7 new statues in Timisoara

7 new statues can be found on the renovated streets of the old city center of Timisoara. All 7 are modern sculptures made by 4 Romanian artists.

Of course, when it comes about modern art, everybody has an opinion. Almost half of the population (at least in Romania) rejects it. The other half has shared opinions. But how come Timisoara got 7 new statues all of a sudden? Well, 10 streets and 3 squares in Timisoara “suffered” a serious renovation, functionally and aesthetically. In the end, the streets and squares got new urban furniture and statues. The City Hall questioned the people of Timisoara about what should represent the new statues. Most of the people choices were for historical figure or celebrities born in Timisoara (like Johnny Weissmuller – the actor who played Tarzan for the first time). Other options were for statues-furniture, like persons dressed in vintage clothes, but there are already too many statues of this kind in many cities. Most of the historical figures already have statues in various places and eventually the architects coordinating the restoration project choose the modern art. I’m glad with this choice. Modern art is refreshing, intelligent and visually challenging.

But enough talking, let’s see who the artists are and what sculptures they’ve made.  (the translations of the work’s titles belong to me and I’m not the best translator)

Virgil Scripcariu – Supermam, Eva

Mircea Roman –  Coaja de om (Human Shell), Marea Piramida (The GreatPyramid), Totem – still under construction.

 Ion Nicodim – Ansamblu de Coloane (Columns)

Bogdan Rață –  De-a telefonul (Playing “The Phone”)

 

 

 

Special thanks to Patrick Kiszel for the photos.