Albanian and French artist, Albert Pema was born in Vlore (Albania), he lives and works in Paris. 2013 - Graduated from the University of Paris VIII, Master 2 in Plastic Arts ; 1992 - Graduated from the Superior Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana (Albania). Selected Exhibitions International Biennial Print Exhibit 2022 R.O.C. Taiwan ; 8th Biennial FOOTPRINT International Competition 2022 USA ; 5th International Printmaking Biennial 2022 Čačak Serbia ; FIIC 2022-Festival Internazionale di Incisione Contemporanea T Read Morerento Italy ; 48th International Print Award CARMEN AROZENA 2021 Madrid Spain ; Exhibition (collectif) « Printmaking 2022 » The Art Center Dover New Hampshire USA ; Salon de l’Automne 2022 Paris ; Journée de l’Estampe contemporaine 2022 Place Saint-Sulpice Paris ; XI International Biennial Drawing Graphic Art « The Masters of Graphic Arts » Győr Hungary ; InkMasters Print Exhibition 2021 Cairns Australia ; London Art Biennale 2021 UK ; 22e Triennale Grenchen 2021 Switzerland ; Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Cachan 2021 France ; 21th International Print Biennial Varna 2021 Bulgaria ; 10th International Triennial of Graphic Art Bitola 2021 North Macedonia ; 4th Kaunas International Printmaking Biennial « THE NATURE OF LIGHT » Lithuania ; Exhibition (collectif) « Art Actuel France-Japon 2021 » The National Art Center Tokyo Japan ; Exhibition (collectif) « UnEditioned 2021 » Manhattan Graphics Center New York USA-online ; 2nd International Mini Print Triennial « INTAGLIO » White World Gallery Kyiv Ukraine ; 11e Triennale Mondiale de l’Estampe Chamalières 2021 France ; AIMPE 2021, Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2021 Japan ; International Contemporary Print Biennial « Iosif Iser » 2021-14th Edition Ploiesti Romania ; 10th International Printmaking Biennial Douro 2020 Portugal ; Fourth International Printmaking Biennial Čačak 2020 Serbia ; Mini Maxi Prints 2020 Galleri Heike Arndt DK Berlin Germany ; 4th International Printmaking Triennial Belgrade Serbia-online ; Exhibition (collectif) « S’étendre en filaments » Galerie l’OpenBach Paris ; Biennale di Grafica Contemporanea-Premio Diego Donati-VI Edizione Perugia Italy-online ; Mini Maxi Prints 2019 Galleri Heike Arndt DK Berlin Germany ; International Mini Print Exhibition 2019 Husby Konsthall Sweden ; IV Triennale de gravure en taille-douce de Lisle-sur-Tarn Musée Raymond Lafage Tarn France ; Miniprint-Dreux II Biennale Internationale de l’estampe Chapelle de l’Hôtel-Dieu Dreux France. Artist statement My engraving works are inspired by the organic environment and the living world. Also, they are built around the notion of abstraction. Based on observations of nature, the seabed or the plant world, the engraved surfaces are composed through several random encounters of lines, solids and shapes of varying sizes. In this development, they particularly form a view around the proliferation of an organic universe. In this cellular architecture the initial idea is transformed and develops a new surface of reflection, an abstract image.
Skills: etching
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