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Sorin Stoica - The Storyteller

Sorin Stoica is one of the most important, original and strong voices in today's Romanian literature, not as popular as he should have been, but very appreciated by critics and some readers, who are interested in new literature. Or rather he was. For this huge writer, born in 1978, died shortly before turning 28, but left behind an impressive list...

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Mircea Cartarescu

Many consider him to be the most important Romanian writer of the last two decades, while other critics and admirers rank him among the best of the 20 th and 21 st century or even ever. The best Romanian writer ever. Which must say a lot about his popularity. What is unusual is that despite this support, there are also some who say that his...

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Nicolae Grigorescu (1838 - 1907)

photo: MNAR Nicolae Grigorescu, one of the Romanian masters, was born on May 15 th 1838 in a small village called Pitaru, and would become one of the founders of modern Romanian painting, together with other artists such as Ion Andreescu or Stefan Luchian. An influential and very popular Classical painter, he...

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Ion Tuculescu (1910 - 1962)

Born on May 19 th 1910 in Craiova , Ion Tuculescu would later become both a doctor and an artist, bt his artistic talent and expertise made everyone forget that he could also treat diseases. He came from a rather well-to-do family, who encouraged his to pursue his dual career, and Ion Tuculescu began creating his first compositions...

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Nicolae Darascu (1883 - 1959) - a Romanian Impressionist

Maybe Nicolae Darascu is not as popular today as he deserves to be, which is a shame, for this artist was a major Romanian painter and one of the few for whom Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism could hold little secret. Born in Giurgiu , in 1883, Darascu studied at the Fine Arts National School in Bucharest , in 1902 - 1906, under GD Mirea,...

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Constantin Brancusi (1876 - 1957)

According to most art critics and collectors, Constantin Brancusi is the greatest Romanian artist ever, well renowned all around the world as an enigmatic, highly original and profoundly personal sculptor, whose works have been presented, commented, attacked and adulated, considered to the the works of a genius, always winning high prizes at art...

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Camil Ressu – an Artist of the Peasant World

Camil Ressu (1880 – 1962) was boirn in Galati , where he would spend his early years, and started painting and drawing in his teens, when for the first time he tought about becoming an artist. Painting became more than a hobby for spending his time, it became a passion and a refuge in every difficult moment. He was also encouraged...

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Ion Andreescu (1850 - 1882)

Although he was just 32 years old when he died, Ion Andreescu was living behind several major works among the several hundred paintings, ranging from landscapes and still lifes to portraits and flowers, marked by a grave and profound style. A prolific and talented young artist, interested in several genres and subjects, he mostly...

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M. H. Maxy - the Story of a Special Artist

Born in Braila , in 1895, M.H. Maxy had both a Jewish and German origin, and eventually would be a painter, decorative artist, teacher, draftsman and so on, trying to bring together the three national traditions. This mix will influence and definettely mark his style, as he is considered to have been a Cubism, a Constructivist and a...

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Alexandru Ciucurencu (1903 - 1977)

Born in Tulcea, Alexandru Ciucurencu began his artistic training here, in his home city, at the beginning being the student of Mihail Paraschiv. It was under his guidance that the future master learned the basics and took his first steps in learning art history and identifying the elements of an original and mature style. Afterwards he...

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Jean Al Steriadi

Born in 1880, in Bucharest , Jean Al. Steriadi enrolled at the Fine Arts School in 1897 and graduated in 1901. A tallented and hard working artist, he impressed his teacher enough to win a scholarship, which allowed his to pursue his training at the Akademie der Bildenden Kunsten in Munich , where he would stay until 1903. He studied under...

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Stefan Luchian - A Delicate Master

A major name in Romanian art at the end of the 19 th century and the beginning of the 20 th , Stefan Luchian (1868 - 1915) is still considered by many art critics and collectors to be the most important Romanian painter ever, one who gave national art a new breath of life, a new spirit and launched a new style, at the same time Romanian...

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Theodor Aman

Theodor Aman (1831 - 1891) was one of the great masters of 19 th century Romanian art, an influential teacher and member of the Romanian Academy and also the founder of the first ever fine arts schools, opened in Bucharest and Iasi. Very popular and respected in his home country, he is considered to be the last "classical artists" when...

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Corneliu Baba - Master of Romanian Painting

He was one of the best Romanian artists of all time and a huge influence upon 20 th century national art, with countless imitators and many more admirers, drawn by his original style, impressive quantity of works and themes, overall his artistic presence. One can not imagine contemporary Romanian art without his mark. ...

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Henri Catargi

Born on December 6 th 1894 in Bucharest, Henri Catargi would eventually become one of the top Romanian artists, a major influence in the national 20 th century world of arts and an inspiration for many young generations of painters, as the one who tried to bring the European - and especially French - influences into traditional...

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Iosif Iser - a Romanian Cezanne

Often compared to Cezanne, Iosif Iser was one of the most important and respected Romanian artists, of Jewish origin, influential and later imitated by many of the artists from younger generations and well known not only in his country, but also in France or Germany. He was a painter, draftsman, graphic artists and became popular both as...

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New Acquisitions at the MNAR in Bucharest

The National Museum of Art in Bucharest is one of the oldest and most respected cultural institutions in Romania , and especially during the last decade has promoted Romanian and international art through various exhibitions. Some of these shows brought back to the public eye major Romanian artists, while others presented major...

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Victor Brauner - the Story of a Surrealist Artist

Victor Brauner (1903 - 1966) was one of the most important Surrealist artists of Romania - many critics say even that he was the most important one - and later became a major name in the European cultural and artistic world, after his works were discovered, with great enthusiasm, in Paris . But besides his French experience,...

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The Village Museum in Bucharest - 72 Years

Every year, on May 17 th the "Dimitrie Gusti" National Village Museum in Bucharest marks a new anniversary of this important and respected Romanian cultural institution. Only this time, in 2008, the museum marks it's 72 nd anniversary, an impressive mark in time for a place that has seen it's share of good and bad over the...

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Night of the Bucharest Museums

This Saturday, May 18 th 2008 , the gates of 12 major Bucharest museums will open wide for the public, for a series of cultural events in celebration of the International Museum Day, now at it's fourth edition in Romania . The "Night of the Museums", as the event is called, offers visitors the chance of discovering special and...

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Read a Book While Waiting for the Train

Free libraries in six of Romania 's railway stations. That is the newest and, let's face it, more than original idea that caused some commotion in the Romanian media. In six railway stations - Bucharest , Iasi , Suceava, Alba Iulia , Sibiu , Sinaia - travellers will have the chance of waiting on the train while reading a...

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Royal Hunt Live in Bucharest on May 10th 2008

The famous progressive band Royal Hunt from Denmark will play it's first ever concert in Bucharest, Romania, on May 10 th 2008, at the Fabrica Club, a rather small place, but slowly becoming a favourite place for concerts and metal gatherings. The official anouncements put a stop to rumours and articles on the Internet, that said that...

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European Film Festival Starts in Bucharest

The 12 th edition of the European Film Festival will start on Thursday, May 8 th 2008 , in Bucharest , presenting a total of 39 movies, of all kinds and genre, thus creating a thorough image of contemporary european cinematic arts. The Festival will begin in Bucharest , between 8 - 18 May, then the movies will also be presented...

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Lacrimosa Live at ARTMANIA Festival 2008

The latest confirmed act for the ARTMANIA Festival 2008 in Sibiu , Romania , is the famous German group Lacrimosa, one of the most important and original bands ever, who return to Romania , with no doubt fond memories of their last concert held here, in Bucharest . It is great that the organisers of the now respected and...

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Judas Priest Live in Bucharest

After the success of B'ESTFEST 2007, the 2008 edition will have a special day, B'ESTFEST AFTERSHOCK, on July 11 2008 , at the Romexpo complex. This day is dedicated to one of the best bands in heavy metal music, JUDAS PRIEST, the band coming for the very first time to Romania , a concert that has been anxiously awaited by all fans....

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Metallica Back in Bucharest

After several rumours and post-ponements, press articles and internet announces, it is official : on July 23 rd 2008, on the Cotroceni lStadium in Bucharest , Metallica will once again return to Romania , for the third time. It was one of the most expected concerts in the previous years, as the first and second time that the...

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Iron Maiden Live in Bucharest

On August 4 th 2008 Romanian heavy-metal fans will have the opportunity of seeing live, on the Cotroceni Stadium, one of the most important bands of the genre, IRON MAIDEN, playing for the very first time in the country in their "golden team", with Bruce Dickinson on vocals. The show is part of the "Somewhere Back in Time" World Tour, a...

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Marcel Chirnoaga

Marcel Chirnoaga (1930 - 2008) was one of the most important contemporary Romanian artists, world-renowned for his original and profound style, although he was mostly a self-taught artist. Born on August 17 th 1930 in Busteni , Romania , in the beginning he regarded drawing and art simply as a past time and marginal...

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Sinaia, Predeal, Poiana Brasov

These are three of the best, most popular and oldest mountain touristic resorts of Romania , and surely you will be amazed by their natural beauty, impressed by the high-quality standards and willing to return here. Once, twice or countless times again, for these three resorts have something special for every tourist. Ranging from...

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Places to see in Pitesti

Pitesti is a city in southern Romania , on the banks of river Arges, and according to the latest statistics it has around 300.000. Due to it's relative proximity to the country's capital, Bucharest (around 100 km) and also to it's economica importance and size, the city of Pitesti has developped rapidly in the last decades and...

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