MIRCEA SUCIU – BLEEDING HEART
2021-08-30The exhibition takes its title from the derogatory (political) term for a person considered to be excessively soft-hearted or liberal. Before surfacing in conservative rhetoric as a term of disparagement for more liberal politicians, the term was used in religious writings and iconography in reference to the heart of Jesus Christ and was found in literature to describe sincere emotional outpourings. As an artist, Mircea Suciu is deeply fascinated by humankind and its actions. Through his art, he seeks to understand the world around him and to process it until he reaches a conclusive result.
The human condition is the main focus of his work. Suciu is intrigued by the tragedies human beings inflict upon each other but also by humankind’s frailty as well as its ability to constantly adapt and evolve. Through his work he refers to and reflects upon the histories of violence, oppression and abuse of power which he connects with the current state of humankind. His images are meant to push the viewer to meditate upon history in order to arrive at a feeling of compassion with the depicted subject.
Opposite – America (after Velázquez) (4), 2021
Exhibition runs through to October 23rd, 2021
Zeno X Gallery
Godtsstraat 15
2140 Antwerp
Belgium
