SAVA C Marian's Artist Profile
SAVA C Marian
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Lionel Scanteye Writer and art critic Writers Society of France International Society of Art Critics World Organization Of Periodical Press American-Romanian Academy of Arts and Science ANALYSIS OF MARIAN SAVA’S SCULPTURE In the ceaseless quest for the universal, for what is permanent and essential, the truths that hide in the cores of things, the art of Marian Sava is an art of intellectual concentration, of concept, of almost mathematical precision and sobriety. His goal is to capture and retain an instant, to represent an idea, a movement, a momentum, or a state of mind, to being able to show the imponderable. The process of purification of the form through gradual elimination of unnecessary details which is absolutely necessary to obtain such conciseness, and the construction of the future sculpture are entirely coming from the artist’s mind. It evolves in his head to the smallest details. The model of the envisioned piece is only a faithful transcription work, which no longer allows any further changes or alterations. This process of inventing and of realizing a piece of sculpture in its entirety inside his own mind is personal and rather little used. Maybe this is because it requires too much of a concentration effort, a force of uncommon mental contention. His sculpture hides no mysteries, absurd or undecipherable languages. However it remains secret and it is discovered only after a second look. And if it is composed of small touches of successive abstractions, it does not fit into what is commonly called the abstract style. It is not abstract or decorative, or dry. Quite the contrary, it has a soul, a spirit, it lives, it communicates, is imposes itself and it fascinates. x x x A Belgian national, living in Brussels, Marian Sava is of Romanian origins, just as the fabulous Brancusi, the pioneer and founder of modern sculpture. Without doubt, it is not a coincidence nor an accident the fact that there is a spiritual filiation between the two sculptors. Like his predecessor, Marian Sava draws also the sap of his creation from the same sources: the Romanian locale with its valleys and green mountains, with fertile meadows and crystal clear rivers; its rich traditions and customs; its colorful folklore, wisdom and good sense of the Romanian peasant; its melodious songs and unique in their genre called “doina”, where nostalgia and joy, memories and hope tremble in unison. Nevertheless, the Brancusi spirit is very discreet. It just passes over the work of Marian Sava as a light breath, like a breeze, the touch of wise caress, of fatherly encouragement, but without removing his personality or originality, nor the novelty of his aesthetic values. Dead more than forty years ago, Brancusi left an accomplished work, containing everything that he wanted to say. At 47, Marian Sava has said only part of what he has in his heart, his art is in full creative flight, his work in full swing, his imagination still young and flamboyant. He has before him a long time to think and discover what he has achieve. If Constantin Brancusi marked with a large stone the birth of modern Sculpture and demarcated with a powerful feature the separation from the one before him, if his work belongs to “history” (Ionel Jianau), then Marian Sava, who is hardly in the middle of his career, already shows us promising work leading to a prestigious future. And also to a precursor destiny. Paris, France February 1998 Lionel Scanteye
Artist's Statement
Lionel Scanteye Writer and art critic Writers Society of France International Society of Art Critics World Organization Of Periodical Press American-Romanian Academy of Arts and Science ANALYSIS OF MARIAN SAVA’S SCULPTURE In the ceaseless quest for the universal, for what is permanent and essential, the truths that hide in the cores of things, the art of Marian Sava is an art of intellectual concentration, of concept, of almost mathematical precision and sobriety. His goal is to capture and retain an instant, to represent an idea, a movement, a momentum, or a state of mind, to being able to show the imponderable. The process of purification of the form through gradual elimination of unnecessary details which is absolutely necessary to obtain such conciseness, and the construction of the future sculpture are entirely coming from the artist’s mind. It evolves in his head to the smallest details. The model of the envisioned piece is only a faithful transcription work, which no longer allows any further changes or alterations. This process of inventing and of realizing a piece of sculpture in its entirety inside his own mind is personal and rather little used. Maybe this is because it requires too much of a concentration effort, a force of uncommon mental contention. His sculpture hides no mysteries, absurd or undecipherable languages. However it remains secret and it is discovered only after a second look. And if it is composed of small touches of successive abstractions, it does not fit into what is commonly called the abstract style. It is not abstract or decorative, or dry. Quite the contrary, it has a soul, a spirit, it lives, it communicates, is imposes itself and it fascinates. x x x A Belgian national, living in Brussels, Marian Sava is of Romanian origins, just as the fabulous Brancusi, the pioneer and founder of modern sculpture. Without doubt, it is not a coincidence nor an accident the fact that there is a spiritual filiation between the two sculptors. Like his predecessor, Marian Sava draws also the sap of his creation from the same sources: the Romanian locale with its valleys and green mountains, with fertile meadows and crystal clear rivers; its rich traditions and customs; its colorful folklore, wisdom and good sense of the Romanian peasant; its melodious songs and unique in their genre called “doina”, where nostalgia and joy, memories and hope tremble in unison. Nevertheless, the Brancusi spirit is very discreet. It just passes over the work of Marian Sava as a light breath, like a breeze, the touch of wise caress, of fatherly encouragement, but without removing his personality or originality, nor the novelty of his aesthetic values. Dead more than forty years ago, Brancusi left an accomplished work, containing everything that he wanted to say. At 47, Marian Sava has said only part of what he has in his heart, his art is in full creative flight, his work in full swing, his imagination still young and flamboyant. He has before him a long time to think and discover what he has achieve. If Constantin Brancusi marked with a large stone the birth of modern Sculpture and demarcated with a powerful feature the separation from the one before him, if his work belongs to “history” (Ionel Jianau), then Marian Sava, who is hardly in the middle of his career, already shows us promising work leading to a prestigious future. And also to a precursor destiny. Paris, France February 1998 Lionel Scanteye
CURRICULUM VITÆ
MARIAN SAVA
sculpteur
Né en 1950
Etudes
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, Belgique
Prix
2010 Diploma of Excellence
Biennal of Contemporary Art Competition,
Artoteque,London, Grande Bretagne
2009 Finaliste Competition Rooted, Luxembourg
1999 Premier Prix au Salon de Cannes, France
1998 Prix du Président au Salon de Printemps, Lyon, France
1998 Grand Prix au Salon d'Orgon, France
Expositions Personnelles
2011 Commission Europeenne, Bruxelles , Belgique
2010 Galerie CMS DeBacker, Bruxelles, Belgique
2009 Galerie CMS DeBacker, Bruxelles, Belgique
2009 Institute culturel roumain, Londres, Grande Bretagne
2008 Galerie CMS DeBacker, Bruxelles, Belgique
2008 Galerie Dupuis, Crédit Agricole, Bruxelles, Belgique
2007 Galerie Art Fort Reveur, Bruxelles, Belgique
2006 Galerie CMS DeBacker, Bruxelles, Belgique
2006 Galerie Arthemis, Berneau/Visé, Belgique
2006 Galerie CMS, Bruxelles, Belgique
2004 Cassini Gallery, Rhode St.Genese, Belgique
2004 Galerie CMS, Bruxelles, Belgique
2004 Galerie Arslineandi, Liège, Belgique
2000 Galerie Dominnium, Beersel, Belgique
2000 Musée de Jette, Bruxelles, Belgique
1999 Galerie Arets, Sablon, Bruxelles, Belgique
1998 Le chêne Madame, Neupré, Belgique
1998 Galerie de la Mostée, Huy, Belgique
1998 Galerie De Muelenaere-Lefevere, Oostduinkerke,Belgique
1997 Centre culturel roumain, Paris, France
1997 Parlement Européen, Bruxelles, Belgique
1997 Galerie d'Art contemporain, Visé, Belgique
1997 Galerie Everaerts, Paris, France
1997 Galerie Groot Begijnhof, Malines, Belgique
1996 Hôtel Métropole, Bruxelles, Belgique
1996 Parcours d'Artistes, St.Gilles, Bruxelles, Belgique
1996 Centre culturel de Zellik, Belgique
1996 Centre culturel de Willebroek, Belgique
1995 Hôtel Sheraton, Bruxelles, Belgique
Expositions collectives
2010 Exposition Palais de Schonbrunn,Vienne, Autriche
2010 Exposition Chateau de Villemomble, Paris, France
2010 Galerie CMS DeBacker, Bruxelles, Belgique
2010 Espace Belle Vue/Galleries Arets, Bruxelles, Belgique
2010 Espace Victoire, Bruxelles, Belgique
2010 Kunstroute Koksijde Atrium Gemeentehuis, Belgique
2009 Espace Victoire, Bruxelles, Belgique
2009 Kulturzentrum de Bonn/Hardtberg, Allemagne
2009 Palast Galerie Berlin, Allemagne
2009 Exposition"Le Petit Montmartre", Bruxelles, Belgique
2008 Nocturnes du printemps du Sablon, Bruxelles, Belgique
2007 Exposition SABAM, Espace Bernier, Waterloo, Belgique
2007 Galerie Arets « Exposition Prestige », Bruxelles, Belgique
2007 Nocturnes d'hiver du Sablon, Bruxelles, Belgique
2006 Exposition SABAM, Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Belgique
2006 Espace Sculptural, Ploegsteert, Belgique
2006 Exposition "le jour du Patrimoine", Uccle, Bruxelles, Belgique
2006 Exposition "Sculptures et fontaines" Louveigné, Belgique
2005 Galerie Artitude, Paris, France
2005 Espace Sculptural, Ploegsteert, Belgique
2004 Galerie Arets "Exposition Prestige", Bruxelles, Belgique
2004 Exposition "Le cri des Anges" Ottignies, Belgique
2 004 Château du Lac de Genval/Artconnexion, Belgique
2004 Société Nationale de Beaux-Arts, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
2003 Galerie Arets, Sablon, Bruxelles
2003 Exposition "Le Cri des Anges" Grand Place, Bruxelles
2002 Galerie Arets, Sablon, Bruxelles
2002 Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
2001 Galerie d'art Am Tunnel, Luxembourg
2001 Galerie Arets, Sablon, Bruxelles
2001 Exposition Square Armand Steurs, Bruxelles, Belgique
2000 Fondation Pierre-Paul Hamesse, Bruxelles, Belgique
2000 Biennale Internationale d'Art, Rome, Italie
2000 Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
1999 Salon Internatinal de Prestige, Cannes, France
1999 Galerie MFF, Saint-Paul de Vence, France
1999 Exposition Square Armand Steurs, Bruxelles, Belgique
1999 Belgica Sculptura 99, Château d'Oupeye, Belgique
1999 Salon Grands et Jeunes d'aujourd'hui, Paris, France
1999 Salon d'Art contemporain de Versailles, France, France
1998 Salon Comparaisons, Paris, France
1998 Galerie de la Mostée, Huy, Belgique
1998 Salon de Printemps, Palais municipal, Lyon, France
1998 Salon d'Art contemporain, Orgon, Provence, France
1998 Festival d'Art Actuel, Château de Serans, France
1997 Mairie du 4éme arrondissement, Paris, France
1997 Exposition Square Armand Steurs, Bruxelles, Belgique
1995 Les Artistes du Monde, Montparnasse, Paris, France
Symposiums – Foires
2008 Symposium de sculpture, Drama, Grèce
2006 Symposuim de sculpture, Morteau, France
2006 Symposuim de sculpture, Mijoux, France
2005 Symposium de sculpture, Mersin, Turquie
2004 Symposuim de sculpture, Morteau, France
2003 Symposium de sculpture, Morges, Suisse
2002 Symposium de sculpture, Istanbul, Turquie
2001 Symposium de sculpture, Drama, Grèce
2001 Symposium de sculpture, Aley, Liban
2000 Symposium de sculpture, Drama, Grèce
1998 Château à l'horloge, Wanze, Belgique
1998 Etruriarte , Venturina - Livorno, Italie
1998 Symposium de sculpture Ecouché, France
1998 Foire d'art international Lineart, Gand, Belgique
1997 Symposium de sculpture, Sprimont, Belgique Donnations La sculpture «Union » au Musée de Jette, Bruxelles, Belgique La sculpture « Porte-Bonheur » à l’Hôpital Reine Fabiolla, Bruxelles Acquisitions officielles
La mairie de la ville de Willlebroek, Belgique
BBC, Parc Scientifique Enstein,
Université du Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgique
Collections privées
Belgique, France, Hollande, Allemagne
Suisse, Roumanie, Grece, Liban, Turquie