Nationality Moldovan Known for Painting, Sculpture Spouse Viive Sterpu | Role Viive Sterpu's husband Name Eugen Sterpu | |
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Born 10 June 1963 ( 1963-06-10 ) Damascani, Moldavian SSR | ||
Eugen Sterpu (nickname Gicu, born June 10, 1963), is a painter, as was his Estonian wife Viive Sterpu. Sterpu lives and works in Tallinn, Estonia.
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Education
Eugen Sterpu studied 1975–1981 in Arts High School Moldavia and 1981–1989 in Eesti Riiklik Kunstiinstituut (renamed 1989 as Eesti Kunstiakadeemia / Estonian Academy of Arts). In Estonia he specialized in sculpture. Between the years 1994–1995 Sterpu taught at the Moldovan Arts High School in Chişinău.
Exhibitions
Eugen Sterpu has had individual and joint exhibitions in Moldova, Romania, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Russia. In April 2012 Eugen will have a joint art exhibition with her wife in Turku, Finland.
Technique
Eugen Sterpu has invented a special and original way of working with pastel colors. He draws on sandpaper and uses linseed oil. The resulting colours are clear and strong. The right couloured passe-partout helps bringing out the pure clearnes and contrast of the colours. Education in sculpture has deepened his knowledge about architecture which is the favourite subject in his works. Most of his works are three-dimensional because of his special technique.
In 2004 Estonian Television (ETV, Eesti Televisioon) made a documentary Viive and Eugen Sterpu for the programme series Subjektiiv. Viive Sterpu died in 2012.
Memberships
Viive Sterpu was a member of Eesti Kunstnike Liit (The Estonian Artists' Association (EAA)).