At Ilfoveanu & Badea Cultural Foundation, the art lovers can visit the exhibition of Master Constantin Cioc “The Natural Man”, curated by Cristina Bogdan – Associate Prof. Dr. at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Bucharest.
“Constantin Cioc is, above all, a religious painter. Inspired mainly by biblical writings, he formulates the most serious problems, seeking answers or resolutions in accordance with his own sensitivity or with his own moral and axiological options. Is man a fatally “fallen” being? How does he relate to God? Can he still hope for salvation? And if so, what would be the path to follow?
In his works, Constantin Cioc privileges the meaning and the message, without ignoring the aestheticism of the formal devices that he deliberately activates. Versatile in his compositional solutions, the artist pleasantly surprises with the accuracy of the drawing, the firmness of the lines, the manner of rendering stylized physiognomies, contours and shadows, chromatic transitions and mixes, alternations of light and darkness. The wide frame of the painting allows the observation of the expressionist gestures of the “characters”, the schematism of the body postures, the color contrasts, obtained by displaying ample, generous strokes, against the background of nocturnal, austere, often minimalist decorations.” (excerpt from the curatorial text)
Born in Reghin in 1965, a graduate of the Painting Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the National University of Arts in Bucharest, Constantin Cioc was, between 1995 and 2003, the assistant to his mentor during his student years, Professor Sorin Ilfoveanu, and in 1997 he joined the Union of Fine Artists of Romania. Between 2001 and 2003 he enrolled in a program of advanced studies in Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Paris I – Sorbonne, in France. Paintings signed by Constantin Cioc can be found in private collections in Romania, France, the USA, Greece, Serbia, Italy. He participated in numerous exhibitions both in the country and abroad.
The exhibition can be visited until July 30, 2025.
