Sabin Bălașa
Born: June 17, 1932; Dobriceni, Olt, Romania
Died: April 1, 2008; Bucharest, Romania
Nationality: Romanian
Art Movement: Surrealism, Kitsch
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Sabin Bălașa (Romanian
pronunciation: [saˈbin bəˈlaʃa]; June 17, 1932 in Dobriceni, Olt – April
1, 2008, Bucharest) was a contemporary Romanian painter. His works are
described by himself as belonging to cosmic Romanticism.
He completed his high school education at Frații Buzești High School
in Craiova in 1950. Among Bălaşa's most notable works are several
large-scale fresco paintings, such as those decorating the inside of the
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași.
In 1973 and 1976 the Bucharest Mayor's office ordered and paid him
to paint the portraits of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu. In the late
1980s, Bălașa was accused of promoting the cult of personality. Apart
from the works contracted by the Bucharest City hall, no other proof has
been produced. Bălașa's father and uncle were in fact imprisoned for
more than 20 years for opposing the Communist regime.
In June 2005, Bălașa sued the French paper Le Monde for defamation
after said paper reproduced a propaganda painting by another painter,
claiming it was one of his [1]. Le Monde subsequently acknowledged the
error [2]
Galleries in the country and abroad:
Rome 1978, Rome 1980, Stockholm 1982, Bucharest, National Art
Museum, 1982, Kerkera Greece 1985, Moscow, Tbilisi and other capital
cities of the ex USSR 1988, Bucharest, 1992, Israel 1994, Bucharest
World Trade Center 2000, Iași Universitatea A.I. Cuza 2002, Bucharest
2005
Animated painting movies:
Author and director of 12 animated painting movies:
Murals:
19 murals (approximately 270sqm), Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iași, Romania:
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Soundtrack:
Georges Enesco (1881-1955), România / France
Piano Sonata No. 3 in D Major, Op. 25
I. Vivace con brio
II. Andantino
III. Allegro con spirito
Dinu Lipatti, Nadia Boulanger: pianos
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