MAKI Gallery is pleased to present Shadow of Others, a solo exhibition by Romanian artist Marius Bercea, at Omotesando, Tokyo. Bercea’s work merges contrasting perspectives, creating a space where fiction and reality, glamour and fragility, memory and oblivion intersect, posing questions that function both as a historical reflection and an autobiographical journey.
In Shadow of Others—a painting that lends its name to the exhibition—the artist contemplates Romania’s historical position on the periphery, navigating its shifting relationships with dominant global powers. Figures in the painting appear to enjoy a seaside setting, yet plants and sunshades partially obscure them, their forms blending into the landscape.
For Bercea, painting is an ongoing daily practice, fueled by a continuous encounter with art history, literature, cinema, music, and travel. His work, the result of constant exploration in his creative laboratory, embodies the boundless possibilities of his chosen medium and navigates between socio-political concerns and personal experiences. We warmly invite you to experience this compelling meditation on history, memory, and identity, thoughtfully articulated by Bercea’s evocative and multilayered visual language.
In Shadow of Others—a painting that lends its name to the exhibition—the artist contemplates Romania’s historical position on the periphery, navigating its shifting relationships with dominant global powers. Figures in the painting appear to enjoy a seaside setting, yet plants and sunshades partially obscure them, their forms blending into the landscape.
For Bercea, painting is an ongoing daily practice, fueled by a continuous encounter with art history, literature, cinema, music, and travel. His work, the result of constant exploration in his creative laboratory, embodies the boundless possibilities of his chosen medium and navigates between socio-political concerns and personal experiences. We warmly invite you to experience this compelling meditation on history, memory, and identity, thoughtfully articulated by Bercea’s evocative and multilayered visual language.
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