Roxana Scripcaru
Head of the Romanian Postmodern & Contemporary Art Evaluation Office
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45. Chora (City Plan) [1976-1997]
1938, Bucureşti - 2004, Londra
Estimate
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 3.000 - 5.000
Sold
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 3.000
Session
Thu, 25 May 2023 19:00
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Paul Neagu's creation is usually gathered into extended cycles, to which the artist assigns specific names and deep meanings. The present work, suggestively named "Chora", reveals the conceptual artist's interests and philosophical quests. Initially mentioned by Plato, "Chora" was intended as toponymy or a receptacle of the abstract. Brought to contemporaneity, Chora becomes the philosophical basis of metaphysical architectural non-conformity, as well as a preferred term by the representatives of last century's deconstructivism. Neagu's work - a random merging of lines, shapes and colour spots - acquires the valence of an ordered chaos, revealing us the artist's interest for the division between the figurative and the decorative. In his works, hesitation and progress harmoniously merge and hermetically unite. From his fractional and generative geometry studies, Neagu extracts the most flexible shapes, bearing an extraordinary plastic potential: the triangle, the rectangle and the circle, which he transposes, one by one, into the shape of the cone, the prism or the sphere. A multifaceted artist, he demonstrates, just like many other sculptors before him, a particular inclination towards drawing. For Neagu, drawing is a tool: in painting, as well as in sculpture. The attitude he adopts in front of the art is obviously agnostic. He prefers making recourse to consciousness and to remove all traces of esoterism from his work, leaving, however, room for multiple interpretation possibilities.
References
The catalogue "Paul Neagu", National Art Museum of Romania, Bucharest, 1996.
Dimensions
width 50 cm, height 39 cm, custom 39 Ã 50 cm
Description
acrylic, oil and glaze on wood, signed, dated and named on the reverse, in black, "Paul Neagu, Chora, 1976-1997"
Dating
1976-1997
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Detalii
Paul Neagu's creation is usually gathered into extended cycles, to which the artist assigns specific names and deep meanings. The present work, suggestively named "Chora", reveals the conceptual artist's interests and philosophical quests. Initially mentioned by Plato, "Chora" was intended as toponymy or a receptacle of the abstract. Brought to contemporaneity, Chora becomes the philosophical basis of metaphysical architectural non-conformity, as well as a preferred term by the representatives of last century's deconstructivism. Neagu's work - a random merging of lines, shapes and colour spots - acquires the valence of an ordered chaos, revealing us the artist's interest for the division between the figurative and the decorative. In his works, hesitation and progress harmoniously merge and hermetically unite. From his fractional and generative geometry studies, Neagu extracts the most flexible shapes, bearing an extraordinary plastic potential: the triangle, the rectangle and the circle, which he transposes, one by one, into the shape of the cone, the prism or the sphere. A multifaceted artist, he demonstrates, just like many other sculptors before him, a particular inclination towards drawing. For Neagu, drawing is a tool: in painting, as well as in sculpture. The attitude he adopts in front of the art is obviously agnostic. He prefers making recourse to consciousness and to remove all traces of esoterism from his work, leaving, however, room for multiple interpretation possibilities.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
References
The catalogue "Paul Neagu", National Art Museum of Romania, Bucharest, 1996.
Dimensions
width 50 cm, height 39 cm, custom 39 Ã 50 cm
Description
acrylic, oil and glaze on wood, signed, dated and named on the reverse, in black, "Paul Neagu, Chora, 1976-1997"
Dating
1976-1997
Brought to you by
Roxana Scripcaru
Head of the Romanian Postmodern & Contemporary Art Evaluation Office
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