Adrian Ghenie
| Adrian Ghenie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 August 1977 Baia Mare, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Known for | Painting |
Adrian Ghenie (born 13 August 1977, Baia Mare) is a contemporary Romanian painter.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
The son of a dentist, he studied fine arts at the Arts and Crafts School in Baia Mare between 1991 and 1994.[2] He is a graduate of the Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca (2001).[1]
Career[edit]
Ghenie lives and works in Cluj, Berlin, and London.[3] In 2005, he co-founded Galeria Plan B[4] in Cluj, together with Mihai Pop, a production and exhibition space for contemporary art.[5] In 2008 Plan B opened a permanent exhibition space in Berlin.[4]
His work has been widely exhibited in group and solo exhibitions, including at Tate Liverpool, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.[3]
In June 2014 the painting The Fake Rothko sold for £1,426,000 ($2,428,140).[6]
Collections[edit]
Ghenie’s work is represented in numerous major museum and public collections including the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Museum of Modern Art, Antwerp, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent.[3][6]
Style and technique[edit]
Ghenie does not use traditional tools of the painter or brushes, but a palette knife and stencils.[1] He paints portraits of 20th century figures, particularly those associated with genocide and mass suffering, that appear in his work gnawed and slashed, blurred and speckled.
His painterly style has been compared to that of Francis Bacon.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Adrian Ghenie, painter: 'You cannot paint this with a brush. It's simply the result of an accident'". The Independent. June 5, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Ioan Sbârciu, atac la Şcoala de pictură băimăreană. A sbârcit-o!" (in Romanian). Gazeta de Maramures. March 19, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Adrian Ghenie". pacegallery.com. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Galeria Plan B". Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ "Plan B Gallery at Liste Art Fair". Blip.tv. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Milliard, Coline (June 30, 2014). "Sotheby’s London Hits High Notes with £93 Million Sale". newsartnet.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Adrian Ghenie". hatjecantz.de. 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
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