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'''Robert Fekete''' (b. in | '''Robert Fekete''' (b. 1987 in Satu-Mare, [[Romania]]), (he/him), visual [[Artists|artist]], of Romanian ethnical background, grew up in [[Romania]], lives and works in Cluj-Napoca. A graduate of the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Robert Fekete is part of the young generation of painters from the Cluj School of Painting. Exploratory studies at Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino, Turin, Italy, in 2007-2008 period. He explores simplicity and the sublime, creating a mysterious, imaginary, and nostalgic world, as a form of neo-romanticism. | ||
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==== Notable themes ==== | ==== Notable themes ==== | ||
Recurring theme in Robert Fekete's works is creating a [[pseudo-romanticism]] as a [[counter-narrative]] or [[recontextualisation]] of the [[romantical imaginary]]. | Recurring theme in Robert Fekete's works is creating a [[pseudo-romanticism]] as a [[counter-narrative]] or [[recontextualisation]] of the [[romantical imaginary]], [[displacement]] into mysterious and [[ambiguous territory]]. | ||
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* exhibited nationally and internationally, at art galleries, biennales, museums. | * exhibited nationally and internationally, at art galleries, biennales, museums. | ||
* works in private collections. | * works in private collections. | ||
Works included in private collections in USA, Italy, Czech Republic. | Works included in private collections in Belgium, USA, Italy, Czech Republic, such as [[Imago Mundi Collection, Benneton Foundation]]<ref>https://imagomundicollection.org/artworks/robert-fekete-those-projections/</ref>, [[Art Center Hugo Voeten]], Herentals, Belgium, [[Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art]], Peekskill, NY, USA and [[Taubman Collection]], Raonoke, Virginia USA, [[Taylor Art Collection]]<ref>https://www.taylorartcollection.com/robertfekete/</ref>. | ||
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==== Selected exhibitions ==== | ==== Selected exhibitions ==== | ||
===== 1.Selected solo exhibitions ===== | ===== 1.Selected solo exhibitions ===== | ||
* | * 2019 - solo exhibition, “I Could Ride Forever” Pilot Space, Cluj, Romania | ||
* 2017 - solo exhibition, ’Light Hunters’, Tajan, Paris, France | |||
* 2015 - solo exhibition, ‘Moving mountains’, M77 Gallery, Milan, Italy | |||
* 2012 - solo exhibition, Conduits Gallery, Gea Politi, Milan, Italy | |||
* 2009 - solo exhibition, “What was bad... will be bad”, Dominik Rostworowski Gallery, Krakow, Poland | |||
===== 2.Selected group exhibitions ===== | ===== 2.Selected group exhibitions ===== | ||
* 2025 - group exhibition, | * 2026 - group exhibition, “Transylvanian Painting Today” Telegraph, Olumuc, Czech Republic | ||
* 2025 - group exhibition, “ORIGINS”, Sphera Contemporary, Satu Mare, Romania | |||
* 2025 - group exhibition, “Join the dots”, Estopia Art Gallery, Aosta, Italy | |||
* 2025 - group exhibition, “The eye that contains, The eye that punches”, Galeria Relicvar, Cluj, Romania | |||
* 2024 - group exhibition, “Shadowland: Eastern European Artists of the PostCommunism Era, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, USA | |||
* 2023 - group exhibition, “Looking Anew and Beyond:Contemporary Romanian Art from from the Arthur Taubman Trust, Taubman Museum, Raonoke, Virginia, United States of America | |||
===== 3.Art biennales, museum retrospectives, comprehensive retrospective exhibitions, art fairs ===== | ===== 3.Art biennales, museum retrospectives, comprehensive retrospective exhibitions, art fairs ===== | ||
* | * 2011 - Art Biennale: “Portraits of power”, curated by Jane Neal, Prague Biennale 5, Prague, Czech Republic<ref>https://www.modernism.ro/2011/05/14/robert-fekete-prague-biennale-5/</ref> | ||
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==== Artistic Residencies, Art Researches, Collaborations, Art Projects ==== | ==== Artistic Residencies, Art Researches, Collaborations, Art Projects ==== | ||
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==== Exhibition views ==== | ==== Exhibition views ==== | ||
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Exh1-RobertFekete.jpg|View from show | Exh1-RobertFekete.jpg|View from show Transylvanian Painting Today 2026, work by [[Robert Fekete]] (c) Matěj Doležel 2026 | ||
Exh2-RobertFekete.jpg|View from show | Exh2-RobertFekete.jpg|View from show HOLOMERE 2026, work by [[Robert Fekete]] (c) Răzvan Năstase 2026 | ||
Exh3-RobertFekete. | Exh3-RobertFekete.JPG|View from show Shadowland 2024, work by [[Robert Fekete]] (c) Robert Fekete 2024 | ||
Exh4-RobertFekete. | Exh4-RobertFekete.JPG|View from show Moving mountains 2015, work by [[Robert Fekete]] (c) Robert Fekete 2015 | ||
Exh5-RobertFekete.jpg|View from show | Exh5-RobertFekete.jpg|View from show Bad Industry 2010, work by [[Robert Fekete]] (c) Robert Fekete 2010 | ||
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==== Gallery Representation ==== | ==== Gallery Representation ==== | ||
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For further commercial inquiries, feel free to contact [https://npk-east.de/en/contact/ NPK] | For further commercial inquiries, feel free to contact [https://npk-east.de/en/contact/ NPK] | ||
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==== Social Media Links ==== | ==== Social Media Links ==== | ||
* Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/ https://www.instagram.com/] | * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/robertfekete.artist/ https://www.instagram.com/robertfekete.artist/] | ||
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==== Compatible and inspirational artists: ==== | ==== Compatible and inspirational artists: ==== | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 4 April 2026
Robert Fekete
Biography
Robert Fekete (b. 1987 in Satu-Mare, Romania), (he/him), visual artist, of Romanian ethnical background, grew up in Romania, lives and works in Cluj-Napoca. A graduate of the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Robert Fekete is part of the young generation of painters from the Cluj School of Painting. Exploratory studies at Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino, Turin, Italy, in 2007-2008 period. He explores simplicity and the sublime, creating a mysterious, imaginary, and nostalgic world, as a form of neo-romanticism.
Artistic disciplines:
Process
Robert Fekete's experiment with mixed media combining oil, acrylic, sand and spray paint. His compositions are derived from fragments of source materials including film frames, old newspapers and photographs.
Notable themes
Recurring theme in Robert Fekete's works is creating a pseudo-romanticism as a counter-narrative or recontextualisation of the romantical imaginary, displacement into mysterious and ambiguous territory.
Works in collections and public recognition
- exhibited nationally and internationally, at art galleries, biennales, museums.
- works in private collections.
Works included in private collections in Belgium, USA, Italy, Czech Republic, such as Imago Mundi Collection, Benneton Foundation[1], Art Center Hugo Voeten, Herentals, Belgium, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY, USA and Taubman Collection, Raonoke, Virginia USA, Taylor Art Collection[2].
Selected exhibitions
1.Selected solo exhibitions
- 2019 - solo exhibition, “I Could Ride Forever” Pilot Space, Cluj, Romania
- 2017 - solo exhibition, ’Light Hunters’, Tajan, Paris, France
- 2015 - solo exhibition, ‘Moving mountains’, M77 Gallery, Milan, Italy
- 2012 - solo exhibition, Conduits Gallery, Gea Politi, Milan, Italy
- 2009 - solo exhibition, “What was bad... will be bad”, Dominik Rostworowski Gallery, Krakow, Poland
2.Selected group exhibitions
- 2026 - group exhibition, “Transylvanian Painting Today” Telegraph, Olumuc, Czech Republic
- 2025 - group exhibition, “ORIGINS”, Sphera Contemporary, Satu Mare, Romania
- 2025 - group exhibition, “Join the dots”, Estopia Art Gallery, Aosta, Italy
- 2025 - group exhibition, “The eye that contains, The eye that punches”, Galeria Relicvar, Cluj, Romania
- 2024 - group exhibition, “Shadowland: Eastern European Artists of the PostCommunism Era, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, USA
- 2023 - group exhibition, “Looking Anew and Beyond:Contemporary Romanian Art from from the Arthur Taubman Trust, Taubman Museum, Raonoke, Virginia, United States of America
3.Art biennales, museum retrospectives, comprehensive retrospective exhibitions, art fairs
- 2011 - Art Biennale: “Portraits of power”, curated by Jane Neal, Prague Biennale 5, Prague, Czech Republic[3]
Artistic Residencies, Art Researches, Collaborations, Art Projects
- NA
Selected works
The Bather, 2023-2025, acrylic and sand on canvas, 158x117cm, work by Robert Fekete (c) Robert Fekete 2026
The middle of the road, 2024, acrylic and sand on canvas, 125x83cm, work by Robert Fekete (c) Robert Fekete 2024
Midnight hike, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 94x74 cm, work by Robert Fekete (c) Robert Fekete 2022
Learning the stars, 2024, acrylic and sand on canvas, 35x25cm, work by Robert Fekete (c) Robert Fekete 2024
The rock monument, 2023, acrylic and sand on canvas, 37x24cm, work by Robert Fekete (c) Robert Fekete 2023
Exhibition views
View from show Transylvanian Painting Today 2026, work by Robert Fekete (c) Matěj Doležel 2026
View from show HOLOMERE 2026, work by Robert Fekete (c) Răzvan Năstase 2026
View from show Shadowland 2024, work by Robert Fekete (c) Robert Fekete 2024
View from show Moving mountains 2015, work by Robert Fekete (c) Robert Fekete 2015
View from show Bad Industry 2010, work by Robert Fekete (c) Robert Fekete 2010
Publications
1.Published books
NA
2.Published articles in journals & magazines, interviews
NA
Curating activity (Artist as curator)
NA
Catalogues
NA
Press
Gallery Representation
None.
For further commercial inquiries, feel free to contact NPK
Social Media Links
Hashtags
(artistic practices, currents, techniques, themes - applicable hashtags for this artist)
Compatible and inspirational artists:
(artist-mentioned reference list)
- Caspar David Friedrich
