Miron Schmückle Non saturatur oculus visu "The Eye Is Not Satisfied with Seeing" Curator: Dr. Hans-Werner Schmidt Preview & artist-curator talk: Thursday, 5th October, 18.00h Opening exhibition: Friday, 6th October, 19.00h - 03.00h

Exhibition: 6th October – 20th November 2017 Partner: Goethe Institute

Anca Poterasu Gallery 58 Plantelor Street, Bucharest www.ancapoterasu.com

Miron Schmückle, Non saturatur oculus visu I, watercolours, Indian ink and pencils on cardboard, 195x125cm, 2017 / detail

Anca Poterasu Gallery is delighted to announce opening of the exhibition The Eye Is Not Satisfied with Seeing, of guest-artist Miron Schmückle, curated by Dr. Hans-Werner Schmidt. The exhibition was conceived taking into consideration the architectural heritage of the gallery building, dating from the end of the XIXth century. Artist Miron Schmückle intervened into the space by drawing and painting directly onto the walls, inspired by the original ceiling frescos.

“For over a quarter of a century, Miron Schmückle has been travelling through his botanical worlds. And, as every botanist, he enjoys both presenting the world of plants to enchanted eyes as well as systematizing it, following botanical expertise. Thus, the splendid cosmos of buds, flowers, leaves, stems, stalks, roots and tubers has entered into his series of works. "Hortus Conclusus" started in 1994 and has been continuously expanded, as well as his series "Botanical Archives", which he began in 1996, […]. The design of his oeuvre alone illustrates that Miron Schmückle is interested in the proliferation of vegetal growth, whose dynamics is unbounded and luxuriance unlimited, while, at the same time he lays claim to the fact that the alleged disorder implies a form of order."

- Excerpt from curatorial text, by Dr. Hans-Werner Schmidt

With the support of Goethe Institute www.goethe.de/bukarest

The vernissage was a special event, part of the White Night of the Art Galleries www.noapteagaleriilor.ro

Miron Schmückle (b. 1966, Sibiu) is a Berlin-based artist – born in Romania - who has been living and working in Germany for more than 20 years. He graduated the Doctoral Program at the Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design Kiel in 2016. He has exhibited in Romania only once before, in 2009, at Brukenthal Museum (Sibiu) and this is his first solo show in Bucharest. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions: Haus der Kuturen der Welt, Berlin (2015); College des Bernadins, Paris (2013); Kieler Stadtgalerie (2010); Stadtische Galerie Villa Zanders (2008); Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen (2005); Kunsthaus Erfurt (2003); Kallmann Museum, Ismaning (2002); Museo Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna (2001);Ursula-Blickle Foundation, Kraichtal (2001); 2nd Ars Baltica Triennial of Photographic Art (1999); 4th International Triennial of Photographic Art, Esslingen (1998). His solo shows include: Kunstmuseum Bayreuth (2016); Gallery Manzoni Schäper, Berlin (2011); Brukenthal Museum, Sibiu (2009); Gallery Rena Bransten, San Francisco (2007); Villa Concordia, Bamberg (2005); Hamburg Kunsthalle (2002); Museum Ostedeutche Galerie, Regensburg (1997); Kunsthalle zu Kiel (1997). His work are in numerous public institution collections among which we name: Kunsthalle Kiel, Graphic Art Collection; Ludwig-Forum, Essen; Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg; Villa Concordia, Bamberg; Isobe Art Collection, Tokio; West Collection, Pennsylvania; Schwules Museum, Berlin; Stadtgalerie, Kiel; Museum of Modern Art Berlinische Galerie.