Roxana Scripcaru
Head of the Romanian Postmodern & Contemporary Art Evaluation Office
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34. Adolescence [1986]
1932, Dobriceni, Olt - 2008, Bucureşti
Estimate
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 6.000 - 9.000
Sold
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 13.000
Session
Thu, 6 July 2023 19:30
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Growing up in the world of Oltenian fairy tales and celestial beings, Sabin Bălașa develops since childhood a deep connection with nature and the cosmos. The connection with fundamental values of culture, religion and classic art is helped by the vast library founded by his father in the house in Olt County. A multivalent artist, with a clear humanistic openness, Bălașa will gradually establish himself as a painter, filmmaker and writer He builds his own magical and transcendental universe, with spiritual elements deeply embedded in the depths of his being. Starting from the belief that the theme of art is life itself, he will use his knowledge accumulated in his childhood and during his youth. He assumes the social-artistic mission usually intended for creators and prefigures the artist's exaltation before the infinite cosmos. Most of his works are set in a fantastic space, a choice determined in particular by the use of blue, the dominant colour in his creations. The blue used by Bălașa gives art the feeling of eternity. His chromatic becomes a spiritual matrix of Romanian people, having its origins in Eminescu's lyrism and the myth of Miorița. The artist encodes visual metaphors through a series of archetypal symbols that he translates into contemporary allegories. The essential theme of the cosmic romance imagined by Bălașa will remain, however, the human figure. The painter depicts the man in his youth and offers the feminine character the statute of leitmotiv of his work. Captured nude, with more or less articulated physiognomies, Bălașa's models acquire, one by one, the statute of muses of the rain, mothers of the earth, goddesses or caryatids of civilisation. The man will therefore be devoted to the artist's dreams and desires. The fantastic art of Bălașa, unquestionably oriented towards the universe, is often subject to an unknown place and an uncertain timeframe. The affective value of his works is intensified by the visual coagulation of the myth, history and of the boundless expanse of his imagination.
References
DEAC, Mircea, "Sabin Bălașa", Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1984. BĂLAȘA, Tudor, "Sabin Bălașa", Monitorul Oficial Publishing House, Bucharest, 2013.
Dimensions
width 61 cm, height 50.5 cm
Description
oil on canvas, signed and dated upper right, in green, "Sabin Bălașa, (19)86"
Dating
1986
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Detalii
Growing up in the world of Oltenian fairy tales and celestial beings, Sabin Bălașa develops since childhood a deep connection with nature and the cosmos. The connection with fundamental values of culture, religion and classic art is helped by the vast library founded by his father in the house in Olt County. A multivalent artist, with a clear humanistic openness, Bălașa will gradually establish himself as a painter, filmmaker and writer He builds his own magical and transcendental universe, with spiritual elements deeply embedded in the depths of his being. Starting from the belief that the theme of art is life itself, he will use his knowledge accumulated in his childhood and during his youth. He assumes the social-artistic mission usually intended for creators and prefigures the artist's exaltation before the infinite cosmos. Most of his works are set in a fantastic space, a choice determined in particular by the use of blue, the dominant colour in his creations. The blue used by Bălașa gives art the feeling of eternity. His chromatic becomes a spiritual matrix of Romanian people, having its origins in Eminescu's lyrism and the myth of Miorița. The artist encodes visual metaphors through a series of archetypal symbols that he translates into contemporary allegories. The essential theme of the cosmic romance imagined by Bălașa will remain, however, the human figure. The painter depicts the man in his youth and offers the feminine character the statute of leitmotiv of his work. Captured nude, with more or less articulated physiognomies, Bălașa's models acquire, one by one, the statute of muses of the rain, mothers of the earth, goddesses or caryatids of civilisation. The man will therefore be devoted to the artist's dreams and desires. The fantastic art of Bălașa, unquestionably oriented towards the universe, is often subject to an unknown place and an uncertain timeframe. The affective value of his works is intensified by the visual coagulation of the myth, history and of the boundless expanse of his imagination.
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
DEAC, Mircea, "Sabin Bălașa", Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1984. BĂLAȘA, Tudor, "Sabin Bălașa", Monitorul Oficial Publishing House, Bucharest, 2013.
Dimensions
width 61 cm, height 50.5 cm
Description
oil on canvas, signed and dated upper right, in green, "Sabin Bălașa, (19)86"
Dating
1986
Brought to you by
Roxana Scripcaru
Head of the Romanian Postmodern & Contemporary Art Evaluation Office
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