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Alexandru RădvanArchaic Hercules Skinning a Rabbit - Contemporary, Sun, Rabbit, Red, Yellow2019
2019
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Archaic Hercules Skinning a Rabbit, 2019
Acrylic on canvas
53.14 H x 55.11 W in.
135 H x 140 W cm
In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and his numerous far-ranging adventures.
Hercules is a multifaceted figure with contradictory characteristics.
For the artist, Alexandru Rădvan, Hercules is just a normal man with a very typical life. You can see him in the vineyard, in Halkidiki, in the swamp, trying to put away a sea urchin or skinning a rabbit. From the mythology, the artist keeps just the impressive posture of the character and the attributes, such as the lion skin, whilst the action in which he is involved is related to a conventional daily life.
- Creator:Alexandru Rădvan (1977, Romanian)
- Creation Year:2019
- Dimensions:Height: 53.15 in (135 cm)Width: 55.12 in (140 cm)Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Baden-Baden, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU68636940522
Alexandru Rădvan
Alexandru Rădvan was born in 1977. He grew up in Bucharest and studied from 1996 to 2000 at the National University of Art Bucharest in the class of professor Florin Mitroi. He is a lecturer at the National University of Art Bucharest, the Painting Department. His PhD thesis, "The fantastic image made by plastic means and literary means", is, like his entire creation, ample documentation and a fine commentary on ancient myths and mythologies. Alexandru Rădvan became a reference name in contemporary Romanian and international art, being interested in the way in which contemporary societies relate and interpret the mythical figures, the ancient characters and legends. His works have been presented over the years in numerous solo and group shows of which we will mention: "Island for Umberto", Anaid Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2020), "The Oldest Day", ARCUB, Bukarest, Romania (2019); "Partner for the Abyss", Bazis Contemporary, Cluj, Romania (2019); "The Sculptor's Studio", Museum of Art, Arad, Romania (2018); "Untochable Love" Anaid Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2018); "Monuments on the Move - Barbar", French Cultural Institute, Bucharest, Romania (2018); "Divine decadence", Kasteel van Gaasbeek, Gaasbeek, Belgium (2016); "Bucharest Artistic Education and Romanian Art After 1950", National Museum of Contemporary Art (MNAC), Bucharest, Romania (2015); "Badly Happy", Marina Abramović Institute West (The Performance Art Institute), San Francisco, USA (2010); "Messiahs", Modem - Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, Debrecen, Hungary (2009). His works are in important public and private collections in Romania, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Israel, France, Italy, Greece and the USA. He works and lives in Bucharest. Since 2005 is represented by Anaid Art Gallery Bucharest / Berlin.
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