Costel Iacob
Critical References
Time seems to stand still in Costel Iacob’s works, a vulnerable Sagrada Familia found shelter under a glass bell without a thought for Gaudi, while the Travel Machine – actually, the sounding board of a violin where the pieces necessary for the suggested incursions were placed with tidiness and ultimate order – entices all whom it may concern – connoisseurs, art enthusiasts, daredevils, music lovers, visionaries, explorers, simple or extremely complicated people – to choose the place and the time for embarking on a voyage. The artist has organized with justification and responsibility. Only the bow of a violin virtuoso is now required to leave behind nostalgias and to restore the travellers’ resolute assurance – Doina Pauleanu PhD, art critic and director of the Constanta Art Museum.
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Born on April 6, 1952 in Bucharest.
Graduate of the “Nicolae Grigorescu” Institute of Fine Arts, Bucharest – Sculpture Section, class of 1985, the class of Professor Vladimir Predescu. UAP member since 1990.
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2013 –Simeza Gallery, Bucharest – “Frozen Time”
1996 – Orizont Gallery, Bucharest
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2014 – Biennial of Decorative Arts - Bucharest; Arts in Bucharest, Urban Explorations
1994 – 101 „Wooster Street” Gallery, New York - USA
1993 – „Sallon International d’Art”, Séte – France
1993 – ACADEMIA DI ROMANIA, Roma - Italy
1992 – Saga, Grand Palais, Paris - France; „Moderne Kunst” Gallery, Erlangen – Germany
1990 – „Artistes à la Bastille”
1985 – to date, took part in another 61 important annual exhibitions, from UAP galleries and other galleries
AWARDS:
1994 – Scholarship from the “Giorgio Cini” Foundation, Venice, Italy
1999 – ART SALON Award, Bucharest
2001 – ARTUBORG Award, ambient-installations
2001 – UAP Award for Ambient-Installation, ARTUBORG
2014 – Prize for Metal, Biennial for Decorative Arts
PUBLIC MONUMENTAL ART WORKS:
2007 – “Structure”, Sibiu
2004 – “Structure”, Bacilly, France
2001 – “Sphere”, ARTUBORG, Bucharest
1995 – “Homage”, Oarba de Mures
Founder of the Sculpture Section and participant in the Visual Art Fair, Bucharest, editions 1998, 1999, 2000.
57 works found in private collections in USA, Italy, France, Cyprus, Sweden, Luxemburg, Germany and another 21 in collections in Romania