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FAMOUS ARTISTAlbert Sofian

“Art is like God in one’s life. You either accept it and you are richer spiritually or you ignore it and you live without embracing the emotion in fullness.”

Albert Sofian

Albert SOFIAN is a strong graphic artist. An exceptional drawer who loves human anatomy. Passionate about old Rembrandt techniques, Albert SOFIAN creates the figurative with materials such as tar or calamine, sometimes combined with color. Through large compositions, often minimalist and with surprising recursions, SOFIAN brings the figurative with a mannerist touch into a contemporary which challenges you to dream.

EDUCATION

2013 – Doctorate in graphics, University of Art and Design, Cluj Napoca, Romania

2008 – Masters in graphics, University of Art and Design, Cluj Napoca, Romania

2006 – Restoration Graduate within the Faculty of History and Heritage of Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

  • Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu, Romania

 

PRESS

“Albert Sofian: I looked with clear eyes at the abyss of madness and thought, for a second, that I was more than a man..”, Sibiu 100, more here: https://sibiu100.ro/cultura/9572-albert-sofian-am-privit-cu-ochi-limpezi-abisul-nebuniei-si-am-crezut-pentru-o-secunda-ca-sunt-mai-mult-decat-om/

“The art of working under pressure”, revista Biz, more here: https://www.revistabiz.ro/arta-de-a-lucra-sub-presiune/

SOLO SHOWS

2019
  • “The magic of the line”, curator Thomas Emmerling, Viena, Austria
  • “Unfinished stories”, curator Ana Negoita, Halucinarium, Bucharest, Romania
2015
  • “Incognito – The Architects”, curator Mihai Zgondoiu, Galateca Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2012
  • “Missing Parts”, ArtYourself Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2011
  • Bad art Fantasy, ATELIER 030202 Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2009
  • “Just me”, KronArt Gallery, Brasov, Romania
2008
  • “Albert”, Galeria X Future Agency, Sibiu, Romania
2007
  • “Shadow and truth”, KronArt Gallery, Brasov, Romania
2004
  • “Ala’n dala”, The Union of Plastic Artists, Sibiu, Romania

GROUP SHOWS 

2019
  • “Portmoment”, Brukenthal von Studio, Sibiu, Romania
  • “At the table”, powerd by Austrian Cultural Forum of Bucharest, International Airport of Cluj Napoca, Romania
2018
  • “Prevue”, curator Madalina Mirea, Foisor Gallery of the Brancovenesc Palace, Mogosoaia, Romania
  • “Romania: Snapshot Romania”, Luciano Benetton Collection, “Join The Dots / Unire le distanze”, Salone Degli Incanti, Trieste, italy
2014
  • “Romania: Snapshot Romania”, Luciano Benetton Collection, “Imago Mundi: The Art of Humanity” – Treviso, Italy
2013
  • “Young artists from Sibiu”, Sibiu, Romania
2012
  • “Into my mind”, ArtYourself, Bucuresti, Romania
2011
  • “Fur & Skin”, ArtYourself, Bucuresti, Romania
  • “silenceKILLS”, ArtYourself, Bucuresti, Romania
  • “FeminitARTE”, ArtYourself, Bucuresti, Romania
  • “The other body”, Victoria ArtCenter, Bucuresti, Romania
2010
  • “Playground”, B Building, Asta Sibiu, Romania
2008
  • “The exhibition of UAD Graduates”, Expo Transilvania, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2007
  • “The Autumn Salon UAP”, The Gallery of Contemporary Art of the National Brukental Museum, Sibiu, Romania
2006

         Exhibition of graduates of the Restoration and Conservation Department of the Lucian Blaga University Museum, Sibiu, Romania

2003
  • “Atelier 35”, The Union of Plastic Artists, Sibiu, Romania

Featured Works

“The Resurrection” – Albert SOFIAN    

  • Medium: tar and oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 180 cm X 120 cm
  • Year: 2021
  • Collection: Private Collection
  • Photo credit: Albert Sofian

“Light in the dark” – Albert SOFIAN  

  • Medium: tar and oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 200 cm X 160 cm
  • Year: 2019
  • Collection: Private Collection
  • Photo credit: Albert Sofian

“Archangel Michael” – Albert SOFIAN  

  • Medium: tar and oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 140 cm X 95 cm
  • Year: 2012
  • Collection: Private Collection
  • Photo credit: Albert Sofian

“Messenger” – Albert SOFIAN

  • Medium: tar and oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 140 cm X 95 cm
  • Year: 2011
  • Collection: Private Collection
  • Photo credit: Albert Sofian

“White noise” – Albert SOFIAN

  • Medium: tar and oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 150 cm X 100 cm
  • Year: 2010
  • Collection: Public collection, Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu
  • Photo credit: Albert Sofian