Octavian BOUR

e-mail: octavianbour@yahoo.com



1964 Graduated The “Ion Andreescu” Fine Art Academy, Graphics Section
Fine artist, illustrator
Member of Romanian Artist Union and “Point” Cultural Association
Activity in illustrations of books of poetry, prose and essays, illustration in press, cartoon books
General Editorial Secretary of “Steaua” Literary Magazine
Lives and works in Cluj, Romania


Many participations and awards in exhibitions/contests/salons

Participated in national exhibitions of organized by Romanian Artist Union and in national and international satirical graphics salons/contests at: Bucharest / Romania, Galaţi / Romania, Brăila / Romania (grand prize), "Milcoveritas" - Focşani / Romania (second prize), Petroşani / Romania (first prize), Suceava / Romania (First Prize), Bacău / Romania (Romanian Artist Union's Prize), Tg. Mureş / Romania (first prize), Gura Humorului / Romania (first prize), "Damigenius" - Huşi / Romania (prize of the jury), Ploieşti / Romania (grand prize), Galaţi / Romania (prize for excelence in graphics), Călăraşi – Romania (grand prize), Vercelli / Italy, Tolentino / Italy (prize for excelence in graphics, 1979), Zug / Switzerland , Ljubliana / Slovenia, "Homo ridens grafitti"/ Italy, "Umoristi a Marostica" / Italy, Skopje / Macedonia (second prize), Montreal / Canada, "Nastratin Hogea" – Istanbul / Turkey, “Umoristi a Marostica" – Italy (grand prize, 2010), Limes Image Agency – Berlin / Germany (special prize 2010) etc.

Solo exhibitions in Cluj, Bucureşti, Dej, Gura Humorului and in Art Museums of Constanţa and Craiova from Romania.

Published illustrations and satirical graphics in magazines from Romania, Japan, Hungary, Yugoslavia (former), Macedonia, Poland, Czech Rep., Switzerland , Italy.

Cartoon books: “Without words” (Ed. Dacia, 1970), “Without words aphorisms” (Ed. Meridiane, 1980), “Bouromahia” (Ed. Punct, 2008), “Carica(r)tura” (Ed. Echinox).

Works in private collections and museums from Romania, Switzerland (International Museum of caricature, Zurich), Japan, Canada, Italy, Yugoslavia (former), Poland, USA, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Hungary. 

  

Constantin PAVEL

 
e-mail: pavel_constantin@yahoo.ca

Visual artist, illustrator

Activity in satirical graphics, animated cartoons, illustration in national / international magazines, journals and books

His two sons inherited his talent and chosen professions in the art field.

Lives and works in Focşani, Romania

Many participations and awards in exhibitions/contests/salons, but the most recent First Awards were won at: Montreal / Canada, Vercelly / Italy, Seoul / Korea, Wolfsburg / Austria, Shanghai / China, Barakakdo / Spain, Lubben / Germany, Tokyo / Japan, Vianden / Luxemburg, Brăila / Romania, Costineşti / Romania

Constantin CIOSU

 e-mail: ciosu_c@yahoo.com


Born in 1938

Graduated of  The Fine Arts Academy

Fine artist, illustrator & art teacher
Member of Romanian Artist Union

Activity in cartoons, books, illustrations
Lives and works in Bacău, Romania

A total of 42 national prizes and 92 international prizes. The number is increasing year by year.

1973 third prize - Gabrovo / Bulgaria

1974 second prize - Macedonia

1975 special prize - Vercelli / Italy, third prize - Tolentino / Italy, grand prize - Macedonia

1976 special prize - Aksehir / Turkey

1977 third prize - Vercelli / Italy, special prize - Aksehir / Turkey, second prize - Istambul / Turkey

1978 special prize - Istambul / Turkey

1979 special prize - Ankara / Turkey, special prize - Tolentino / Italy

1980 special prize - Vercelli / Italy

1981 mention - Ancona / Italy, second prize - Knokke-Heist / Belgium

1982 special prize - Vercelly / Italy

1983 first prize – Tolentino / Italy

1984 honourable mention - Tokyo / Japan

1985 mantion - Gabrovo / Bulgaria, special prize - Kruishoutem / Belgium

1986 citaton - Tokyo / Japan

1987 prize of press - Knokke-Heist / Belgium

1988 excellent prize -Tokyo / Japan, special prize -Djakarta / Indonezia

1990 special prize - Vercelli / Italy, citaton Tokyo / Japan, second prize - Beringen / Belgium

1991 special prize - Ancona / Italy, excellent prize - Tokyo / Japan, third prize - Knokke-Heist / Belgium, second prize - Seoul / Korea

1992 special prize - Vercelli / Italy, excellent prize - Tokyo / Japan, mention - Beringen / Belgium

1993 prize of Ankara City / Turkey, third prize - Ankara / Turkey, special prize -Tokyo / Japan, grand prize - Taejon / Korea

1994 honourable mention - Tokyo / Japan

1995 third prize - Knokke-Heist / Belgium, first prize - Beringen / Belgium, special prize - Othotsk / Japan, honorable mention - Taejon / Korea

1996 first prize - Knokke-Heist / Belgium, third prize - Taejon / Korea, first prize - Teheran / Iran

1997 special prize - Ankara / Turkey

1998 special prize - Zemun / Serbia, mention - Vercelli / Italy, special prize - Istambul / Turkey

1999 prize “Tivoli” - Legnica / Poland, excellent prize - Taipei / Taiwan, prize “straordinario” - Tolentino / Italy, success prize - Ankara / Turkey, honourable mention -Taejon / Korea

2000 special prize - Istambul, Turkey

2001 citaton -Tokyo / Japan, second prize – Presov / Slovacia, special prize – Daejeon / Korea

2002 special prize - Boechout / Belgium, honourable mention - Daejeon / Korea

2003 third prize - Teheran / Iran, third prize - Legnica / Poland, special prize - Knokke-Heist / Belgium, first prize - Nanjing City / China, honourable mention - Daejeon / Korea, special prize - Nastratin Hogea, Istambul / Turkey

2004 grand prix - Presov / Slovacia, first prize - Rhodos / Greece, honourable mention - Daejeon / Korea, special prize -Tabriz / Iran

2005 first prize - Knokke-Heist / Belgium, special prize - Tolentino / Italy & Daejeon / Korea, third prize - Teheran / Iran

2006 mention - Porto / Portugal, best cartoonist prize - Daejeon / Korea

2007 cover award - Kruishoutem / Belgium, second prize / India, best cartoon prize - Daejeon / Korea

2008 third prize - Codogno / Italy, grand prize - Syria , honourable mention - Syria, second prize - England, third prize - Daejeon / Korea, honorable mention - Bursa / Turkey

2009 honorable mention - Azerbaigean, special prize - Daejeon / Korea, special prize - Nasredin Hodja / Turkey, mention - Teheran / Iran, third prize - Olen / Belgium, special prize - Skopie / Macedonia 

Florian-Doru CRIHANA

e-mail: fdcrihana@yahoo.com

1958 Born on 7th April in Galati, Romania as Aries, sign which strongly influenced his life and activity.

Lives and works in Galaţi, Romania

1984 Graduated of Naval Architecture Institute

1985 Debut in cartoon competitions in the “Summer Salon” Braila Romania

1986 Debut in press at Rebus Magazine. He meets the journalist Tudor Octavian and received from him the main advices to make good cartoons. He meets the cartoonist Pavel Botezatu with whom during a few years had long discussions about art, cartoon, competitions, festivals, associations.

1989 He won the first international prizes, an Honourable Mention in the Aydin Dogan Competition Ankara, Turkey and Grand Prix Novi Sad, Yugoslavia


1990 He met the journalist Dieter Burkamp and started a long collaboration and friendship.

1991 He resigned of the engineer occupation becoming cartoonist and painter. His works were included in the exhibition “Europaische Kunstler der Gegenwart” at the Wilhelm-Busch-Museum Hannover, Germany.

1999 He starts making a cartoon collection especially with Romanian works. His request to join the Romanian Artists Union was rejected.

2000 It is the year he start building cartoons galleries in Galati: Gallery "Paradox", Gallery “1st Floor”, Gallery “At Emergency” and the "Cartoon Gallery" of the Galati University

2004 He started with his wife Juliana the magazine “Buletin informativ” and the English version “Romanian News Report”.

2005 Included in the exhibition "Spuren des Don Quijote" displayed in Museum im Schloss Bad Pyrmont - Germany. The exhibition have been displayed before in 2004 at Monchehaus Museum Goslar and later in Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirsche Osnabruck.

2007 He was received to be member of UAP – The Romanian Artist Union.

2009 Dieter Burkamp publishes the monography “Florian Doru Crihana - Satirische Idyllen” at "Kerber Art" Publishig House - Germany

 

 

 

 

Album

"Satirische Idyllen"

26 x 20 cm, hard cover, 96 pages, full colour images

Editor Dieter Burkamp, KERBER Art Verlag

25 Eur / per piece