa reflecte atmosfera seriei de lucrari aflate in pregatire. Mai multe informatii in curand.

Video - Your Turn

Your Turn - Performance

Last Saturday [27 March] together with other two artists: Sebastian Hosu and Alexandru Catana, we organized an art performance in the center of Cluj Napoca. The event was filmed and photographed by Furtmar Gunter Norbert Hans.

 

The contemporary art performance was entitled "Your Turn." It can be considered a relatively new form of art in the Romanian context, aiming to get the public closer to the artworks. Usually, the artworks can not be touched by the public, the viewer becoming just a passive admirer of the artists' creation. The purpose of our performance was to change this perspective, and provoke the viewers to make some artworks by drawing together with the artists. The interactive event gave the public a chance to express their imagination, and it also stimulated us to adapt our drawings to the sketches made by the public.

 

It was a memorable and important experience to us, and wonderful and fun moment for the public.(^_^)

 

Catana Alexandru, Hosu Sebastian, Fabian Emanuel

Sambata trecuta, impreuna cu alti doi artist: Sebastian Hosu si Alexandru Catana,  am organizat un performance artistic in centrul Clujului. Evenimentul a fost filmat si fotografiat de Furtmar Gunter Norbert Hans.

 

Performance-ul artistic contemporan a fost intitulat "Your Turn" [Randul Tau]. Poate fi considerat o forma relativ noua de arta in contextul romanesc, avand scopul de a aduce mai aproape publicul de lucrarile de arta. De obicei publicul nu are dreptul de a atinge lucrarile de arta, devenind doar un admirator pasiv al creatiei artistilor. Performance-ul si-a propus sa schimbe aceasta perspectiva si sa provoace publicul sa creeze niste lucrari de arta desenand alaturi de artisti. Evenimentul interactiv a oferit ocazia oamenilor sa isi exprime imaginatia, si ne-a stimulat sa ne adaptam in functie de desenele publicului.

 

A fost o experienta memorabila si importanta pentru noi, iar pentru public o ocazie de a iesi din cotidian. (^_^)

 

Catana Alexandru, Hosu Sebastian, Fabian Emanuel

Episode 1 - Satu Mare

After about two years since I exhibited my artworks for the last time, next month [April] I am going to return to my hometown for a new expo.

 

After the group expos of 2005, 2006 and 2007, this will be my fourth time to use an exhibition space provided by the Satu Mare Museum of Art, so I have to admit that I am returning there with nice memories from my previous experiences. Since I don't have any future plan related to my hometown, this will be probably my last exhibition in Satu Mare, but also the most significant so far.

 

 

This time, I feel honored to have the chance to open a joint exhibition with Master Park Yang Jun [박양준] from South Korea, one of the most prestigious contemporary Korean calligraphers. Soon, I will post more info about his work.

 

 

For those who aren't familiar with Satu Mare, it is a relatively small city [about 120.000 inhabitants] located in the North-West of Romania next to the border with Hungary. It is an old city with a history of over 1000 years, being considered a hybrid space of Romanian and Hungarian population.

 

 

The Museum of Art from Satu Mare is located in a new-Gothic building constructed in the 19th century. Today it hosts temporary exhibitions, and a permanent exhibition composed by the works of the most relevant artists from Transylvania. [More info about Satu Mare here]

Satu Mare Musem of Art [photo from: http://www.satu-mare.ro/cultura/muzee.html]

Dupa aproximativ doi ani de la ultima mea participare la o expozitie, luna viitoare [aprilie] ma voi intoarce in orasul meu natal pentru un nou expo.

 

Dupa expozitiile de grup dintre 2005 si 2007, evenimentul de luna viitoare va fi a patra ocazie in care voi folosi un spatiu pus la dispozitie de Muzeul de Arta Satu Mare. Astfel, trebuie sa admit ca ma intorc cu amintiri placute dupa experientele precedente. Insa de vreme ce nu am planuri de viitor legate de Satu Mare, probabil aceasta va fi ultima mea expozitie in orasul meu natal, dar in acelasi timp cea mai importanta de pana acum.

 

 

De data aceasta, ma simt onorat sa am ocazia de a expune alaturi de Maestrul Park Yang Jun [박양준] din Coreea de Sud, unul dintre cei mai prestigiosi caligrafi contemporani coreeni. In curand voi posta mai multe informatii despre creatia sa.

Say Annyeong [hello] to The Color Box !

Since yesterday my new website is online. During the last week I was working on the final details, translations and testing.

 

The name of my new digital art is The Color Box, its concept and design being based on the sparkling colors of a box.

 

The subtitle of the new site is The vivid faces of my personality. The box has 6 colorful sides, each of them corresponding to one of the menu structures: Art, Literature, Web Design, Activity, Animation and Web Design.

 

The novelties of the site are a brand new design and structure, some new art works, personal statements to support the artwork series that I created so far, some new literature, and a preview for the new artworks that I am preparing for this year. And of course… a new personal colorful style to reflect my inner changes.

 

 

Noua mea pagina web este online de ieri. Ultima saptamana am lucrat la ultimele detalii, traduceri si testare.

 

Titlul noii mele lucrari de arta digitala este The Color Box [Cutia Culoare], conceptul si designul fiind axate pe o cromatica vie a unei cutii.

 

Subtitlul noului site este The vivid faces of my personality [Fețele vii/colorate ale personalitatii mele]. Cutia este compusa din 6 fatete colorate, fiecare corespunzand unei parti a meniului : Arta, Literatura, Web Design, Activitate, Animatie respectiv Web Design.

 

Noutatile site-ului sunt un design si o structura noua, cateva lucrari noi, analize personale menite sa sustina teoretic seriile si lucrarile de arta, literatura noua si niste informatii sumare despre lucrarile pregatite pentru anul acesta. Si desigur… un stil personal nou si colorat, reflectand schimbarile mele interioare.

 

The Korean Dream

Date/Data: October 2008, Seoul, South Korea --- January 2010, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Technique/Tehnica: mechanical pencils on paper / creion mecanic pe hartie

Size/Dimensiune: 230 x 65 cm