IIW welded art exhibition, 2021

LIVIU MOCAN (Romania)

Liviu Mocan is a Christian artist, a famous sculptor from Romania. He graduated "Romulus Ladea" High School of Visual Arts, and then, the Academy of Visual Arts in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. For one year he was artist in residence of two universities in the United States. His public artworks are renowned in the cultural centers on several continents.

“I am interested about the main themes of the human condition. For me, the art is that mountain from which I can reach the sky with my heart. It is the way I continuously learn about God, about the cosmos, about the world, about the human condition, and about art. Depending on the idea I want to express, I choose a material that creates, through its intrinsic nature, the feeling I am looking for. I have endless joy when I work. I love different materials, tools, and modern technologies.” His artworks reach a balance in a complex and unique universe, full of spirituality, verticality, mastery, strength and vibration. For years, the artist has been involved in metal sculpture, and the transparency, immateriality, the perception of another reality “behind” the sculpture.

Contact info Website: https://www.liviumocan.ro/ • E-mail: sculptor@liviumocan.ro • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liviu.mocan

Exhibit “THE UNION ARCH” "The Union Arch”, together with other exhibits ”The word that became flesh/The book that you are talking to” and “The Thinker”, are a part of a public artworks group exhibited in October 2019, in Unirii Square in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The artworks invite the eyes and soul of the visitors to meditation, to a silent dialogue, about man and community, about the universe and about the Romanians who projected themselves in universality, creating a bridge between history, art, faith and technology. The monuments created by Liviu Mocan are contemporary, using state-of-the-art materials and technologies, such as laser-based manufacturing process, and modern technologies in the phase of exposure to the visitor, such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies. Behind the whole creative process, along with a lot of soul, are permanently engaged the heart, the mind, and the hands of the artist Liviu Mocan, and the innovative team for VR technologies, coordinated by Prof. Luigi Renato Mistodie from “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Faculty of Engineering, and the team from “Nicolae Mantu” Foundation. Dimensions 652cm wide x 232cm high x 308cm deep

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