52 artworks by Adriana Ilin Tomici (Selection)
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Exercises the profession of artist as a main activity
Exercises the profession of artist as a main activity
Biography
Adriana Ilin Tomici, a contemporary Romanian artist, delves into the intriguing and often disconcerting realm of dystopia in her creative explorations. Central to her work is the examination of a hypothetical scenario where humanity is transformed into objects or inanimate entities come to life. This frequently analyzed dystopian concept surfaces in various discourses, from critical studies scrutinizing the potential perils of technological advancements like cloning, robotics, and artificial intelligence, to fictional narratives in literature and film where humans become pawns in a digital-controlled system.
In the absence of an "ethical casing," the prospect of enhancing life through the intrusion of robot hybrids or animate objects becomes a precarious journey, synonymous with instantaneous alteration. Tomici's artistic expression navigates this conceptual landscape with a distinctive approach. Each of her characters, presented with humor and irony, serves as a constructed representation of human typologies. Through intentional exaggeration of certain physical features, her figures become a satirical reflection of social categories or personality types.
Far from being presented as menacing or repulsive, the people-objects in Tomici's work are subjects of analysis, grouped based on observations of a society viewed as a perpetual "deformer" of the human. Artificiality, falsehood, immorality, and aggressiveness emerge as recurring themes, representing obstacles to genuine social interaction. Tomici's artistic lens focuses on unraveling the complexities of human behavior within a society that, at times, seems to distort rather than nurture its inherent qualities.
Adriana Ilin Tomici's creations offer a thought-provoking commentary on the challenges posed by artificiality and societal dynamics. Through her artistic lens, she invites viewers to engage with her satirical representations, encouraging reflection on the subtle nuances that shape human interaction and the potential pitfalls that arise when confronted with a world where the line between humanity and the inanimate becomes blurred.
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Nationality:
ROMANIA
- Date of birth : 1957
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Romanian Contemporary Artists
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Influences
Education
1992 - 1998
Graduated from the University of West Timișoara, Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting section, Prof. Romul Nutiu's class
Timisoara,
Timis,
Romania
1977 - 1982
Graduated from the "Traian Vuia" Polytechnic Institute, Timișoara - Faculty of Chemical engineering.
Timisoara,
Timis,
Romania
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Achievements
Prizes and Awards
2005
Second Place — “Poszt” International Painting Contest
Pecs,
Hungary
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Devojacki Bunar, Serbia, 2009.
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Devojacki Bunar, Serbia, 2009.
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Group exhibitions
1991 “Buzunar” Gallery, Timisoara, Romania
1993 Art Library, Timisoara, Romania
1993 French Cultural Center, Timisoara, Romania
1994 “StudentFest”, Museum of Banat, Timisoara, Romania
1997 Museum of Banat, Timisoara, Romania
1997 “Rosetti-Tescanu-George Enescu” Cultural Center, Tescani, Bacau, Romania
1997 “Profaan” Gallery, Elst, Holland
1999 Drawing Biennial, “Delta” Gallery, Arad, Romania
1998, 1999 International Fine Arts Show-Room, Resita, Romania
1998-2005 Annual Fine Arts Show-Room, “Helios” Gallery/Museum of Banat, Romania
2000 Rusalka, Bulgaria
2000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2000 Christmas Show-Room, “Tenta’Art” Gallery, Timisoara, Romania
2001 “Attitude”, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara, Romania
2001 Ivanovo, Bulgaria
2001 National Fine Arts Show-Room, RomExpo, Bucharest, Romania
2002 “The Book-An Object”, “Triade” Interart Foundation, Timisoara, Romania
2002, 2003 Christmas Show-Room, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara, Romania
2003 Ion Tiriac Bank, “10 years in Romania” – Anniversary exhibition
2003 Cultural Centre of Teremia Mare, Romania
2003 “26 artists from Timisoara”, Budapest, Hungary
2004 “The Nude”, Galeria “Helios”, Timisoara, Romania
2004 “26 artists from Timisoara”, Nyíregyháza, Hungary
2004 EXPOZODIAC – Expovest show room, Timişoara, Romania
2004 Ion Tiriac Bank, Romania
2004 „The Light. Physical Phenomenon and Art Symbol”, Museum of Banat, Timisoara / Szeged, Hungary
2004 Geraldes da Silva Gallery, Porto, Portugal
2005 Belem City Library, Lisbon, Portugal
2005 “Dorobanti creation camp, 2001-2005”, Museum of Banat, Timisoara, Romania
2005 „The Balkan Bridges”, Galeria ACDI/VOCA, Kragujevac
2005 „The Călacea Baths Art Symposium 2005”, Timis County Palace, Timişoara, Romania
2006 „Scena şi/în artele vizuale”, Teatrul Naţional şi Opera Naţională Timişoara, Romania
2006 Serbian Union, Timişoara, Romania
2006 „Zilele picturii timişorene”, Ecranele Maxivision, Piaţa Unirii şi Centrul Comercial Bega, Timişoara, Romania
2006 Muzeul Cărţii din Dresda, Germania
2006 „Maternitate”, Muzeul de Artă, Timişoara, Romania
2006 „Tabăra de la Călacea 2006”, Palatul Administrativ Timişoara şi Hotel Semenic, Reşiţa, Romania
2006 „Salonul Internaţional de Pictură – Cărbunari 2006”, Muzeul Florean, Baia Mare, Romania
2007 Gyula-Abádszalók, Ungaria
2008 Niradonyi, Ungaria, August 2008
2008 „Expo Creation Camp from Calacea", Romania
2008 „Orient Express 125”, Budapesta , 2008
2008 Expozitie de grup - ’’Zilele culturii sarbe- Asociatia Beli Bagrem”, Opera Nationala Romana din Timisoara, 1 noiembrie 2008 , Romania
2008 Expozitie colectiva ’’Maestrul si discipolul’’, Palatul Administrativ Consiliul Judetean Timis, Romania
2008 Expozitie de grup, Galeria Agora, Resita, Romania, Decembrie 2008.
2009 Expozitie de grup, "Absurdul in artele vizuale – Omagiu lui Eugen Ionescu",Galeria Helios, Timisoara, Romania, iunie 2009.
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Personal exhibitions
1998 “Art” Gallery, Timisoara, painting, object painting
2000 “Restorings”, icons on glass, “Club Art”, Romanian Radio Television, Timisoara
2000 “Mioritical Space”, installations, object-paintings, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara
2001 “Sublimated Complexes (RO)”, installations, object-paintings, painted silk, “Apollo” Gallery, Bucharest
2001 “The Icon-A Window”, icons on glass, “Gong” Club, Timisoara
2002 “Straight ahead!”, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara
2002 “The Icon”, Timisoara City hall
2003 “Re-explained Pictograms”, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara
2004 “Aditti”, Ion Tiriac Bank, Timisoara
2005 The Palace of Timis County, Timisoara
2006 Siemens Business Solutions Timişoara
2006 „I painted my soul red ...”, “Helios” Gallery, Timişoara
2006 Personal Exhibition, Balkan Bridges Gallery, Kragujevac, Serbia
2006 „The Drawer for Nice People”, Semenic Hotel, Resita
2007 „The Drawer for Nice People”, Carturesti Bookstore&Cafe, Timisoara
2007 „Hai-hui cu răspântia scai”, Direcţia pentru Cultură, Culte şi Patrimoniu a Judeţului Caraş-Severin, Reşiţa
2008 „Acasă”, SPACE PHILOSOPHY Gallery, Timişoara
2009 „Datu' miresei”, D'AS ART Gallery, Timişoara
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Expos Collective (Listing)
1991 “Buzunar” Gallery, Timisoara
1993 Art Library, Timisoara
1993 French Cultural Center, Timisoara
1994 “StudentFest”, Museum of Banat, Timisoara
1997 Museum of Banat, Timisoara
1997 “Rosetti-Tescanu-George Enescu” Cultural Center, Tescani, Bacau
1997 “Profaan” Gallery, Elst, Holland
1999 Drawing Biennial, “Delta” Gallery, Arad
1998,1999 International Fine Arts Show-Room, Resita
1998-2003 Annual Fine Arts Show-Room, “Helios” Gallery/Museum of Banat
2000 Rusalka, Bulgaria
2000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2000 Christmas Show-Room, “Tenta’Art” Gallery, Timisoara
2001 “Attitude”, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara
2001 Ivanovo, Bulgaria
2001 National Fine Arts Show-Room, RomExpo, Bucharest
2002 “The Book-An Object”, “Triade” Interart Foundation, Timisoara
2002,2003 Christmas Show-Room, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara
2003 Ion Tiriac Bank, “10 years in Romania” – Anniversary exhibition
2003 Cultural Centre of Teremia Mare
2003 “26 artists from Timisoara”, Budapest, Hungary
2004 “The Nude”, Galeria “Helios”, Timisoara
2004 “26 artists from Timisoara”, Nyíregyháza, Hungary
2004 EXPOZODIAC – Expovest show room, Timisoara
2004 Ion Tiriac Bank
2004 „The Light. Physical Phenomenon and Art Symbol”, Museum of Banat, Timisoara / Szeged, Hungary
2004 Geraldes da Silva Gallery, Porto, Portugal
2005 Belem City Library, Lisbon, Portugal
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2005 Second place — “Poszt” International Painting Contest, Pecs, Hungary
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Adriana Ilin Tomici - Biography
Born on the 12th of July 1957, in Moldova Noua, Caras Severin County, Romania.
Education:
1992-1998 West University Timisoara, Faculty of Fine Arts, Major: Painting, Prof. Romul Nutiu's class
1990-1992 Popular School of Arts, Timisoara
1977-1982 "Traian Vuia" Polytechnic Institute, Timisoara - Faculty of Chemical Technology
Fine Arts Union of Romania, Fine Arts Union of Timisoara: member since 1998.
Personal exhibitions:
1998 “Art” Gallery, Timisoara, painting, object painting
2000 “Restorings”, icons on glass, “Club Art”, Romanian Radio Television, Timisoara
2000 “Mioritical Space”, installations, object-paintings, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara
2001 “Sublimated Complexes (RO)”, installations, object-paintings, painted silk, “Apollo” Gallery, Bucharest
2001 “The Icon-A Window”, icons on glass, “Gong” Club, Timisoara
2002 “Straight ahead!”, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara
2002 “The Icon”, Timisoara City hall
2003 “Re-explained Pictograms”, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara
2004 “Aditti”, Ion Tiriac Bank, Timisoara
2005 The Palace of Timis County, Timisoara
2006 Siemens Business Solutions Timişoara
2006 „I painted my soul red ...”, “Helios” Gallery, Timişoara
2006 Personal Exhibition, Balkan Bridges Gallery, Kragujevac, Serbia
2006 „The Drawer for Nice People”, Semenic Hotel, Resita
2007 „The Drawer for Nice People”, Carturesti Bookstore&Cafe, Timişoara
2007 „Stuck at the Crossroads”, Department for Culture, Cults and Heritage of Caras-Severin, Resita
2008 „Home”, SPACE PHILOSOPHY Gallery, Timişoara
2009 „Giving Away the Bride”, D'AS ART Gallery, Timişoara
2009 Debrecen, Hungary
2010 „Look At Me Staring At The Sky”,Days Of Serbian Culture At Timisoara, "Helios"Gallery
2012 „TransfiGURAtion”, "Calina" Gallery, Timisoara
Group exhibitions:
1991 “Buzunar” Gallery, Timisoara, Romania
1993 Local Art Library, Timisoara, Romania
1993 French Cultural Center, Timisoara, Romania
1994 “StudentFest”, Museum of Banat, Timisoara, Romania
1997 Museum of Banat, Timisoara, Romania
1997 “Rosetti-Tescanu-George Enescu” Cultural Center, Tescani, Bacau, Romania
1997 “Profaan” Gallery, Elst, Holland
1999 Drawing Biennial, “Delta” Gallery, Arad, Romania
1998, 1999 International Fine Arts Show-Room, Resita, Romania
1998-2012 Annual Fine Arts Show-Room, “Helios” Gallery/Museum of Banat, Romania
2000 Rusalka, Bulgaria
2000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2000 Christmas Show-Room, “Tenta’Art” Gallery, Timisoara, Romania
2001 “Attitude”, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara, Romania
2001 Ivanovo, Bulgaria
2001 National Fine Arts Show-Room, RomExpo, Bucharest, Romania
2002 “The Book-An Object”, “Triade” Interart Foundation, Timisoara, Romania
2002, 2003 Christmas Show-Room, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara, Romania
2003 Ion Tiriac Bank, “10 years in Romania” – Anniversary exhibition
2003 Cultural Centre of Teremia Mare, Romania
2003 “26 Artists from Timisoara”, Budapest, Hungary
2004 “The Nude”, Galeria “Helios”, Timisoara, Romania
2004 “26 Artists from Timisoara”, Nyíregyháza, Hungary
2004 EXPOZODIAC – Expovest show room, Timişoara, Romania
2004 Ion Tiriac Bank, Romania
2004 “The Light. Physical Phenomenon and Art Symbol”, Museum of Banat, Timisoara / Szeged, Hungary
2004 Geraldes da Silva Gallery, Porto, Portugal
2005 Belem City Library, Lisbon, Portugal
2005 “Dorobanti creation camp, 2001-2005”, Museum of Banat, Timisoara, Romania
2005 “Calacea Baths Art Symposium 2005”, Timis County Palace, Timişoara, Romania
2006 “The Scene in/and the Visual Arts”, National Theatre and Opera House Timişoara, Romania
2006 Serbian Union, Timişoara, Romania
2006 “Timisoara's Painting Days”, Maxivision Screens, Union Square and Bega Shopping Center, Timişoara
2006 Dresden Book Museum, Germany
2006 “Motherhood”, Timişoara Museum of Art, Romania
2006 “Călacea 2006 Creation Camp”, Administrative Palace of Timişoara and Hotel Semenic, Reşiţa, Romania
2006 “International Painting Salon – Cărbunari 2006”, Florean Museum, Baia Mare, Romania
2007 Gyula-Abádszalók, Ungaria
2008 Niradonyi, Hungary, 2008
2008 “Calacea 2008 Creation Camp", Romania
2008 „Orient Express 125”, Budapesta , 2008
2008 Expozitie de grup - ’’Zilele culturii sarbe- Asociatia Beli Bagrem”, Opera Nationala Romana din Timisoara, 1 noiembrie 2008 , Romania
2008 Expozitie colectiva ’’Maestrul si discipolul’’, Palatul Administrativ Consiliul Judetean Timis, Romania
2008 Expozitie de grup, Galeria Agora, Resita, Romania, Decembrie 2008.
2009 Expozitie de grup, "Absurdul in artele vizuale – Omagiu lui Eugen Ionescu",Galeria Helios, Timisoara, Romania, iunie 2009.
Awards
2005 Second place — “Poszt” International Painting Contest, Pecs, Hungary
Bibliographical references:
Almăjan, Ion Marin; Medinski, Andrei —Tradiţie şi postmodernitate. Două secole de artă plastică în Banat, Artpress, Timişoara, 2003
Cebuc, Alexandru, Florea, Vasile , Lăptoiu, Negoiţă — Enciclopedia artiştilor români contemporani, vol.V, Arc 2000, Bucureşti, 2003
Iovan, Ioan —Dicţionar al artiştilor contemporani din Banat—Brumar, Timişoara, 2003
Creation camps:
1994 Ciclova, Caras Severin, Romania
1996 Putna, Suceava, Romania
1997 Tescani, Bacau, Romania
2000 Rusalka, Bulgaria
2001 “Rusenski-Lom-Danub”, Pirgovo, Bulgaria
2003 Teremia Mare, Timis, Romania
2004 Lesencetomaj, Ungaria
2004 Gărâna, Caraş Severin, Romania
2004 Văliug, Caraş Severin, Romania
2004 Băile Calacea, Timiş, Romania
2005 Caraşova, Caraş Severin, Romania
2005, 2006 Dorobanţi, Arad, Romania
2005 „The Balkan Bridges”, Kragujevac, Serbia şi Muntenegru
2005 „No name Symposium”, Hausatelier Brandner, Niklasdorf, Austria
2006 Crivaia, Caraş Severin, Romania
2007 Gyula-Abádszalók, Hungary (cu sprijinul Institutului Cultural Român din Ungaria)
2007 Caraşova, Caraş-Severin (organizator: Uniunea Croaţilor din România) , Romania
2008 Devojacki Bunar, Serbia
2008 Niradonyi, Hungary
2008 Baile Calacea, Romania
2008 Valiug, Caras-Severin, Romania
2009 Valiug, Caras-Severin, Romania
2009 Devojacki Bunar, Serbia
2009 Niradonyi, Hungary
2010 Hajdúböszörmény, Hungary
2010 Niradonyi, Hungary
2011 Devojacki Bunar, Serbia
2012 Veliko Gradiste, Serbia
Other activities:
1999-2000 “Timisoara” Radio, co-worker
2000 Book covers and book illustrations
2000-2005 Curator for group exhibitions
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Expos Solo (Listing)
Personal exhibitions:
1998 “Art” Gallery, Timisoara, painting, object painting
2000 “Restorings”, icons on glass, “Club Art”, Romanian Radio Television, Timisoara
2000 “Mioritical Space”, installations, object-paintings, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara
2001 “Sublimated Complexes (RO)”, installations, object-paintings, painted silk, “Apollo” Gallery, Bucharest
2001 “The Icon-A Window”, icons on glass, “Gong” Club, Timisoara
2002 “Straight ahead!”, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara
2002 “The Icon”, Timisoara City hall
2003 “Re-explained Pictograms”, “Helios” Gallery, Timisoara
2004 “Aditti”, Ion Tiriac Bank, Timisoara
2005 The Palace of Timis County, Timisoara
2006 Siemens Business Solutions Timişoara
2006 „I painted my soul red ...”, “Helios” Gallery, Timişoara
2006 Personal Exhibition, Balkan Bridges Gallery, Kragujevac, Serbia
2006 „The Drawer for Nice People”, Semenic Hotel, Resita
2007 „The Drawer for Nice People”, Carturesti Bookstore&Cafe, Timisoara
2007 „Hai-hui cu răspântia scai”, Direcţia pentru Cultură, Culte şi Patrimoniu a Judeţului Caraş-Severin, Reşiţa
2008 „Acasă”, SPACE PHILOSOPHY Gallery, Timişoara
2009 „Datu' miresei”, D'AS ART Gallery, Timişoara
Reviews and comments
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Professional plastic artist ADRIANA ILIN-TOMICI
Hello. Pavel sent me here. I am his flatmate. You have some really beautiful work. I love the colours and the mark making. I wish i could save some them.
-Danielle
Un site nemaipomenit! Va doresc mult succes si cat mai multe expozitii reusite.:)
Way cool stuff. Keep up the good work.
AdrianaI'm coming again from your Gallery and I want to tell you once more that I love your kind of make ART. All your works are wonderful.From Portugal my congratulations
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