Marian Avramescu

By LatAm ARTE

Marian Avramescu was born on February 9, 1957 in Singeru, Prahova, Romania. He studied Geography at the University of Bucharest. Later he studied painting in the workshop of Serfi (modernist painter, professor at the Nicolae Grigorescu Institute). Marian Avramescu started in the print media and has been a contributor to numerous national and foreign newspapers and magazines. His first exhibition was his glass icons. He very soon became famous for his portraits that capture the soul of the characters portrayed. The album, which contains 101 portraits, from the Patriarch and King Michael to leading bankers, received the “Romanian Press Club” award. In 2004 the graphic news agency AM Press published his book "Cum ma vezi si cum to vad". Marian Avramescu currently works as a press caricaturist for “Antena 3 TV Romania”. He presented his creative work in several personal exhibitions in Bucharest, Ploiesti, Cluj-Napoca: Piatra Neamt and Singeru. His works have received prestigious awards in international caricature and graphic competitions, of which we mention some of them: • Special award at “Pressclub Awards”, Bucharest - 2005 • First place Zikison Serbian cartoon, Gold Prize 6LM China International Cartoon Competition - 2007 • China Red Man Excellence Award - 2008 • Third place International Cartoon Competition "Debiut" Zielona Gora - Poland • Diploma of Honor International Cartoon Competition Addis Ababa-Ethiopia - 2009 • Honorary Diploma from Nosorog (Rhinoceros) Magazine "Politics and politicians" - Serbia - 2010 • Ylmaz Guney Cinema Türkiye Honor Award - 2012 • Second place in Smiling Cat - 2013 • He was a member of the jury of the international cartoon competitions in China: Iran and Germany.