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Portrait of Ciprian Mureşan

Ciprian Mureşan

Born in
1977
From
Dej, Romania
Lives and works
Cluj, Romania
Represented by
Galeria Plan B

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I feel that the world is full of so many products, like art, which are already in circulation. Why not use the tools and materials that we have already, applying new focus or perspective to analyze and understand them in new ways, to create works that recycle and develop instead of starting from scratch?


Biography

In films, photographs, works on paper, sculptures, and installations, Ciprian Mureşan examines the discrepancies between institutionalized historical narratives and everyday experience. Born during Nicolae Ceauşescu’s regime, Mureşan’s artistic practice analyzes the ideological and political shifts that shook Romania and denounces the hypocrisy of both communism and capitalism. 


With a prolific body of work that does not comply with any specific genre, his work is similar to  Martin Kippenberger’s oeuvre, both having explored sculpture, drawing, painting, and more. Playfulness and subversion are key elements in their projects, placing childhood at the heart of their production and questioning the notion of authenticity in art. 


Mureşan’s exploration of power structures goes further by studying the rise of religion in his home country. Systems of belief such as catholicism or political ideologies meet in the same space; it’s not uncommon to find references to economists like Adam Smith or writers like Franz Kafka in his works, grounding him at the intersection of all forms of art. 



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