Marian Zidaru

Marian Zidaru (born August 22, 1956, Balotești, Ilfov, Romania) is a Romanian artist.

Studies

• 1991–1995 Assistant to Sculpture Department of Bucharest National University of Arts
• 1977–1981 Fine Arts Institute “Nicolae Grigorescu – taught by Vladimir Predescu and Marin Iliescu
• 1977 Fine Arts High School, Craiova

Awards and Scholarships

• 2011 Residency (2 months, January – March), Dusseldorf, Germany
• 1995 Ionel Jianu Award, A.R.A. Distinction
• 1994 Study grant, Ludwig Forum, Aachen Germany
• 1993 Study grant, Kulturreferat, Munich, Germany
• 1987 Youth Award of the Fine Artists’ Union of Romania
• 1985 2nd place Award, International Drawing Biennial, Cleveland, United Kingdom
• 1984 Italian Cultural Institute Scholarship, Italy
• 1984 Atelier 35 Award
• 1982 Creative Scholarship from the Fine Artists’ Union of Romania
• 1979 "Amfiteatru” Magazine Award

Selected Solo Shows

• 2014 "Angels, Thrones, Lords”, Palatele Brâncovenești Mogoșoaia Cultural Center, curated by Erwin Kessler
• 2014 "Victim” – Drawings 1984 – 2014, (Part One) H’ art Gallery, Bucharest
• 2014 "Victim” – Drawtings 1984 – 2014, (Part Two) "Tipografia” Gallery, C. F. P. Bucharest
• 2009 "Lords”, Căminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest
• 2008 "Angels’ Seasons”, Pralong Gallery, Bucharest
• 2007 "Classic”, Căminul Artei Gallery, Bucharest
• 2004 ”ANO-Timpurile" Anaid Gallery, Bucharest, curated by Diana Dochia
• 2000 "Restoring Romanian Interiors”, Orizont Gallery, Bucharest
• 2000 “Angels’ Ladder”, 49 Gallery, New York
• 1999 "Rebirth”, "Dimitrie Gusti” National Museum, Bucharest, curated by Magda Carneci
• 1998 "Fire”, National Museum of Art, Bucharest, Contemporary art room, curated by Ruxandra Balaci
• 1998 "Sign”, Parliament Palace Art Gallery, “Constantin Brâncuşi” Hall, Bucharest
• 1996 "The Building”, J. L. Calderon Gallery, Bucharest
• 1994 "Hail New Jerusalem”, Bacău Art Museum; Cluj Art Museum;
• 1994 Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany
• 1993–1994 "Hail New Jerusalem”, Bucharest National Theatre Gallery
• 1993 "Hail New Jerusalem”, Ublacker, Haus Gallery, Munich
• 1993 "Kulturreferat”, atelier, Feldafing, Germany
• 1992–1993 "Unsealing”, Ion Mincu Architectural Institute Gallery, Bucharest
• 1992 "Annunciation of New Jerusalem”, Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
• 1985 "Remembrance” or "Bloody Christmas”, Village and Folklore Art Museum, Bucharest, curated by Anca Vasiliu
• 1983 Sculptura, "Atelier 35”Gallery, Bucharest, curated by Magda Carneci

Selected International Group Shows

• 2016 “The Extension.ro”, Triumph Gallery, Moscow, curated by Yana Smurova, Dan Popescu
• 2011 "Glory”, Ateneo Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venice, Italy
• 2011 Marian Zidaru & Gaste:Gucken Wir Mal/ Trans Plant, Atelier am Eck Düsseldorf curated by Oliver Gather
• 2011 Studioausstellung, Franz-Jurgens-Str.12, Haus 3, Düsseldorf, Germany
• 2011 "Bekannte Flugobjekte”, Meinersen, Germany
• 2011 Bukarest-Düsseldorf, Gerhart-Hauptmann-Haus,Deutsch-Osteuropaisches Forum;
• 2010 L’ echalier- Pârleazu’, Paris, curated by Cătălin Guguianu
• 2009 "Terra d’incontri- Mitologie Soggettive”-"Rocca Paolina”, Perugia, (with Mircea Roman, Sorin Ilfoveanu, Victoria Zidaru, Gheorghe I. Anghel, Adrian Ilfoveanu, Ioan Iacob), curated by Doina Mandru
• 2009 “ Romanian Contemporary Artists “, 2R Art Gallery, London, curated by Gavril Tarmure
• 2008 "Architecture Biennial”, Romanian Pavilion, Venice
• 2007 "Angels’ Seasons”, H O Gallery, Korea
• 2007 "Wayward Son”, Lutheran University Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 2002 "South-East Europe Art Festival”, Thessaloniki, Greece
• 1998 "Zeitgenossiche rumanische Kunst Untergrund”, Leipzig, Germany
• 1997 "Bucharest nach ‘89 Ludwig Forum”, Germany, curated by Wolfgang Becker, Ruxandra Balaci, Anette Tagler
• 1995 Venice Biennial, Romanian Pavilion, Italy
• 1994 "Europe ‘94”, Munich, Germany
• 1993 "Byzantium post-Byzantium”, Instituto Romeno di Cultura, Venice
• 1991 "Sao Paolo International Art Biennial”, Brazil
• 1990 "Holzschnitt” (Wood Sculpture), Munich, Germany
• 1985 International Drawing Biennial, Cleveland, United Kingdom
• 1984 Epipeda Gallery, Athens, Greece
• 1984 Rijeka International Drawing Biennial

Bibliography

• Marian Zidaru "Desene 1984 -2014”, Editura Vellant, 2014, texte de Erwin Kessler, Cristian Bădiliță și Dan Popescu
• Monografia "Zidaru – dans werk von Marian & Victoria Zidaru”, coordinatori: Doina Talmann și Günter Strunck, Editura Klartext Verlang, Essen, Germania, 2011, texte de Ruth Fabritius, Christoph Kiwelitz, Magda Cârneci şi Erwin Kessler.
• Catalogul Expoziției Zidaru – Ingeri, Tronuri, Voievozi, Centrul Cultural Palatele Brâncovenești Mogoșoaia, text si curator Erwin Kessler
• Marian Zidaru Catalogul expoziției "Rememorare” sau "Crăciun însângerat”, editat de Editura Uniunii Artiștilor din România, curator si text Anca Vasiliu, Muzeul Satului și de Artă Populară al R. S. R.,[ Muzeul Național al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti”, București], 1985 *Babeti, Coriolan -"Bisanzio dopo Bisanzio”, Mostra D’arte Romena Contemporanea, Istituto Romeno di Cultura e Ricerca Umanistica, Palazzo Correr – Venezia, 1993
• La Biennnale Di Venezia. 46. Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte, English Edition Coll Cataloghi Marsilio Editori, 1995, [ Rumania – Comisar: Dan Haulica, Assistant Commissioner: Coriolan Babeti];
• Magda Cârneci, Le sculpteur: Marian Zidaru, Disciple de Brancusi ou artiste Prophete?, Ligeia, nr.57-58-59-60, ianuarie-iunie, Paris, 2005
• The Zidarus, Wards by Laura Yates, Randon Art Magazine, London, 2009
• Magda Cârneci, “Cazul Zidaru”, Revista 22, nr.47, 1998
• Theodor Redlow, "Aportes des temps derniers”, interviu cu Marian Zidaru, în Revista "Arta”, nr.4, București,1992;
• Calin Dan, Aspecte ale unei generatii [Expozitia Tohatan-Stanescu-Zidaru], p. 30, Arta nr.11, anul 1986
• Erwin Kessler, X:20 – O radiografie a artei romanesti dupa 1989, Editura Vellant, 2013
• Adrian Buga, Albumul Colecția Regală de Artă Contemporană, Marian Zidaru prezent la litera Z cu lucrarea "Valiza Regelui Mihai”, Editura Unarte, București, 2011
• Adrian Guță, Generația 80 în artele vizuale, Editura Paralela 45, 2008
• Constantin Prut, Dicționarul de Artă Modernă și Contemporană, Editura Univers Enciclopedic, 2002
• Vlasiu, Ioana (coord.), Dicționarul sculptorilor din România. Secolele XIX-XX. vol. II, lit. H-Z, Editura Academiei Române, București, 2011, p. 365
• Mariana Celac (Ed.) Bolt: Romanian Pavilion at the 11th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia 2008: Out There. Architecture Beyond Building/ Catalogue edited by Mariana Celac; Texts by: Gabriela Adamesteanu, Paul Balaci, Geta Bratescu, Serban Cantacuzino, Ion Grigorescu, Ioana Iordache, Christian Mandeal, Marius Marcu-Lapadat, Solomon Marcus, Vintila MIhailescu, Cosmin Manolache, Serban Sturdza, Vlad Sturdza, Calin Torsan, Marian Zidaru, Editura Simetria, 2008
• Alexandra Titu (coordonator) – Experiment în Artă Românească după 1960, Editat de Centrul Soros pentru Artă Contemporană, 1997, Redactor sef: Magda Carneci, Editor: Irina Cios
• Constantin Prut, Marian Zidaru, Albumul, L'art Roumain, Répères Contemporains, p. 48, Editura U. A. P. din România, 1995
• Erwin Kessler, CeArta, Editura Nemira, 1997, București

External links

The official website of the artist http://marianzidaru.com/