Bogdan Molea
Bucharest, Romania
15 Works exhibited on Kooness
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Works by Bogdan Molea
Bogdan Molea was born in 1958 and established himself in his 40 year long career as a master of hyper realistic art. He worked as a cartoon animation designer, curator and conserver at The National Archeology and History Museum in Constanta (Romania), associated professor at The Fine Arts Institute “Nicolae Grigorescu” (Romania) and teacher at Max the Mutt-Animation School in Toronto. He is living and working in Canada.
He describes his work as “perception” because it involves a personal visual experience where the contrast between reality and utopia generates a spiritual transcendental dimension. The artist explores the concept of perspective and also illusory textile structures which create a ”Virtual Space”. He finds the technical difficulties of realistically rendering the materiality of existing or invented objects challenging, but nonetheless satisfying.
STUDIES
1984 MFA: University of Bucharest, Fine Arts Institute “Nicolae Grigorescu”, Bucharest- Romania
Monumental Art, Restoration and Art Teaching
1977 Fine Arts College “Nicolae Tonitza”, Bucharest- Romania
EXTRAS
2002 Seneca College, Toronto- Ontario- Canada
Diploma: 3D Digital Animation- Maya
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 “The Catto Gallery” - London - Great Britain
2011 “GoldArt” Gallery - Bucharest - Romania
2010 “The Catto Gallery” - London - Great Britain
2009 “Loch” Gallery – Toronto
2007 “Loch” Gallery – Toronto
2007 “The Catto Gallery” - London - Great Britain
2006 “Whistler Village Art Gallery” - Whistler – Canada
2005 “Loch” Gallery – Toronto
2004 “The Catto Gallery” - London - Great Britain
2003 “Peterson Fine Art” Gallery - Toronto – Canada
2003 “Inselstuw” Gallery - Poel Island – Germany
2002 “Peterson Fine Art” Gallery - Toronto – Canada
1999 “Inselstuw” Gallery - Poel Island – Germany
1998 “Auf Zeit” Gallery - Wismar – Germany
1998 “Inselstuw” Gallery - Insel Poel – Germany
1998 “Kunst Stucke Grunewald” - Berlin – Germany
1997 “Inselstuw” Gallery - Insel Poel – Germany
1993 “Gijzenrooy” Gallery - Geldrop – Holland
1992 “Caminul Artei” Gallery - Bucharest – Romania
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery
2011 “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery
2010“ International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery
2010 “Best of Contemporaries” - Loch” Gallery
2010 “Olympics” - “Whistler Village Art Gallery” - Whistler - BC – Canada
2009 Introductory Show - “Arcadia” Gallery – New York
2008 “Best of Contemporaries” - “Loch” Gallery
2008 “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery
2007 “Best of Contemporaries” - Loch” Gallery
2007 “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery
2006 “Whistler Village Art Gallery” - Whistler - BC – Canada
2006 “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery
2005 “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery
2004 “Contemporary Realism” “Whistler Art Galleries” - Whistler - BC – Canada
2004 “Realism II” - “Robert Kidd” Gallery - Birmingham - Mi – US
2003 “Caesarea” Gallery - Gallery Center - Boca Raton - Florida – US
2001 “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Peterson Fine Art” Gallery
2000 “Caesarea” Gallery - Gallery Center - Boca Raton - Florida – US
1998 “FORM A(R)T ‘98" – Glinde (Hamburg) – Germany
1997 “Espace Terre-Paix” - Sheraton Hotel - Bruxelles – Belgium
1997 “Le Club” - World Trade Center - Bucharest – Romania
1996 “Espace Mitro” - Vernon – France
1996 Graphic Arts Exhibition” - National Theater’s Gallery Bucharest – Romania
1996 “Grafica” Exhibition - Parliament Palace - Bucharest – Romania
1995 “L’Art et la Culture Roumaine” - Vicherey - Vosges – France
1995 “South America’s House” - Bucharest – Romania
1995 “Bucharest Fine Art Exhibition” - National Theater’s Gallery - Bucharest – Romania
1994 “Tatarescu Centenary” - Tatarescu Museum - Bucharest – Romania
1993 “Erotica” - “Simeza” Gallery - Bucharest – Romania
1992 “Tirol” Exhibition – Austria
1991 “Crescent” Exhibition- Vien – Austria
1990 “Romanian Cultural Institute” - Paris – France
1990 “Botanique- Salle d’Animation” - Bruxelles – Belgium
1990 “Young Romanian Artists” - I.S.E.L.P. - Bruxelles – Belgium
1990 “Youth National Fine Art Exhibition”- Bucharest – Romania
1998 “National Art Exhibition - Mihai Eminescu” - “Dalles” Gallery - Bucharest – Romania
1988 “National Art Biennial” - National Art Museum - Bucharest Romania
1987 “National Fine Arts Museum” - Bucharest – Romania
1986 “Youth National Fine Art Exhibition” - “Dalles” Gallery - Bucharest – Romania
1985 “Dalles” Gallery - Bucharest – Romania
1984 “Pontica”-Fine Arts Exhibition - Constanta – Romania
OTHER ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
2001 Concept art, textures and matte paintings for Dungeons and Dragons, interactive movie and other matte paintings for advertisement shorts.
2000 Paintings for the set of the American movie Serendipity.
1998 Restoration - Mural Paintings - University Central Library - Bucharest – Romania.
1997 Researches for the restoration - Mural Paintings - University Central Library - Bucharest – Romania.
1997 Restoration - Mural Paintings - Economic Studies Academy - Bucharest – Romania.
1995 Post stamp - Detail of mural painting from Central Military Museum - Bucharest – Romania.
1993 Design and Mural Paintings - Central Military Museum - Bucharest - Romania.
1990-1991 Mural Paintings - “Gheorghe Pastia” Theater - Focsani – Romania.
1987-1988 Design and Mural Paintings - Central Military Museum - Bucharest Romania.
1985 Design and Mural Paintings - Marine’s Museum - Constanta – Romania.