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Leontin Tibacov, born on 26.02.1959 in
the Simeria town from Transsylvania, spends his first years of his
life playing on the banks of the Mures river, full of stones with
strange shapes which he later tries make from clay, being obvious
that he has artistic inclinations.
In spite of his family's reserves he passes
the entrance exams for the middle school of arts from Deva, where
he gets his first knowledge about arts. Then he is the first who
enters the 9th grade of the high school of arts in Deva, the sculpture
section where he learns both to mould and to work in plaster stone,
in metal and to paint. In 1980 he enters the Academy of Arts from
Bucharest, the ceramics section heaving Lucia Ioan as a teacher,
until 1984. Here he experiments on different techniques and receipes
which he puts into practice in the ceramics manufactures where the
students use to work every year.
He is fascinated by ceramic glazes and masses,
experimenting conttinually and looking for "non-orthodox"
working methods of ceramics.
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Exhibitions
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| 2002Visual Art International Fair (aegis
of U.N.E.S.C.O.) |
Bucharest Circus Hall |
| 2000 Visual Art International Fair |
Bucharest National Theatre |
| 2001 The Exheibition Hall of Transsylvanian
Art |
Art Gallery Alba Iulia |
| 1996-1997 The Exhibition Hall of Transsilvanian |
Art Art Gallery Alba Iulia |
| 1990 The anniversary exhibition "On
YEAR FROM THE Revolution" |
Art Gallery Alba Iulia |
| 1989 The Triennale of Decorative Arts of
the Romanian Fine Arts Association |
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| 1989 The Exhibiion Hall of Glass and Ceramics
of the F.A.A. |
The Museum of Glas and Ceramics Bucharest |
| 1989 Exhibition of the Subsidiary Alba of
the F.A.A. |
Art Gallery Sibiu |
| 1989 National Exhibition of the Youth |
Dalles Hall, Bucharest |
| 1987 Group exhibition |
Arnsberg - Germany |
| 1986 The Rebublican Exhibition of Decorative
Art of the F.A.A. |
The Dalles Hall Bucharest |
| 1984 The Quadriennale of Decorative Arts
of the F.A.A |
Dalles Hall Bucharest |
| 1984 The Municipal Hall of Decorative Arts of the FAA |
the Museum of Collections Bucharest |
| 1983 The Municipal Hall of Decorative Arts of the FAA |
The Museum of Collections Bucharest Camps |
| 2002 The International camp Veranka |
Hungary |
| 1993 Szekesfehervar |
Hungary |
| 1988 The camp "Workshop 35" |
Botosani |
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Prizes:
Prize for Decorative Art - The National Exhibition of Yonth 1989
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Member
of: Workshop 35 since
1984; The Romanian Fine Arts Association since 1986
Between 1985 1991 he works as a designer at
the Porcelain Factory "Apullum", one of the
greatest from Europe.
In 1990 he opens his own porcelaine manufacure
where he works unique objects/ each object being long elaborated and
hand made in all the stages of production.
He centres upon utility products which he
changes into object of art.
He manufactures vases, ash-trays, trays, sets
of saucers, caffee cups, jewels, perfume bottles, fruit bowls, bowls,
chess pieces candelsticks, figurines, summing up over 100 models,
each being produced in an infinite number of variants and colour.
The objects are made by Leontin,together with
his wife and they are signed by both artists. Being
hand made only by the two of them, they are produced only in a limited
number and the time of performing differs according to the quantity
and to the models.
The decoration is done with methalic colouring
matters with gold.platinum and silver.
Leontin partcipated with his objects to several
international fairs and exhibitions. His works can be seen at the
"Hundert Art Gallery" Bad Soden Germany. As well as in the
Art Galleries from Bucharest and from the country. The artist's works
can also be found in the USA, Great Britain. France, Italy, Holland,
Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, South Africa.
"I love animals and flowers and I think we still have a long
way to go till we understand them and to harmonize with them".
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