Bandi Sasha Robert

"Bandi Sasha Robert - Artist Portrait" / (c) Bandi Sasha

Biography

Bandi Sasha Robert (*1989 in Romania), (he/his), visual artist, of Romanian ethnical background, grew up, lives and works in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. His practice is fluent across mediums such as drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation. Bandi’s works inspect figures that exist in states of tension — between violence and tenderness, the sacred and the grotesque, the familiar and the strange. By placing the body, the environment, and symbolic imagery into uneasy relationships, he aims to create work that feels immediate, physical, and emotionally charged — work that resists easy categorization and instead operates as a living archive of internal and collective experience.

Accompanying sentient being

Iris

Bandi Sasha Robert work about loss, wonder and being lost and abandoned - (c) Bandi Sasha

Artistic disciplines:

Process

Bandi Sasha Robert's working process makes use of rough surfaces, raw textures, and imperfect forms that preserve the physical input of the hand and capture the instability of the moment. Starting by exploring a theme or emotion that s e want to communicate, through sketches and experimentation with materials, he gradually shapes the visual language of the piece, refining composition, texture, and color until the idea is fully expressed.

Notable themes

Recurring theme in Bandi Sasha Robert's works are animals, distorted bodies, ritual objects, and damaged landscapes, acting as emotional markers. Much of his imagery is informed by [[folklore, outsider art traditions, and personal experiences, making reference to archetypal scenes — battles, gatherings, ceremonies, isolation.

Works in collections and public recognition

exhibited nationally and internationally, at museums and art galleries.
works in private collections.

Works included in private collections in Romania.

Selected exhibitions

1.Selected solo exhibitions

2023 - solo exhibition, Never Stop the Madness, Biju Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2020 - solo exhibition, Pavor Nocturn, Atelier 35, Bucharest, Romania^[1]
2019 - solo exhibition, My class supervisor is an idiot and an absolute terrorist, Alex Mirutiu studio (Centrul de Interes), Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2019 - solo exhibition, Bandi Sasha, Mobius Gallery, Bucharest, Romania^[2]
2019 - solo exhibition, Hemoragia Scrotte, Bazis (Centrul de Interes), Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2018 - solo exhibition, A thought that never changes, White Cuib, Cluj-Napoca, Romania^[3]
2018 - solo exhibition, Sore Loser, Matca Artspace, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2016 - solo exhibition, Savage, Centrul Artelor Vizuale, Bucharest, Romania^[4]
2015 - solo exhibition, Mindwreck, Bazis Contemporary Art Space, Bucharest, Romania^[5]
2014 - solo exhibition, În căutarea păcii. O lucrare dedicate Soarelui (The search for peace. A work dedicated to the sun) - Bazis Contemporary Art Gallery (Fabrica de Pensule), Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2014 - solo exhibition, Naufragiul ultimei speranțe (Last hope's shipwreck), Anaid Art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2013 - solo exhibition, Fear and Fury, Casa Matei Gallery (University of Art and Design), Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2013 - solo exhibition, Fear and fury - Bazis Contemporary Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2013 - solo exhibition, Odihna Pustie (Desolated rest) - Grota Art Crypt, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2012 - solo exhibition, No Law, Casa Matei Gallery (University of Art and Design), Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2012 - solo exhibition, Persona Non Grătar - Bazis Contemporary Art Gallery (Paintbrush Factory), Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2009 - solo exhibition, Aproape totul despre muştar (Almost everything about mustard), Şoimii Patriei Art Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2.Selected group exhibitions

2023 - group exhibition, New Paintings - Atelier 35, Bucharest, Romania
2023 - group exhibition, Hiding in plain sight - Biju Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2023 - group exhibition, Pessimistic Daydreaming - New Now Gallery (x Matca Artspace), Frankfurt, Germany
2023 - group exhibition, Rock balancing on shaky ground - Heerz Toya (x Matca Artspace), Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2023 - group exhibition, Towards a Shared Vision - Centrul de Interes, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2023 - group exhibition, Perspectiva Cluj - Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, Roma, Italy
2022 - group exhibition, This is the least scientific thing I've ever seen - a house under construction, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2022 - group exhibition, Unfoldings : Between The Constant And The Changing, Matca Artspace, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2022 - group exhibition, Show off 4, Matca Artspace, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2021 - group exhibition, Special Magick, Rubik/Grota Art Crypt, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2021 - group exhibition, About Bread and everything in between - Etaj Artist-run Space, Bucharest, Romania
2021 - group exhibition, Post Punk, Rezidenta BRD scena 9, Bucharest, Romania
2021 - group exhibition, Nicolae Romanitan vs. Sasha Bandi, Memo +, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2020 - group exhibition, My Solo Group Show, Centrul Artelor Vizuale, Bucharest, Romania
2020 - group exhibition, Matcautomat : Exchanging Extremes - Automat, Saarbrucken, Germany
2020 - group exhibition, 8 hours of motivational tunes, Quadro Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2020 - group exhibition, Show off 3, Matca Artspace, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

3.Art biennales, museum retrospectives, comprehensive retrospective exhibitions, art fairs

NA

Artistic Residencies, Art Researches, Collaborations, Art Projects

NA

Selected works

"Making the best of it", 2025, acrylic on book cover, 23 x 30 cm, work by Bandi Sasha Robert (c) Bandi Sasha 2025
Guardians of sleep, 2025, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 cm, work by Bandi Sasha Robert (c) Bandi Sasha 2025
Love letter for Androshth ( my imaginary friend from childhood ), 2025, pencil and pen on book cover, 23 x 30 cm, work by Bandi Sasha Robert (c) Bandi Sasha 2025
F.O.M.O ( fear of missing out), 2025, oil on wood panel, 40 x 40 cm, work by Bandi Sasha Robert (c) Bandi Sasha 2025
The Radish Traffickers ( in the year 2084 ), 2025, oil on wood panel, 26 x 32 cm, work by Bandi Sasha Robert (c) Bandi Sasha 2025

Exhibition views

View from show "Never stop the Madness", 2023, works by Bandi Sasha Robert (c) Bandi Sasha 2023
View from show "This is the least scientific thing I've ever seen" 2022, work by Bandi Sasha Robert (c) Bandi Sasha 2022
View from solo show at Mobius Gallery, 2019, work by Bandi Sasha Robert (c) Bandi Sasha 2019
View from show Savage, 2015, work by Bandi Sasha Robert (c) Bandi Sasha 2015
View from show Fear and Fury, 2013, work by Bandi Sasha Robert (c) Bandi Sasha 2013

Publications

1.Published books

NA

2.Published articles in journals & magazines, interviews

Liternet literature platform, interview^[6]

Curating activity (Artist as curator)

NA

Catalogues

NA

Press

Black Rhino Radio, radio show^[7]

Gallery Representation

Biju Gallery

For further commercial and non-commercial inquiries, feel free to contact NPK

Social Media Links

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bandisasha89/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SashadinCluj

Hashtags

(artistic practices, currents, techniques, themes - applicable hashtags for this artist)

abject, absurdity, afterlife, afterimage, artifacts, artist-run space brutalism drawing, dystopia figurative, folk, found objects humor installation, irony landscape manifesto organic painting ritual, social criticism

Compatible and inspirational artists:

(artist-mentioned reference list)

[1] .com/reel/662747637803672/

[2] ttps://www.mobius-gallery.com/exhibitions/41-sasha-bandi/

[3] ttps://tarlatkepek.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/bandi-sasha-robert-a-thought-that-never-changes/

[4] ttps://www.feeder.ro/2016/02/08/savage-multimedia/

[5] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vynBIHxtoOM

[6] ttps://agenda.liternet.ro/articol/15621/Edith-Lazar-Sasa-Robert-Bandi/Cu-furie-si-ironie.html

[7] ttps://blackrhinoradio.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-sasha-bandi-robert

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