By drawing a few lines, Perjovschi reduces his observations of the daily life of arts, politics and supermarkets to the essential, and by adding his lapidary comments to them, he creates a world full of grotesqueness. 177 of these subtle drawings are included in the book which has been drawn and made during the artist`s some-weeks-residence in Cologne, such as "Made in Germany. ... more
Naked Drawings
Some works of the Rumanian artist resemble newspaper caricatures or things one scribbles while on the telephone. They are simple and dry like a boxer`s punch. Reduced to the substantial, sometimes they are political, sometimes very political, never without wit. ... more
Biography
Perjovschi Dan
perjovschi(at)yahoo(dot)com
Born: 1961 Sibiu (RO)
Living and working in Bucharest
George Maciunas Award 2004
Personal Exhibitions and Projects:
2010
“Late News” Institute for Contemporary Culture, ROM Toronto;
“Drawing Institute” San Francisco Institute of the Arts, San Francisco;