Category: Culture
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Brancusi, the greatest sculptor that ever lived. An inspiring life story
Brancusi is a pioneer of modernism and one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th century. His art was exhibited in famous and prominent museums and art halls like the Guggenheim museum in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, London, Bozar, Brussels and the Museum of Modern Art, New…
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10 Romanian Christmas traditions
You hear it often in the movies that Christmas is not about the presents, it’s about family and traditions. Well, in Romania it is really about traditions, enjoying the holidays, time with family and gift giving is quite rare. These are the ways Romanians enjoy Christmas: Carol singing On Christmas Eve, 24th of December, groups…
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Profile of a painter: an interview with Bogdan Mihai Radu
Romanian painter Bogdan Mihai Radu has just had a successful exhibit in London this month. We had interviewed the winner of the 2018 Oxford International Fair about his exhibit, his muses and his art. 1.You’ve just had a successful exhibit in London these days. Can you tell us a bit about the exhibit and why…
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Romanian artist Bogdan Mihai Radu to exhibit in London
Romanian artist Bogdan Mihai Radu, first prize winner at the 2018 Oxford International Art Fair will have his art exhibited at the Brancusi Gallery in London from March 20 to April 12, 2019. The display will contain twenty acrylic paintings from the “Searching for Life” series. The artist has suffered in the last few years…
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Adrian Ghenie’s paintings sell for over 2 million pounds
In the last few years Adrian Ghenie has made a name of himself, selling many paintings at fabulous prices. The young painter has sold several of its creations for millions, such as Self Portrait as Charles Darwin for 3,252,000 pounds, The Hunted for 1,865,000 pounds and Self Portrait as Vincent Van Gogh for 2,590,000 dollars.…
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Little free libraries to be set up in Timisoara city
Little tiny libraries will appear acroos the city of Timisoara thanks to a man called Alex Dascalu. The Reading Little Houses will be set up on streets. Each library will have books and people that love reading will be able to take a book and read it on a bench in the park. You could…
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Laurentiu Popa, the Rembrandt of Romania
He is more well known abroad than in Romania and he was named ” Rembrand of Romania”. Laurentiu Popa from Galati is one of the few painters who can paint using the technique of chiaroscuro. The style of chiaroscuro was used by Rembrandt in the 17th century. Laurentiu Popa fell in love with this technique…
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New start-up: Romanian online theatre for the diaspora
Romanians who move abroad face different challenges, adapting to a new culture, a new life, a new job, and a new language. One particular challenge can be maintaining a cultural connection with the country as there aren’t many cultural events abroad unless you live in a big city. What about if you have children and…
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Three Christmas movies that were made this year in Romania
Netflix and Hallmark have produced many Christmas movies this year and three of them were produced in Romaniaby production designer Sorin Dima. They have chosen some beautiful landmarks around the country as all of them have a royal theme. The Princess Switch This is a romantic comedy made by Netflix which tells the story of…
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Pororoca:a review of an award winning Romanian thriller
The Pororoca is a monstrous and destructive tidal bore that travels upstream the Amazon River. This natural phenomenon is never mentioned in “Pororoca”, but the enigmatic title can be interpreted as an abstract metaphor for the corrosive effects of sudden, unexpected and destructive events in our lives. What would you do if your child suddenly…
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