LAPTE. MIERE. SANGE.
Un solo show de Roman Tolici
Curator Adina Zorzini

Vernisaj in cadrul NAG #8: 23 Mai, orele 19.00 – 04.00
Zorzini Gallery la Palatul Stirbei, Calea Victoriei nr. 107, Bucuresti
Eveniment paralel al BB #6

Roman Tolici este cel mai cunoscut artist contemporan roman de origine basarabeana, nascut in 1974 la Ghetlova (fosta USSR) si stabilit la Bucuresti din anul 1990; artistul stapaneste in egala masura tehnicile traditionale ale desenului si pe cele ale picturii, impreuna cu manierele clasice ale reprezentarii in arta, pe care le utilizeaza insa intr-o directie contemporana. Astfel, Roman Tolici imbina nivelul tehnic cu cel conceptual in practica sa figurativa, prin juxtapunerea unor stiluri care merg de la Renasterea Italiana la cea Nordica sau Flamanda cu tehnici recente si problematici de actualitate.

Expozitia Lapte. Miere. Sange. cuprinde trei serii de lucrari noi care, grupate impreuna, reprezinta cea mai ampla prezentare personala a artistului pana la acest moment; ansamblul lucrarilor a fost realizat in doua tehnici artistice principale: seriile Miere si Sange sunt alcatuite din picturi in ulei pe panza, in timp ce seria Lapte consta in obiecte executate in rasina epoxidica.

Numele expozitiei ofera de asemenea privitorilor ordinea corecta de interpretare a secventelor acesteia, dupa cum urmeaza: prima este seria Lapte, a obiectelor din rasina epoxidica ce contin si conoteaza in fiecare lucrare o aluzie directa la stadiul divin al existentei si, care se refera la scara valorilor religioase ale omenirii; urmeaza apoi grupajul picturilor din seria Miere (subintitulata si Zece, in conformitate cu numarul personajelor care apar pe fundalul fiecareia dintre lucrari), care fac aluzie la parcursul traseului personal si la continutul vietii fiecaruia dintre noi in sine; nu in ultimul rand, urmeaza seria a treia intitulata Sange, a picturilor care se refera la problematica mortii si, in cadrul careia fiecare lucrare in parte simbolizeaza cate o frica principala cu privire la moarte, in acceptiunea ei universala.

Conceptul artistic utilizat de Roman Tolici in cadrul expozitiei Lapte. Miere. Sange. aduce asadar in discutie trei dintre cele mai importante si inerente aspecte ale existentei umane: momentul nasterii identificat ca moment al propriei optiuni religioase, urmat de stadiile vietii privite ca decizii centralizate care atrag posibilitati nelimitate in evolutia personala a fiecaruia si, in cele din urma, perspectiva finala a fricilor si viziunilor pe care le experimentam cu totii in punctul terminal al despartirii de noi insine.

In concluzie, in timp ce atentia artistului se indreapta catre studiul traiectoriei si al laitmotivelor existentei umane, expozitia organizata de Zorzini Gallery la Palatul Stirbei isi propune sa contextualizeze evolutia artistica a lui Roman Tolici in circuitul artei locale si internationale. (Adina Zorzini)

MILK. HONEY. BLOOD.
A solo show by Roman Tolici
Curator Adina Zorzini

Opening during NAG #8: 23 May, 7.00 PM – 4.00 AM
Zorzini Gallery at Stirbei Palace, Calea Victoriei nr. 107, Bucharest
Parallel event of Bucharest Biennale #6

Roman Tolici is a renowned Romanian artist of Moldavian origin, born in 1974 in Ghetlova (the former USSR) and established in Bucharest since 1990; the artist equally masters drawing and painting techniques, using classical approaches of representation in a highly contemporary manner. Thus, Roman Tolici combines both technical and conceptual levels into figurative oil painting, by overlapping styles that range from the Italian to the Northern or Flemish Renaissance with recent techniques and contemporary addressed subjects.

The Milk. Honey. Blood. solo show comprises three series of new artworks which exhibited together represent the most comprehensive solo presentation that the artist has shown until today; the ensemble of works was carried out in two main artistic techniques: thus, Honey and Blood series consist of oil on canvas paintings, while Milk consists of epoxy raisin objects.

The name of the solo show also gives the correct interpretation order of the displayed sequences, as follows: first, the Milk epoxy raisin series, composed of objects containing each an allusion to the divine stage of existence, refers to the religious scale of values of the humanity; second, the Honey group of paintings (subtitled Ten, in accordance with the number of characters appearing in the background landscapes), alludes to the personal track and to the content of life of each individual in itself; third, the Blood paintings series relates to the problematic of death, each artwork symbolizing one of the main themes concerning the fear of death in its universal understanding.

The conceptual framework of the Milk. Honey. Blood. solo show by Roman Tolici focuses on bringing into discussion three of the most important inherent dimensions in the human existence: the moment of birth identified as the moment of choosing your religion, the stages of life as centralized numerical decisions leading to unlimited possibilities in our personal growth and, our final perspective, the fears and visions we all experience at the terminal point of departure.

Ultimately, while the artist focuses on tracing the leitmotifs of our existence, the exhibition organized by Zorzini Gallery at Stirbei Palace in Bucharest concentrates on mapping the artistic evolution of Roman Tolici in the context of both local and international art circuits. (Adina Zorzini)