Biography

Born in Bârlad

Bârlad

Bârlad is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the Bârlad River, which waters the high plains of eastern Moldavia....

, Guguianu attended primary school and began high school there, finishing at Galaţi

Galati

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. From 1941 to 1945, he attended courses at the Fine Arts School

Bucharest National University of Arts

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 in Bucharest

Bucharest

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, taught by Cornel Medrea

Cornel Medrea

Cornel Medrea was a Romanian sculptor.He won numerous awards, including Honorary Diploma at the Barcelona International Exhibition, 1929; Great Prize at the Paris International Exhibition, 1937; International Prize at the New York Exhibition, 1939; National Prize for Sculpture, 1945; State Prize,...

. He then taught drawing and calligraphy at high schools in his native city. From 1954 to 1956 he was based in Iaşi

Iasi

Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...

, restoring historic monuments there and in Bârlad.

He began entering his sculptures at annual and biennial exhibitions in 1948. In 1956, he joined the Artists' Union of Romania and moved to Bucharest. Among the exhibitions where his work has featured are those at Budapest

Budapest

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, Odense

Odense

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, Rome

Rome

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, San Marino, Naples

Naples

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, Aranđelovac, Belgrade

Belgrade

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, Montpellier

Montpellier

-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....

, Paris

Paris

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, São Paulo

São Paulo

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, New York City

New York City

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, Ankara

Ankara

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, Bamako

Bamako

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, Washington

Washington, D.C.

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, Seville

Seville

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 and Miami. His awards include an honorary prize at the 1972 Venice Biennale

Venice Biennale

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; three other prizes at Naples during the 1970s; and a gold medal from San Marino (1981). In 2002, upon marking his 80th birthday and over 60 years of activity, President

President of Romania

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 Ion Iliescu

Ion Iliescu

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 made him a knight of the Order of the Star of Romania

Order of the Star of Romania

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.

His work is exhibited at the Countess Madeleine Galleries in New York City, and the Marcel Guguianu Foundation was established in 1992.