Tapiseria Sandei Bucur, Phoenix II, face parte dintr-un ciclu tematic inspirat de pasarea mitica inzestrata cu virtuti precum sacrificiul, libertatea, creativitatea, darzenia, credinta, rigoarea si vigoarea; la sfarsitul unei vieti lungi si misterioase, aceasta isi face singura, din tamaie si numeroase plante aromatice, cuib, pe care apoi il aprinde; rugul astfel creat este necesar atat sacrificiului asumat, cat si renasterii intrupate. Pentru a-si construi un asemenea cuib – in tapiseria expusa, acesta constituie elementul central al tapiseriei – pasarea a ostenit in zboruri de-alungul carora a inregistrat campuri, paduri, asezari si ape. Vazute de sus, prin perspectiva numita chiar vol d’oiseau, acestea constituie canavaua pe care se profileaza locul magic in prag de prefacere. – Dr. Doina Pauleanu, critic de arta si director al Muzeului de Arta din Constanta.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
1978 Graduated from The Decorative Arts Department at The Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest, Romania
1979 Master in Decorative Arts at The Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest, Romania
1980 Artistic debut: National Art Salon, Bucharest, Romania
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS:
1981 Hanul cu TeiGallery, Bucharest, Romania;
1982 UNESCO Gallery, Bielefeld, Germany;
1982 Fine Art Gallery, Warendorf, Germany;
1982 Tivoli Gallery, Wurzburg, Germany;
1984 Farini 24 Gallery, Modena, Italy;
1985 Gallery Des Arts, Dusseldorf, Germany;
1986 Gallery Des Arts, Dusseldorf, Germany;
1987 Art Gallery, Aachen, Germany;
1988 RosengartenGallery, Bielefeld, Germany;
1989 Orizont Gallery, Bucuresti, Romania;
1991 Gallery Chamber of Commerce, Wurzburg, Germany;
1991 Rosengarten Gallery, Bielefeld, Germany;
1991 Chiesa Oratori della Confraternità, Fannano, Italy;
1992 Galleria dei Muratori, Vignola, Italy;
1992 Gallery Chamber of Commerce, Wurzburg, Germany;
1993 Modern Art Gallery, Sassuolo, Italy;
1994 Modern Art Gallery, Sassuolo, Italy;
1996 Old Gallery, Modena, Italy;
1996 Palazzo Correr, Venice, Italy;
1997 Punta San Giuliano Gallery, Venice, Italy;
1999 Palazzo Correr, Venice, Italy;
2000 Fiera di Santo Stefano, Concordia Sagittaria, Italy;
2001 Art Mondo Art Gallery, Backnang, Germany;
2003 Palazzo Civier, Caorle, Italy;
2004 Institutul de Cultura Italian, Bucharest, Romania;
2004 BAKU Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania;
2005 Abstract Spilinbergo Arte, Spilinbergo, Italy;
2005 ANTEL Caffe del Corso, Portogruaro, Italy;
2009 Palazzo Correr, Venice, Italy.
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
1983 II° Biennial of Modern Art (tapestry), Città della Spezia, Italy
1984 International Biennial of Modern Art (tapestry), Torino, Italy
1985 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts (tapestry), Sofia, Bulgaria
1990 Romanian Exhibition of Decorative Arts (tapestry), Moscow, Rusia
1994 International Triennial of Tapestry, Bucharest, Romania
1997 International Triennial of Tapestry, Bucharest, Romania
2007 12th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Polonia
2011 6 th International Biennial of Colours and Textures, Gdynia, Poland
2012 Bienala Decorativ Art, Bucharest, Romania
2014 American Tapestry Biennial 10, U.S.A.
2014 Vision Art Mueum - San Diego, California, U.S.A.
2014 Kent State University Museum - Kent, Ohio, U.S.A.
2014 Bienala Decorativ Art 2014, Bucharest, Romania
2015 American Tapestry Biennal 10, Kaneko – Omaha,Nebraska
2015 Biennale Internazionale d’Arte Contemporanea di Firenze, Italia
AWARDS:
2015 The third prize and medal: „Lorenzo de Medici” - Textile Art, Biennale Internazionale d’Arte Contemporanea, Firenze Italia.
PUBLIC WORKS:
1978 Germination, ceramic mosaic, 12 mp, Institute of Agronomy, Bucharest, Romania
1981 Spring, ceramic mosaic, 70 mp, Casa Studentesca, Buzau, Romania
1989 Genesis, ceramic mosaic, 50 mp, Centrul Cultural, Braiala, Romania.
Her works are kept in museums and private collections in the following countries: Romania, Germany, U.S.A, France, Mexico, Finland, Israel, Belgium, Canada, Sweden, Italy.