TINCUTA MARIN

In her works, Tincuta Marin draws upon motifs from ancient cultures, rich with symbolism and the sublime. She is particularly inspired by Ancient Egyptian mythology, with its emphasis on creation, protection, and the divine. Picasso – both painter and sculptor – serves as a significant reference, connecting her work to the traditions of 20th-century art. The interplay bridges the ancient and the contemporary. The female figure, central to many ancient cultures, carries a supernatural and creative significance in her work.

In troubled times, marked by profound political and social crises, the reactivation of magical thinking – long intertwined with artistic expression – emerges as a form of protection, a symbolic threshold reminiscent of the sacred spaces of antiquity. Through drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture, Marin’s work moves fluidly between reality and fantasy, affirming the significance of myth today.

****Solo exhibitions include: Whiskers, White Cuib, Cluj-Napoca (2026); Gloaming, Galeria Plan B, Berlin (2025); Where the Sun Sleeps, Oratorio dei Crociferi, Venice (2024); Purring Figure, Ellen de Bruijne Projects, Amsterdam (2024); Line, Point, Form and Colour, CFHILL Stockholm (2023); Distant Realities, curated by Mark Gisbourne, Jecza Gallery, Timisoara (2023); Chapter IV, Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong (2022); Chapter III - When we enter the lair of Bigfoot, Gagafu and Dracovenie. Let’s hope we get out alive..., Jecza gallery at RKI Berlin (2022); EREWHON/NOHWERE, National Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca (2021); Dianthus Caryophyllus, Jecza Gallery, Timisoara (2021); Dinozaurii traiesc in cele sapte ceruri suprapuse, White Cuib Gallery, Cluj-Napoca (2019).

Selected group exhibitions: Transylvanian Painting Today, curated by Jane Neal, Telegraph Gallery, Olomouc (2026); Rhythmic Stress, /SAC, Bucharest (2026); IT’S NO CRIME TO TICKLE TIME. 20 Years of Plan B, Plan B, Berlin (2025); One Eye Laughing, the Other Crying. Art From Romania. Ovidiu Șandor Collection, The International Cultural Centre, Krakow (2025); Autoportret de parcurs, Galeria PARTER, Cluj-Napoca (2024), A Tower of Birds, Conector - On - Off, Cluj-Napoca (2024), State of Flux, Biju Gallery, Cluj-Napoca (2024), autoportret, Galeria Plan B, Berlin (2024), Kindred Visions, Secci Gallery, Florence (2023); The Picasso Effect, Museum of Recent Art / MARe & Picasso Museum, Bucharest (2023); Ghosts Whisper Loud and Clear, Zina Project Space, Cluj-Napoca (2023); Les Femmes du Feu, Sector 1 Gallery, Bucharest (2022); Dreams & Games, Tajan Gallery, Paris (2022); Stolen Moments, Vivid Dreams, David Kovats Gallery, London (2022); 1+2+3+4, Jecza Gallery, Timisoara (2021); XYZ, QContemporary, Budapest (2021); Romanian Contemporary Art, CFHILL, Stockholm (2021); Network Access, Funnel Contemporary, Belgrade (2021); Echoes beneath the waves, Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca (2020); The Night Watch, Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca (2019); Soon this body will be still, Matca Art Space, Cluj-Napoca (2019); A word for each of us, Richter FineArt Gallery, Rome (2018); Sottobosco, Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca (2018); Talking ‘bout my generation, Plan B Gallery, Cluj-Napoca (2018), Breaking Rules, Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca (2017).

Courtesy Galeria Plan B