Roman Tolici

Biography

Roman Tolici

b. 1974. in Ghetlova village, located in the centre of the Republic of Moldova (former USSR member).

Education

1998 National University of Arts, Bucharest

Lives and works in Bucharest

Roman Tolici is associated with a photographic realism infused by poetry and a surreal sense of everyday existence. His paintings seem to be details of a monumental story related to the general human questions and anxieties.

This narrative force turns the recurrent subjects into never-ending chapters and the reflections of everyday life into projections about time, memory and traces captured by the artist’s tender perception.

  • Solo Exhibitions
  • Selected Group Exhibitions
  • Solo Catalogues / Publications
  • Selected Group Catalogues / Publications
  • Selected Articles / Essays
  • 2018    ROMAN TOLICI, Mobius Gallery, Bucharest
  • 2016    DARK MATTER, Triumph Gallery, Moscow
  • 2015    SIMVLACRVM, Mobius Gallery, Bucharest
  • 2014    MILK. HONEY. BLOOD. Zorzini Gallery @ Stirbei Palace, Bucharest
  • 2014    CEREMONIES, The National Art Museum of Moldova, Chisinau
  • 2012    SWEET NIGHTMARES, H’art Gallery, Bucharest
  • 2012    SENKI, Herman Ottó Museum, Miskolc
  • 2011    GRAFIK UND MALEREI, Ross+Ross Galerie, Stuttgart
  • 2011    NOBODY, Jecza Gallerry, Timişoara
  • 2010    ACTION, Virtuell-Visuell, Dorsten
  • 2010    PREVIEW:ACTION, Galeria Posibila, Bucharest
  • 2009    BARBER’S SHOP, Romanian Cultural Institute, Prague
  • 2009    FOREVER YOUNG, Collectiva Gallery, Berlin
  • 2008    FUCK, Lukovni Salon, Celje
  • 2008    IT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest
  • 2008    PARK, The Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu
  • 2007    FUCK (Work of the month), National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest
  • 2006    THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SANTA CLAUS, H’art Gallery, Bucharest
  • 2006    RECENT DRAWINGS, Galeria Posibila, Bucharest
  • 2005    IN EXITUS, H’art Gallery, Bucharest
  • 2004    HERE-AND-NOW, Galeria Posibila, Bucharest
  • 2002    FANTASMAGORICA, deINTERESE Gallery, Bucharest
  • 2018    Homo Deus, Mobius Gallery/Vacation Gallery, New York
  • 2017    OUT OF THE BLUE, Mobius Gallery, Bucharest
  • 2015    INTO BLACK, Galeria Tipografia, Bucharest
  • 2013    International Biennial of Painting, Chisinau
  • 2011    EAST BY SOUTH WEST, Knoll Galerie, Vienna
  • 2011    THE “OTHER” BODY, Victoria Art Center, Bucharest
  • 2011    BODY UNDER SURVEILLANCE, Victoria Art Center, Bucharest
  • 2011    IDENTITATI, French Institute, Bucharest
  • 2010    BADLY HAPPY: PAIN, PLEASURE AND PANIC IN RECENT ROMANIAN ART, The Performance Art Institute (PAI), San Francisco
  • 2010    ZOOMANIA.RO, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest
  • 2010    10 FOR THE Xth DECADE, The Municipal Gallery of Bucharest, Bucharest
  • 2009    PAINTING (RO)MANIA, European Central Bank, Frankfurt
  • 2008    AGAINST ALL ODDS, Slag Gallery, New York
  • 2006    SEKUNDEN VOM DER UGLUCK 2, Centrum Gelerie, Graz
  • 2006    RETINAL/SEDUCŢIE, The Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu, Casa Matei Gallery, Cluj-Napoca, Museum of Contemporary Art K.O.K.E.M, Miercurea Ciuc, Anaid Gallery, Bucuresti
  • 2006    IMPROVISATION, Tallinna Kunstihoones, Tallin
  • 2005    WORKS 5, Bistrita Gallery, Bistrita
  • 2004    DONUMENTA / Republic of Moldova, Historical Museum, Regensburg
  • 2004    ROMANIAN PAINTIGS, Gunter Verheugen Cabinet, Brussels
  • 2004    ATTERISSAGE, Institut Culturel Roumain, Paris
  • 2004    PUNCT ŞI DE LA CAPĂT, The Banat Museum, Timişoara, Romania
  • 2004    YOUNG COLORS, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest
  • 2004    DESENE LA ORIZONT, Orizont Art Gallery, Bucharest
  • 2003    SIMEZA NOSTRA, Simeza Art Gallery, Bucharest
  • 2002    STRIPBURGER – COMICS FROM THE EAST AND CENTER OF EUROPE, kArtonGallery, Budapest, Fanzinotheque, Poitiers, Emmetrop Organization, Bourges, Mains d’Ouvres Independent Cultural Center, St. Ouven, Paris
  • 2002    BERD, The Parliament Palace, Bucharest
  • 2002    ARTE DIVINA, National Muzeum of Art, Bucharest
  • 2001    SPOT, deINTERESE Gallery, Bucharest
  • 2001    FOOD FOR BODY AND SOUL, Sutu Palace, Bucharest
  • 2000    BUS AND FRIENDS, Atelier35 Gallery, Bucharest
  • 2000    1 PLUS 1, The Literature Museum, Bucharest
  • 2000    ACCENTE – Exhibition for Youth – 3th edition, Apolo Art Gallery, Bucharest
  • ROMAN TOLICI (artist book), Mobius Gallery, Bucharest, 2016
  • ROMAN TOLICI, Ross+Ross Galerie, Stuttgart, 2011
  • NOBODY, Jecza Gallery, Timisoara, 2011
  • ACTION, Virtuell-Visuell, Dorsten, 2010
  • ACTION, Point Contemporary, Bucharest, 2009
  • BARBER’S SHOP, Collectiva Gallery, Berlin, 2009
  • BARBER’S SHOP, postcards limited edition launched with the occasion of the exhibition ROMAN TOLICI. IT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, 2008
  • ADDENDA, Catalogue published with the accasion of the exhibition IT COULD HAPPEN TOMORROW, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, 2008
  •  PARK, H’art Gallery, Bucharest,  The Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu, 2008
  • THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SANTA CLAUS, H’art Gallery, Bucharest, 2006
  • RECENT DRAWINGS, Galeria Posibila, Bucharest, 2006
  • AAARGH!!!, Hardcomics, Bucharest, 2002
  •  100 To Watch, Hardisco, Bucharest, 2009
  • Painting (RO)mania, European Central Bank, Frankfurt, 2009
  • Hardcomics # 7, Hardcomics, Bucharest, 2007
  • AnthologyHardcomicSeex, Hardcomics, Bucharest, 2006
  • 32 painters, H’art Gallerry, Bucharest, 2005
  • Hardcomics 3, Hardcomics, Bucharest, 2005
  • Donumenta/ Republic of Moldova, Regina Hellwig-Schmid, Regensburg, 2004
  • No comment…please, Megaton/ Luca Bonanno Editore, Catania, 2004
  • No Words, Megaton / Luca Bonanno Editore, Catania, 2003
  • INV./0026-0955, Romanian contemporary art – new generation, Galeria Posibila, Bucharest, 2002
  • Stripburek, comics from the other Europe, Forum Ljubljana, Ljubljana 2000
  • Adrian Ioniţă – Artistul, între meşteşug şi originalitate // Ora de Timiş, 25 Sep, 2011
  • Oana Tănase – Roman Tolici Action // ROMAN TOLICI / ACTION catalogue, Virtuell-Visuell, Dorsten, KunstArt am Hellweg, Bochum, 2010
  • „Consider internetul cea mai mare minune a lumii“ Interviu cu Roman Tolici realizat de Mihail Vakulovski // Observator cultural, Nr. 277 / 28 iulie – 4 august 2010
  • Oana Tanase – Roman Tolici. “Forever Young” // Artactmagazine.ro, 4. March 2009
  • Ana Finel Honigman – What makes history’s most famous and infamous men? // Artslant.com, 7. March 2009
  • Ion Bogdan Lefter  – Roman Tolici: statică, pictura devine dinamică… // Revista Tribuna Nr. 153, 2009
  • It could happen tomorrow, Addenda. Interview with Oana Tănase // National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, 2008
  • Sebastian Amza – Un vrajitor, Tolici orheianul! // Ziarul de duminică, Nr. 40, 2008
  • Dan Popescu – Universal Park // ROMAN TOLICI/PARK catalogue, H’art Gallery, Bucharest, 2008
  • Liviana Dan – Treaty about the Nations’ Arcadia // ROMAN TOLICI/PARK catalogue, H’art Gallery, Bucharest, 2008
  • Maria-Magdalena Crişan – Personalitatea imaginii banale // Observator Cultural, Nr. 188, 2008
  • Vladimir Bulat – Tentaţiile ambiguităţii // Observator Cultural, numarul 106 (363) 2007
  • Dana ALTMAN- Roman Tolici: Evanghelia dupa Mos Craciun // Observator Cultural, nr. 106 (363), 2007
  • Dan Popescu – The Gospel according to Santa Claus // ROMAN TOLICI / THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SANTA CLAUS catalogue, H’art Gallery, Bucharest, 2006
  • Vladimir Bulat – Roman Tolici_recent drawings
  • ROMAN TOLICI / RECENT DRAWINGS catalogue, Galeria Posibila, Bucharest, 2006
  • Simona Nastac – Arta cu grad de risc ridicat // Ziarul Prezent, nr. 6, 2006
  • Cosmin Nasui – Cerul instelat prin orbitele unui craniu // Observator Cultural, nr. 293, 2005
  • Vladimir Bulat – Vileagul lui „aici-si-acum“ // Observator Cultural, nr. 217, 2004