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IGS 2015: Egermann Glassworks, Nový Bor

Datum narození/Birthdate: *21. 2. 1956

Země původu/Country of origin: Rumunsko / Romania
Země současného pobytu/Country of present residence: Rumunsko / Romania

Blue fish / 2014

Wiseman II / 2010

Sacrifice / Cocoon 3/2015

Foto z dílny a tvorba IGS 2015

foto: Milan Hlaveš

foto: Anna Pleslová

Vzdělání/Education

1977–1981

Faculty of Arts, Cluj-Napoca, Glass, class Mircea Spataru

Pracovní zkušenosti/Working experience

Od/from 1994	vlastní studio/personal studio - Topi New Glass
1983–1993	Glass Factory, Designer, Târgu Jiu

Samostatné výstavy/Solo exhibitions

2015	La Piccolla Galleria dell’Istituto Romeno di Venezia, SacriFACE, Venezia
2014	Christiane Peugeot Cultural Centre, Sculpture, Paris
2013	Hexagone Gallery, Skulptur, Aachen
	La Piccolla Galleria dell’Istituto Romeno di Venezia, SacrifIce, Venezia
	Demeure Sellier Museum, Sculpture, Cogolin
	Brancovenesti Palaces, Sacrificiu, Mogosoaia
2012	Shakespearean Characters in Glass, Craiova
	Palace of Parliament, Notes from the earth, București
	Gallery Mary-Ann, Sculpture, Macon
2010	Craiova Art Museum, Anatomy of Glass, Craiova
	Espace Cotos, Sculpture, Saint-Tropez
	Espace Cotos, Oeuvres de Mihai Topescu et Georges Cotos, Saint- Tropez
	The National Museum of Cotroceni, Glass rétrospective, București
2007	Sculpture in glass, Hamm
	Sculpture in glass, Bochum
2006	The Glass Art Museum, Sculpture, Craiova
2002	Romart Gallery, Sculpture
	Cultural Center Sudhaina D’Chimay, Sculpture
	Craiova Art Museum, V.I.P.s
1989	Galerie l, Sculpture, Hamburg
	Turn Gallery, Glass, Cotbus
1986	Gallery Art Ind. Bucharest, Glass, București
1985	The Art Galleries of Targu-Jiu, Spaces and Light, Târgu Jiu

Společné výstavy (výběr)/Collective exhibitions (selection)

2015	Palazzo Bembo, The Venice Biennial of Contemporary Art 2015, Venice GAA Personal Structures
	Salon artistique, Macon, France
2014	The Coburg Prize for contemporary Glass, Coburg
	The Glass Biennial, Haacht
2013	Le Point K, Saint-Raphael
	Das Metadekorativum, Düsseldorf
2012	Le Salon International d’Art de Saint-Tropez
	DECORATIVE ART 2012, decorative arts biennial, first edition
	La Sculpture en Liberté, 20eme édition, Roquebrune-sur-Argens
2011	Le Salon International d’Art de Saint-Tropez
	European Parliament of Bruxelles, Art Collection
	Art Biennial, Arad
	Simeza Gallery, The National Salon of Glass Art, București
2010	The International Exhibition of Glass, Kanazawa
	Galerie Arthis, 9 pour La Roumanie Magique
2009	Art Biennial Arad
2008	GLASSTEC, Düsseldorf
2007	Art Biennial Arad
2006	Constantin Brancusi National Sculpture Salon, Targu-Jiu
	Coburg Glass Prize for Contemporary Glass in Europe 2006
2005	Simeza Gallery, Glass Art, București
	Glasrijk, Tubbergen
2004	The Biennial "Arts of Fire" at Apollo Gallery, București
	Glasrijk, Tubbergen
	Constantin Brancusi National Sculpture Salon, Targu-Jiu
2003	Romanian Glass Artists at Orizont Gallery, București
	Glasrijk, Tubbergen
2002	Romanian Glass Artists at Orizont Gallery, București
	Glasrijk, Tubbergen, Holland 2001 Glasrijk, Tubbergen
2000	Romanian Glass Artists at Orizont Gallery, București
1994	Kunsthaus am Museum, International Glaskunst, Carola Von Han – Köln
1991	International Glass Contest, Kanazawa
1990	Transparence Gallery, Glasnosts from Eastern Europe, Bruxelles
1988	The National Art Museum, Decorative Glass Exhibition, București
	Mezinárodní sklářské symposium (IGS), Nový Bor
	Orizont Gallery, Spaces & Light, București
	International Exhibition of Glass Craft, Kanazawa
1987	Glassmuseum, Young Glass '87, International Competition, Ebeltoft
1982	Dalles Hall, The National Graphic Exhibition, București

Ceny/Awards

2009	Mihai Eminescu Academy International Award for Fine Arts
2006	Constantin Brancusi National Sculpture Award, Targu-Jiu
2004	The Arts of Fire Award, offered by Romanian Professional Association of Fine Arts
2003	The Arts of Fire Award, offered by Romanian Professional Association of Fine Arts
2001	The Constantin Lecca Award, offered by MOZAICUL journal
1993	1. cena, Národní cena za design skla/1st prize, National Prize for Glass Design, București
1992	stříbrná medaile/Silver medal, The American Interfaith Institute Prize, Philadelphia
1988	1. cena za design skla udělená/1st Prize for Glass Design offered by The Romanian Ministry of Industry

Veřejné sbírky/Public Collection

Palazzo Oddo, Albenga
The Henritch Glass Museum, Düsseldorf
The Glass and Ceramics National Museum, București
The Art Museum, Targu-Jiu
Museum skla a bižuterie v Jablonci nad Nisou, Jablonec nad Nisou
Sklářské muzeum Nový Bor, Nový Bor
Glass Museum, Praha
Schlob Branitz, Cottbus
The Glass Museum, Ebelfort
The Art Museum, Craiova
The Glass Museum, Coburg

Sympozia/Symposiums

1985	II. Mezinárodní sklářské symposium (IGS), Nový Bor
1988	III. Mezinárodní sklářské symposium (IGS), Nový Bor
1990	Plein-Air International Symposium, Libenau-Cottbus
1990	International Stained Glass Symposium, Vilnius

Nejnovější publikace/Latest Publications

Das Metadekorativum, Klartext Verlag, Essen 2012, pg. 218-251
Mihai Topescu, ANATOMY OF GLASS (Anatomia Sticlei) 2010
Mihai Topescu, FRAGILE GLASS 2005 – 2008, Germany
Coburg Glass Prize for Contemporary Glass in Europe 2006, p. 201-369
C.A. Mitchell, The Contemporary Who's Who of Professionals, 2004-2005.
Glass Art, Peter Layton, 1996, p. 60
Joachin Waldrich Verlag "Who's Who in Contemporary Glass Art", 1993-1994, p. 561, Munchen, Germany
Irvin J. Borowsky (editor), Artists Confronting the Inconceivable: Award Winning Glass Sculpture, Philadelphia, USA, 1992, p. 77
The First Tokyo Crafts Expo '92, Tokyo, Japan Art Publishing Co. Ltd. 1992, p. 61
The International Exhibition of Glass 1990, Kanazawa, p. 105
The International Exhibition of Glass Craft 1988, Kanazawa, p. 81
Young Glass 1987, An International Competition, Ebelfort: Glassmuseum, 1987, p. 80
Interglass Symposium Ceskoslovonsko, I. G. S. 1982–1985, Novy-Bor, p. 100
Spiel, Satz, Siegund Pokall, Nokia Masters Tennis, Essen, 1991, p. 21.
Mihai Topescu CAST GLASS CYCLE, 2000–2005, Texts by Adrian Guta and Catalin Davidescu.
Enciclopedia Artistilor Romani Contemporani (The Encyclopaedia of the Contemporary Romanian Artists), Vol. IV, p. 182.