SPECIAL FEATURE: Romanian Contemporary Ceramics
Written review of Romanian contemporary ceramics through interviews with internationally-renowned and emerging Romanian artists.
In December 2011 we have witnessed the rebirth of Romanian contemporary ceramics through the opening of Galateea Gallery, Bucharest, the first gallery in Romania that promotes contemporary ceramics. The exhibition was titled “Ceramic rendez-vous”, poiting out the fact that it brought together fourteen artists from all over the country: Arina Ailincăi, Bianca Boeroiu, Cristina Bolborea, Adela Bonaţ, Vasile Cercel, Gherghina Costea, Georgiana Cozma, Marta Jakobovits, Romana Mateiaş, Aniela Ovadiuc, Monika Pădureţ, Cristina Popescu Russu, Ioana Şetran and Simona Tănăsescu.
With just two days ahead of the opening day of “Ceramic rendez-vous”, in December the 9th, 2011, Ceramics Now organized the opening day of the first Ceramics Now Exhibition in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The exhibition marked the launch of the magazine by exhibiting works of fifteen artists from eight countries. The third edition of Ceramics Now Exhibition is being held at Galateea Gallery, Bucharest, between 8-26th of November 2012, and presents the works of 22 world renowned contemporary ceramic artists, including three Romanian artists.
ROMANIAN CERAMIC ARTISTS – Read all the interviews:
Arina Ailincăi – by Vasi Hîrdo
Marta Jakobovits – by Ileana Surducan and Alexandra Mureşan
Romana Cucu Mateiaş – by Andra Baban
Aniela Ovadiuc – by Vasi Hîrdo
Oriana Pelladi – by Vasi Hîrdo
Eugenia Pop – by Alexandra Mureşan and Vasi Hîrdo
Cristina Popescu Russu – by Alexandra Mureşan
Bogdan Teodorescu – by Vasi Hîrdo
The feature is an ongoing project developed by Ceramics Now Association in collaboration with the Romanian Fine Arts Union, the University of Arts and Design Cluj-Napoca and the National University of Arts Bucharest.
Above: Oriana Pelladi, Emptiness, 2007, Ceramics, Video projection.
