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Visual artist
(English version bellow)
Luni, 5 septembrie 2011, ora 19.00, Atelier 35 va invita la deschiderea expozitiei Silviei Traistaru, intitulata The Last Communits´Convention.
La peste 20 de ani dupa caderea comunismului, majoritatea liderilor comunisti sunt inca la o scara larga in memoria colectiva a poporului. In 2004 am inceput acest proiect cercetand fenomenul comunismului.
Instalatia “The Last Communists´ Convention” include 24 de tripticuri dimensiunea 40×80 cm, concepute intr-un stil pop, reprezentand portrete ale liderilor comunisti: Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Ho Chi Minh, Josip Broz Tito, Mao Zedong, Nikita Khrushchev, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Deng Xiaoping, Wladyslaw Gomulka, Leonid Brezhnev, Salvador Allende, Enver Hoxha, Todor Zhivkov, Kim Ilsung, Janos Kadar, Erich Honecker, Nicolae Ceausescu, Alexander Dubcek, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Hugo Chavez. Prezentarea instalatiei in expozitie se face gradual, in functie de anul nasterii personajelor care fac subiectul lucrarilor. Titlul face referire la o intalnire a tuturor liderilor comunisti, indiferent de epoca in care acestia au trait.
Acest proiect a fost expus partial in 2005 in Mainz, Germania, iar in 2010 expus in totalitate la Nord Art, Germania (curator Wolfgang Gramm).
Silvia Trăistaru (1979) traieste si lucreaza in Bucuresti ca artist vizual si restaurator de arta independent. Demersul sau artistic se extinde spre fotografie si video, insa o latura speciala a practicii sale ramane desenul si pictura. O tema importanta pe care o abordeaza este cea a portretului care surprinde realitatea din Romania post comunista. Pretextele culturale, politice, sociale si economice sunt subiectele centrale ale lucrarilor ei, dezvaluind lacunele sistemului din care face parte. Folosind o abordare vizuala care se concentreaza pe identitatea individului, prin prisma istoriei personale dar si a celei colective, lucrarile ei permit privitorului sa analizeze rolul memoriei sociale in viata de zi cu zi din Romania.
In 2010, lucrarea „My Mom at a Funeral” a fost selectata ca finalista si castigatoare a unui premiu special la cea de a 4-a editie a Concursului International Arte Laguna, Venetia Arsenale (curator Igor Zanti); in 2010 a participat la Expozitia Internationala Nord Art, Germania (curator Wolfgang Gramm); in 2009, “The Artists´s Magazine” ii selecteaza o lucrare ca finalista pentru cea de-a 26 editie a concursului anual organizat de respectiva publicatie; in 2009 participa la Cursul Experimental de Arta Contemporana, Loule, Portugalia si lucrarile le expune in cadrul „Mobilehome”, (curator Nuno Faria).
Expoziția este deschisă până la data de 19 septembrie 2011, miercuri – duminica 15.00 – 21.00
atelier 35 / strada S E L A R I numarul 13 / sector 3 BUCURESTI /
http://silviatraistaru.wordpress.com/
http://www.atelier35.eu/
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Venue: Atelier 35, Bucharest
Dates: 5 – 19 September 2011, We-Su 3 -9 pm
Opening: 5 September 2011, 7 pm
More than 20 years after the fall of the Communism, most communist leaders are still present in the collective memory of the people. In 2004 I started this project by researching the communist phenomenon.
The instalation “The Last Communists´Convention” includes 24thtrypthics, 40×80 cm in size, painted in a pop style, representing portrets of the communist leaders: Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Ho Chi Minh, Josip Broz Tito, Mao Zedong, Nikita Khrushchev, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Deng Xiaoping, Władysław Gomułka, Leonid Brezhnev, Salvador Allende, Enver Hoxha, Todor Zhivkov, Kim Ilsung, János Kádár, Erich Honecker, Nicolae Ceauşescu, Alexander Dubček, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Hugo Chávez. Presentation of the installation in the exhibition will be done gradually, by the birthyear of the subject’s character. The title of this project refers to an imaginary meeting of all communist leaders, regardless of the era in which they lived. This project has been partially exhibited in 2005 in Mainz, Germany and totally exhibited in 2010 at Nord Art, also in Germany.
Silvia Traistaru (1979) lives and works in Bucharest, as a visual artist and independent art restorer. Her art extends to photography and video, but a very special part of her practice remains drawing and painting. An important theme of her approach is the portrait capturing the reality in the post communist Romania. Cultural, political social and economic pretexts are the central subjects of her works, revealing gaps in the system to which she belongs. Her work questions the role that social memory plays in everyday life. She uses a visual approach that focuses on individual identity through both personal and collective history and thus her works enables the viewer to analyze the role of social memory in Romania’s everyday life.
In 2010, the painting „My Mom at a Funeral” was selected as finalist and winner of a special prize for the 4th International Arte Laguna Prize, Venice Arsenale (curated by Igor Zanti); in 2010 she has participated at Nord Art, Germany (curated by Wolfgang Gramm); in 2009 The Artist’s Magazine has selected one of her works as finalist for its 26th Annual Art Competition; in 2009, she participated at the Experimental course of contemporary art and exhibition ”Mobilehome´´, Portugal (curated by Nuno Faria).
atelier 35 / strada S E L A R I 13 / sector 3 BUCHAREST /
http://silviatraistaru.wordpress.com/
http://www.atelier35.eu/
thanks to: Diana Calin, Silvia Saitoc, Sorin Cojocaru, Valentin Militaru, Vlad Ionescu for their help
I had my 15 seconds of celebrity. My name was screened for 15 glittering seconds today at 2:19:40 PM CET on John Baldessari´s installation “Your Name in Lights”
The Holland Festival and the Stedelijk Museum jointly present the interactive artwork Your Name in Lights by John Baldessari, one of America’s best-known Conceptual artists. This extraordinary artwork was installed on Museumplein from June …1 to 26, 2011. Your Name in Lights draws on our society’s obsession with celebrity and recalls Andy Warhol’s oft-quoted statement from 1968, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Inspired by historic markers of show-biz celebrity, such as the neon lights on Broadway and the marquees of Hollywood cinemas, Baldessari offers spectators a chance to seize 15 seconds of fame by presenting their names on a 30-metre L.E.D. screen. Your Name in Lights premiered as the 23rd Kaldor Public Art Project, in collaboration with the 2011 Sydney Festival; its appearance in Amsterdam is the second and only other planned presentation of the work.
NOAPTEA ALBA A GALERIILOR – NAG#5 // 10 IUNIE 2011 // BUCURESTI-CLUJ Programul NAG Bucuresti va prezinta evenimente de arta contemporana in 54 de galerii si spatii alternative reunite pe harta NAG disponibila in fiecare locatie a evenimentului si in format downloadabil pe site.
Detalii, informatii, noutati pe www.noapteagaleriilor.ro. // facebook / Noaptea Alba a Galeriilor // twitter / NAG_RO
Eveniment NAG
Projects Open Session
19:00 – 04:00
expoziție
artiști: Octavian Balea , Sorin Dan Cojocaru, Doru Dumitrescu, Daniel Petru Ionescu, Sorin Oncu, Maria Pop Timaru, Silvia Trăistaru, Marius Vătămanu, Alexandra Velescu
Pe durata Nopții Albe a Galeriilor, Strada Panterei va prezenta 27 de proiecte ale artiștilor Octavian Balea, Sorin Dan Cojocaru, Doru Dumitrescu, Daniel Petru Ionescu, Sorin Oncu, Maria Pop Timaru, Silvia Traistaru, Marius Vatamanu, Alexandra Velescu. Publicul va avea oportunitatea să asiste la expunerea conceptului proiectelor de către artiști și la discuții pe baza acestuia.
http://noapteagaleriilor.ro/2011/ro/Bucuresti/galerii/strada-panterei-41/
http://stradapanterei.blogspot.com/
Time: 9 April 2011, 23.30 – 24.00 h
Location: Centrul National al Dansului Bucuresti. B-dul Nicolae Balcescu nr.1, sector 1 (cladirea TNB, intrare din Str. Batistei)
Prezentare “MEXICAN STANDOFF” de Sorin Dan Cojocaru si “SURROGATE MUM” de Silvia Traistaru in proiectul “Social System Data Recovery”.
Proiectie fotografii realizate de Silvia Traistaru pe perioada Workshopului Icon Arts – 2010 si foto ale instalatiei “Traficul de lumina” – 2009 de Sorin Cojocaru.
More info:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200752879945940&index=1
În ultimele zile ale CNDB-ului în TNB va invităm la 24 de ore de evenimente, care includ multiple practici de lucru si de discurs critic.
De sambata, 9 aprilie, ora 12.00, pana duminica, 10 aprilie, ora 12.00, spatiile CNDB-ului vor fi ocupate de coregrafi, performeri, arhitecti, activisti culturali, artisti vizuali, scriitori.
Centrul Naţional al Dansului a fost o institutie deschisa interventiilor artistice interferente, domeniilor diferite de actiune, care nu s-au limitat la o singura arie de practica şi cercetare.
Centrul Naţional al Dansului a privilegiat diversificarea formelor de reprezentare şi a oferit publicului posibilitatea de a privi spectacolul de dans într-o sferă mult mai largă de referinţe sociopolitice.
În Centrul Naţional al Dansului, artişti şi teoreticieni din domenii variate au creat premisele unui discurs contemporan, care a problematizat permanent societatea în care trăim.
În spiritul acestei deschideri unice în contextul instituţiilor din România, promovate constant de către CNDB, vă propunem 24 de ore de evenimente, care vor consta în proiecţii de filme, ateliere, performance-uri, concerte, dezbateri, instalaţii. (Mihaela Mihailov)
Acest maraton de evenimente este un protest adresat autoritatilor in ceea ce priveste lipsa unor perspective clare si a unor alternative decente privind viitorul sediu al CNDB.
Acest maraton de evenimente reprezinta de asemenea experimentarea unui spațiu comun necesar membrilor activi ai comunităţii independente de artişti (dansatori, artişti vizuali, muzicieni, regizori), practicieni (arhitecți, juriști, economiști), teoreticieni (filozofi, sociologi, antropologi) sau activişti culturali ori grupuri informale (neafiliate unei organizaţii sau instituţii de profil), pentru a actiona pe plan profesional, a comunica cu publicul și în special pentru a dialoga între ei. Un spatiu în care să se creeze o dinamică prin coabitare şi schimb de idei.
Iata si primul plan de program:
PRACTICI PENTRU BUNASTAREA CORPULUI SI A MINTII
Sambata:
13-15 Retrairi Colective (Abuz Cultural) cu Nona Serbanescu
[Vestiar CNDB]
14.15 Step cu Dana Cavaleru & more- [Studio 1]
15-15.30 “Pt Echilibru “ cu Mihaela Dancs – [Studio 2]
15.30 – 16.00 “Hand Stands “ cu Eduard Gabia- [Studio 2]
16.00 – 16.30 “Aerobix “ cu Paul Dunca feat Claudiu Cobilanschi -
[Studio 2]
21.00 – 23.00 “Aruncarea de pe TNB” cu Andreea David & Sorin Moisescu
[Studio 2]
Duminica:
7.00 – 7.30 Salutul Soarelui + Pentru creier si Intestine cu Bogdan Draganescu
[Mediateca]
PROIECTII VIDEO- [Studio 1]
Sambata
20.00 – 22.00 Seara de Film a Arhitecturii urmata de discutie despre film
Hosted by Marius Mitran
22.00 – 23.00 Mitos MiclEusanU prezinta 4 scurtmetraje
23.00 – 23.30 “Fragmentarium” (Elena Copuzeanu, Bogdan Draganescu) de Alexandru Patatics
23:30 – 00.00 – “Surrogate mum” si “Mexican stand off ‘ + proiectie foto powered by Sorin Dan Cojocaru & Silvia Traistaru
00.00 – 00.30 “In parc” cu Elena Copuzeanu si Nicoleta Enache
00.30 Vasile Ernu , Costi Rogozanu & More
DEZBATERI
Sambata
16.00 – 18.00 Cafe Bar- Manifest
<bună arta politică în timpuri ca acestea?!>>
Participanţi: Biroul de cercetări Melodramatice, Candidatul la Preşedinţie, Eduard Constantin, Mădălina Dan, Alexandra Pirici, Şerban Savu
Moderatoare: Iulia Popovici, Raluca Voinea
[Studio 2]
20.00 – 21.00 Falansterizarea Amanata
Dezbatere cu Ion Dumitrescu & Stefan Tiron
[Studio 2]
23:00 – ART AND PRIVILEGE
duplex CNDB – PAF
cu Florin Flueras
CONCERTE -[Studio 2]
Sambata
22.00 – 22.30 – AVANT’N GARD
22.30 – 00.00 KARPOV & KASPAROV
00:00 – 00.30 – BiN Preview prezinta Alexandru Oglinda
00.30 – 3.00 – BEATS cu Ion Dumitrescu
PERFORMANCE
Sambata
16.30 – 17.00 – EGG NO EGO – Peste drum de Centru
19.00 – 19.15 – Andreea Valean prezinta…..- [SaLa Ronda]
19.15 – 20.00 Repetitie Deschisa
Adaptare Solo “Art & Life “ Coregrafie Deborah Hay
cu Mihaela Dancs & Invitatii- [SaLa Ronda]
20 – 20.15 Protest Performativ cu Elena Copuzeanu – [SaLa Ronda]
21:30 la 22.00 “In urmatorul moment – Romanii au talent” (cu Justin Baroncea si Andrei Dinu) si “Profesionistii dansului” (cu Mircea Ghinea, Madalina Dan, Carmen Cotofana, Mihaela Dancs, featuring Florin Fieroiu, maybe)
– powered by Alexandra Pirici- [Studio 2]
23.45 – 00.15 “Evacuarea plina de lumina a Dnei Speranta care va muri ultima” de Mihaela MIhailov – [SaLa Ronda]
Duminica
00.15 – 01.15 “Eu sunt eu “ de Cosmin Manolescu (repetitie deschisa publicului). – [SaLa Ronda]
01.15 – 01.35 “ Pe la Show “ de Delia Oniga- (vestiar)
02.00 – 02.30 – ” Cantareata Cheala “ de Eugen Ionescu
de Crista Biliciu & more- [SaLa Ronda]
+++ EXTRAS
Sambata
*12.00 – 18.00 Schita de Schita (Propuneri pentru un nou CNDB)
*15.00 – 20.00 – Styling Corner cu Dominik Ganghofer, Susanne & Paul Dunca
*18.00 – 19.00 “CNDB_ul meu, al meu, AL MEU “
(instalatie dinamica de reactivare a Fantomei de la Sala Ronda si nu numai)
cu Adriana Gheorghe si Fantoma Madalinei Dan
**00.30 – 02.00 Karaoke hosted by Raluca Voinea
**Food, Free Shop, Movie and Discussion cu BIBLIOTECA ALTERNATIVA in Mediateca
**Ocupat TV cu Simion Cernica transmite in direct Prima Mica Revolutie Culturala tele-vizata din Romania: Cndb Ocupat, si tot din programul Ocupat TV mult asteptatul live show “Saturday Night Protest”
**Instalatie Vie aproape Permanenta de Madalina Dan
** 2632 ocupat- Concept: Cristian Neagoe, Muzica: Miron Ghiu
Duminica
11.00 Conferinta “Trec prin lume desenind-o” cu Dan Perjovschi
[Sala Atelier TNB]
+++++BONUS:
Dan Perjovschi deseneaza la zid.
sustinut 24 din 24.
Intrarea libera
* interzis accesul cu bauturi alcoolice
foto credit: Florin Stefan Gagiu, except: 1, 2, 3
Data: 03 March 2011, ora 19:00 – 22:00
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Locatie: Strada Panterei
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In cadrul atelierului deschis a fost prezentat proiectul “Social system data recovery“, autori: Sorin Dan Cojocaru si Silvia Traistaru.
Proiectul se axeaza pe analiza raportului dintre istoria contemporana colectiva si istoria personala in anumite situatii particulare puse sub lupa. Elemente cheie sunt anumite legi aplicabile prin definitie unui grup social amplu dar in acest caz extrapolate unor cazuri concrete individuale.
Abordarea este voit obiectiva si descriptiva, prezentand pentru fiecare situatie pe de-o parte elementele generale comune si pe de alta parte inadvertentele aparute cand legile sunt aplicate unor cazuri reale, pentru care nu au fost prevazute in mod special.
Sorin Dan Cojocaru – “Mexican standoff” - analizeaza intr-o instalatie avatarurile moralei pornind de la mecanismul filozofiei utopice utilitariste aplicate in politica, dilemele etice inerente si teoria jocurilor. Pentru transpunerea in vizual a conceptului s-au folosit reprezentarile din geologie – stratigrafie si sedimentologie.
Silvia Traistaru – “Surrogate mum” - prin fotografia conceptuala, analizeaza drumul de la documentul legal la persoana prin trasaturile interschimbabile document abstract vs persoana concreta si document concret vs persoana abstracta.
Photo credit: Ioana Patrascoiu
“My Mom at a funeral” mixed media on canvas, 107×81.5 cm
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Lucrarea Silviei Traistaru ´´My Mom at a funeral´´a fost selectata ca finalista pentru cea de-a IV-a editie a Premiului International „Arte Laguna“, la sectiunea pictura, din peste 7000 de aplicatii.
MOCA – Arte Laguna Prize are placerea sa va invite la seara de gală şi ceremonia de premiere a câştigătorilor celui de-al IV-lea Premiu Internaţional “Arte Laguna”, care va avea loc sambata, 6 martie 2010 incepand cu orele 18:30 la Tese di San Cristoforo (aria Arsenale din cadrul Bienalei de la Veneţia). In timpul vernisajului, se vor putea viziona lucrarile finalistilor celor patru sectiuni ale premiului (pictura, sculptura, fotografie si Under 25).
Participarea Silviei Traistaru la eveniment s-a realizat si cu sprijinul Institutului Roman de Cultura si Cercetare Umanistica de la Venetia.
Juriul: Igor Zanti pentru sculptura, Viviana Siviero pentru pictura si Alessandro Trabucco pentru fotografie, sustinuti de: – Stefano Coletto (curatorul Fundatiei Bevilaqua La Masa din Venetia), – Lorenzo Respi (curatorul Fundatiei Arnaldo Pomodoro din Milan), – Rossella Bertolazzi (Directorul Institutului European de Design).
Deschiderea: Sambata, 06 martie 2010, la ora 18:30
Incheiere: Sambata, 27 martie 2010
Locatie: Tese di San Cristoforo (aria Arsenale din cadrul Bienalei de la Veneţia)
Din Piazzale Roma: cu vaporetto N. 52 spre directia “Lido” si coborare (la cerere) in statia Celestia sau Bacini
Pentru mai multe informatii, va rog sa vizitati:
www.artelagunaprize.com
Arte Laguna Art Prize is an important international competition, in its 4th edition, that is slightly changing the approach towards the contemporary art, giving an original look on the works of the young artists, the “generation” of tomorrow.
PRIZES: 50.000 EURO
EXHIBITION: ARSENALE – VENICE
SECTIONS: PAINTING – SCULPTURE – PHOTOGRAPHY
Authentically Venetian but with an international impact, this Art Prize is open to all artists, without any limits of age, gender, nationality or other qualification. Its importance is above all the concrete Prize’s range: the possibility to gain not only a monetary acknowledgment (5,000 euro for each section) but the unique opportunity to be exhibited in the Venice Arsenale and to be selected for the personal exhibitions in a circuit of national and international Art Galleries involved in this competition.
The prestigious Jury
Arte Laguna Art Prize has three sections as in the previous editions: Painting, Sculpture and Photographic Art, each of which is presided from a quoted Italian critic and curator. This year Igor Zanti for Sculpture, Viviana Siviero for Painting and Alessandro Trabucco for Photography, supported by: – Stefano Coletto (curator of the Fondazione Bevilaqua La Masa of Venezia), - Lorenzo Respi (curator of the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro of Milano), – Rossella Bertolazzi (director of the European Institute of Design). This Jury will select the 90 finalists for the exhibition in the Venice Arsenale.
The main exhibition
The Arte Laguna Art Prize organises the final exhibition in the Arsenale of Venice, from the 6th to the 27th of March 2010. This exclusive site, that usually is open only for the Biennale, in this case will exhibit the 90 finalists of the Prize, 30 for each section. This will be the first of further exhibitions in several art galleries in Italy and abroad.
Arte Laguna
The primary aim of the ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE is to facilitate the meeting between emerging artists and established artists, a stimulating comparison between styles and techniques at the international level.
To achieve this aim, it relies on widespread dissemination of the notice at the international level and on establishing cooperative relations with foreign cultural institutes based in Italy and Italian Cultural Institutes abroad.
Another aim , pursued with equal commitment, is to promote talented artists, giving them the opportunity to exhibit their works in exhibitions of recognized quality, as well as to receive the deserved attention by the media specialist.
To this end, in the Arte Laguna has established fruitful relationships with a few galleries of high quality that have offered their premises to exhibit the art works of artists who considered themselves the most deserving and in line with the its corporate strategy.
Moreover, the enormous difficulties encountered by emerging artists in getting visibility on the media specialist, Laguna Art is committed to overcoming one of the major limitations of the competitions of art: that of being essentially an end in itself and incapable of actually helping the artists to make the leap in quality. Therefore, the organization is engaged in establishing partnerships with major media media specialist who will undertake to give visibility to artists winners and other worthy, through the media that belongs to it (editorial, interviews, virtual galleries, etc..).
Website: www.artelagunaprize.com
I got selected for the Arte Laguna Prize 2009. I m very excited about it!!! That´s my selection letter:
The Organization of the Arte Laguna Prize is pleased to inform you that the Prize Jury has selected 180 artists who have passed the first selection and the young artists for the special exhibition Under25 at the Palazzo Correr in Venice.
Moreover, the Organization is proud to announce that, considering the high quality of works in competition, it was decided to increase the artists number from 90 up to 135 that are going to have the opportunity to be the protagonists of the Venice Arsenale exhibition from the 6th to 27th March 2010.
Silvia Traistaru, Romanian visual artist has been selected as a finalist of the 4th International Arte Laguna Prize, Painting Section.
We also are pleased to invite you to the finalist artists exhibition’s Vernissage on 6th March 2010 at Tese di San Cristoforo – Venice Arsenale and in that event it will be announced the winner ones.
As previously announced, the works of all participants and finalist ones will be published on the Arte Laguna Prize Facebook page after the exhibition’s vernissage in the Venice Arsenale on 6th March 2010.
For more details, please check: http://www.artelagunaprize.com/index.php/component/content/article/50-arte-laguna-prize-2009/212-finalists-of-the-4th-international-arte-laguna-prize.html
The selected work:
The painting “My mom at a funeral” is part of a larger ongoing project, consisting of hyperrealist portraits, called “Hello strangers”. The idea behind the project is to develop self-awareness and a better understanding of the people with whom you come in contact throughout your life. The project is about the persons who, in one way or another, influenced my life. Every one of us creates his/her own experience of reality through believe, interpretation, action and reaction, thoughts and feelings. The portraits represent the reflection of emotions or moments that went on in my life and which unquestionably influenced me. “My mom at a funeral” represents one of these moments, captured while she was attending her mother’s funeral.
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