Dumitru Radu is an accomplished sculptor from Romania, renowned for his powerful, evocative works that bridge music, sensitivity and spiritual world with timeless elegance. Born and raised in the heart of Romania, Dumitru Radu's work draws on a wide range of materials – from marble to bronze and wood, with each piece reflecting his deep respect for innovation and introspection.
Aurelia MOCANU Extracted from the article " Pneuma con Figures" in Cuvântul, no. 7 July 2004
"The force behind Dumitru Radu’s art has been his prodigious imagination and talent for unexpected associations. He has the quite rare ability to bring together figurative and allegorical elements and well-balanced abstract shapes into a coherent whole… Dumitru Radu approached all aspects of contemporary sculpture. His works include monumental sculptures in stone and metal, presented at various art symposia all over the world. At the same time, he masters the secrets of bronze and brass casting and meticulous polishing and he uses carved wood to give life to the smaller works. Born in Vâlcea in 1957, he attended the classes of the prestigious Craiova Fine Arts College and is a graduate of Cluj-Napoca University. After graduation Dumitru Radu entered a different world. It was almost like accepting a challenge. He moved to Bucharest and had his first solo exhibition there, in 1988, as one of the members of the Bucharest art school. Radu belongs to a group of creators whose artistic sensitivity has its origins in the works of Paciurea and has developed along distinctive paths. […] There is little of the existentialist malignance of chimeras in the universe of his art. Nevertheless, his works owe much to a sort of ‘musical Purgatory’ that goes back to his youth, when he drew sketches of his colleagues, wind instrumentalists, while they were practising."
General information
1957: Born in Pueşti village, Valea-Mare commune, Vâlcea County
1985: Graduated the courses at the "Ion Andreescu" Fine Arts Institute in Cluj-Napoca, sculpture department
Personal Exhibitions
1999: Personal Exhibition Sculpture and Drawing, “Simeza” Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2001: Personal Exhibition Sculpture,“National Theatre, Ronda Gallery”, Bucharest, Romania
2003: Personal Exhibition Sculpture, “Simeza” Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2004: Personal Exhibition Sculpture, Contemporary Art Museum, Rm. Vâlcea, Romania
2007: Personal Exhibition Sculpture,“Casa Luxemburg” Gallery, Sibiu, Romania
2010: Personal Exhibition Sculpture "Spektru” Gallery, Veliko-Târnovo, Bulgaria
2014: Personal Exhibition Sculpture and Drawing, "Simeza" Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2016: Personal Exhibition Sculpture “Terra”, "Palatele Brancoveneşti" Cultural Centre, Mogoşoaia, Romania
2017: Personal Exhibition Sculpture “Terra”, Art Museum in Rm. Vâlcea, Romania
2019: Personal Exhibition Sculpture “Theatrum Mundi”, "Palatele Brancoveneşti" Cultural Centre, Mogoşoaia, Romania
2020: Personal Exhibition Sculpture “The Eternal Return”, Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu, Romania
2021: Personal Exhibition Sculpture “Lux Aeterna”, Oradea Museum, Oradea, Romania
2022: Personal Exhibition Sculpture “The Eternal Return”, Bistriţa Năsăud Museum, Bistriţa, Romania
2024: Personal Exhibition Sculpture and Graphics “In the Garden of Destiny”, National Museum of Romanian Literature, Bucharest, Romania
2024: Personal Exhibition Sculpture "The Spiral of Destiny", Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2025: Personal Exhibition Sculpture and Graphics "The Spiral of Destiny", History Museum, Rm. Vâlcea, Romania
Symposiums
1991: International Sculpture Symposium “de Stenen Poort”, Holland
1992: Symposium of Sculpture, Apeldoorn, Holland
1994: International Symposium of Sculpture, Zalau, Romania
1995: International Sculpture Symposion, Morges, Switzerland
1995: International Symposium “Marin Verbanov”, Bulgaria
1996: International Symposium of Sculpture, Rillieux-la-Pape, France
1997: International Symposium of Sculpture, Fukuoka, Japan
1999: Symposium of Sculpture, Baia Mare, Romania
1999: Symposium of Sculpture, “Lebăda” Hotel, Bucharest, Romania
1999: International Symposium of Sculpture, Antalya, Turkey
1999: Symposium of Sculpture in metal, Călăraşi, Romania
2000: International Symposium of Sculpture, San Chung, Coreea
2000: International Symposium of Sculpture, La Châtre, France
2001: International Symposium of Sculpture, Pitesti, Romania
2001: International Symposium of Sculpture, Târgu Jiu, Romania
2001: International Symposium of Sculpture, Fuente Palmera, Spain
2003: International Symposium of Sculpture, Ankara, Turkey
2005: Symposium of Sculpture, Bistra, Romania
2005: International Symposium of Sculpture, Nueva Carteya, Spain
2006: International Symposium of Sculpture, Ankara, Turkey
2007: Symposium of Sculpture, Negreşti Oaş, Romania
2011: International Symposium of Sculpture, Changy Chevannes, France
2014: International Symposium of Sculpture, Măciuca, Romania
2020: International Symposium of Sculpture, Corbeanca, Romania
Prizes
1997: The Prize of Jury at International Sculpture Symposium, Fukuoka, Japan
2000: The Prize of Jury at International Sculpture Symposium, San Chung, Coreea
2000: The Prize for Sculpture of Romanian Fine Artist Union
2000: 3rd Prize at International Sculpture Symposium, La Châtre, France
2003: The Prize for Sculpture of Romanian Fine Artist Union
2017: The Prize for Sculpture of “Ion Andreescu” Fine Arts Biennial, Buzău, Romania