Looking back at the dinner in Brancusi’s old atelier, the memories are like a replay of a magic dream. In the summer evening the narrow lane of Impasse Ronsin, now completely vanished, was deserted. As I rang the bell, I remember I was not a little surprised, that before I was let in, Istrati looked up and down the lane, I presume to check if I may have been shadowed by some unwanted troll… For the uninformed reader one should point out that Paris of the ‘60s to late 1980s was replete with cloak and dagger stories, which would have made Agatha Christies’ stories a child’s play: indeed, one could not be too careful.
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PEOPLE I MET – Nathalie DUMITRESCO & Alexandre ISTRATI
March 24th, 2017 · Comments Off on PEOPLE I MET – Nathalie DUMITRESCO & Alexandre ISTRATI · Art Collections, Art Exhibitions, Diary, Diaspora, Famous People, PEOPLE, Uncategorized
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Poetry in Translation, (CCLXXXI) – SPAIN / Cantabria, José Luis HIDALGO (1919, Torres – 1947, Madrid): “Ai coborât“, “Has bajado“
April 6th, 2014 · No Comments · International Media, PEOPLE, Poetry, quotations, Translations
Ai coborât
José Luis HIDALGO (1919-1947)
Ai coborât din ceruri, când nimeni nu te auzea.
Ai privit pe cei vii si ai numărat pe cei morţi.
Pace Ţie, Doamne! Timpul tău a trecut.
Acum poţi închide ochii care erau mari deschişi.
Rendered in Romanian by Constantin ROMAN
© 2014 Copyright Constantin ROMAN, London
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Nina Arbore (1889 – 1942): Les femmes roumaines peintre (extrait de “La Blouse Roumaine”)
February 23rd, 2013 · Comments Off on Nina Arbore (1889 – 1942): Les femmes roumaines peintre (extrait de “La Blouse Roumaine”) · Books, Diaspora, PEOPLE, quotations, Translations, Uncategorized
Nina Arbore est née à Bucarest. Elle est la fille de Zamfir Arbore. Ce dernier militait en faveur de l’émancipation de la Bessarabie. C’est peut-être sous son influence que sa fille a suivi la tradition paternelle de la liberté d’expression dans son art, tout d’abord comme une artiste d’avant-garde, puis en prenant la défense des intérêts des femmes artistes en Roumanie. Nina Arbore a lancé en 1916 le Salon des femmes roumaines peintres et sculpteurs, qui s’est tenu de 1916 à 1927 sous le parrainage de la famille royale. Tout en prenant part à de nombreuses expositions de peintres modernes roumaines, elle a aussi laissé sa marque en tant qu’artiste, en réalisant de monumentales fresques religieuses. Parmi ces dernières, on retiendra l’intérieur de la paroisse de St. Élie, à Sinaia, dans les Carpates. Elle termina cette commande en 1941. On se souviendra aussi des ‘Saints empereurs Constantin et Hélène, à Constanta, sur la côte de la Mer noire (œuvre de 1934).
Arbore a été l’élève de Matisse, à l’école qu’il fonda en 1907.
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The Art of Nicolae GROZA
October 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art Exhibitions, Diaspora, PEOPLE
NICOLAE GROZA a Romanian artist now living in Belgium, near Liege, follows the tradition of Transylvanian icon painters on glass and his themes often borrow symbols, motifs and the graphism from the old icons. However Groza gets his inspiration from non-religious subjects – from folk legends and historical characters.
Nicoale has an extraordinary sense of humour, imagination and a high artistry which sets him apart from his contemporaries. He has held many individual and group exhibitions of these works which are in private collections in England, Belgium, Romania, Germany, France.
Nicolae Groza’s main form of expression are huge murals, mosaics, decorative panels in ceramics.
His oil paintings are to be found in Musems and private collections in Europe.Nicolae Groza’s main form of expression are huge murals, mosaics, decorative panels in ceramics.
His oil paintings are to be found in museums and private collections in Europe.
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