Renegades of Light

Marius Bercea

Renegades of Light, 2018299.72 x 400.05cmPrice on Request
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MaterialGallery
oil on canvasFrançois Ghebaly
Description
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This vibrant painting depicts a lively beach scene with a surreal, fantastical twist. The composition is characterized by bold, saturated colors and dynamic shapes, including several figures posed on elevated platforms. The central elements appear to be a group of people in various states of undress, engaged in playful, movement-filled poses. The overall style suggests a blend of realism and surrealism, with the artist employing distinctive techniques to create a visually striking and thought-provoking scene. The work seems to explore themes of human form, freedom, and the interplay between the natural and the constructed environment, reflecting the artist's intent to challenge conventional perspectives. ...

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Marius Bercea
Artist
Marius Bercea
B.1979, Romanian/Omani

Marius Bercea’s paintings draw on both memory and myth. For the last two decades, Bercea has been making large-scale oil paintings which tussle out the social and psychological aftereffects of the Romanian Revolution. Examining the fallout of the Iron curtain and the subsequent rise of capitalism in his home country, Bercea tracks both the public and private cultural shifts this political upheaval continues to bring about. Working with his signature fluid brushstrokes, charged colour palette and impasto texture, Bercea has painted urban imposing architectural scenes; he has tenderly rendered quieter pastoral tableaux and his portraits range from highly stylized vignettes in his studio, to more intimate, vulnerable portrayals of his immediate circle. Although the subject matter and tone of his paintings noticeable shifts with each body of work, this sense of deep cultural inspection remains. Echoing the diverse content of his paintings, Bercea has a wide plethora of sources he draws on for inspiration. The theatrical film sets of Derek Jarman left an imprint on the artist, as did the Nabi painters of fin de siècle Paris, Blake Edward’s 1968 filmic farce The Party and the compositional traits of Dutch painting. These disparate references surface in Bercea’s cacophonous visual language, as he continues to trace the intricacies of contemporary Romania. ...

Marius Bercea: Artworks
Untitled (Dear Painter, …)
Marius BerceaUntitled (Dear Painter, …), 2021Price on Request
Untitled (Home)
Marius BerceaUntitled (Home), 2021Price on Request
Les baigneuses
Marius BerceaLes baigneuses, 2021Price on Request
Untitled (The cherry orchard)
Marius BerceaUntitled (The cherry orchard), 2021Price on Request
Personified Garden (Cienega 2020)
Marius BerceaPersonified Garden (Cienega 2020), 2021Price on Request
Renegades of Light
Marius BerceaRenegades of Light, 2018Price on Request
Untitled (How To Style Curly Hair)
Marius BerceaUntitled (How To Style Curly Hair), 2019Price on Request
River, Lemons, Avocados
Marius BerceaRiver, Lemons, Avocados, 2021Price on Request
Balkan Summer Comes to an End
Marius BerceaBalkan Summer Comes to an End, 202315000 EUR
Boy with a Bruised Eye
Marius BerceaBoy with a Bruised Eye, 2023Price on Request
But Midnight is not so Easily Defeated
Marius BerceaBut Midnight is not so Easily Defeated, 2023Price on Request
Bessarabian Carpet
Marius BerceaBessarabian Carpet, 2023Price on Request
Untitled (Girl with Flowers and Peacock)
Marius BerceaUntitled (Girl with Flowers and Peacock), 202220000 USD
Untitled (Apple Orchard)
Marius BerceaUntitled (Apple Orchard), 202450000 EUR
Bright Stillness Metronome
Marius BerceaBright Stillness Metronome, 202433000 EUR
Sad Smiling Dionysos
Marius BerceaSad Smiling Dionysos, 202433000 EUR
Bright Stillness of the Noon
Marius BerceaBright Stillness of the Noon, 202425000 EUR
François Ghebaly
Gallery
François Ghebaly
Los Angeles, New York City

Since 2009, François Ghebaly has presented an innovative, eclectic program of Los Angeles-based and international artists. With a history of identifying and championing diverse voices and emerging talent, the gallery’s roster has grown to include 27 artists and 2 artist estates, ranging from early career, such as Sharif Farrag and Ludovic Nkoth, to mid-career, like Christine Sun Kim, Meriem Bennani, Kelly Akashi, Farah Al Qasimi, and Genesis Belanger, to well established, including Sayre Gomez, Kathleen Ryan, Neïl Beloufa and Candice Lin as well as underground legends, like Patrick Jackson and Mike Kuchar. The gallery advances the reach of its artists’ visions by publishing exhibition catalogues and producing artist editions. Located since 2013 in a 12,000 square foot warehouse space in Downtown Los Angeles, the gallery is a mainstay of the burgeoning Arts District community, and recently expanded to New York's Lower East Side. François Ghebaly’s program demonstrates a commitment to challenging work across all media and to fostering the progressive, boundary-pushing practices of its artists. ...