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Caratănase (Zuzu), Răzvan Dragoş. and this authentic tradition must resist and move
forward.
A very special meeting is expected, with the There are works that have a comic altogether, others
Christmas Eve atmosphere being complemented by are of extreme professionalism and they have been
the “presence” of a cooked boar respecting the ancient worked on even two months. For artists this theme
ritual, to the delight of those who will be present at was a challenge and that is why they participated in
the opening. such large numbers, said Florin Stoiciu.
More than 200 works in which the pig is more or less
The partners of the event are Histria Winery, Ana&Ion, depicted
Ovidius University Constanța and the Union of Plastic At this event they accepted the rule of the game,
Artists in Romania. established professional artists, who exhibit, along
with students and students. The smallest exhibitor is
Article available at: https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/ a child aged 9 years. Each work has its own story,
stiri/cultura/inedita-expozitie-de-arta-vizuala-la- because artists have a different vision of this ancient
art-gallery-constanta-traditia-ignatului-in-viziune- tradition that involves sacrificing the pig.
artistica-de-4x4-cm-707892.html Among the exhibitors are many students from the
Faculty of Arts of Ovidius University in Constanta,
“Ignat – ancient rituals”, a novel art exhibition where Florin Stoiciu is a teacher and the works
dedicated to the pig exhibited by them are very well done.
By Auris Lucadecembrie 19, 2019 Creativity and beauty in Romanian art
A unique seasonal-themed art exhibition will be PhD student Anastasia Stoiciu, one of the curators of
opened in Constanta on December 20, right on the the exhibition “Ignat- ancient rituals” states that she is
day of Ignat. The idea belongs to the artist Florin fascinated by the creativity and beauty that can exist
Stoiciu, a doctoral professor in Visual Arts, who in Romanian art. “You will see that on a fairly modest
dedicated to the pig or rather this ancient tradition, a subject, such as the pig or Ignatul, a theme that does
large-scale event. Excited by the challenge launched not allow you to dream, some absolutely superb works
by Florin Stoiciu were over 120 artists from all over have arrived at the gallery, from artists from all over
the country, who performed art works in several styles the country, even from Mexico and the Republic of
and from different materials. Moldova,” she said.
Works of graphics, sculpture, painting or engraving Anastasia will exhibit some of the work she has done
made on the theme of Ignatius on the subject, in several techniques: pen, watercolor,
Within the exhibition there are different works of acrylic or volume. She crafted for almost a month
installations, which are used glass or ceramics, in piglets and even made a flying one. Because the
conceptual art, two-dimensional images, ronde-bosse imagination of the artists has no limits, Anastasia
volume sculpture, traditional engraving printing, wood Stoiciu made, among other things, a pandant on the
painting or textile, artist Florin Stoiciu told Discover theme of the pig and even a bracelet symbolizing the
Dobruja. He noted that the message of the exhibition sausages.
is that there are ancient rituals that Romanians have, Ignatius, an ancient tradition

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