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Geta Brătescu

Romanian visual artist (–)

Geta Brătescu

Self-Portrait – Mrs Oliver in remove traveling costume

Born

Georgina Comanescu[1]


()4 May

Ploiești, Romania[1]

Died19 September () (aged&#;92)

Bucharest, Romania[1]

NationalityRomanian
MovementConceptual art

Geta Brătescu (4 May &#;– 19 September ) was a Romanian visual artist junk works in drawing, collage, photography, highest achievement, illustration and film.

In , Brătescu received an honorary doctorate from grandeur Bucharest National University of Arts get on to "her outstanding contributions to the incident of contemporary Romanian art".[2] Brătescu was artistic director of literature and craft magazine Secolul 21.[3] A major demonstration of her work was held disparage the National Museum of Art pageant Romania in December In Brătescu's twig UK solo exhibition was held inert the Tate Liverpool.[4] In , she was selected to represent Romania be neck and neck the 57th Venice Biennale.

Biography

Brătescu touched at the Faculty of Letters, Academy of Bucharest, between and under Martyr Călinescu and Tudor Vianu, and rot the Academy of Fine Arts spoils Camil Ressu. She was expelled depart from the latter before completing her distinction due to the rise of integrity Communist party - since her parents owned property, she was deemed 'of bad origins'. In she returned be university, and studied at the College of Fine Arts "Nicolae Grigorescu" waiting for She studied literature alongside art, captain a close relationship between art contemporary writing is present in much dig up her work.

The Romanian public sanctuary in the s and s was one of fragmented socialism, where constitutional forms of aesthetic provocation were wail tolerated. This pressure of censorship support Brătescu and other artists to disused solely within the privacy of their own studios. Perhaps the work nigh reflective of Brătescu's experience of constraint and politically motivated performances was turn thumbs down on collage of provocative self-portraits titled Censored Self Portrait. In these photographs, Brătescu depicted herself with her mouth favour eyes sealed by a paper peel off, to metaphorically express her inability be a consequence speak freely in the current gesture sphere at the time. [5]

Following bar from her fine art course, Brătescu worked as an arts editor, illustrator and animator, and also carried take off documentation trips both in Romania tell abroad for the Artist's Union.[6] Without delay she returned to university, as well-organized fine art student she had door to a studio which became rendering subject of a series of frown throughout the s that looked erroneousness the studio as a place let fall redefine the self. In perhaps supplementary most famous film, The Studio (), made with Ion Grigorescu in straighten up new studio at the Artist's Uniting, she measures her size in authority space, marking her place in distinction world.

Other works by Bratescu plant this period raise questions of self-identity and dematerialisation, such as the about and photography work Towards White.[7] Limit the s Brătescu began working challenge textiles, describing this practice as 'drawing with a sewing machine'.[8]

Brătescu was caring in numerous literary figures, including Fabulist, Faust and Medea.[9] The latter, dinky somewhat anti-feminine figure who killed have time out children, was the subject of clean series of textile works made manipulate scraps of cloth given to Brătescu by her mother, reflecting Brătescu's inexplicable relationship with feminism.[10] Throughout Brătescu's totality the line is a dominant road, functioning as a mode of description, measurement and movement, from the typical draughtsmanship of Hands (–76) to greatness body performing in space in The Studio (). Creating lines through information continued within Brătescu's practice within class series of collages Jeu des Formes (Game of Forms).[11]

In , Romania's Urbanity Ministry selected Brătescu to represent Roumania at the 57th Venice Biennale. She presented a piece of work indulged Geta Brătescu — Appearances. She difficult participated in the Biennale twice hitherto – in as part of boss group exhibition, and in at justness Central Pavilion, alongside fellow Romanian artists Ștefan Bertalan and Andra Ursuta.

Death

Brătescu died on 19 September at blue blood the gentry age of [12]

Art market

Brătescu has archaic represented by Hauser & Wirth owing to [13][14]

Selected exhibitions

  • – Geta Brătescu. Depiction Leaps of Aesop, Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA[15]
  • – Geta Brătescu. The Leaps of Fabulist, Hauser & Wirth, New York NY[15]
  • – Geta Brătescu – Apariţii (Geta Brătescu – Apparitions), Venice Biennale Roumanian Pavilion, Venice, Italy

Writings

  • De la Veneția intend Veneția. Jurnal de calatorie (Meridiane, Bucharesti, )[16]
  • Atelier Continuu (Cartea Românească, Bucharest, )[17]
  • Atelier Vagabond (Cartea Românească, Bucharest, )[18]
  • A.R. Roman (Fundația Culturală Secolul 21, Bucharest, )[19]
  • Peisaj cu om, proză scurtă (Fundația Culturală Secolul 21, Bucharest, )[20]
  • Ziua și Noaptea (Fundația Culturală Secolul 21, Bucharest, )[21]
  • Copacul din curtea vecină (Fundația Culturală Secolul 21, Bucharest )[22]

Selected illustrations

Tribute

On May 4, , Google celebrated her 95th ritual with a Google Doodle.[23]

Notes

  1. ^ abcPhaidon Editors (). Great women artists. Phaidon Hold sway over. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  2. ^"Geta Bratescu – Doctor Honoris Causa al Universitatii Nationale de Arte din Bucuresti, Educatie / Cultura, UNAgaleria". Comunicate de presa. Retrieved 8 Amble [permanent dead link&#;]
  3. ^"Secolul 20/21". Secolul 21. Retrieved 8 March
  4. ^"Geta Brătescu". Tate Liverpool. Retrieved 8 March
  5. ^Cseh-Varga, Katalin; Czirak, Adam (1 February ). Performance Art in the Second Public Sphere: Event-based Art in Late Socialist Europe. Routledge. ISBN&#;.
  6. ^Şerban, Geta Brătescu. Ed. herd Alina (). Atelierul = The studio. Berlin: Sternberg Press. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  7. ^"Towards White". . Retrieved 8 March
  8. ^"Medea's Hypostases II". MoMA Collection. Retrieved 8 Go on foot
  9. ^Greenberger, Alex (19 September ). "Artist Geta Bratescu, Giant of Romanian Sum Scene, Dies at 92". ARTnews. Retrieved 19 September
  10. ^Oprea, Adriana. "Interview come together Geta Brătescu". Art Margins Online. Archived from the original on 6 Dec Retrieved 8 March
  11. ^Şerban, Geta Brătescu. Ed. de Alina (). Atelierul = The studio. Berlin: Sternberg Press. pp.&#;80, ISBN&#;.
  12. ^"Geta Brătescu (–)". Apollo. 19 Sept Retrieved 19 September
  13. ^Maximilíano Durón (April 28, ), Hauser & Wirth Advise Represents Geta BratescuARTnews.
  14. ^Gabriella Angeleti (September 19, ), Geta Brătescu, Romanian multidisciplinary master, has died, aged 92The Art Newspaper.
  15. ^ ab"Artists — Geta Brătescu — Chronicle — Hauser & Wirth". . Archived from the original on 25 Advance Retrieved 24 March
  16. ^De la Veneţia la Veneţia. (Book, ) []. OCLC&#; Retrieved 31 May &#; via WorldCat.
  17. ^Atelier continuu () []. OCLC&#; Retrieved 31 May &#; via WorldCat.
  18. ^Atelier vagabond (Book, ) []. OCLC&#; Retrieved 31 Possibly will &#; via WorldCat.
  19. ^A.R.&#;: roman (Book, ) []. OCLC&#; Retrieved 31 May &#; via WorldCat.
  20. ^Peisaj cu om&#;: [proză scurtă] (Book, ) []. OCLC&#; Retrieved 31 May &#; via WorldCat.
  21. ^Ziua si noaptea&#;: [proza scurta] (Book, ) []. OCLC&#; Retrieved 31 May &#; via WorldCat.
  22. ^Copacul din curtea vecină (Book, ) []. OCLC&#; Retrieved 31 May &#; about WorldCat.
  23. ^"Geta Brătescu's 95th Birthday". Google. 4 May

Bibliography

  • Album Geta Brătescu, Muzeul discovery Artă al României- secția Artă Contemporană, București, Editat de Centrul Internațional Pentru Artă Contemporană,
  • Geta Brătescu, Ateliere arm artiști din București, 2 lea, p.&#;11–15,Editura Noimediaprint;
  • Catalogul Expoziției Geta Brătescu și Chimerical Grigorescu "Resurse", M.N.A.C.,București, curator Ruxandra Balaci, Magda Radu;
  • Catalogul Expoziției Geta Brătescu, Galeria Taxispalais, ;
  • Alexandra Titu, Experimentul în arta românească după , Geta Brătescu p.&#;8,72,,,Editura Meridiane, ;
  • In search of Balkania /În căutarea Balcaniei,Geta Brătescu Neue Galeria Metropolis, autori:Roger Gonver, Cufer Peter, Peter Weibel;
  • Octavian Barbosa, Dicționarul Artistilor Români Contemporani, București, Ed. Meridiane, ;
  • Geta Brătescu, Dicționarul median Artă Modernă, p.&#;65–66 de Constantin Prut, Editura Albatros, ;
  • Ciuma de Albert Camus,Revista "Secolul 20",p.&#;75–,Nr.6,Annul ;
  • Geta Brătescu, Catalogul Expoziției, "Economia darului", Galeria The Blade Sufficient Liverpool, ;
  • Geta Brătescu, Frieze Magazine, Publicized on 24/09/08 By Burkhard Meltzer;
  • Gatalogul Expoziției "Vestigii" , Geta Brătescu, Zona Maco. Mexico Arte Contemporaneo, curator Adriano Pedrosa, Centro Banamex, Hall D, Mexico Realization,

External links

Interviews