- Eugen Sterpu
Eugen Sterpu (nickname Gicu), born on
10 June ,1963 inDămăşcani village in the northern part of theMoldavian SSR , is a painter, as is his Estonian wifeViive Sterpu . Sterpu lives and works inTallinn ,Estonia .Education
Eugen Sterpu studied
1975 –1981 in Arts High School Moldavia and1981 –1989 inEesti Riiklik Kunstiinstituut (renamed1989 asEesti Kunstiakadeemia / Estonian Academy of Arts). In Estonia he specialized in sculpture. Between the years1994 –1995 Sterpu taught at the Moldovan Arts High School inChişinău .Exhibitions
Eugen Sterpu has had individual and joint exhibitions in
Moldova ,Romania ,Denmark ,Estonia ,Finland ,Sweden andRussia .Technique
Eugen Sterpu has invented a special and original way of working with pastel colors.Fact|date=August 2008 He draws on sandpaper and uses linseed oil. The resulting colours are clear and strong. The right couloured passe-partout helps bringing out the pure clearnes and contrast of the colours. Education in sculpture has deepened his knowledge about architecture which is the favourite subject in his works. Most of his works are three-dimensional because of his special technique.
In
2004 Estonian Television (ETV, Eesti Televisioon) made a documentary “Viive and Eugen Sterpu” for the programme series “Subjektiiv”.Memberships
Viive Sterpu is a member of
Eesti Kunstnike Liit (The Estonian Artists' Association (EAA)).External links
* [http://www.styf.ee/art/sterpu/s_s_01.php Eugen Sterpu art]
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