Exclusive! At Artmark: “100 years of art, in the work of a single family related to Brancusi”

We celebrate 100 years of Romanian art in the first auction of contemporary art of the new season (2025-2026): the contemporary art auction, which also includes a sequence from the collection of the family of artists Blendea-a family of artists whose work, carried out during a century, is linked by the theme by the theme Constantin.

The event, which is scheduled on Tuesday, September 23, from 6 pm, and will take place both at the headquarters Artmark galleriesas well as online, on the platform Artmark livepresents over 200 works of art, of which more than 40 are works performed by the four artists of the Blendea family, representatives of three generations – Vasile Blendea, Constantin Blendea, Maria Mihalache Blendea and Adriana Blendea), either from their collection of plastic or decorative art.

“The work of the Blendea artists, which are the subject of this auction, covers, starting with Vasile Blendea, up to Adriana Blendea, fixed 100 years of Romanian art. 100 years of Romanian modernity, in the work of a single family of artists, is an event,” says Doina proudcritic of art, which emphasizes the uniqueness of this family, specifying that she “has her beginning in Pisştii, close to Constantin Brâncuşi's hob. They were even relatives, but the Blendea family has never accentuated this, because the memory of the great forerunner is too crushed.” About this kinship comes with other clarifications and Calin Stegereanhistorian of art, curator and the author of the monograph Constantin Blendea: “What connects (Constantin Blendea and Constantin Brâncuși, no) is the interest for the theme of the flight, and in Constantin Blendea he translates through a long series, until the end of his life, of works entitled «Wings» or “Flight”as in an endless column. “

The current auction is also a bastion of important post -war and contemporary art, polarized by big names, as Horia Damian, Sabin Bălașa, Ioan Pârvan, Sami Briss, Sorin Ilfoveanu, Marcel Guguianu, Ion Bitzan, Viorel Mărginean – But she is also a large segment of emerging contemporary art, of young and reckless artists, who surprise us at every exposure through the overflowing imagination and creativity Ecaterina Vrana, Gheorghe Fikl, Francisc Chiuariu, Gorzo, Vladinsky, Irina Dragomir, IRLO, Andreea Moise, Beaver or Irina Tanase.

“In a collection dedicated to contemporary art, Constantin Blendea is essential, because his work is an original one, it covers some of our essential spirituality. The works of Constantin Blendea remind us that we belong to an important culture. I do not think it is a museum that does not have at least one work to Constantin Blende The YouTube Artmark channel.

The entire selection of works in this event is exhibited at the Cesianu-Racoviță Palace (from Rosetti str.

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