Alexandru Cinean

Alexandru Cinean

Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania

About Alexandru Cinean

Born in 1988 in Sibiu (Romania), Alexandru Cînean graduated from the Arts highschool in 2007. He undertake studies of painting at the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca where he earned in 2010 a BA and a Ma in 2012. In 2008-2009, noted for the quality of his work, he was offered a stay in the Academia de Bella Arte in Torino in the European Erasmus project. He benefits again from this project in 2011 and decides to go in Belgium for 3 months (11/2011-02/2012) in the Thuin’s gallery (Antecedence/Ephemere). During his career, Alexandru Cînean made several exhibitions notably in Belgium, Romania, Australia and Italy. He also participated in some theatrical projects and received in 2009 a prize in the Concorso Nazionale di Pittura Morgese in Italy. Alexandru Cînean is a young painter who suggest us a powerful, full of torments, troubling and significant work. The artist offers a reflection on human nature, the dangers of its intelligence and tautness of the soul. His brushstroke sometimes precise, sometimes more impulsive, witnesses the passion of the painter. From landscape to portrait, Alexandru Cînean use dark and dull or bright and violent tones allowing the viewer to immerse himself into the atmosphere of the canvas et to understand an idea of movement, tranquility or distress.

Education:

University of Art and design Cluj-Napoca Romania,MA 2010-2012, painting section
BA 2007-2010, Accademia Albertina Delle Belle Arti Torino-Italy, University of Art and design Cluj-Napoca Romania painting section

High Scool of Art Romania-Sibiu

Events:

" Re AR EXTRA " - group showcurated by Andy Harper, Lcbdepot Lightbox Gallery/ Leicester / UK -march 2020

"Original AR Extra" - group exhibition curated by Graff.IO Arts , streets of Loughborough / UK - march 2020

Exhibitions:

Personal museum exhibition:
Waves of the Sublime- curated by Dr. Alexandru C. Chituță,Dr. Alexandru Sonoc.
Brukenthal National Museum /Sibiu- Romania
Faust: Vanity and Despair- curated by Prof. Univ. Dr. D.h.c. Jan De Maere and Dr. Alexandru Sonoc-
Brukenthal Contemporary Art Museum/Sibiu- Romania 2016
Exhibition was included in the program of the Sibiu International Theatre Festival 23rd edition 2016.

Personal exhibitions

2016- "Faust,Vanity and Despair" MB-XL Gallery, Brussels/Belgium
2012 The Animal-Machine, Artyourself Gallery, Bucharest-Romania
2007 Galeria X Future, Sibiu, Romania
Group exhibitions: selection
"Frame the Best"- Sibiu/ Hermannstadt (Romania)
"9 Hours Underground"- Sydney Opera House/Opera house Cave ( Sydney-Australia), 2017-Curated by Kate Smith and Artesian
2016 "Equss" - Olsen Irwin Gallery-curated by Kate Smith/ Australia-Sydney
2015" OH LIFE" - Kate Smith Art consultant/ Australia- Sydney
2014 "Pour le Plaisir - Formats cadeaux / Prix Ephémè!re"Gallery Antecedence/ Ephemere – Belgium/ Thuin
2012 Graduated exhibition Expo-Transivania,Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2012 Affinites Electives, un dialogue Belgo-Roumain” organize by Dr.Jan de Maere Directeur du Centre de Documentation du Patrimoine Flamand and Dr. Mihai Oroveanu/ Belgium emabasy in Romania- Bucharest
2012 “Ensemble cu Alexandru Cinean”-Gallery Antecedence/ Ephemere – Belgium/ Thuin, with support of ICR Romania and WBI Belgium
2011 Ebinale, George Enescu festival, Sala Palatului –Bucharest, Romania
2010 Graduated exhibition Expo-Transivania,Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2010 “‘’Girl Talk”, curator Vlad Comsa (Cluj-Napoca-Galeria Casa Matei)
2010 ‘’Senzual, Erotic, Pasional” Clujest, curator Andrada Tarța (Cluj-Napoca-Fabrica de Pensule)
2009 Expoziția studenților UAD (Europa Atrium Cluj-Napoca)
2009 Mostra alla fondazione ,, Gaetano Morgese,, Bari (Italia)
2009 ,, Codice di E.T,, Accademia delle belle arti di Torino (Italia)
2009 ,, Scogliere,, Accademia delle belle Arti di Torino (Italia)
2007 Galeria X Future, Sibiu

Awards:
2009, concorso Nazionale di Pittura Gaetano Morgese,,(Italia)