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Alexandru RădvanLe Chef d'oeuvre inconnu - 21st Century, Male, Nude, Contemporary, Yellow2022
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Le Chef d'oeuvre inconnu, 2022
acrylic on canvas
73 1/32 H x 53 5/32 W in.
185.5 H x 135 W cm
The work "The Unknown Masterpiece" (a paraphrase of Balzac's novella – Le Chef d'oeuvre inconnu) is the only one directly referring to the artist's inner turmoil at the moment of creation. Nudity, in this case, should be interpreted as a metaphor for the artist's complete nakedness before the canvas. The works highlight the psychological burden and discomfort, examining the creator-creation relationship. The strokes become more nervous and layered, expressing an emotional state of deep introspection. The artist was opening up about these works: "The author begins to resemble with his creation. I know that it happened to me. I started to resemble the characters I was doing twenty, fifteen years ago. Over time, the line between what I called reality and what I thought was art began to blur. One territory tends to dominate the other. The characters of the paintings begin to appear alive around me. They are, less and less, inventions and more and more reality. So are spaces, lights, textures, and shapes of all kinds, and all are me. I am simultaneously the man and all the women, seas, trees, beaches, lights and animals in all the paintings. They are the unknown masterpiece that only I see. Maybe at some point, I won't be able to find my way back to the concrete, but I can console myself with the idea that from outside, I'll look just like a fool, like all fools".
- Creator:Alexandru Rădvan (1977, Romanian)
- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 73.04 in (185.5 cm)Width: 53.15 in (135 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Baden-Baden, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU686310694072
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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