Iulian Bocancea
iulian Bocancea, was born in Piatra Neamt, Romania and for the past decade he has been living in Dublin, Ireland. Bocancea’s paintings are exploring the materiality of thoughts and feelings into artworks. The need to express his feelings made him follow up his inner call and pursue a visual artist career. He graduated from National College of Arts and Design in 2021 and obtained a BA in Fine Arts Painting. Just after his graduation, he starts working as the Technical Officer in the Painting Department in the University of NCAD, where he provides supportive assistance to staff and to students in bringing their conceptual ideas to fruition.
iulian Bocancea’s most recent paintings begin by articulating an abstraction of his inner emotions, upon which he develops them further by adding representational imagery. In an experimental way he uses photographic sources to recreate memories from the past, but more important is that his paintings are rooted in the present, creating a thorough provoking process for the viewers. Transparent, semi-transparent and opaque layers are achieved by his use of pigments, oils, and diluted paints; that enables him to create a dynamic layered history of painted visual information.
Website:www.iulianbocancea.com
NCAD:https://2021.ncad.works/graduates/iulian-bocancea
Instagram: @iulian.bocancea.art
Co Founder and Curator of Lucky No. 7
Technical Officer - Paint Department NCAD
EDUCATION
2018 - 2021: NCAD – BA (honours) Diploma in Fine Arts Painting
Level 8 Diploma at National College of Arts and Design
2017 - 2018: Technological University Dublin - Access Foundation Course
Level 6 Minor Award Higher Education Studies
2005 - 2009: Natural Science at National College „Petru Rares”, Neamt, Romania
Baccalaureate degree equivalent to Leaving certificate – scored 91%
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023: LHQ Winter Exhibition– LHQ Gallery Cork County Council Library, Cork , Ireland
2023: 7th Annual Members Exhibition– GOMA Gallery of Modern Art , Waterford, Ireland
2023: Ranelagh Arts Winter Show– Ranelaght Art , Dublin, Ireland
2023: Ranelaght Art Festival – Ranelaght Art , Dublin, Ireland
2022: Cultural Natures – Ranelaght Art , Dublin, Ireland
2022: Medical Centre – Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland
2021: Lucky No 7 Collaboration – Harold’s Cross, Dublin, Ireland
2021: Hush Hush – Mountshannon Arts, Clare, Ireland
2021: Dublin Modular – The Complex Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2021: National College of Art and Design 2021 – New Generation Gallery
2021: Memories from A & B – NCAD Dublin, Ireland
2021: Positives: Painting in the pandemic – NTMA, Dublin, Ireland
2019: The Polish Arts Festival 2019 – The Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland
2019: A way two feelings – The Icon Factory Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
AWARDS
2021 - 2022: NCAD Clancy Quay -Superprojects -Project Art Centre Course 21-22 -Professional Development Programme
2018 - 2021: 1916 Bursary Fund - Department of Education and Skills, Dublin Ireland
WORK EXPERIENCE
2021 - Present - Technical Officer - Paint Department - NCAD, Dublin, Ireland
2017 - 2020 - Intern/Volunteer - The Icon Factory / The Icon Walk - Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland