Art in Conversation with Ion Carchelan
ABOUT THE ARTIST
ION CARCHELAN is a watercolor artist based in the Republic of Moldova.
I paint with watercolor using the technique wet on wet. Watercolor for me is a pleasurable mystery. The more I paint the more I fall in love with it. Only a woman is that mysterious, and each time I want from it something new. To paint with a wet brush on wet paper, you must first have a sense of colors. Sometimes it’s best to simply surrender to the colors, to let them play their own game. But, always there is the need for control and precision. I’m convinced that this interplay is the most difficult of all painting techniques. I consider that watercolor is a euphoria into which we surrender and lose ourselves.
ION CARCHELAN
Watercolour Artist | Republic of Moldova
Artist Statement
ION CARCHELAN is a watercolor artist based in the Republic of Moldova.
I paint with watercolor using the technique wet on wet. Watercolor for me is a pleasurable mystery. The more I paint the more I fall in love with it. Only a woman is that mysterious, and each time I want from it something new. To paint with a wet brush on wet paper, you must first have a sense of colors. Sometimes it’s best to simply surrender to the colors, to let them play their own game. But, always there is the need for control and precision. I’m convinced that this interplay is the most difficult of all painting techniques. I consider that watercolor is a euphoria into which we surrender and lose ourselves.
ION CARCHELAN (Born October 4th 1966, Nisporeni, Republic of Moldova )
Education: Graduated the College of Fine Arts “Al. Plamadeala”-1988
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2002 ;2005 “Marshall Gallery”, NC, USA
2004- “La Decoradora Gallery”, Alicante, Spain
2006; - “ The Little Gallery” on Smith Mountain Lake, VA, USA
2006 - “Greenbrier” WV, USA
2007 - “ The Little Gallery” on Smith Mountain Lake, VA, USA
2007 - “Greenbrier” WV, USA
2008 - “ The Little Gallery” on Smith Mountain Lake, VA, USA
2008 - “Greenbrier” WV, USA
2010 – “Village Smith Galleries” Reynolda Village, Winston-Salem, NC
2010 - “Berkley Gallery”, Warrenton, Virginia, USA
2010 - “ The Little Gallery” on Smith Mountain Lake, VA, USA
2012 -“Pyramide des Metiers d’Art” Cité de l’Or, Saint Amand-Montrond, France 2013 - “Berkley Gallery”, Warrenton, Virginia, USA
2013 - Blvd. Interiors Marketplace, Greensboro, NC
2013 - “ The Little Gallery” on Smith Mountain Lake, VA, USA
2016 - “Irving Park Art & Frame”, Greensboro,NC, USA
2016 - “ The Little Gallery” on Smith Mountain Lake, VA, USA
2016 - “Trouvaille Home”, Winstom-Salem, NC, USA
2016 - “Berkley Gallery”, Warrenton, Virginia, USA
2017 - “Art Tower Gallery”, Baku, Azerbaijan
2017 – “Art Gallery Opizari”, Tbilisi, Georgia
2019- Антикафе Коворкинг "Белый лист" Anticafe Co-working "White Paper", Moscow
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1997; 1998; 2005; 2007- “C. Brancusi” Gallery, Chisinau
1999; 2000- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2003-2013-permanent exhibition: Greenbrier, “Gibson’s” Gallery, WV, USA
2005- “Artsplosure” Raleigh, NC, USA
2005-2015- Annual Charity Exhibition “Night of art” organized by IWCM
2010- “Artsplosure” Raleigh, NC, USA
2011: Biennale de Museo d’Arte from Chianciano Terme , Italy
2012: “Spirit of Art”, MOYA Museum, Viena, Austria
2012: “Little Treasure”, Galleria de’Marchi, Bologna, Italy
2014 - “Re-Interpretation 2014” – INVITATIONAL International Contemporary Watercolor Exhibition Tour, Taicang Museum, Suzhou Art Museum, HKE Art Museum, Ningbo, China 2014 - Salon International de l'aquarelle du Uckange, France
2014 - “Fabriano in aquarello” Fabriano, Italy
2015 - “Re-Interpretation 2015” – INVITATIONAL International Contemporary Watercolor Exhibition Tour, Shanghai No1 Art Museum, China
2015 - “Homer, Love and Peace Through Art” International Watercolor Festival, Bornova/Izmir, Turkey
2016 – “RE-INTERPRETATION 2016”, INVITATIONAL International Contemporary Watercolor Invitational Exhibition - TAICANG MUSEUM, China
2017 - “RE-INTERPRETATION 2017” / INVITATIONAL Chinese-European Contemporary Watercolor Exhibition Vienna, Austria
2017 – “RE-INTERPRETATION 2017” – INVITATIONAL International Contemporary Watercolor Exhibition, Tian Zi Fang Art Center, Shanghai
AWARDS
2006- mention awarded by Union of Artists from Moldova (UAP) to the exhibition “Noi, Tineretul Creator”
2011-Winner of Third Prize Awarded by Confederation of European Art Critics at Biennale de Museo d’Arte from Chianciano Terme, Italy
From 2006 “Titular member” in UAP Moldova
2019 art competition "INTERNATIONAL ART PROFESSIONALS AWARDS"
2019 Ion Carchelan, laureate of the BRONZE MEDAL in the "INTERNATIONAL ART PROFESSIONALS AWARDS 2019" - MONDIAL ART ACADEMIA - WATERCOLOR category
2019 member of Arte Mondiale Paris
2019 GAWA Anual International Watercolor Online Contest "Among Best 50"
Works in private collections in: Republic of Moldova, Romania, USA, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Belgium, Holland, North Ireland, Canada.