My name is Mircea Lacatus, I am a Romanian sculptor with university degrees and a large experiance in clay modeling, molding(plaster, rubber, polyester, artificial stones, bronze). I studied in Bucharest and Vienna and i'm a great portretist. I would love to make portrets for musicians or different personalities of culture. Our day many artists make portrets but very seldom make sculpures out of them.
MIRCEA LACATUS – Sculptor
Born in 1962
1977-1981 – High school of Arts in Arad, Romania
1985-1989 – The National University of Arts in Bucharest, Romania, the master class of professor Vladimir Predescu
1990 settled in Vienna
1993 – Magister in Art – University of Vienna
starting from 1985 participation in numerous sculpture and painting symposiums, personal as well as group exhibitions
Sculpture and graphics works in private collections from Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Austria, Germany, France, U.S.A.
Monumental works in Romania:
1980 Minis - painting
1986 Simeria - stone
1986 Tusnad - wood
1987 Simeria - stone
1987 Slanic-Moldova - wood
1988 Soveja - wood
1988 Pîrîul rece - wood
2008 Bran- stone
2009 Bran- wood
2011 Bran- wood
In "Exile":
1992 Neusiedl/See – Personal Exhibition: painting-sculpture-graphics
1993 "Simodart" –International Sculpture Symposium in Neusiedl/See , Austria - stone
1993 "God and Man" – Personal Exhibition at the Romanian Cultural Institute in Vienna – graphics and sculpture
1993 Personal Exhibition - "Kulturschmiede" - Vienna – graphics and painting
1994 "Simodart – International Sculpture Symposium - Neusiedl/See, Austria – second edition - metal and wood
1994 "Die Brücke von Andau" – International Sculpture Symposium - Andau, Austria – third edition – stone and wood
1996 " Die Brücke von Andau" – International Sculpture Symposium - Andau, Austria – fifth edition – stone
1996 Group Exhibition - Pigmalion Theater - Vienna
1996 Group Exhibition - Palais Harrach - Vienna
1996 Biennial Exhibition of Small Plastic Art - Arad
1997 Group Exhibition - Pigmalion Theater - Vienna
1998 Group Exhibition - "Alte Schieberkammer " - Vienna
1998 "The Bridge" Group – exhibition on the theme of "Europe" – Romanian Cultural Institute in Vienna
1999 Personal Exhibtion in "Alte Schieberkammer " - Vienna - sculpture - wood
2000 Group Exhibition - Kandinsky Gallery - Vienna - sculpture – wood and plaster
2000 " Kuglica" International Painting Symposium - Croatia
2001 The second winter salon of the Romanian artists in Vienna - Aula Romaniae
2002 "Grakac" International sculpture symposium - Croatia - stone
2002 The third winter salon of the Romanian artists in Vienna - Aula Romaniae
2003 Personal Exhibition - "Ebenfurth" Casttle - Ebenfurth, Austria - sculpture - metal
2003 Personal Exhibition (two artists) - "Simeza" Gallery - Bucharest, Romania - sculpture - metal
2003 Personal Exhibition at “Curtea Veche” Gallery – Bucharest, Romania
2003 Preko – Croatia International Sculpture Symposium(award winning sculpture)
2004 Ice World Competition – Asahikawa – Japan
2004 Murighiol “Reed”, Romania, the Danube Delta - World Premiere of Reed Sculpture Symposium
2004 Eggenburg, Austria, Group Exhibition
2004 Time Gallery Vienna, Group Exhibition
2004 “Berg im Drautal” – Austria, International Sculpture Symposium – wood
2005 Kali, Croatia, International Sculpture Symposium (award winning sculpture) – stone
2006 Krastal, Austria, International Sculpture Symposium – marble
2009 Eggenburg, Austria, Personal Exhibition
2009 Eggenburg, Austria, “The Bridge” Group Exhibition
2010 Brun am Walde – Austria, International Sculpture Symposium - stone
2010 “La Petite Gallerie” Vienna, Personal Exhibition
2011 Partapur, India – International Sculpture Residence – wood (bamboo)
2012 Breitenbrunn- Austria, International Sculpture Symposium- stone
2013 “The Columns”, Decatur, AL, U.S.A.- personal exhibition (sculpture, painting, drawing)
2013- Sylacauga International Symposium, AL, U.S.A.- marble
2013- Lowe Mill, Huntsville, AL, U.S.A.- personal exhibition (sculpture, painting, drawings)
2013- Tennessee Valley Art Museum annual exhibition
2013- Guest Professor at University of Alabama in Huntsville
SCENOGRAPHY
“Amerlinghaus” Vienna 2005
“Theater Brett” Vienna 2006
“Theater Pigmalion” Vienna 2007
Author of the poetry book “I Was Building a Fortress Around My Parents” published in 2009 in Vienna, “Exil” Publishing House, bilingual edition (German title “Rund um meine Eltern eine burg”), won the “Exil” Publishing House Award and the Austrian Ministry of Education.