International Experimental Engraving Biennial - 3rd edition

Euro CulturART Association and Brancovan Palaces Cultural Center are inviting you to the opening of the 3rd International Experimental Engraving Biennial, Saturday, 29 March 2008, at 4:00 PM, at the Brancovan Palaces Cultural Center, Mogosoaia.

A press conference will be held before the opening, at 3:00 PM.

The jury of the Biennial:

Liviana Dan - art critic, curator, Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu, România, chairman of the jury;

Ignas Kazakevicius - art critic, curator, chairman of the NOW ART NOW FUTURE Biennial, Lithuania;

Leszek Czajka - artist, artistic director of WizyTUjaca GALERIA, Varşovia, Poland;

Alexandru Jakabhazi - drawer, Timişoara, România;

Ciprian Chirileanu - drawer, chairman of the Small Engraving International Biennial - Graphium, Timişoara, România.

Between 19-20 January 2008, the jury had selected 72 artists from 28 countries, from a total of 173 artists / 40 countries.

Biennial Prize:
MIGUEL ANGEL PADILLA GÓMEZ (Mexic) - "Siete de un golpe", 7 ready-made print on canvas, 60x20 cm each, 2006

Jury Special Prize:
INES MATIJEVIC (Croatia) - "Musical boxes", installation, digital print (100x70 cm each) and video performance, 2005

Young Artist Prize:
AGNIESZKA CHOLEWINSKA (Poland) - linocut with light intervention, 100x180 cm, 2007

Mentions:
JOSÉ ENRIQUE PORRAS GÓMEZ (Mexic) - "Beehive" and "Mexican mind", woodcut and needle on bowling ball, video performance, 2007
MAGDALENA UCHMAN (Poland) - "The gift", mixt technique, 3 carton boxes, 30x40x30 cm, 18x33x18 cm, 14x19x14 cm, 2007
ANATOLY FEDIRKO (Ukraina) - "The children of Prof. Joseph Beuys", mixt technique, installation, variable dimensions, 2007

Biennial Events:

Main event of International Experimental Engraving Biennial, 3rd edition

Personal exhibition – Lisandru Neamţu (România), winner of the International Experimental Engraving Biennial, 2nd edition

Personal exhibition – Kohsei (Japan), winner of the Jury Special Prize, International Experimental Engraving Biennial, 2nd edition

Romanian Experimental Engraving exhibition - group exhibition

Action / Performance / Installation – Ion Tiţoiu (România)

The Biennial will be presented also in a printed / digital catalogue, distributed to selected artists, libraries, universities, international and local cultural institutes.

For any other info, please visit the official web page of the Biennial: www.experimentalproject.ro