1971--1979
Group Exhibitions: 1979, 1978, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971 
One-man Exhibitions 1976, 1974,
Work in progress or not exhibite
Interviews: 1974, see the interviews section
A period of exploring and experimenting with mathematically-based artworks; projects emulating cybernetic interactions. Algorithmic operations, algorithmic transformations of forms already obtained or algorithmic operations requiring, on the fly, generative/fine art decisions from the artist in order to complete the process. Meta-Phorms, S-Bands. Hand painting remains an important part of his interest.
Group Exhibitions.
1979
• The Country of the World, ballet costumes, The Little Theater, Bucharest, Romania.
• Mosaic Mural, 60 sq.m., with Ion Stendl, Turnu Mãgurele, Romania.
1978
• The Study, Art Museum of Timisoara, Romania.
1975
• The Body, the University of Medicine, Bucharest, Romania.
• Art and Nature, the New Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
1974
S-Bands at the Romanian Modern
Art, Novji Sad, Yugoslavia.
A major Romanian art exhibition.
1973
• 9th Sigma Festival at the Gallery of Fine Arts, Bordeaux, France. Director Roger Lafosse. Featuring digital artworks by Sherban Epuré (11 drawings and gouaches, Bands-S film 16mm., and a paper at the colloquium Creation Artificielle chaired by Georges Charbonnier and Abraham Mohles), Sture Johannesson, Peter Kreiss, Kenneth Knowlton, Herbert Franke, Herve Huitric, Vera Molnar, Manfred Mohr, Georg Nees, Jacques Palumbo. Performances by Maurice Bejart, Pierre Henri, Miles Davis Sextet, Young Giants of Jazz, Jean Luc Godard, and others. Music by Xenakis, Constant, Sophia Gubaidulina, and Nicolas de Pelken under Pierre Courtiuox’s direction.) November 18--December 8.
• 8th Youth Biennial of Paris, Museum of Modern Art, (link1 and link2) Paris, France. Director Georges Boudaille. Romanian artists invited by France: Sherban Epuré (S-Bands, movie and installation), Ana Lupas, Mircea Spataru, Eugen Tautu.
• Persona/Meta-Phorm, awarded at the Third
Fine Art Competition, Platres, Cyprus.
• The Artist
and His Universe, Galatzi Art Museum, Romania. Curator Maria
Crisan.
• The Landscape, The New Gallery Bucharest, Romania.
• Constructivism, the Cycle Attitudes, Studio35, Orizont Gallery, Bucharest , Romania.
1972
• The Drawing, Apollo Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.
1971
• 25th Edinburgh Festival at the Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh, England. Director Richard Demarco.
A major Romanian participation, featuring works by Ion Bitzan, Horia
Bernea, Radu Dragomirescu, Sherban Epuré, Ion Gheorghiu, Paul
Neagu, Ilie Pavel, Diet Sayler, Vladimir Setran, Radu Stoica, Liviu Ciulei, Lucian Pintilie,
and others.
• 7th Youth Biennial of Paris, Manifestation Biennale et Internationale des Jeunes Artistes du 24 septembre au 1er novembre 1971. Parc Floral de Paris, France. Director Georges Boudaille. Featuring, among others, works by Sherban Epuré (S-Bands, installation and film), Horia Bernea, Paul Neagu (Romanians presented by France), Vito Acconci, Christian Boltanski, Dan Graham, Nancy Graves, Jean Le Gac, Bruce Nauman, etc.
One-man Exhibitions
1976
• Simeza Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, December.
1974
• Painting and Cybernetics, installation and extensive one man show at The New Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, April.
Other work from the period
1971--1979
Meta-Phorms
• Developing a body of works based on mathematical thinking.
First tentative experiments with digital technologies, 1971.
First Meta-Phorms. Experiments with generative processes which emulate cybernetic interactions. The work evolves as a series of straight algorithmic processes intertwined with operational decisions made on the fly. Subsequently the Meta-Phorm becomes the central focus of all of the artist’s painting.
S-Bands
• S-Bands, 35 mm color movie, Al. Sahia Studios, Romania, 1971.
Paintings.
• 1971--1979 series. Reorienting painting to visually express mathematically based propositions.
Drawings
• 1971--1979 series. New algorithmic procedures rendered as paintings.
• 1971-1979. Studying nature and the masters in parallel with the decision to make mathematics the main subject of my painting.
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"The Japaneze series" in the Apple Glade (Poiana Marului), Romania |
Outdoor studies of values in the Apple Glade (Poiana Marului), Romania |
Studies of the five overlaping compositions in several masterpieces |
Writings
• 1971--1974
Press
• 1971--1975
