Lucian BUTUCARIU (born 1958, Bacau), visual artist specialized in glass. In 1982, he graduated from the Fine Arts Institute “Nicolae Grigorescu”, Bucharest, with a major in Glass. In 2002 he received the Romanian Union of Visual Artists Award for the Fire Arts. Doctor in Visual Art since 2007. He is the Director of the Ceramics, Glass, Metal Department at the National University of Arts Bucharest.
Education
The High school of Visual Arts and Music “Octav Bancila’’, Iasi. Profile: Human/Visual Arts, 1977 Class Promotion, General Exam Degree: 8.80
The Fine Arts Institute “Nicolae Grigorescu’’, Bucharest, 1982 Class Promotion, glass specialization, professor Dan Popovici and Ioan Lucia. Master Degree in Decorative Arts, industrial forms, Ceramic-Glass-Metal, specialization: glass. Diploma’s Exam Degree: 10
Master in Visual Arts, Project paper: “Colour, the way of visual expression in artistical glass work’’
Affiliates and Professional activities
1982 - Starts his first collaboration in the glass industry, at the “Avrig and Stirom” Glass Factory; his creations were sold in Romania and other countries.
1990 - Assistant professor and in 1994 University Lecturer of the Bucharest University of Arts, Faculty of Decorative art and Design, Department of Ceramic, Glass, Metal
2011 - Director of the Department of Ceramic, Glass, Metal
Metal inside of the Faculty of Decorative art and Design
2012 - Lecturer of the Bucharest National University of Arts, Faculty of Decorative Art and Design, Department of Ceramic, Glass, Metal
- Leader of the bachelor study programm, contribution at study programm ellaboration, member of the Student Evaluation Commission, Admission Committee and Evaluation Commission at the contests for the assistant and university lecturer
1990 - Member of the Romanian Visual Artists Union and leader of the Management Office at Bucharest Decorative Arts Branch. Member in different contest commissions. He has been part of the organisers at different exhibitions, like : “Glass Art Opening”, “Arts Fire”, “Recipients’’ , “Winter Art Opening”, “Decorative Art Biennial” and he organized exhibitions for bachelor and master’s degree for the students from Ceramic- Glass-Metal Department.
2011 - President of the Bucharest Decorative Art Branch of the Romanian Visual Artists Union
1982 – Participates at almost all the glass artwork exhibitions organized by the Romanian Visual Artist Union
Personal Exhibitions
1983 - “Studio 35”, Orizont Gallery, Bucharest
1989 - Galateea Gallery, Bucharest
1991 - Galateea Gallery, Bucharest
1991 - Aspekte Gallery, Waibstadt, Germany
1996 - Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
1997 - The Gallery of the Romanian Culture and Humanistics Research Institute- Venice, Italy
2002 - Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
2006 - Grancy Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland
2006 – Exhibition organized in collaboration with the Romanian Embassy in Greece for Romania’s National Day, Grand Bretagne Hotel -Athens, Greece
2012 - “Delusions’’ Exhibition- Simeza Gallery, Bucharest
2012 - “Brancoveanu’s Establishments’’, The Room of Curiosities, Mogosoaia
Exhibitions in foreign countries
1988 - International Glass Exhibition, Kanazawa, Japan
1989 - Romanian Art Exhibition, Berlin, Germany
1990 - International Glass Exhibition, Kanazawa, Japan
1991 - International Glass Exhibition, Biot, France
1992 - “Reflections on creation. Today’s Art in Romania Exhibition, Luxembourg Municipal Theatre, Luxembourg
2000 - Universal Exhibition, Romanian Pavilion of Art, Hanovra
2008 - “2008 Glass Context”, Bornholm, Denmark
2009 - “09 Series”, Eskisehir, Turkey
2010 - “Glasplastik und Garten” Exhibition, Munster, Germany
2013 - International Glass Exhibition, Kanazawa, Japan
2013 - “ Glasplastik und Garten” Exhibition, Munster, Germany
2014 - “2014 Glass Exhibition” , Craiova, Romania
2014 - European Glass Festival, Wrocław, Poland
2015 - “Animal Planet” - Gallery of Art, Legnica, Poland
Decorative glass objects with Lucian Butucariu’s signature. These artworks are making part of private collections in Romania and foreign countries.
Some of his arworks were exposed at the Museum of Glass in Ebeidoft, Danmark and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Eskisehir, Turkey.
Monumental Artwork – Coloured Glass Windows
1992 - “Cetate” Restaurant - Brasov
1988 - Mother of Mary Dormition Church - Roman
1993 - Agricola Bank - Craiova
1995 - Orthodox Church - Baciu, Cluj
1995 - Silver Knife Church – Bucharest
1997 - Magura Monastery – Bacau
1999 - Episcopal Church – Husi
2003 - 2006 - Colective Artworks, Metropolitan Church from Iasi
2005 - 2006 - Colective Artworks, Greek-Catholic Church, Satu Mare
2009 - Orthodox Chapel of the Economic Studies Academy of Bucharest
2009 - Stair House of The Ministry of Education
Coloured glass windows made on private properties and houses from Bucharest.
Awards
2nd Place - Award given by Visual Artists Union at the Glass and Fine Ceramic Art Opening- Museum Of Art, Bucharest
1st Place - Award given by Visual Artists Union at the Fire Arts Saloon, Bucharest (2002)
