Ovidiu Anton
Ovidiu Anton was born in 1982 in Timişoara, Romania; he lives and works in Vienna. He studied at École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Marseille and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. He deals with film and video, performance, drawing and sculptural objects. His works often take on a political character. In his context, the artist concentrates on seeking and highlighting the paradoxical nuances of the surrounding world.
His solo exhibitions have been organised at Gallery 5020, Salzburg; Christine König Gallery, Vienna; Tobacco Cultural Centre, Ljubljana; König2 by_robbygreif, Vienna; Future Museum, Bucharest and G99 Gallery in Brno. He participated, among others, in group exhibitions at Frappant, Hamburg; MAK Vienna; MUMOK cinema, Vienna; Anca Poterasu Gallery, Bucharest; Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein; Jewish Museum, Hohenems; City Gallery of Ljubljana; Karst Projects, Plymouth; Galeria Labirynt, Lublin and other institutions.
EDUCATION
2010
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Performative Arts and Sculpture
Vienna, Austria
2009
École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Marseille, France
2004
School for Artistic Photography - Friedl Kubelka
Vienna, Austria
JURY
Noit Banai
Hans Schabus
Hemma Schmutz
Much Untertrifaller
Christoph Thun-Hohenstein
FINAL PROJECT
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