Romania

Artist: Napoleon Tiron und Stefan Tiron

Stefan Tiron

* 1976 in Velenii de Munte/Romania

E-mail: ST@wiko-berlin.de

1983-94 Lyzeum Bukarest

1984-95 Highschool, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

1999 Italian State Scholarship in Rome

1996-2000 Studied Art History in Bukarest

Exhibitions include:

Anchorage, Alasaka, Bukarest and Austria

Napoleon Tiron

* 1935 in Oasele/Glatzi

1964-70 Art Academy in Bukarest

Since 1990 Professor of Sculpture at the University of Fine Art in Bukarest

Exhibitions include:

Bukarest, Venice, Paris, Ireland, Holland and Austria

Interpretation

Romania was strongly influenced by the migration of the peoples, but even before - in the Neolithic and Paleolithic times - some cultures had influenced Romania, like the Cucuteni-Tripoljie.

Back then, just as today, the spiral was seen as the universal symbol of life, for this, the colour red was always used as a sign of eternal life. Black was used to symbolize the cycle of nature.

The cave bear (Ursus peleus) was regarded as a symbol of life in the Paleolithic in the Carpathians. There, the skulls of bears found in various positions within the caves are evident of the first traces of cultural life whatsoever.

Various red, metallic substances were used as burial elements. Together with the wolf and the eagle, the bear later became part of the legendary Triade.

Napoleon Tiron und Stefan Tiron

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