Alexandru Ranga Wins Hotel Caro Prize

We are delighted to announce that the RAD Sculpture Park Award, offered by Hotel Caro, is being granted this year to artist Alexandru Ranga, for his remarkable work, "Matca."

Congratulations, Alexandru, for a creation that captivated the jury through its expressive power and the balance between materiality and concept. We extend our sincere thanks to our partner, Hotel Caro, for supporting contemporary art and for promoting emerging talents within the RAD Art Fair.

"Matca" came to life as part of the 2023 exhibition "Noiz" at IOMO Gallery in Bucharest. It was created by copying and casting various plant elements found around the artist’s studio, which gives the piece its unique plasticity. The sculpture is alert and defensive in character, with distortions and the interplay between glossy surfaces and the roughness of the metal serving as defining features that cover its entire form. This contrast accentuates both the strength and the nobility of this being.