Marian Sava
Marian Sava
Bruxelles, Belgium
"Marian SAVA sculptures"
Sculpture
Explore the artistic vision and craftsmanship of Marian Sava
About the Artist
MARIAN SAVA Sculptor
Born 1950
Studies Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium
Honors
2010 Diploma of Excellence, Biennal of Contemporary Art Competition
Artoteque, London, United Kingdom
2009 Finalist Competition Rooted, Luxembourg
1999 First Prize at the Salon de Cannes, France
1998 President's Prize at the Salon de Printemps, Lyon, France
1998 Great Prize at the Salon d'Orgon, France
Personal Exhibitions
2011/2012 European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
2010 CMS Gallery De Backer, Brussels,Belgium
2009 CMS Gallery De Backer, Brussels,Belgium
2009 Romanian Cultural Institute, London, United Kingdom
2008 CMS Gallery De Backer, Brussels, Belgium
2008 Dupuis Gallery Crédit Agricole Bank, Brussels, Belgium
2007 Art Fort Reveur Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2006 CMS Gallery DeBacker, Brussels, Belgium
2006 Arthemise Gallery, Berneau/Vise, Belgium
2006 CMS Gallery, Bruxelles, Belgium
2004 Cassini Gallery, Rhode St.Genese, Belgium
2004 CMS Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2004 Arslineandi Gallery, Liège, Belgium
2000 Dominnium Gallery, Beersel, Belgium
2000 Museum of Jette, Brussels, Belgium
1999 Arets Gallery, Sablon, Brussels, Belgium
1998 Le chêne Madame, Neupré, Belgium
1998 Mostée Gallery, Huy, Belgium
1998 De Muelenaere-Lefevere Gallery, Oostduinkerke, Belgium
1997 Romanian Cultural Center, Paris, France
1997 European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
1997 Contemporary Art Gallery, Visé, Belgium
1997 Groot Begijnhof Gallery, Mechelen, Belgium
1996 Hôtel Métropole, Brussels, Belgium
1996 Parcours d'Artistes, St.Gilles, Brussels
1996 Cultural Center, Zellik, Belgium
1996 Cultural Center of Willebroek, Belgium
1995 Sheraton Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
Collective Exhibitions
2010 Exhibition Palais de Schonbrunn,Wien, Austria
2010 Exhibition Chateau de Villemomble, Paris, France
2010 Victory Space, Brussels, Belgium
2010 Arets Gallery Exhibition Prestige, Brussels, Belgium
2010 Kunstroute Koksijde Atrium Gemeentehuis, Belgium
2009 Victory Space, Brussels, Belgium
2009 Kulturzentrum from Bonn/Hardtberg, Germany
2009 Palast Gallery Berlin, Germany
2009 Exhibition"Le Petit Montmartre", Brussels, Belgium
2008 Spring Nights, Sablon, Brussels, Belgium
2007 SABAM Exhibition, Bernier Space, Waterloo, Belgium
2007 Arets Gallery Exhibition Prestige, Brussels, Belgium
2007 Winter Nights Sablon, Brussels, Belgium
2006 SABAM Exhibition Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Belgium
2006 Sculptural Space, Ploegsteert, Belgium
2006 Exhibition The Day of the Belgian Heritage, Brussels, Belgium
2006 Exhibition Sculptures and Fountains, Louveigné, Belgium
2005 Artitude Gallery "Diversity in the Contemporary Art", Paris, France
2005 Sculptural Space, Ploegsteert, Belgium
2004 Arets Gallery Exhibition Prestige, Sablon, Brussels, Belgium
2004 Exhibition "Angels's Cry" Ottignies, Belgium
2004 Lake Genval Castle "Artconnection", Belgium
2004 Société Nationale de Beaux-Arts, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
2003 Arets Gallery, Sablon, Brussels, Belgium
2003 Exhibition "Angels Cry", Grand Place, Brussels
2002 Arets Gallery, Sablon, Brussels, Belgium
2002 Société Nationale de Beaux-Arts Musée du Louvre, Paris
2001 Art Am Tunnel Gallery, Luxemburg
2001 Arets Gallery, Sablon, Brussels, Belgium
2001 Sculpture Exhibition in the Square Armand Steurs, Brussels
2000 Pierre-Paul Hamesse Foundation, Brussels, Belgium
2000 International Art Biennale, Roma, Italia
2000 Société Nationale de Beaux-Arts, Musée du Louvre, Paris
1999 Salon Internatinal de Prestige, Cannes, France
1999 MFF Gallery, Saint-Paul de Vence, France
1999 Sculpture Exhibition in the Armand Steurs Square, Brussels,
1999 Belgica Sculptura 99, Oupeye Castle, Belgium Belgium
1999 Show Grands et Jeunes d'Aujourd'hui, Paris, France
1999 Show Contemporary Art, Versailles, France
1998 Show "Comparaisons", Paris, France
1998 Mostée Gallery Huy, Belgium
1998 Spring Show, Palais Municipal, Lyon, France
1998 Contemporary Art Show, Orgon, Provence, France
1998 Actual Art Festival, Serans Castl
Artist Statement
SAVA’ S UNIQUE VIBRATIONS IN 3D
Graduate of the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Bruxelles, SAVA tames one’s emotions and questions one’s conscience,
by the refined force of his sculptures in black and white marble, little granite, bronze and wood.
The UNIQUE characteristics of the Belgian black marble are: it is one of the most expensive marbles in the world, the purest jet
black marble, a very consistent marble, that achieves a very high polish, from a satin-smooth honed finish to an incomparable
shiny black mirror polished finish. Its UNIQUE gloss has still proven beyond imitation.
The ART of SAVA is UNIQUE because he immortalizes in 3D the invisible VIBRATIONS, present in the UNIVERSE in all
their aspects: acoustic, electric, magnetic, etc. SAVA’s unique and personal imprint on all his sculptures is the representation
of VIBRATIONS in 3D and the PURITY OF SHAPES. He metamorphoses the complex intangible ideas into threedimensional
objects that represent their essence.
For some time, the art critics bring to light SAVA’s presence in the art world:
In 1998, in Paris, Lionel Scanteye wrote: "Marian SAVA’s art is an art of intellectual concentration, conceptual, concise,
almost mathematical and sober. His goal is to capture and render in an instant, the representation of an idea, a movement, a
desire, a state of mind and to show the intangible. For SAVA, the process of form purification and construction of the future
sculpture is completely mental and takes place in his head to the smallest detail. This process to invent and realize a
sculpture is rarely used, because it requires a great concentration effort and an uncommon force of mental contention. Marian
SAVA shows promising work for a prestigious future..."
In 2008 in Bruxelles, Colette Bertot wrote: "Marian SAVA makes the stone sing..."
In 2014, in Bruxelles, Julie River wrote: “In SAVA’s stone, emerges the perfect balance between strength and fragility,
between inertia and movement, the VIBRATION of the matter... When the work appears, solid, fixed in space-time, then the
astute viewer has the privilege to discover the fundamental line. This line is born, as a spout at the precise moment when the
artist was able to take control over the matter. Following this line, in what it has as the most essential, the purest of emotions
arise. This is what makes SAVA an artist”.
In 2014, in Toulouse, Agnes Matonti wrote: "Between strength and lightness, Mr. SAVA’s marble moves... The promising
work of the artist stands out by the purity of the curves, almost moving and the fluidity of his sculptures...The refinement and
the softness of the rounded contours captivate the eye and invite one to touch the piece, which becomes flesh, warm,
relaxing...
The sculptures have been shown in more than 100 exhibitions and prestigious public places such as:
- the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Jette Museum in Bruxelles, Belgium,
- the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Municipal Palace in Lyon, France,
- the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.
- in Copenhagen, the NORDIC ART Show,
- in London in the Tower 42, Artful Society,
- in Paris, the International Salon at the Galerie de l’Eglise de la Madeleine by Salons Libres.
Monumental sculptures in symposia and private collections: in Belgium, France, Greece, Lebanon, Turkey.
Over the years, SAVA received several awards and prizes. Among them are:
- France: First prize at the Salon de Cannes, Grand Prize at the Salon of Orgon,
- Luxembourg: Finalist Competition Rooted,
- UK : Diploma of Excellence from the Biennial of Contemporary Art Competition, Artoteque, London.
SAVA is listed in more than 30 art encyclopedias published in: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, U.K, USA.
Art critics and journalists reported in superlative comments the artistic presence in more than 60 articles.