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DAN BEUDEAN 5 june 2009, Bucharest
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Untitled , technique: colage from "Atlas zoologic", dimensions: 21/29 cm, 1/1 editions, 2009
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Untitled, technique: pencil/paper, dimensions: 15/10 cm, 2009
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Untitled, technique: pencil/paper, dimensions: 15/10 cm, 2009
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Untitled, technique: paper collage/ceramic plate, dimensions: 25/15 cm, 2009
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Untitled, technique: pencil,paper collage/wood, dimensions: 40/29/2 cm, 2009
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Untitled, technique: pencil/paper, dimensions: 10/15 cm, 2009
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Untitled, technique: pencil/paper, dimensions: 15/10 cm, 2009
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Instalation view
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For his first solo show in Bucharest, the artist Dan Beudean takes on a God role suggesting a new Genesis with major alteration from the original one. New physiological mutations appear both in human and animal species, and the obsession for overdeveloped muscles creates surprising forms: palm tree, fish, tiger-man or stag-man. Behavioral aberrations are part of the artist’s vision of this new world, guided by rules other than the ones we are used to: a calf is trying to suck on a dinosaur or a horse and an elephant are trying to mate.
The works displayed in the show have a mystical air that oscillates between Christianity and the recent myths of the 20th century regarding extra-terrestrial civilizations, mysticism that is also coming from the icon-like appearance of the images. The drawing is covered by brown colour washes that further deepen the mystery and the absurdity of the scenes.
Dan Beudean uses drawing, collage, object or photography to conceive his universe – a biased universe from the very beginning. There is a well-dosed irony, imagination and gravity that give credibility to this artistic hypothesis.
Artist Page
Pentru prima expozitie personala in Bucuresti, artistul Dan Beudean isi asuma un rol demiurgig propunand o noua Geneza care sufera diverse alterari fata de cea originala. Apar mutatii fiziologice in cadrul speciei umane si speciilor animale, iar obsesia masei musculare supradezvoltate genereaza forme surprinzatoare: palmier, peste, omul-tigru sau omul-cerb. Aberatiile comportamentale fac si ele parte din viziunea artistului asupra acestei lumi noi, ghidate dupa alte reguli decat cele cu care suntem obisnuiti: vitelul care incearca sa suga lapte de la un dinozaur sau actul sexual intre un cal si un elefant.
Lucrarile prezente in expozitie au un aer mistic care oscileaza intre crestinism si miturile recente ale secolului XX legate de civilizatiile extraterestre, misticism generat si de aparenta de icoana veche a imaginilor. Desenul transpare de sub laviuri brune care adancesc misterul sau absurdul scenelor.
Dan Beudean foloseste desenul, colajul, obiectul sau fotografia pentru a-si concepe cu minutiozitate universul - un univers virusat de la bun inceput. Exista o doza echilibrata de ironie, imaginatie si gravitate care confera credibilitate acestei ipotezei artistice.
Pagina Artistului
For his first solo show in Bucharest, the artist Dan Beudean takes on a God role suggesting a new Genesis with major alteration from the original one. New physiological mutations appear both in human and animal species, and the obsession for overdeveloped muscles creates surprising forms: palm tree, fish, tiger-man or stag-man. Behavioral aberrations are part of the artist’s vision of this new world, guided by rules other than the ones we are used to: a calf is trying to suck on a dinosaur or a horse and an elephant are trying to mate.
The works displayed in the show have a mystical air that oscillates between Christianity and the recent myths of the 20th century regarding extra-terrestrial civilizations, mysticism that is also coming from the icon-like appearance of the images. The drawing is covered by brown colour washes that further deepen the mystery and the absurdity of the scenes.
Dan Beudean uses drawing, collage, object or photography to conceive his universe – a biased universe from the very beginning. There is a well-dosed irony, imagination and gravity that give credibility to this artistic hypothesis.
Artist Page
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