Marcel Iancu- Monografie

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Afisui

Expoziliei Cenlenor

Morcel oncu

Poster for the

Morce.lonco

Cenlenory Exhlbltlon

It1,ze" Notc o dPArOrlRrncrt,ieplembrle rolembrie'96

CO

Centenor

w ffiffiffiI 995Centenory

Mlnister! C!li!r;l

Uniuneq Arhiieclilor din Rorrernio

Mrz-^ul Notional de Add q Romdnlei



EXPOZT/EEX'IIBITTON

CenlenstItlllrrcel lancv,t 895-1995lo Mrzeu Nofioncl de

Artd ol Rorf dniei,

Bucure;ii, 1996

()rganizolori:

Unluneo Arhitecli or din

Romdn oMuzeul Nolronc de Artd

o Romdnlel

Sub pctronolu

Ministerului Culturil

din Romernl,r

Comisarii expoziliei:Anco lloccnelDono Herboy

R ea lizat'o rii se cti e i d e

orhiteclurd;

Anco Bocirnef,

Nicoloe Loscu,

Ano Morlc Zchoriode

Reolizalorii secltei depict'urd 5i grofica:

Dcno Herboy,Rodico Moiel,Mcricnc Vido

Colaboratori;Geo Serbon,Anco Tomc;evschi Sondu,

Rodico Morlon

Design pentru seclto

de orhitecturd si ofi5;

loon Cuciurcdt

Mochete.Proleci Bucuresti, S. A.

PCTMullumiri;

Persoone particuIore;

Dodi .lcnco, Tel Aviv

Monico Vieru, Bucuresl

Steven Jonco, Monlreo

Adincr Reich, Tel Avlv

V odimir Pcrnd, Bucuresli

Adincr Ncnu, Bucuregti

Coleclioncri porticulori de

crld ce doresc sd rdmdnd

ononimi

Bibliotecc Acodemlei,

Bu cu resli

Muzeu Lilercturil Romcne

B u cu regli

Saonsori:

Federollo ComunltdrfiLor

Evreiegti din Romanio

Amboscrdo lsroe u ui in

Romdnic

PCT

Proiecl Bucuresii, SA

MarceI tancoGentenary,t 895-1995he Ncl ono Mrseun :'

Art of Romonio, Bucnoresi

1996

Or5lanizers:

Th-^ Union of Architects ol

RomcrnloThe Nolionol Museum of

Art of Romcnic

Under the poironoge of

ihe Minisiry of Cu lure of

Romcrnio

Curators.

Ancc BoconefDono Herbcry

The a rchit'eclu re sect'ion

was done by:Anco Boconel,

Nico cre Loscu,

Ano Morc Zohoriode

The painling and grophicseclion nos done by.

Dono Herboy,Rodico Molei,

Moricrno Vido

Confribulors;

Geo $erbcn,Anco Tomosevschi Sondu,

Rod.o /V\oilon

Design for lhe architeclure

seclion ond post'er:

oon Cuclurcd

ModelsProlect Bucuresl , S. A.

PCTAckn owled g m en ts.

lndividuals

Dodi .lcnco, Tel Aviv

Mon ccr Vieru, Buchorest

Sleven .]onco, MonlreclAdino Relch, Tel Aviv

Vlcdimir Pcndr, Buchcrest

Adino Nonu, Buchorest

Privole orl colleclorswho wish lo remcln

o no nyrn o us.

lnstitutions.

Librory of lhe Romonion

Acodemy, Buchoresi

Mrseum of Romcnion

Lllercrlu re, Buchoresl

Soonsors:

Tlie Federction of rhe lewlsh

Communilies of Romcnio

Embcssy of sroeJ ln

Romcrnlo

PCT

Proiect Bucuresli, SA

CAIALOECenfenarMarceI lancu,ta95 - 1995

Editor.

Edlturc Simetrlo

Un uneo Arhitecti or dln

Romcnicr

Coordonat'ort.

Ancc BoccnelNlcoloe Lcrscu

Anc Mcrlo Zohcrricde

lextesi selecilo i I u st'rali I o r:

Ancc BoccnelDcrno HerboyNico cre Lcscu

Rodico MoteiGeo Serbon

Morlcrno Vidcr

Ano Mcrrio Zohcrriode

Traducerect,

leclurasi corectura lexlelor;

Mcrgdo Teodorescu

Desian.

ocrn [,1]c[]rco:Emi ion Muregcrn

Folografii piclurd

si groficd;George Dumrlriu

Minervo Vd eonu

Vlod Co ilcr

f otagtatil -

arhilecturd:

Arhlvo fomi lej Jonco,

Tel AvivAnccr BoconelGheorghe Dumitru

Ano Morio ZchcrricdeGeorge Dumitriu

Desene dupd proteclele

de arhileclurd:

Bogdcn lonescu

Horincr Crlstec

Romincr Debrezeni

Den so Scmson,

Andreeo Cel MoreMihoe o Mlrcecr

Anc Pelton

P roce sa re co m p u le rizald :

Computer Publishing CenterAdrlon Arsene

Dcn Andr-^i

Cenlrulur SOROS pentru

Arld Contemporono

Tipograhe

Drul leril t!P Amste dom

Coto og lipcrrit in 2OO0

de exempLore

Copyrighl: Uniuneo

Arh tecti or din Romdnlo

Tlporit in 1996

GAfALOEUEMarcel tqnaoGentenary,ta95 - 1995

Publisher

Simelr cr Publishing House

The Union of Architects olRomonio

Coordination:Anco Bocdrnef

Nlcoloe Lcscu

Ancr Moric Zchoriode

Texts and seiectton

of illuslralions:

Anco Boctrnel

Dono HerbcyNico oe Lcscu

Rodiccr Mcrtei

Geo $erbonMorioncr Vido

Ano Mcr o Zohorlode

Translat'ion,

languoge supervtsionond proofreading.

Mogdcr Teodorescu

Graphic Design

aon I llat|rco"

Em lon Murescn

Ph otog ro phs of po i nt'i n g s

and graphic works:

George Dumilriu

Minervo VdLeonr

V od Co llo

Photographs for the

archit'eclure seclion;

.lcnco fomiy Archive,

Tel AvivAnco Bocdnel

Gheorghe Dumitru

Ano Mcrio Zohoriode

George Dumitriu

Drawings from the

orhilect'ure praiects:

Bogdcn onescu

Horino Crlsieo

Romlno Debrezeni

Denrscr Scmson,

Andreeo Cel MoreMihce o MirceoAno Pellon

Compuler design:

Compuier Publlshing CenterAdrron Arsene

Don Andrei

Acknowledg nents:

SOROS Center for

Coniemporcry Arts

Printed by:

Drukkerll SSP, Amslerdom

Printed

in 2000 copies

Copyright Un unec

A hltecl or din Romonlo

Prtnred in 1996



Cenlenar Marcel ancrg SUMAR1895-1995 COilTElttsMarcel Jqnco CenlenatyI495-1995

Ale<ono'u Be,di'nan

9 Cuvernt inoinieForeword

Roxana Theodorescu

I I Cuvdnl inointeForeword

Geo Serban

I5

Morce oncu Locul sl stoiuro

Morce Jonco - Ronk cnd Scope

Anca Bocdnet

2A Mcrcel loncu ArhitectMcrcel Jonco -The Architect

Anca Bocdnel, Ana Moria Zahoriade

52 Proiecie de orhiteciuroArchiteclure proiects

Dana Herboy

l3Q Cdtevc considerotii privind evo ulio sl listicd o picturiilui Mcrcel loncu in oerioodcr 1922-1940Some remorks on the sty istic evoluiion of Morcel.lcnco's pcrinling beiween 1922 l94A

Dano Herbay

136 Expozitii in Romonio, l922-1939Exhibitions rn Romonio 1922 1939

Dana Herboy

l40 Coic og Picturo

Colo og re Dc t'r 9

Marion,: Vidr:

174 Grofico ui Morce loncu si metomorloze e limboju ui

p cstic de ovcrngordd

Mcrrce Jonco's grophic crt ond the meiomorphosesof the ovcnlgcrde oguoge ln fine orls

Mctriana VtdaI Aa Coio og. C,o' < o

Cctc ogue. Grophlc works

Nicolae Lascu

212 Arhileciuro in eseuri e ui Morce oncuMorce Jonco's essoys on crchllecture

217 Morce oncu: Texte despre orchiteclurdMorce Jonco: Texts on crchiteciure

Rodico Matei241 Mcrce cncu 9i gonduri despre orio

Morce Jonco ond some thoughts cbout orl

242 Morce cncu: Texte despre crtdMorce Jorco: lo.ls or o'

25O Crono ogieC o.o ooy

256 Bib iogrofie selectivd

Se ective bibliogrophy

25a Provenienio i usirctiilorSource of i lustrolions



ln onu 1992, Uniuneo Arhitecli or din Rom0nio orgoni-

6 ^ poz 'ic f ^1 orqr -or o C'eorgo ., oL q . o d

o.ll^l .r p og o.r da. a.. ^lo a o-aôr^r I io | ^lurcr si orlisic ce oveo co rosl punerec in circulolie o

unor vo ori pulin studiole.Ar rr lor r .crtologL e.poz ^ C ô go oo r o

too o do o e coll rr o p og o-n de n orre lori

cclre, pe de o porte, sd reconstrtue curente ortisttce, in

onscmblu or 9i, pe de oltrr pcrie, sd reo zeze pr+zenldri monogrcrfice ole unor personol loli de morcd

crle curentu ui respectrv. Pe crceosld lnie, in 1993'imgreund cu Muzeu Noiiono de Artcr ol Romdniei si

Artexpo, Uniuneo Arhitecli or o orgonlzcrl expozitio

,,Bucuresti -onii l92O 1940, intre ovcrngordd si modernism". Asidzi,

.impreundcu Muzeul Nofionol de ArtO,

r- a"r ro rro .o p a/er o1 e.pozil o Cele or

Vo"-t or , so-i o do rr or p rrooog ^lcbo o

prin griio unui co ecliv de posionofi cerceldtori ci crieisl orhiiecturii moderne.

crid certevc dinlre molivele oenlru core om o es ccl

obiecl o studiu ui nosiru epocc modernitdlii inlerbe ice;I Credinlc noosird cd societdlil romdnesti contemporone ii esle necesord pentru o rccordore cdl moi

ropidc o normo ilole oducereo cr cunostinid o loiceeo ce o insemnoi democrcrtie sl vo oore in istorio

rooslrd Perioodo interbelico, in ciudo scdderi or ei

e e'a e e .i zoro d^ ro.o ol^.eo r oi op op,:o 1-'t p d^ v^r' ia pa (o,e e oir.. I -oo

: gur, ceo in core democrottc o funciionot ce moi bine.

- Epoccr respeciivo ero preo pufin cercetotd, ce putin

Jo-- orl l^. -- s - Tbon >m r,r- dc'r , rn c e ol:rie or ploslrce, muzrcr, efc.

3. Decenii e trei si polru o e ocestui seco se bucurd

::idzi de un interes deosebit in mediile cu luro e inier-:tionc e. Expoziiii vosie insotile de cctolooge exhcus',e, punOnd in voloore sludii recente, circu d in ioote::ciiole e cu turole ole umii. Bucuresiiu si Romcnlo,

:: cie in ccele timpuri.inlr-o

ironsformcre reo menle-:,,o lllonord, sunl ostdzl incd uttoie, degi poirimoniu

:-- iecturo si ortistlc exlslenl oici esie de-o remorcobilo:: iicie.

---iieclu Morce loncu esle cruloru pr mei consiructii-'-Cerniste din Bucuresii Coso oncu din str. Moximillonr-cper nr. 55 unde, printr un efort nu imposibi de'r:-1, s-or puleo ornenoia o cosd memorio d core sd i

: -:rie numele. Dor crncu o fosl'in egc d mdsurd un--orrlonl plcsticicn, scenogrof, designer de inlerior si

:= nobilier, precum si un teorelicicn o orte or p osttce

. : crhilecturii. Ceeo ce ni se pore insd mci evidentin::-sono lloleo so esie noto conslruclivd, core -o fdcul.: ie mo oproope de pozitivismul Bouhousu ur, decot;= -'f l ismu miscdrii Dodo, lo o ccrrei crparilie o fosi,

:= : ie, pdrtos, o cturi de Tzoro s. o. Numoi o9c ne

-,: :drn efo*ul inde ungol pe core lcncu o desfogu-

--=-': itctii generole, pentru o introduce in Romdnio

r- :- de dupo pr mul rczboi mondio vo orl e cu lurole

: = -cdernitdrtil exislente in Europc occidento d.

-::- io Contimporonului, pe core l-o condus oldturi

- \ êo irp de ,/^ce a' or, olo ^ p ,b ote r:.--i orerirloes rL 1.'-tL oo.e,Qo

' : je ortcr plosticd gi scu plurd pe core leo orgoni-

--:-- lceo epocd in Bucuregii, lo core ou fosi prezen-

- .--:lno itofr de primc mdrime o e ortei europene,

: =-,- K ee, Schwilers, Arp, etc. stcru

: -o6-Ja.i.,qu'a..,: ---o de folo isi propune sd reconstiluie ce o

.=--: Mcrce loncu in crimosfercr culturclo o: -:- e lnierbe ice, dromolic scuricircuitotd de regi

=-: o tore.

bore y studied

n the Crecrngcr - coic ccre ,.,re exc'esseC our

1'eT-io'-a.at-/o o por't^ co c o.tr'.lo o' Io or e l-oro /.o o e.o' I - ' er-o o ,c..

lrends os o whole, ond on lhe other hond, wou d

issue monogrcphs on oulslcnding persono ilres re oied-o9s apol.ro |^r o l '' ow - oQo oqoirew - - e \o'io.ol M ,.ou-r or Art ol Romonicr #oAr.texpo, the Union of Architects set up ihe exhibition:

,,Buchoresl in the l92Os l94Os, beMreen Avontgorde ond Modernism". Now, together with the

Noiiono Museum of Art of Romonio, we ore reody lop c ^11

te e,hib o. Mo..e Jor, o C^r e o,r,

ord or o,er.\,tr ColOlogLA p apo eo by o .eoô[

.or-,ed r^saoruê 5 r l-e olo ol mooern or crno

crch ileclure.

llere ore some of lhe reosons underying our choice to

study the cge of inlerwcr modernily

l. We be ieve thoi todoy's Romonion sociely - in

order io ioke up ils normo course bod y needs io belnformed on lhe meonrng of democrocy ond ils vcr ues

rn our hrstory The inlerwor "zone", despite its inherenl

shortcomings, ls the c osesl lo our perceplion of normo-

liry o d " do-beoy cr per'od *êlle r ec' olr )ode o o,/ope'oedo11^ oe.2. Thls oge hcs been hord y opprooched so for, not

only in the fie d of modern ort ond crchileclure, buiol .o r tho-ol [i-o o r o'rd -"rL rit.3. The internotiono cu lurol mi ieus hove shown o soecio inierest ln the ihird ond fou*h decodes of this century Lorge exhibitions ore being sei ond ihoroughcola ogues, bringing to the fore vcluoble reseorch in

the field, ore plnied cnd circu ote in olmosl o I cuhuro

ccpiio s of the wor d. Buchcresi ond Romonio, which

witnessed tremendous revo ulronory chonges during

lhot period, ore sli ignored, clthough the quo ity of the

existing orchiiecturo crnd crlislic helloge is remorkob e.

Mcrrce Jonco is lhe orch lecl of the first modernisl

house in Buchoresl, the.lonco Building, ot 55Moximi ion Popper Slreet, where o memorlo ploce iobeor his nome con be orronged, which does not osk

ihe impossible from us ButJonco was equo y onimportont orilsi, o sloge des gner, on rnlerior cnd furnr

ture designer os well os o iheorisl in ihe field of ort ondorchit-^cture. We think thot ihe most slrikino fecfrrre ofhls chorocler is his conslruclive spill, whlci drew him

c oser io the Bouhous positivism rother thcn to the nihi

lism of the Dodo movemenl, lo whose birth he cclrvely

por ' pcleo ogatê wih zo'a oro o'ê o'l ls. 'sexplolns the long ond steody effortJonco took, ofterhls relurn from the West (by the end of 1921), to fight

ogoinsi the current menlo ilres in order io iniroduce,

immediotely ofter World Wor , the exisling vo ues ofmodernily in Weslern Europe. The publicotion ofConlinporc:nul, which he coordinoted iogether with

on Vineo for o mosi len yeors, hls crrtices prlnled in

vorious periodicols, his eclures ond, losl but not ecsi,

the pclnting ond scu piure exhibitions he sei up during

thoi oge in Buchcrresl, where hlgh y ronked personc i

ties in ihe Europeon crt were presenl, such os. K ee,

Schwiiers, Arp, etc., testify for his oclivism .

This exhibition cims to recopiure ihe meoninq of

Jonco's work within ihe overcll cu turo bockground ofinterwor Romcnic, dromotico y cut off due to ihe iolo I

iorion regimes thot fo owed

ln )992 lhe Unlcr.:1-,- :-.lê^'^brl o io ; : l:.n ng O progrOmme l- -:):l---cnd ortisiic phenorre.c' -::--

\lexattdrtt Beldiman Alexandru Beldinun



(e-"l b tc ' o )o o Llo-"1 oq5r l jp-â

^\llo./r- ^'Cedicoto cenlenorului Morce oncu si oporitio coloogu ui core reunesle cdlevcr imporlonle studi osup,O o rivi o de oo e". 01 p' ,o :i e ori-io^ , O^

orh teci o unuio dinlre cei moi importonfi reprezen-icnti oi cvongcrdei romdnesti si internotionole. CuMcrcel cncu, Muzeu Nolronc de Arto olRomoniei incepe serio mcnifestdriloro't\O, lo-e n (O- 'or Crô,li do crOrqo,OO O t

oa'oooo r*e.oe, co \ ,-o de p ^.iigYu p,grr p

Vrclor Brouner, lorie Voronccr, B. Fundoionu,M t Mo,y. ior s Monis Te '-:cr Co rol u

V Io]esc,. M'o Po-cr..r 16, !i1s6 or \ )Iteroti, reunil in iuru unor indrdznele monifesle

leorelico eslellce dddeou.noslere unei orte despovo-role de orice inhibiiie.

[,o rereo oelrolet 'o c Go el e \otio, o e ,i

d'.erSe e,po,,i't ^-"to-.e o I o', .O, oe-O . ,re ,l ii-r_

C ' .t 'oti OporriTO ,O r,eoro.,lor O,f n .rco.^"O oecvcrngorda, dor ocum incercom so prezenlom pent. ori-o dc o ,' reogo ociivi o-e oos-cr r ro'o ir

Romonio de Mcrrcel loncu, ceeo ce vo permile redi.re^soloeo16.rlr iy.o dê.r'r J^1o.,. od,ovongordei, ci sl in contextul intregii orle inlerbe iceromernesii.

Reiro,pe livO ffo uO.to eT ^ or I MOr, ^ Cr-. J S'

otoogt.o.eo I oe aS.. roor r .to tr'ttrr\esi conslonie cerceldri inlreprinse de rslorici de orld sl

crrhilecli penlru descifroreo 9l c orificoreo persono-

totii orlisiului C porle.insemnotd

o coloioqu ui, reo,7atc).t sp'i , Ur 'riAht^. ]o-,e^/'t oo. liv-o-6 lo 61t-,r", r o r Mor, ^ lo,. , poro otr -n op,o_ooe ra, . ro, tlo. i ve., ooie . o egi o, o,lt o-ntr. r; -co lo u^ccr po',e.or llr r go tro,ro, o. .le o'\ l ( ;\^ pe oep I 'rovoioora.Jor e' ,'d d" orrpo p-^1e^ o,a o oar ers lr'o :

o oi io J'ir Qro,,,o I tiMor,tr o.r I pe,o-ep-lpi.1 g.'o e(oo./-O,elrg peeliyq ^/-ee o-"1 J. o

, e pri" rd o, ^- dor 6:1 r 6, .;aq'e or -,, o^rdeosebi jo onori cu corocler documenlor stiinfific,orc pLr tt er'der*o eiooelo oo -L r\a si ero .o

isticd o oulorulLtr.: oo,, iio s' , o-olo9-l r . s o '. p ,llcor .zo ,o,o

.rar e-o\' jpo-ol M ro,l-' C I' io- o tronstitutii si fundoiii

din lcro si din stroindtole.Aducem mu iumiri]e noostre muzee oT core ne-cu^mprumutot ucrdri oflote in polrimonru de ccre. ispu n.

Sunlem recunoscallori co eciionori or core ou occeo-'oi sd ne

.incredintezedin comorile lor odunote si

,onseTvcle cu otdio doruire.V l'.r'ir de osero oo ro-, Fo (o A p-, efg.' ' n r r.o .i poS' r1a oJ cont' bri /o -eo] zo eo:xpozifiei si cl colo ogu ui.

Roxuna TheodorescuJirector generoi: Muzeului Nolionol de Artd ol Romcniei

We ore hoppy , ...- -r-- -- -,- : ,- :-rr- ::lo-l ^\o'o o .

occosion of Mc'c: ,:- -, i -:- -- I t: ...: lslocoioog - c ') ..- r r ' : -decling wlth the cc-ir,i i :. -:--:- 3 j

=- :,oc,r cortist, Jnd orchiieci corr ec l,' c., .re oj ihe- nosioutstondinct represerlolive cf ihe Rcncrlcn ondrnlernolioncr ovcnfqcrde.The "Mcrcel Jcnco Exhibit on" ooens o seres ofexhibitions dedlcoted lo the Romcnicn ovcntoordemovemenl in cri during the nterwor period. TEoiwos ihe lime when prom nent personclilies, such osVictor Brouner, llorie Voronco, B. Fundoionu(Bo' ,o'n r toroore) M. F. Mo"y lo' MorsTeutsch, Corneliu Mrchoiescu, Mi lto polroscu, lonVineo, os wel os olher ortlsis ond wlters qotheredo'oLno iîque .reorcti o or o oorrl e, io-.to,lo,reori -o ,. leos[ , -ori"e enero e.,-l e \oiiorol Go.lo,y l-o' sl-o*"r', - pe -o1e'rlord tl

"^1oli.o, b orl e worl o ,Le ouon oo oe

orli .ts o d no o e p'oor-o -o p eser - n. noto -r, olMor.e ]or co. worl , reo ^d ^ Rororio. We or-sure thot o ccreful siudy of this exhibitron wi I o low'o, q. f .or revi.ioi or l- s ,o,e w ll r- tl-^Romcnion ond inlernolionol ovcni-aorde in ort.Th s retrospeclive show ond the .olo oor" ore wor-t7 o,tp:. of . oody o o o. .oo o5o! L .o rieo

?,'by o - L'sro'o ,. or o c cl- rec-. ^rgoqod irdecoding ond high ighiing some feoiu-res"of Morcel

Jo^ o. ( or pe, o.d ,r q-o pe'\o'ro i'r. A qî'.ro'r oo o ll .s coro'oq.e ro wti, r rno U ioi orA'<l r^. ts groolly o'tr'o,ted, oao ( w-- o e . \died cnd, obviously, unknown fcce of Morcel,o't,o(o v-y o,oT o,t o r. C, co aoq,A\'tr,eo . f, h qh g" 5 .r's wo- o\ o oior ê, d oo i^gpursuer of new conslr uclive lormuloe. The exhibitionwi I o so help us lo better undersiond Morcel]o' . o

"oop oo! Le o, o poi-rer o.d g,opl- - o.'t

lhe . o-o'og ra con r er'o ie' )eel to loyo ri _c,^riiro ddo rte, o.vlor oror.'ô.J'cler e Lesty s..loges or.o w^.- ll- o g ol ' .o.gn l.,,o.o.lBoll'l- s A/.r'oi o'r o.cl ne,oooO]^ cor d nohove been produced wilhoui the r[luob e ossision-.e ol le M r' I'y ol C.l-l'e oô'l - qF'^ oLj .p

pori olI

a popo'rq lo rrdor o.. oro i,r,l orfrom Romonio ond from obrood.We o-e g oo fr to le r o'\, 'r ,e r 5 o1o privo.ecol o.io wl o er 1l o *oil ) ro il ) show. Weoppreciote ihe contribution of ihose who treosuredoo',iorote,,l ooTl Fo o1o ore<triveo er 'l o'lg.houl the yeors.

We wou d olso ike to thonk ol , whose hord, eor' e,'wor( ord s eod'os oe seveterce 1e ppo i^ s

oaoJ îno; 01.orero5- .ebs' r.tlon.

Roxanq TheodorescuGenero Direclorof the Nolioncrl Museum of Art of Romonio



Pictor, grcficion, ilustroior de lexle, reo izoior dedecoruri de leolru, orhilect, urbonisf, conferenlror si

comentolor pe teme de ociuo ttole in perimelru orieior frumoose, Mcrrcel loncu c fosi posesoru ocestormultip e inzeslrdri sl cevo moi mu t. o prezenlc influ

entd, onimctor exlrem de dinomic in domeniie competenlei sole, promoiorul unei oplici moderne, suple,orientole spre emoncipcreo energiilor creotocre deriscu imiiorilor si morginolizorii (provincio rsm, opoiie,comodrlole conluncluro d, oportunism gregor), preo,cupot sd inldriure orice cr dimlnuo sonsele Cperei dec rdspunde exigenlelor vclorice outentice si comu-ricdri cu un pub ic cupr nzdlor.-od^,o -o'o r opeoo^.re ' .e drop-c o Romoniei, cernd se osocio

cucrlti

doi co egi de o,eomd peniru cr foce sd crpcro proprio or ievistc.Simbolul (1912) De pe ciunci se vo ordto dispus, 1o

orice vdrsld, sd invesieoscd virtuii de neoboslt fondcr-cr, fiind prologonlsl enluziost'in cel putin clie irei-nprelurol Coboret Vo tc re \Zfric6, l 9l 6 - imp-ernd cu Hugo Boll, Hons Arp Hue senbecl si com:otrioiul sdu Triston Tzcro), redoclia Conlinporonul3rcuresli, 1922 1932, crldturi de lon Vineo), in fine,r llod (co onic de p cst cient, infilnloto in 1953, nu

reoorle de Ho fo), fecund oleller co ecliv de picturo,.:.,lipluro, grovurd, topiserie si scocld deschisd gene-:r ior linere, c cdrei crctivitole c impu stonot-o pOnA

: sfOrsilul zi elor,.in

crpri ie 1984. Nu se puieo oc-ci potrivit decdt oici penlru un muzeu memolcl con

,:cul oref eclo

omplo lroiectorie urmotd de Morce:rcu intr o corierd pro ifico, de nolurd sd copleze-':resul cerceldtori or incd mutd vreme de ocurl-:o o.---e exponote e memorio u ui E n Hod, un outopo lrel

: e si cdlevo desene f r,eozo fozo debulu u lo cr

::-o cdnd oriistul in devenrre cbicr trecuse progu- ar' a1 oi D o.o, to oo L Mo at o1t , o -lon

i=.-:i inir o oimosferd inie ecluold imbibotc de impu:' conleslolore, sincronlc conectole cr froniurll-^:

, -iei europene, premergdioore inldiu ui rdzboi- --dlcr. A fost, moi inloi, impcrciul fulurlsmu ui,

- : :nio prompic 'in Romdnto o osolluri or furtosului'--- relli Colncidenlc onsdrii 'ir oceeosi zi - 2a

:=:',or e 1909 - cr primu ui Monifesl fuiurist in frcrn-

,=--(/e

Frgaro) si rom0nd lDenocrolio) o morcot- :o.ltu unel sust nule componii. lmedioi, o c io.,: :ctie romdneoscdr, Biblioteco modernd, pre.,a

=.'- rlonifeslu ui si deveneo, crpoi, un fel de sucur

, ,::.llurisld, ocordond spoftu tuturor lexte or progro

'' -e onsole {pe porcursul onilor l91O 191 2) de

= , rl Morinelti: pictori, oomeni de teoiru, muzi-

-- nc usiv ddri e de seomd despre fu minonle e

- -ri (Mllcrno, Veneiio, Turin), copobi e sd scooto: :ie multimile o mori dislonle. Ercu urmdrile pro-

-': ilerore corespunzdloore: romofu ]ui F T.' -=tit Mafarka, fulurislulsi plochetele demonslro-

= : : poelilor Enrico Ccvocchio i, G. P Lucini,

' - , ]uzzt. Principcr ii pictori oi misccrii, Boccionr,

iiric:ae .cico ,los o pointer, o orophic ortist, o the-

o-ie sce:rery Cesigner, c ltercry text il ustrolor, os we I

os cr ctchiteci, cn urbon-p onner, o leclurer crnd ononc ysi of currenl events ln lhe reo m of ftne crts.

Undoubtedly, he wos very much gifted ond yet therewos something more thol mode him on inf uenlicr personolity, o coiolysl in o lhese f eids o promoler ofmodern, f exrbe direclions meoni to ibercrte lhe cre-oiive energies from the risI of morginolity cnd vcriousbounds (i e. provincio sm, crpothy,

'recdy-mode

ihruths, ond gregorious opporlunisiic gesture).Mo-^ovo I o uvo' o wo7 oior o' d .-odZ -o q^ io

ol whcrtever mrqht hold lhe Work of ort bccli fromresponding the requiremenis of crulhenilc vc ue ond,

ol ihe some fime, from estcbl shlng o genuine com-munlcotion with the pub ic oi orge.t^ wo' i.y .1 6 leorsgar o I g. c, ^oo p ,pr ,

Buchoresi, when he ond lwo oiher motes pub shedtheir own mogozine, Simbolul(The Symbol) tn l9i2From ihen on, no moller how old he wcrs he neverspored himself to set lhe bo I rolling, which proves thothe wos o true founder. There were ot ieosl lhreeocccrslons when he enlhusioslicc y took port ln such

underlckings. The flrst one wcs hrs coporiicipoilon in

Ccboret Volioire (Zurlch, 1 9l 6 togeiher wirh HuqoBo] Lor. Arp l-.e5o^[6'., or o - (or lzoo rcompotrioi), the nexl one wos lhe Contimporonulmogozine (1922 I932, together with lon Vineo),crnd fino ly his work.for, Ein llod (1he pointer co ory

sel up in 1953, not for from llcifo) o fe ti e co Jeciiveworkshop for pcrinting, scu plure, engr oving topistry,ond whot is more, o schoo opened fo the youncergenerclion, whose oclivily he effeciively direcled unti

his deoth ln Apri I 984. There wos no better p oce foro memoriol museum opt lo show evidence of M..,lonco's pro rfic coreer over the yeors, o lifetlme cholcnge for crny scholor indeed.Among the exibils in Ein Hod memorlc museum, thereis c se f-porircit (oi on convos) ond few other drcwings thoi mode his debut cs on odolescenl. Jcnco'sprecocify monlfested ogo nsl on nlel eciuc boc[<g

round permeoted with rebe lious drives, synchronico -

y reloted lo lhe Europeo n fronde evo ving oround lheWor d Wor l. Firsi, there wos ihe impoct of the Fuiurist

Movemenl cnd the Lrnsrpected response thoiMcrrinetli s furious ossou ls hod n the Romonrcrn

pub ic By woy of coincidence, the flrst Fuiurist

Monifeslo wos crunched simu loneous y onFebruory 20ih, 1909 ln the French moqozine /eFigaro and in lhe Romonicn mogozine Democrc:tfic:,

which mode o slorl for o susloined ccmpoign rn

Romonio. Shorty ofierwards, Bibliateca Moierno,onolher Romonicn mogozine, pub rshed lhe some texlogcrin, crnd become o kind of Fuiurist bronch thotwould print (between l9l0 l9l 2) o the monifestos

belonging io Morinetti s portisons (pcrinters, p cry-

wrights, musicrons), ond even the minuies of their slormy reunrons (in Mi crn, Venice, Turin) copob e lo unle-

MAP.CEL'ANCU

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Geo Serbqrt

MAR.CEL IANCORank and Scope

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Corro, Russoo, Severini oiung reoiiv repede so fereprodusi in revistele de orgcr oudienld lLlniversul literar,3A morlie

'1914)Nlmic surprinzdlor crrnd, cu

acazia ptezentei lo Bucuregti o Iiderului, in 1930,Mcrcel oncu vo itne so precizeze opdsot: fuiurismu

c losf scoolo noostro. El ne-o onimoi cu pulere de sim

bol, lo izvoru idee or sole om crescul, aflr ole i elcl

f u nosiTu"I. Pcrro el, rdzbcrl ecouri multiple dindireclic cubismu ui. lncercoreo limpurie de sintezoleoreiicd cr ui Gleizes si Metzinger ero lmediol consernnold chior in efemero revistd Si,nbolul editoto deloncu si omicir ui Deschidereo de orizont, ofinitolile

lolenle pentru loote monifestcrri e de independentcrcreolocre, gustu inovoirei isi qdsecu suport in inta ni

reo cu pdnzele ui Andre Dercin e>puse in laoo lo

Aieneu Romon {9i opol reproduse, oni in sir, prin ziorele vremii, de pildo in Seoro, a 1914, unde igi fdceoucenrcio de grcficlon Morce crncu), co si descoperi-rec lui Apollinoire din Alcooles, pe iorg comentot lcr

Bucuregli, o mcri pulin de un crn dupo lonsorec volumului lo Poris (19i3) Este, ostfel, explicobii de ce, 1n

drum spre Elvetio pentru o se dedico studiior deoli-o, 'o O Po -e.r o ai^ Z' .^ 1 oo1 ao j1915 ioncu progromeozd escoe lo MLjnchen s

Co onic (Koln) pentru a se pune o curentin muzee si

expozifii (Sonderbund) cu ultime performcrnte o e

modernitdtii - pe urmele lui Cezcnne, von Gogh, prin

Picosso 9i, evidenl, Deroin preocupol scr desdvorse-oscd iniliereo.incepuio occscr, sub indrumoreo lui

se12.

ntro, de o incepui, in sirucluro persono ilotii ui

Morce lcncu o dublo so icitore. pe de o pcrte, se

osh the energies of peop e oll over The recders wereintroduced lo such iexts os Morinetii's Mafarko, lheFuturisl \c: nove ) ond ihe poetic demonstrcrlions oEnrico Covocchio i's, G.P.Lucini's, Poolo Buzzi'sbooks The mcrjor poiniers work (Boccioni, CorroRusso o, Severini) wcs printed in wide y recd mogozines lUniversul lilerar, for instonce, on Morch 3Oth

I 9l 4) So we shou d noi wonder why Morcel Jonco

on the occcsion of the Fulurisl ecder's visit in

Buchoresi, in,1930,

empholico ly sioted 'Futurism

wos our own school. lts symbo enerqized everyone( ) r^ tod or i doo o 1s . ^. g.he^^d o ,. ^-tlsiosm'1. n porcr lel, echoes of the cublst lrend wereoso heord on the Romonion scene. Geizes ondMelzinger s eorly ollempt lo lheoreliccrly formu ote it

direclion wcs immediotely printed in thct shortivedmogozine, Sinbolul,pub ished by Morce .lcnco ondhis peers. He discovered the imogery of new horizonslhol were opening wide, his loient offinities wiih oryklnd of se f re iont ond unbound crective monrfestolion, os we I os his tosle for innovotion reflecled in

Andre Derotn s pointings exhibited ln 1919, in thefoyer of ihe Romonion Atheneum {his poiniings were

clso prinied for yeors rn lhe mogcrzines of thotlime, foinslonce, in Seoro, tn 1914, where Morce Jcnco wosopprenliced to grcphic ort). His spirituo growlh wosc so lnfluenced by Apol inoire's A/cooles, whosepoelry wos commenled ot length in Buchcresl, shorlycfter ils pub icotion ln Poris ( 1 91 3 ) n fcci, thoexp cins why Morce Jonco, on his lourney to Zurich(io study orchiiecture) in l9l 5, schedu ed some sio

povers in Munich ond Koln. He wonted to updote his

informcrtion on ihe lotesl developmenls in modernilycnd visil exhibitions (Sonderbund) ond museunrs,

ooking for C6zonne, Von Gogh, ond Picosso s poinlings, obvious y onxious lo enrich ond comp ele his

educction in the field he hod been firsi tutored byl se 12.

From lhe very beginning .]cnco s personoliry wcs driven lo lwo distincl directions. On the one hond, he feon inner urge lo breok rules, lo outstrip f rozen conons,while on the other hond, he obhored gregorious nihr

lism ond thot kind of conlestotion thol wou d soon melinlo dissolving exlrovogonce His p cyfu spirit, ondinveniiveness he ped him fiqht roulif e, thouqh he

owoys restroined himself from cynicc orrooonce thotI o 1 1 .e o- roqeo .s or e1r' y. I e ti*led

Porte lll r-o ^a o livor- l^ orb o, . e o' Cooor"-Voltoire becouse he himself wcs ottrocted by iheexplosive meonings of the croiesque p oy wiih mcsques he clso mode such mosl s - cnd let himselfccughl into lhose hislrionrc impromplus of Ihe sinulta-neous dicrlogues lL'oniral cherche une moison d

louer)3 filed with the onti-conformist joyfulness.However, he drew oport from Triston Tzorcr (his formercol ecgue frorn Simbolul ) once the rebel ious dodospirit seemed to turn io futile insligotion, on o ldevostoting excess ikely io exhcusi ony creolive crysto izo-



simte lrezisiibil clros e o ce inseomnd sporqereotipore or, depdsireo conoone or onchilozote, spirilinsurecliono - pe de olto porle, ii repugno nihilismu

rudimenior, refuzd lronsformoreo conlesioliei in

exlrovogonid dlzolvonto. Ludlcu, inventivitoleo fon

iezisto ii slou lc indemond cc o replicd stenico o ruli,

no, cu gri o de o nu oluneco in cinism orogonl, esuolin zono periferico o excentricildli or sccndo oose. E

se vo lnleqro perfect in ombionto cornclvcJ escd o

Cobcreiu ul Voloire, otros de sensul dinomilord ol

iocului grolesc cu mo9ti, pe core e si confeclioneozocu oceeosi dezinvo lurd histriontco pusd in dicloguri e

simullane, o scend deschlso lL'anirol cherche unenaison c: louer)' , inir-o mo rpsiioore dispozitie onli-

:onformisld. Dcrr, se delimiieozo de Trlslon Tzoro (fos

'; componion de lo Simbolu{, imedtot ce spirituL-ebel dcdcist dd semne de o olunecc spre frondc)e zo'o l a tr\ce\ op\o.loor "eros o roe':i slc izdr cTeotoore. Semnlflcoliv esle cd, desi s o

:csit de c incepul in miezu miscorli Dodc, loncu nu

.-o revendrcci a tout pris dtn dodaism, inleresoi, moi

,,rond de egilimiioteo roportdr i o construcllvtsm!r-efero sd se denurneoscd arlisl radicctl, delimitot in

=cc d mdsurd de conservolorismu obiuz, lribulor-:-eie or imprumulole dln orsenc u vefusl o iluz onis-

-r ui (estelico occdemizontd o imitoliel dupo noturc),

:-ecum si de cochelcrrio filistino cu un crvongordism':jus cr $ocurile oplicote osistenlei perplexe in fofo,=rzcliei cd or fi viclimo unel forse. Docd, in primu

-:2,cr uniformizorii irodilionoliste, deplerngeo soro

: -ec orlel pono lo punciul de cr i se onu o impoclu:-clc nu mcri pulin deleslc soflsticolee misiifica,

. 'd noreo creotiei, in u limo lnstcnld, sub efecfu con':- j'ii crbuzive in zone e hozordu ui sou cr e obilrtOlii

:=:oroilve, muzeo e. Genio itclii ego ofre, exclcer

::' or subieclivisle pe urmele romonlismului, oncu le

:-re efortu opJicol, obiectiv, o profesioncrllsmului dei- -fr in sensul consocrol de progrcmu Bouhous -r,-os devotol meseriei proclicoie fcro nimlc oslenloliv,

-, o inclto congtiintcr o utl tclii soclc e, ferii deopo: de tentclli e occesibl ilcrfi! fociie, induslrioose, mer-

, r-- e, co si o e formu e or de vreme nicd modd csoci: . ^pe,elo' le -bo'cr',e.r'::-rotismu ui, de investigolor fervenl cl drumuri or

,- cdrldtorile, ii lrebuio ierenu ferm

oocliunii pen

::i pune in vo ooTe impetuozitctecr temperomen-. : rpiruni e indrdznete, resurse e de vrednic colo i

-;'-- ()pocitcrl.i, rezerve, onlrnozlldli inldmpinoie pe

r-,, s, de'infe es din pcrteo mediu ui romdnesc inco

-:ri in tobi-uri, obio slimuleczd inc lncliile ofensive

= , Morce loncu. Mdrluril e cele mor vechi despre

, ..lb iniozo decizlo insu ui de cl nu se loso inlimi-

- :cdtui, coplesii de inerfiile oco e. Prirfo expozr

- -='soncld, pe core o deschideo in tord o pr eiurt

- .:-.rur Victor Efiimiu - oulor de piese de leolru cu

: r,-e drn repertorul cosic, mitoogic, greu de

- c nutri specio e s mpolii folc de ovongordo -: , :-lrleoscd inld nireo cu idndru p clor in olmos

: :: r' :!, Tr'slcn Tzcro,

: r: r-:!, Trislcn Tzcro,

core ol the Dodo c,:-=-- - :.:- : --ec io oea Dodaisl himse f o :c-'c--.. -: .. t: ^-,:r -rcre inler

esied to identify himse; ,.'., - '-: ::-: .uc iv si idecsHe wou d rcrther co I l r-se: c -ccicci criisr equo ly

drowing oport from ihe norrow conservolve spirit thctwould feed on lhe borrowed formu oe from ihe obso-

ete voccbu cry of oesthelic I usion (the ccodemiccesthellcs lhol odvocoled the lmltotion of noture) os

we I cs from ihe philistine f irting with thoi superficioovonl gorde, recdy to shoc( o perp exed pub ic, o vic-

iim in o deceiifu ploy Whi e deploring the flofieningtrcdilion ihoi tended lo weoken lhe ort to the point ofmoking ii incopob e io oitrocl the pub ic cny onger,

Jonco o so stood ogoinsi the sophisticoted mystificc

tion of lhot ovonl gorde vicious y ommed into ihe hop-

hozcrrd cnd museum- lke decorcrlive obi iiy resu ting in

ihe o iencrtion ol the crecrtrve spirit crnd ils work To

genius ego oiry ond excessive subiectivity thctreco ed lhe omcniic 1ype, Jonco opposed the direct,

ob o.- .e orlorl o' ho otl*r or i- -r^ :er " .-pl eo

by ihe Bouhcrus progromme - tho ouchly cnd unos

lenlolious y commitled to his profession, hich y cons

cious of hls socic utility, o person who neither induigeshimse f in poin ess, merconti e work nor in shor! ived

foshions of sleri e, bovoresque chorccfer.His progmolism, fecluring his pcrssroncrie pursuiis on

unlrodden poths, needed firm ground of oction cblelo enhonce his impeluous ncriure, hrs bo d chorces, cs,a/€ o:'rr'oloo-o cooly i ^steo.Treopoqr-ero,erved ouer I o. le o-'-ro^ . o (orror uo e i

the Romcnion society, slil frozen in ils own tobJscou d hord y orouse Morce lcnco s oggressive reoc-iion. Some eory occounis show thot he never feliintimidcied, troubed or overwhelmed by the locolineriio On the occosion of ihe pointer s first exh jbltion

in Romonic, Victor Eftimiu, o p cyright, toklng hls sub

iecis from c ossico mythology, obviously o person

who no one expecled lo shore the ovontqordeviews, reco ed his meeting the young pointer n thot

high spirited Zurch, where he 'wou d work brovelyond possionoie y n seorch for the go den fires thot lie

buried ln every mon s sou " in order lo sel them freefrom 'ol thol is slo e ond deodly sweet in ihem'. The

ploywright went on oddlng ihot the crtlsl s underlok-ng wos to

belcrler confirmed

despite lronsienlnor

row-mindedness or quesiions thot it might hove provoked. "o shcr low humon eye ccrn never grosp ihis

mon s orlistic uprighlness, o mcn who crvoids comforiob e success, who never stops bui goes beyond his

own goo s ond surposses himself in everything he

does't. The commeniotors noticed how lonco s slro-

tegy po nted lo h s contempororres' fol gue os welL cslo his desire lo shoke them oul of their lnertio ond rooled oulomclisms. Mcrcel ..lonco s otivo lroub ed the

siognont woters of lhe loccrL sprrit, vicorious y devotedlo frozen cnd orchorc mode s of rurcr life. Dynomrsm

is, therefore, the mo jor feolure lhot pervodes hls work,gushing out in cn whir poo of ines ond co ours,

Motce oncl, Auioporlrel,

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fero efervescento de lc liricl' -':= "-':::'-.:tlO.iOr O, I O OleO rO ,' C- -

- :

lLlJ,e o ,o"p ^ o'e tr oe o c- ,

ir," JJri-ilurie, declzie confrmcii cc: ^n col -

do obiuzrtoltor lemporore po:lb leior n ror 'c.lie"ochlul superf cloJ nu vo puleo prrnde colo p'obLtole

ortisllcdr zoce in ccest om ccre evllo succesu lcrclL'

cote nu se opresle lo plnctul oiuns' ccrre coutd

mereu, dor nd sdr se inlreocd"' Comeniolorll vor nlu

imedioi cd slrotegicr oceoslo o outo-depcrgirli vlzo

."t..ti*t blozireo conlemporonilor, lntenlio de

o i 'n.',oo o' 'lo ob 'TL 'e'or o o'o d; o i''

o oa o. ^ a,or ,epa(^. Apo'ir,o ' Mo' or ;61 ' ' '1

l"i,o o 01 01 ,b-,o 'o ro; ooo'^ 'orJra o e

6.,6h,6r.r , . raqot .' i ' oe o ol o,oo ooral6' 1o

;;; ;; u olo trtia, orhoico Dinomismul este colr

-o'eo pr1 o'''eP'e e''o'deo" o lro'

i""i t a-tnt.t o' ,' \6 4-o ( orPat,"? oe olo

nLl .nTlF;O'Oo .f Oi'Oe 'JpOp' \a rOCv. \rtr^pO

morcote drcmollc de lnvozio tehnlcil sl supremctio

vliezei'. Rllmul, tensluneo eLemenlelor lniroie in com

punereo mog nilor proLiferote de pictor vin sd interzi

cc ttosivitoteo pr vi ir, complocereo intr un contemplcr-

tivL-m rmoersonoJ ldllic Nu otdt nouloleo pro.AdAA,o p- t eo/o O tr, O a, "lo.r{ O rlOd rr O -l

-t i,oo.p 'r I or o o lozo' e d to 'o lrod 'lrJJe n tore lo un nivel de slniezc superroord Cum

rernotcc un cronlcor ol vremil "Aslcr e lootd to no

orlel sole Nu o slmllt nevo o so epudreze trodltll 91o-

roose, spre o-gi c-rulo o su[iciento 1n d spreluireo

comodo c oiOior venercrblle \zbaazt oJe lrecuiLrlui

if t o",".r.at 1o nlmic sl c strdbolui loole cuceririle

o''o'14 oo a'. a7:l \n; o'odo '-oor'zot, Jc voicr intclmploril in roportur le, ortistulut cu umeo

ole n 'l a'zo ^c: ol er 'o e l^ r l' p76

.or o r or o-o CtA s-^ ., , or ol' o'oo ai g ovo oe^

lru cjne $tle so i io lempe oturo enoclo Acelost cronl-

."t, .'ti tol ,r., observc. Sironii dcgorori de infern

se revorso peste ccsliloieo sublimo o vlziuni or soLe'

Moi oposot lntetvenec olt comentclor (lot in Auroro''o

. B ;o, . 'a)i) qo o 'o o 'aoo 'r 'reL^ oo -'Ir,oluiltot sl t"t.-." o ]ui Nieiz-sche '

'fulgerori de

socrmo', o omenite 'pierduto in impdrotio ioridd cr

'' o^ rO- o'' ' p nO,/O -OOA-Ô 'agor OIO,a

le \. OAI-

sttie .i ctimo,.intre

v s bo bcr si senzotle ldeolizoto

Consllent co.in boto lo penlru cucer reo publ cu ut nu

oooob,,.i^qu Mo e o'', .g'lrq116aai

n"lut'nd"n.

piond lo ccle o expoztie fdro prece-

dent lo Butu est, cu porticiporec celor mcri crpropiofi"J^

uo-; o ,rpJ 'ort oat o z''t'lo-o,'6 's'i."

"oou log, g',o . g'or o "ro or ^'o di' o'o o

;.";; z'' o o ^ rropA A: ror Ar P Po L le^

ionr" nltrt"t, Kurt Schwirers, Wll rng EggeLing'

Kos.Ok Loios, Korl Tiege Mcriori lo verniso uL procromci duminicd, 30 noiembr e 1924 ou ovut suT-

n, o -' f,ro,o'o ob;.ooâ'o c6lo ' 'i^: Pe

;"r,

-- ,ll o d^ ,o-1. ,.o, LTe, ,o r o i oo e l l;

core nu lipseo boleristul negru' odus in cenlrul oienllel

eô e. Ie Le 6.,a'q6' oT h oq' d'o-'loti ollI

no Leo ol'ne boo'. oj'e h o'o9, ord oêd i ll e

n,,ste e composition of motching, overlopping' or

, .,o. .tq prot ^r rho'r z'n-q o'd 'o, 6^ az;-ri^q

n h, *oqer / o'a I eor ' 'o croL'c'oe 'le pos i e

mooe of ;ipe or o ,o7" otlot- plo"o' l' 'o ho

no\e/\ o,' rô peuot' 't h noot oto ole \oa

b.rl l5 0a' o,o' qP or ''orao oy '^r'o / oo '3 91."e ''a

bottle beMeentroditlon ond modernrly oi o higher

]e,el O, ,^raq O,iOt. A 6 '^ ol 'he to"l 'L ' o' ll '';;

",'-'r" . h^ \or'aloT ri' o' i 6q^l !c 1'-

h., l"i ; a cr.ire,, di- o o rg g'o'o t,od'o"t'

o

!,a i"

...."ltedli look do'in"on

wo lhy vrcto es of

th; ;;,i"H" n"vJ, ,rl"d out onything ot olL' on the

.;.[; he scruiinized oll the ochlevemenis ln the

,"o

. .' l4"oro - or- la23) !^ 1^ l'o1" o 6

vised nor did he relote himsell ot rondom io hts mL teu

or io his own ortistic cryslollizolion ln foct, thls is the

,"" ;"

;' ;- -J p ^ r' ao.L , q5 ' ooe r9'^t '[o

o' o., be Po' '\do o, tl o o t'o 9:.t^:*"-

ih; ;;" coLumnlsi went on writ ng thol Wel d infer

n,r, o",uod" the subllme chosiity of hls visions" Yet'

onoiher critic emphosrzed thot ln cerioin poinl ngs'

J., .on ldeniifv:'lNi"ttrche't fierce cnd bltter smlle

i.a ;fi".|'"t otit"o , ihe humonily 'lost in the reclm of

So, ,o ,oa ' ord aooarr o-. ho i,' w'r 9 t9

belween supersition ond crime, *1ll [6r[qr r dreom

".Jt:""Llt"a sensoiion.' (quoioiion from the some

n oooz.,lA 4 oro r 8 'or' lo2:l-;;";"" Mor ^ Jo' o ,uo \e ) -r' ovuo ^ rl-'

n" .o l" oo,.'o'l ,voq€ h wor o ore o o w r ho

p'b' lowo' nh/"o 'vo o'tuov "l 'oo

t lo'ootl

, ^- Wl; 1^ o qor ized o" 1o-e odor oo ^ h bi

ti..'.

gr.f.l"rest," his cJosest colleogues f om lh-^

/",,, n'o-ooo iooL po- o'o, 9 ^;r6r^ 6lhor

roTo ;o'. P^' oio;"et or ' o Ce' "ol r ooôr Avor

ooro^, ,. ,r o t-or A p Po 't'e^ lor o;6! -

:"'( :^rr^. W, q goe';rg I o, o roro: 'c I

lieoe.-ro.e nzLo nilr

";

'';ooo

'q nocl'

'od.nl noo, \o.erbe JOtr 'o)4 n'îszz'edb'

''^-;no{ o,'56, ole,l'eo*' ô l" Lr, o l^ azz

Lond] *hor" Negro drum ployer ond his devl ish

airtt t"i-"J the iublic otleniion The experence of

ihis clmost mog c riluol stirred ihe oudience lo such

.xient rhor ien"vecrs

loier' Comll Pettescu' lhe prose

r ii oo." o .'o o qh l^'r or ot o' Lcr' "'9n \no,"' Fo , P o.,,c (P o'' , B"d) lte -ooe

drreclor thot js, Morce Jcnco dlsp oyed the e^hlblts

; ;;h . monnet thct ihe visitor hlmself could rnfer the

,"ltl onrh,r-,, crnd ociuol iouches belween the fore gn

n,totri *oiL, ond lhose of the locol ones stimuloied by

jon.o; rhw Arthur Segol Mollrs Teuisch, Vlctor

Brouner, M.H.Moxy, Mijto Pbtrcscu s worls were

"t.r""a oround.ot"of Conslonlrn Brerncugi s sculp

ir,"r, d" berorely plcced in o centroL, posilron'

Morcel lonco s olm wos to mcrke the onlooker owore

thoilherL wos no reoson why lhe new spir l, modern

ty itself, shou d be borrowed slnce lt hod olreody exist

Mlllo Pdiroscu, Busll in bronz

o lri Mo ce oncl

Ml ilo Pilros.!, Bronze Blsi o|

Morce]onco



renerole de iobe e scle . . Senzclio o fost deI ,o oproop" mcrgic, oiot de pulernic tmpregnol in--emorie, incdl pesle un decenru, prozotorul Comir:irescu tezetva episodu ui un ]oc proeminenl n-:rcnu sdt, Palul lui Procust. Reqizoru (in persoonc, Morce loncu) ovusese griio de o csezo cslfe

=.ronoieie co viziloloru sd siobilecsco singur mu lt

: : e inli de conlocl, inierferentele intre lucrdri e

:,celilor s ole creolorilor oulohlonl, sllmu oli der-:.l: Arihur Sego , Mottis Teulsch, Victor Brouner,

-i Moxy, Miito Pdiroscu, grupoti sub potronoiul- -' sculpturi ole ui Constontin Brdncusi, crsezoie:-=-lrslrotiv o loc dominonl spre c olroge olenlicr co. - nou, modernrloteo, depcrle de o fi trebuit-::-iold, o primil,

eo, din Romonlo, viguroose cf u--- = dep rn omologole lo nive mondio

-:-: Mcrce oncu monifesid vreun orgoiu, oceo-: - re o se p oso necontenil c nierseciio circuiie or,= :ei europene. ?rin Conttnporonu/ siobi esie o

- =: :clivd de vose comuniconle cu revisle simicre- -- --rioTe din moi loote copitole e contrnenlului, de

:-,ovio 9i Be grod lc Poris si Berlin. Proclico schim

,- Ce cooborolori esle frecventd cu orqonele:::'der poloneze, cehe, mcahiore, sdrbesll

---' tl,4erz, Tank Blok Dtsk, lndex etc ), co sd cu

--:.Nir un numdr integroi dedrcot de prestigrooso--,i'--m confrotilor de borlccdo din Romonn Dirr

-r- : Contimporonu/ui desene e ui Morcel crncu,-: ^-co moi dinoinie, cu fosi, in co oonele publi- -:r ienesii (Procelctria,

Nois o.m.d.) evodeozd, '- 4rgentino. F izbutrse scr olcciuioscd un fel de: I crtetentlor Conlimporanu/ui in slrdinoiote,

--- ci miscdrii moderne iterore si ortislice; pe

- : lnio reuseo sdr-i coniocteze cu ocozio cdlo

=.- '--prinse o finee lui 1925, incctl vo fi in

. ,: .o publice, in suilct, scurie convorbirl cu

. --- , 3rcque, Cocleou, De tell, l lrrns Arp, P6rei,

r - lrOncusr, fiecoruicr focondu i, cu oceoslc

= -:ie un porlrel in penita. Forcr so ccule cu iot, -. - sd ocupe p onul inidl o scenei publice,r trc! se dlsiingec Aroiie priceperii de o

. , ':-estl ce or din precimo, desrgur prinir un

- : --:rno in formu/o cdruicr lrebuie scr fi conlott-"-r de irodiere o muhip e or sole optitudin .

-jelori orgumenle e necesore penlru o.:reze ln jurul sdu o intreog-r odunore de

=,= :xisld, in ocest sens, mdrturio octrilei Didcr

''n 1925 26, in fiecore mcrtr, in cosoe i' ^ odr OJ Oco:o .O- .rL^ , O o

- toTme e.imbocsite o e lreculului. ln reuni,

-.-:: de spirit si orio se puneou c cole otd

=r opere cori ou sconda tzoi, ou impre

:: erminoi curenle noi in lileroturo, picturc,ril si toole predomino personolitoieo ut

: ,-:druio, cred co ise dcrloresie Bucures-

- - -terviu in Clopotul, I ion I 934), =.::ci vd se dislinge prinlr o remorccbi d

--':: irilrotve, cvdndu-si punctul de pornire

odrDoro,o ":o #o oo-o' ,c- ... :.'Romcnion orli.sls

. ,' l: '-: -'einOl On-

r - ra : : -e:ricns ic ihe

f we ore io f nd ou- of e s r e -roce of pride n

Mo,'^ ']o o o-- o- -r a^6

-o, o oo. io, i.nhis steody effort tc plcce himse f ol the crossrocrds ofEuropecn ideos Througl Conlimporonul he estob''l ô o o .li. o ^-worL ol or ^ .. o' or ry ll r-

or mcrgcrzines issued in olmost o Europeon copllo s,r'or Wo so^ o l^lg,oo^ Po'. o o B^ |

exchcrnges ol col oborclors with lhe Poish, Check,Hungorion, Serblon ovont gcrrde pub icotions (ZenifMerz, Tr:nk, Block, Disk, lndex, elc.) c imoxed wtth o

specic ssue on the Romonion ovoni gorde published

by Der Slurm. .lonco s drowngs were printed inConlimporonul crnd enihusiosiicc Jy welcome in iheiolicrn mogcrzines (Procelorio, Nor, etc.) reochingeven lhe Argentinion medicr He succeeded in seftingup o kind ol Continporanul circle of friends cbrooJthol comprised exponenls of the modern rlerory cndorlislic movemenl. He cou d conloctthe French on tlrelrlp he underiook by the end of 1925. Afterwords hepubllshed o number of diologues wiih De ounoy,Broque, Cocleou, Deltei , Hons Arp, P6ret, Breton,Brdncugi; ihey ccrme out with their porlroits he hodsketched in pen. Athough Morcel Jonco did notcrove for o top posrlion on the public scene, he hcrd

c remorlob e copocity lo coplure peop e's inieresiduo ro [i. .].ori.rcr .,,ror ^d ol'o oy .,,n . iipe -o,

a --a ol*o7r

rouToo ' gl ; 6-q -e, o o',.o.r|^ -o b ,'ort o o.t, ot .O--.-tA olo, .o | ^ -, ,

respecl, we owe the fo lowing recol ection lo oclressDido Soomon 'Around 1925 26, ol those whowished to escope the slif lng forms of the posi wou dgother 1n my Buchorest cpcrtmenl eve y Tuesdoy.D '.

911 o:e o .'i( Oao )p i-o e rîor . -"to VÔ.,o o- iol ro - , o oo i,zeo 1p ^ ,eO o,d .,o ô

up few lrends in lilercrture, pc,inring, ond in theoterwere devised. Mcrcel .lonco, lo whom modernBuchoresl owes so much, wcrs towering cbove everything crnd everyone" (o possoge from crn inlerviewpublished in Clopotul, I cn, 1934)Thoi period wos exlroordinory indeed, due to fheunprecedenled effervescence cnd vorious inilictives,

moin y dissemincied through Contimporanul.Groduo y, this group grew slronger os some oulslonding persono ities jolned it The f rst lo come wereBeniomin Fundoicnu lBenjonin Fondone), SonduE icd, Ftlip Corscr, Morius Lotor, cnd Henri God, thenMl llcr Petroscu, M H Mcxi, Vicior Brcruner, ondBrdncusi himself from lhe dislcrnce Some o//sprincs ofContimporanu/ cppeored dur n,q this period os wel .

For inslonce, the on y ssue of 75 H P showing iis

own provocclive spiril, ccme oui in 1924, whl e o lit

tle bit oter, Punct la wee|y mcqozine of crclivisi pro-

pogondo) fo lowed the some course ond spirit to ihepoint of ioiol merging. For o whi e, lntegral (1926)wos o sorl of Conlimporanu/ scrtel ile, ond cter, moin-

Mcrcel loncr, ArCr6 Brelon,

1926

Morce .]onco, Andre Brelon,

tQ?6

19



Mcrce oncr. Srso Plro

l92q

Morce .]crco Sosr l'tnir

l.)29

si o otformo de rodiere in or-c :'': - :'l '-l'1 tr

Contimporonu/. Se produce r;. :' - - I -cgrupu ui cu oderenl de mcrcd. ce or i'e '-l-l: i orr-

ô.Mo ^"o^. .oq, - r : :.Omol 'inloi, B Fundoionu, Scrdu Eicc F I CIsc'Morjus lotcr 9] Flenri God, opoi Mi ito Pdircrscu, M

H. Moxy, Viclor Brcuner si, mcri c dislcnf-r, insu^sr

Brcncuil. Pro lfereozd pubL

'ot

r de t p :imicr' 1n

1924, tntct,t numor din 75 H P lccec un le de

frondo pe conl propriu, dor pulin mol tdrzlu' Puncl

(scptomoncr de p opooondcr cctivislo) merge in oce-

cr>,D, ooro o 6o 1,:.gc5 o ropi '-Io 'ro.'lo ^ r o o, p, ', Po rt. o .'er- ^ ro2o]

1ni-^qrol, devenit, ulter or, dizldent din pricino unor

nolJmici moi curdnd de o,dln pe sono Slrndo duL

olo e L' .o I oa ol a( /a a IJ' t'oz8-1932) d" echlpo ce or mol liner neconform gtr: Geo

Bogzc, (dL-lpo ce scosese el 'ifsL.rFi meteorlcu Urmuz)'

Sre-fon Roll, Sogo Pond, Modov, Zcrrembcr, Miron

Rodu (Poroschivescu) 9i cei cr ll Cu ocozlo numdrului

OO (oct nov. I 93 1 ) ce de \a Coniimporanul schl-

lou un succ nl biloni, intr un context cu ospect de mon

lfesl, morcol de orgoliu independenfei si cl orientcrii

lucide: 'Nu om imiict, nu om sllobisil si repelol nim c'lsl revedicou o experentd originolo, cptc scr i oseze,

sincronic, prinlre 'inleme etori. Nu om rdspuns n c

;OQ^,O^t O, r IiOOO Crt'o oi eO d Or

a, -ro ', d--p o ^,or d e oo

,n ,n"n ni" metoolo ului ero Mcrrcel lcncu. De oceecl,

din cond ln i,tnd, ovecr grilcr so improspdteze in

memoiio pub iculul reolizorl o e soJe din vremeo

p^ o o .a /,' I p',r- ^ O^ 06-l a I' oro o9o' is'i ri

c. or qo d-i t ^ ro,.ot o ^. t P.' d^ oi do ld 'oscr cJoro une e desene dln ocel cnl si chicrr doua

iexie in frcncezd, dotote l9l8 Celebro so pdnzo

Bo/ul inspirctd dln seri e onimcrte o e Coborelu Lr

Vo loire, expusd de cum revenise dln Flvello, o ovut

un mpocl moi org cOnd erc din nou crrdtold omclo

ri o, de orto 1o incruguroreo gcl er ei perrnon'^nle sLll-;

oLrspiciile lbrcrrlei icrsefer (tf comentcrli de Rodu

Veniomin tn Polittcc: 27 no,t 1926 il Aurel D

Broslecnu irr Violo Romdneoscd, dec. 1926). lnir un

reoisir u omplif tol reluo preocupdri schltole, door,

nltcrdcto Foslu ilusl olo cl versur lor ui Trlslon Tzorc,

din epoco Dodo, comenieozo grofic, cu dezinvo ld

ccuiiole, de ostodcrtd piesele de misierioose iensiuni

incredinlole Continporanului de on Bcrbu, sou

prozc fonlez strt c ul locques Costln. lncitoi de F

Adercc, ise osociozd penlru su lc de inlerviurr cu scr

ilo i odcrpostite de Mtscarect literard, de c ungul onu-

O25 ô',.uoro o 6 . ao ro d; or.o 90-'ade porlrete si inslonlonee reproduse oproope in lotojtcle in viilorul volum de succes Mdrlurtcs unei gene'

rolii'. Condvo se inirecuse cu Hcns Arp in reo lzoreo

de coslume {mcrsii) pentru onlmotorli seri or lliercre de

coborel. Ttecuse ocum ]c cdevdrcrie pro ecte de

^ ooo A rooo - C,o'l ôoa' ' ô : o

puno pe pcoore propr u teotru e'petmenlo )e sl

y due to severo inflghts, lt become o dissident mog

ozlne. The bonner wcs loken over enlhuslcsticolly by

the new discip es from lJnu (1928 1932), whose

vouno ond nonconfo mlsl edilorio ieom counled Geo

Boq"c,

th' roo or aoo/ o,.ll. oo a 6pheaa o

Uriuz) $tefon Rol . Soso Pono, Moldov Zorembc,

Mircn Rcdu (Poroschivescu), omong lts membets, cs

well cs olhers. Cn publishing the lOOth issue (Ccto-

ber November I 93 I ), the leom of Conlinporanulb e, .rraorptr ei o - 1, Ioro 'a olLe otl

rlao*i,r oloi o' po,o oeoôa eoo"doentolon oLl in ol lt wrole 'We neiiher lmilcled, nor

dld we vicoriousLy repecrl modes, nor did we spel out

crnvl to wô .o^.e 5o lleT r'6iro6 cr o q r 6l

o p^''î ^ opt-o rr I o i o',, o'o F- el o'lo o

the founders of the new ori. 'We were nol omong

those who responded to ony oppeol lounched by oth

ers; in focl, we wete omong lhose who roi:ed the

bonner n Europe'. Noturolly, Mo'cel lonco wos the

only person wi-,o corld righifu ly cloim his to e, 05 o

D e ,- o i' 'ho ro'"'t,^.l [^. ê lao.o ' n^r ha

would ,efresh lhe publ c memoty ond lolk crbout his

ochlevements in Zurich os crn ouislonding representc-

iive of the iniernotloncl ovontgorde Fo lnstonce' heO, bl 'ocl 1 P 'r' -ou- g 6,0r'1 g. o 'hot rr o o d

iwo ie.,ls in French lrom l9l8 Moreover, his fcmous

oo r q I' o Bo 'o' 'oot I P'o'o ot'l'e

I '^-, er

i ot Cobo'o Vo'-o' e o'raoo/ e'l ',1 'eo oi'e

hs ,""tutn from Swilze lcnd, hod on even deeper

impoci when showed lo orl lovers oi ihe inougurol on

ol c permcnent orl gollery, opened under the potron-

oeo ol lo.ole oi, ôo (ho o'^ 'to p e or olbi nod, Venlomln tn Politico, 2T nov 1 926 ond by

Aurel D Brosleonu in Vialo Romlneoscd, dec. 1926)

He p cLed up oeoin some of his eor ier interesis he

hod hordly puttrld ot thot llme The former il ustrcto

of Trision'Tzcro's poems during their Dcdo epoch

beqcn io drow orcrphlc s[etches meont to commen

o. r6 ra.r 'ordô r 'o p.b'o o, 't Co ;rpo o l'' q-op' ,

ôo To o o o ^6lie ed o

ever. even il"he hod to deo with the tensrons ond

enigmclrc expression of lon Bcrbu's l-^xts crd.locque

Coitin s fcnlosres in prose Provoked by F. Aderco

series of lnlerviews published tn MiScorea Lilerora dting 1925, .lcnco drew lhe mosl dynomic golLery o

pJtroits ond sncrpshols, loter lo be repr nled'Marturio

unei ge,nerctlii, o very successful booit

Cnce he hod competed with tlons Arp cnd creoled

coslumes (mcs[s) for the performers of the literor

nighls ci lhe Cctboref. Therefore he tooI up scener

design when l6e Continporonul tecm sei up its ow

expJrimentcl iheoire compony Sondu Ellod stoge

Evrernov's Moarlec: vese/o {A Merry Deoih) c horle

quinode (see the scenety ond coslume drow ngs propo.ô by Mo e Jo o 'r Co^ ^ pa on lob o-

Mo,ch o) \1 ( r , Io1Ao.. ) I e wo\ or d^ i^

some p eces of scenery for Cain.by Widgons ond G

Kcrlser's iuana lle remembered his octivity os o lh



, gcleso Moorleo vese/o, orlechinodo de Evreinov (o se

,'edeo schile de decor gr cosiume propuse de MorceL

oncu in Conlim poranul, febr.-mortle I 925). Concomi-

ent, moi ovusese in vedere eventuo ltoieo unor deco':r penlru Coin de Widgons si Junna lui G Koiser.

-:le o octivitote de core.isi vc oduce ominte mol ielrz

- in timpul unor colobordri succesive cu lrupc teotru-

, Hobimoh din sroe, cu core o co oborct destul de-':ns, inlr-o serle de reolizcri' )6sen \Stilgoii 1947)::der co Gorcio Lorcc ( Casa Bernardei Albo,l5 I ), Prronde )o \Henric ol lV'lea, 1 952) 9i o te e

:: Drc:wings for the Theatre Hobinah /ql I l97B--: Ie Aviv Museum He eno Rubinslein povllion,

:'. lgZB-ion. 1979).in fine, ojunge sar se concreii-

-:ze ocum dep in o pteocupore iimpurte cr scr egcto:= criele decorotive. Viziloiorij expozitiei din l926,= .cr li mirol in folo moi mullor exponcle reprezen

:-: clcluri pe siic o ori lucrdri reo izole in tehnico vil',,- cr. nsd tenlolro ero cu mul onterioord, cum

.,'-:eazd reproducerec acelut tnlerior dotot l9l6):.gn for a raom in Wi ly Verkouf, op. clt) Pe

: -:: ,eproducere se vdd, in oforo mobllieru ui, doucr-: incoslrole in perele, in Locul rezetvctt ferestrei s

:'-::bi , ugi , ovond imprimcle, pe siic o, orobescuri

:=:-eirlce din coiegorio celor prezenle frecvenl in

,=..-" e cu core pigmentc poginie coieielor Dodo.

- *: Ce orobescuri idenllce se mot pot gdsi 'in resluri

= : :ss-wonduri, vlzibi e.incd

in ccse conslruile de-:"cu(cc oceec din slr. Neguslori or pe slr.

. o p'. ri-' r e qo \o-o oa o derolo'oo o ^

: ::-i in progu el). Unli mcrlorL prelind co or li

: - cereii intregr decoroli intr un sli osemdndlor,

, ,: . o ofoone viu co orote, in oJie ccrse concepule

= :-- ecl c Bucureslr. Ar fi de semno cl, o c, o coin

- --=--: nu ipsito de re evonld. Recent, lo ZLjrrch

-,,.;lr konslruclive und konkrele Kunsl"), o expoz

= .:::'old ocluolizo incercdri ole Sophiel Touber

-'- rclerle de orto decorolivc din onii 192627,: :'onlco de expozifie in revislo de crld Voir nr.

: -:i.1995,

Monlreux), oorecum.in

linio promo

, r -oceeogi oni de crhilectu piclor romdn. Dor

- :: orl sli, core se cunoscuserd foorte bine cr

' ,' cu rdmos 'in roporiuri oprop cte, dovodo

----'. lui Hons Arp in expoziiio de o Bucuregt,

I - :-ecum 9i vizito ldrzie o sofilor Arp o Eln Hod,- . 'r'o ui Mcrce oncu. Sd fi fost nu numol

- ':' : chicr un circuil de idei, un progrom comun?

, : ::l'e. spoliul unde 9i o exersot insprrotic Sophie

: =---c (cce imobrl Aubelle din Strcsbourg) c

- :r ,--" 1930, icr c crdirile edificcte de romdn ou

- -.' :'- tronsformdri ce Je-ou desfiguroi cond n cu

- =' :e c drepiul rulne, ceecr ce zdddrrnicesie

-:'-porotie inco din 1924 Morcel Lcncu

: - =: nobile de conceplie propr e si diverse

:- - re decor lnleror, risiptte sor pdreo in cee

. :,-:-e cordino e. Se giie inso co o predol cur

'=:'esl proflL lo Acodemio Arleor Decorollve,

he conlrrbuiec -: :=.--: :-- -''r --: : -

lbsen'.s lhe G-:,'-,. '- -- --. ----;--;,:

tso, o D c c- -.Drawinos t'or ii-e ''::'= --.: - :' - ,-- - :lel Ari, M e : -

:

oz8_ o 'o o .:

nde,oo.eo-^o c : :-1926 exhrbition m gh; nove \i/i:c:i3. l- -r. d sc oy

of hrs pointings on g css crs \,v!a cs ci irose execuled

ln ihe sioined g oss techn que. !cwever h s nleresl ln

lhis mcriier wcs much o der. os the copy of thcl inlerr

or doied os eorly os I 9l 6 pointed to (see Desrgn lor

o Room, in Wi y Ver[ouf, works quot). Apcrt from

some pieces of furnilure, one con see lwo stcinedcloss ponels fitted in the wol in the p oce for lhe win-

dow, ond moybe, for the door; they be ong to ihe

some ronge of geometricol orobesques ihoi he used

io drow in order lo odd some flovour io the Dodcr

reviews Trcces of such orobesques could be found in

whct sti I stonds from the French wlndows in ihe hous'

es he designed (for lnstcrnce, the house rn Neguslori

Street cnd ln O ienl Slreet, mirccu ously soved from

the ongoing demo ition) Some of his contemporori-^s

c oim lo hove seen lhe entire wcrl s decorcled in o

simior sty e, inc uding the co ourful cei rngs ln olher

houses designed by the orchiiect in Buchcresi. Wewould like lo pointlo o consequenliol corncldence. n

o recenl exhibltion set up n Zurich (' Hcus fijr kon

slruclive und konkrele Kunst ), ihe orgonizers showedseverc exper menis in decorolive orl from 192627beonging to Sophio Touber-Arp (opudthe chronice

of the exhibitlon in the ort mogczine Voir, no 1 1 8,

Cctober 1995, Monireux). They evince lhe some

drrection promoled by the Romon on poinler ond

crchilect during lhot period. li is known thoi the iwo

ortisis hod met in Zurich cnd kept ln louch over ihe

yeors For lnsionce, Hons Arp porticipoied in the

1924 etlt6ilon ln Buchoresl, ond loler, on .lonco's

invilcllon, he ond his wife visiled Ein Hod. Wos there

somelhing more lhcn o commoTr cose of crtlstlc offin

ity? A cricurt ol ldeos, o progromme, presumoby.

Untortunotely Soph e Touber Arp's sludio (rn thot

Aubelle house in Strosbourg) vcrnished in 1936,

whl e the buildlngs designed by Morce .lonco wenithrough successive ollerolrons, thol mckes ony com-

porison quile unsuslclnoble As early as )924,Mo,c" lonco e'hlbited pieces of inlerior furnrshings

he designed, loter scollered oll over lhe wor d. He is

known io hove tcughi inleror design courses cl the

Acodemv of Decorolive Arts. courses in the tech

niques oi portro i, nude, ond sti l-Life, togeiher with Fr.

Siroto, ond o couTSe in modern furnilure ond fittings,'oq^ rer n't o ". W. Be . t

.

M-orce Jonco impressed eveTyone through his coher

eni ond inlegrollng orlslc proctice trghtly intertwined

with the ldeos he supported in ihe medlo quile sys



unde in )926 era coleg cu F:. Sl'c : I : l:l ::'-.:1nud-nolurd moorld, si cu orh. \&. 3e:r I 3'' e''e

Ob'o rOOo O'O O A-- I . )6

PLrleo scr lmore:loneze o Mcrrce Jorcu' ln;iciec,

coerenio dinire proclico orlisllcd si ldei e susiinule'intr o ocllvliote publicistlcb destul de sistemolica

1o. 6r'a 6'a o. o-ct . O.po o'e o - gotc,ol^ . ê'

sl, deci, suni preo puf n cunoscule o:lozl Roslul celor

moi muLle dlntre eLe ero de o deslrdmo opocriofrLe

dclorote proostei educotli din scoclo sl de o eLlbero

d-^ ooncLle percepe eo octului creotor. Citlioril of ou,

ostlel desp e vo o, l" .^,presive in sine ole fe ulul de

o monui cuLori, inil, voume 9i despre merllul de o

omo6et 76; 'O -e \ OOi a p',1'-.

-; i OpO OI '

lo oe orp-or ortro .o 'oulore de si lzore o nco

i,r.""

do-o eo o. P e do olo ore do'^ '- p o

o decoroiivrsriulul n crhllecturo plotiiudineo noiu'o

lismu ui, co sl vremelnicio snobisme or esletizonie ou

cvut in Morcel loncu un odversot conslcrnt, insufletil

de eoclo fetvoore, dln vremec cdnd iineo pe oceste

,"t""o,",ooo'

ct6''5 iar'a g P9' -^L 'r ;

zuricheze (iq I q) :i zecl de onr moi lcrziu, lo epoco

bi onluri o,, fo.ond, relrospeciv, lurul de orjzonl cl

omplei so e octivildil'' .

Nolurol, osemeni orlcdrui creolor outenlc, Mcrcel

cncu cl porcuts un ilineror ortistic deloc uniform, cu

povorni;uri, stcrgncrr sl ezitori de circumslonld [cr

inceoLrt. c slorniimcl mult curiozilole,'insolito de rezer

ve oblc disimrlote (de lo un confrote co Vjclor lon

Popc, iterct grof clcrn) si l-o trebuil o dozcr insemnoid

de robdore penlru o- convinge, pe critici mo jinioi, lc

cr clutoru lor so obiino sufrcg u publicului Numcl

o' po o i -o ,o o o ao pt'z^^t6 J^ ^ oo e

1..O,.,o ooO^^.poif^ e,q6. I 'i o^-'

Comornescu i9i invingeo ldlosincrozille de principiu

foio de ieorille cr,biste orborote de orllsi 9i se pro-

nunto cdmlrolrv osupro vlziunil lui Morcel loncu. 'Lcm

ooreciclnu

demull pentt u e:cepilonolo d-sole

tcrare Balul, ioc dinom c de fo,me e<presive, ftlr

n cor congesi onoi de pLdcere 9i sugeslie muzicold'

ApreciemLctuolmenle rilmul culori or, redote-doo rn

puriloieo lor proprie Admirom unele lucrdrl frcrgede

in ipsos, muI moi polrivl penlru locLr le de cuocre'

decoi uleiul, core este mcl gro5 s moi moteriol Nu I

cereli subiecl d lul M Loncu precum nu putet cere

subiecl nrci unei scoorte boso obene 1oc de lorme

si culori. Din ocesl puncl de vedere, M loncu este un

more orlisl, core o izbuiil sd dec nisie lonuri de o bos

lru si cofeniu, unlce oproope in p cluro noostrd

romcrnecscd \Ranpa' 21 febr' 1927) I)n momenl cl

polorizorilor in evolufic picloru u PO e so I fi con:iituit

colctorjo so, in 1930, d" c ,.lnqul iormurllol nordice

ole Medlterone,dupo core cronicorii cru ccrzul de

o o o o.'p o |^: ol o'l prg ri g ^pl o'e d^ '^'

,O-^pito^ 'r.,.P,d OOOr -Clo'el O"'o'o i.,

de o l fjxo noto personolo de diferenllere pr ntro sin-

loqmo emb emoiLco. 'un Dyonisos ol culorllor"'

d!s.operrlor cl olgebrei p cluro e', 'poet coTe se

-o- O o', ', ort. -. o e ho'o'v 6.. -L o ,

o-.o, e r, d) AA a r o ^rtro i ^.tor ' 6e',.9d o

-l o,ce.to,Aoe*eo1 -oo' o^r, ô'r^d''i. ptr' 6pt,O, O Or ^q '6 re Ol \\ O1O I OO aC

o ot 6, I h^tô, o rtae 'o o.'o' . oot'o' f

ethcl c iches Hrs reoders could Leorn how lo expr:'

e. o d,^ o'^tt r 'o' .oo, l ^ c

u.,,,r", os we I os how io hormonlze viobe for-'

tn,o roh rl .' rr: o' d , q ' ,' 5-' aood rT ol u o

ooo4.o-o. a to'ov eorbo, ^ A \rl^lao'iode modeL, Morcel lonco slood ogoinsl lhe roote:

orejudlce cs to lhe need of on onecdole n pointirc

ot O Lrtr 6-per dar .^ o,'t ^ o^ o r^ Qra^€l

orchilecture; cri lhe some llme he reiecled tr =

Noluro isi cLlches os welL os lhe ephemerol oeslhe' :snobbery. He wos equcly inspi ited by the some fe'

vor when he lectured on lhese subiects ot the lur c

Politechnlc ln froni of ls sludonts (1919) ond in | :

loter surveys of his rlch ocivtY'

As onv true orlist, Mcrcel Jo'nco hod io foce obsic

c es period, of sloqnotron, cnd, of coutse, occctsior

cl voclllotions o I o onq hls ong ort slic coreer' lJ :

debui rose much lnlerest ond, oi the some lime, mixec

roa^.q -or o trTpooa'o'ohoro'7'd('oôl

a .o.- o V o' ror Dopc o rar on -tu :a

ond grcrphlc ortisi). Consequenl y he needed mucl-

-lte ort 6 g p6r;o1 - li 'o ht i,' . o'

rhen ihe publ c ot orge lt wcrs on y ofter his fourth c',,"-h oo tlo"o,i^-oo'iF \b o^.'16r'L" t^ / t

sive ort c liic, Pet u Comornescu, weni beyond hls

ooooslt on io lhe cub sl theorles Jcnco upheld, onc

vie ded uo in odmlrollon' 'll hcs nol been Long since

opp F ior^d ^ qpr'6r s Osi^trrQ -t ^ Bo c

^.-^1 6,1, f r's- oo, ^'\ o 3,- .; .^ 16 1 )

crowded moss of peosure ond muscol suggeslvity

Now we odmlre the rhythm ol co ouTs cnd ihe woy

he renders lheir intrlnslc puriiy We liI e olso som" de

rcole ploste wo,[s, o better molerlol for colour lnler

OrOr' ,O' O' * , qeO.6 OrO OO OO'd O

eolln... o ho o 'o' ooL o'o'lo-a'dode -ol

Mr. .lonco's work or in the Bessorobron rugs, since

theytoth disp oy forms cnd co outs From this point of

view, Morcel Jonco is a greol crtjsi who succeeded

in creoling some lones of blue ond brown' olmosi. 'o ^ ,^'91 Po" o or po: ,i-qr I?o-po ) t^c:

.

a? I',.aar ô i rO:O 'o.oo^ " 'Meo'ter[cneon counlties wos o cruciol moment in his evo

ullon os o pc nter. Shortly ofle wo ds, the cr iics ogre-

ed rhct he'hcd bonned the pirtu esque elemenls off

I po'Iq 'ro.o'ol ^nlyoI ''deotr.i\^ro tote"M-orn i'e a li arQo'lQ i'wo'f

sought lo obel Jonco s djslrnct voice cs 'o.Dronys us

llkeioker of colours ond 'o discoverer of the plcto

rio clgebro", 'o poel fighting noiure lhrough colours

ond l-nes Mony newpopers :toried io Proise hls

ÔLOtOpO:1.o6^q.l //O o OOO"i-l /O,O

B ô . 'o31. n, i qr i, r'- 9 tlt. to^' or d o'lho

rized personolitles lon Bo bu ih" poet ond mcrthe



-iruiegle cu noturo in culori 9i llnii '. Ziorele incep sd-i

::dice pog n intregi omcgiole \cf. Facla dln 8 febr.:32) o *

"',oo, co'cr s- sP;r''e oi^lre r ^ e ro

: )'7a'e per'tr c exp ro Prel'i'eo oobord o r

: -' .opiîe p:orireoe p es,o"'es pe sorolloeo' i

'. :-cel oncr. PoetL i ro-e^ o c c-ul 'or Borbr-

-:,-d sd concentreze esenlo corocterjzotoore in for

- - : opldoro 'geometrie incendiotd' . 'furtuni de'. ---= c c:,7" oe ioru'i s rJ, e ro o es orep t r9!' - ome cenusii pentru inolte opere lusiitiore"' ln

- :- : :rcheiei .cr.'to . Miô I Sebo-- o- e.evc c'--;': :- inid o creolorului de o poirunde in nlimitoteo-

- -^t,ndcbi d o slructurilor supuse unghiulu sou de

-:.=-.otle: "M. loncu ore o lntuilie solido o formelor.

I-=

: spus cd este unpictor obstrocl ? ConstrucliiLe

:::-ent fonieziste, suni de o rord vigoore fizlcc,

:= - .:rietole plosticd evidenld, imedrotcr. Nu zodor

- : :-crrJ oceslo esie inlovorosit de un orhilect. Am

-:-=:: co M.l. picteoz-r orhitecturo oblecielor ce-

: '-,-- ri. Co desfoce ucrurtle 'in elemenle e plostice

: -: :e e moi durobile, esentiole. Punereo obiectu

. " ::'zd este crstfel fdcuto incol sd i descopere

-: ::::-,'o sl Lumino ccre ii este speciflcc, so-l

--,:'-:: de detolil si sd-l fixeze in eternltoleo lui de

- - -r, ,gen lonescu crveo, cdnd 9i cond, obiceiL;l

, '=:=:-=ze

csupro exPozitii]or curenle. Despre

:' = :-cu scric impresionol, cu deosebire, de..-, :.:-iiuolc'o cuorii oltfe decot lo impresio

: : -- -.crd,

unde funcltono o nivelusenzclle j

'-:--- r: :ciice. "Lo M. . cu ooreo este couterizo

, - = r-: :orto de eroziune 9i de purificore o unui

: , -:t:gregheozd lonurile impure sou ne-

- .-' r = 3oiosivd, dinomico, dor discip inoid, cu o

- : :: . -:-: simbolico, eo conslruieste olmoslero

- =-:': : n inlerior. Spirituol-r si crbstrocld {vreou

- - - -:-:riolo), culoorecr nu este otdt densd, cot

: :,:-: r =::dceo co in chior ziuo oporifiei comen-

r - ::--tri de Eugen lonescu, sd fie progromoi6'-: - r - Morcel lonc, pe temo 'Postico moder-

. - r- .: i centrold orhip ino, pictoru reveneo lo

" :. -,:t-=l ce egitlmore o propr ior opiiuni de lc

- - -- -=,: :iiel operote de cub sm prin restobilireo

.-.:';

e trodilii prim t ve.'incepcrnd

delo

- .-- = . -ci oles de lo Picosso (morele vizionor)

- - .-= l::-tr o o reviviere o strictei trdiri plostice'

i - -.' =ro-nerij in cotidionul Diminealct,22 lebr.

- - - I =t:o- ercr semnolul ongoiorii intr-o ocfiune

- r ,,-: := :cificori 9i drologuri publice. Se numdro,

: - -'-'-: -iiioioril osocioliei de ortc, filosofie sl

: . -. : :- cr inird in componenfo unei comisil

r r: - = , -- :: -plice in plonuri de dezvo lcre ordge

-. , - , - , -- -.;c sd porticipe c expozifii 9i so

- - : : ::-:: 'i e criticll, totu;i foro intervenfio unor

-=:-: colltotiv. Un occent moi vehemenl soli-

-=r-r ccrie din lucrorile expuse in I 932, sub

moticion, ep omzec - ,- - - - - -=-rer s. sutI o": o. - - Igles, cu minclon c: ::-:- l-l --t-. -::-l-tr 3r

espe.,ol /l€u'o'ce: i..-= : ---:'. J. : a -:-ewo .s o( jlslice A:: -* ''= :. ' ,: '.' -J

I

Sebo.lior rr de'oo( -'. tt l.:" : i- i::(ence of the ortist thror-lgr: w- :- -:

"l: l: . c pen-

elroie the ingroined uniqueress ct -'e s-',ciures he

wos contemp otinq. 'Moice loncc rcs c iirrn inlultion

of forms Who iouLd teL ihoi he is on obstrocl

po nter? Appcrenty his fcntosies hold o singulor p'hys-

iccl strengih thot disploys on expressive vorieiy thoi

you con .grosp ot once. I think thot Morcel .Jonco

poinls the trchiiecture of the oblects he js concerned

wi'^. !e oi,r orr,e

's ;ch 'h ng, 'o eo, h he bo' c

erpressive elemenls, the mosl enduring ond essentiol

ones. Whenever he sets on obiecl on the convos he

discovers ils specific llght ond perspecfive, he geis rid

of detoils in order lo render its uniqueness, its elernol

shope..."". Now ond then, while sli I in Romonio, ihe

poywriqhr [L gere o'lesLo wo'ld wr, o oowt- \'s

Irp, essiont on the curenl exhibitions. FJe wos

.-rpro,"ed by Mo'cel Jorco erpec o'y oy ' Le so't'-L o. lrt.t'or' oI is co o-rs o'lleto^l lton tr o -o'erioloptico sensolion cssigned to it by the mpressionlst

poiniers. He went on noting thot 'With M.J the coLour

b".or"r o meons lo ccuterize; li is endowed wilh

thot purg ng, corrosive efficocy of on ocid. lt disinte-

qroies the impure ond triviol lones... . Being corrosve,

Jynomic, yet mosleduly bridLed, becrring o symbolic

expressve ood, lt turns nwcrdly to proiect iis otmos-

p-e'e. Btr'rg spi ' o o o otls- oc (ho s o^ro-e'ol), the co our is rcther inlense thon compacl' 'The verv dov when Euqene lonesco's oriicle come

oul, Mcrrcel Jonco hoppened lo lecture on his

fovouriie subjecl' Modern Fine Art. ln on overcrowd-

ed ol,,.re poi"te oo'the oppo rr ry te dcfp'i l'

own choi. es o lhe eagir-r rg ol cloi I ovou'o' hot

hod reestob lshed the conneclion with "greot primllive

lroditrons". He mcinlcrined thoi 'Storting wiih

Cezanne ond, porticulorly, with Picosso (the greot

v 5 olorV o s') we witcess the ret'tr o clr 'lly orl

experience" (lrom the summary of his lecture, pub-

lished in Dinineato,22 lebr. , 1932) As o motler of

focl,thoi eclure poinied to o vosl compoign mecnl to

open pub ic deboies ond e ucidcrte the prob em ot

stcl,e. So, he wos omonq the lnilioiors ol l6e Criterion,

on crt, philosophy, ond liieroture ossociction, ihen he

lool po I in urbon p onning symposio, ond wos o so

nomlnoted n o specioL boord thcrt wcs to deol with

urbon developments. He continued to exhibit his

poiniings ond to enioy the crllics' proise, yei there

wos not ony spectocu or noveliy obout them

However, the'pointings he exibited in 1937 evinced

o vehemenl y sotiric noie lnduced by ihe lolesl events,

op ro r ol e h n -ore ooP eêrrive ond :crse Le

dorqer oI e\lreri)l lo', es he lirles ot ll e e ooir i^9'mnllctte the colleciive onxieties he shored in. The

Morcel loncu, Hons Arp, 1926

Morce ]onco, Hons Arp,

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23



influento eventmentelor de nor;'i .. .-=-:].-] .:]:3 No/iono/is/s; Muliloted Abyssinio, elc' Durinq rr:

oer.' .Po-6rU :c'-

,r ^:,, ,,,a'roo, 1a,::-- " ol o'o''ro' ' t'1Acn'ov-e^r ''e " o oô-

o.o' \ororo::Aa. o r"e oo;d 9" t^^'^db oo"t'o'd'oooo' ,''

1,, Ltp: oa-a d o al'e'o r- o'z'o o' o o"lo

Aa'eoO"lôor ' '-'n'gfi[6

morqinecr ocuteJor .h".tirni ,oJab 1r",.o1 n."li o.,l-tnri

ai.ioto rol medio \Facla Cuvontul Lrbe'

rudineo poci , mizerii ."rrrio,""oa".j" d"rogogio i,rpr1 The pc nt ngs exhibited jn hls 1939 exhjbllic-

oo,;',.or .o).po o 16o-tolooo" oi'o' oolo^'oooJ'ors no''or ' Le ,na'e' o-d

, e l/o..o C rol roe -9^l C olo d- : r h -o ooe'''reNeo' Fo'iorInerol'e'rofo- -

nozitote oduc, in expozit o .lin l b:q, lucrorjle insp rote lilu I '1J"'ol"t't ih js wos Jonco's lost ortistic shc''

de o recentd colciorie ln Crrentul opropiot,- p"'ri;

."r in no,ttonio Soon rcrciol i'1"s *e'e put.into forc=

Hoifo - Tel Aviv - l",u,oi'tYll-i;' ;;;;tt" fi; ;lr;t "tart" *"t brutolly morqinolized A specilic oggre-:

ieslre o Jui Mcrrcel lcncu in crgoro vefii orti*lce sivily sioried lo dominote lhe Romcnon scene onc=

romonegri Exclus.vismul legilor rosiole proospcrt nrio th;t";;.;

r ghr to'k over' whlch led to the lonuc'r

duse il morg nolrzeozO-'tr,rtol

-Brutclilotec, coroc- 1941 jrogro;r ln o'd". io sove hls fomrly' hls wlfe

tersitco forlelor A" a,Jo"pt- "Jr."1o put"i", "tJ

itrit*i' doughr"" os well os hls ort''n?.ofi'inl

t.aaaalao rs:'r'o"""iL""'

iiotot ^Jo'olo ^"' 'o^''"!"'-;l 'qrq3'p'1 6''r

ooorom in ionuorie r94r. Co sosi solveze fomilrcr] i-i"".".r-hirro.r,",noikobl"pointingsexhibitec

!itV. , ."r" a"rl t"'" to s o'io so' prctorul jo drumul n-1939

* : ::,1*r,*' #' :? #J n : ruilIm] t yl; l"m' : .'"1- ii{:X"U ii:*v3"r;[ ry:

i:* :"*i:T:,mru;:::il.3:,'il; i'i:TF ;5;il:i"'""'

6rth" ovontso de ts promote'| onc

.';; ;i.;;tg.rdei, cu egolo insuflelire de onimoror ei

proicrgon slr.. "

itî5L", lonco, 'Fururismul nostru (cur Futurism), r

NCTEI Vor-."l loncu, "Fulurismul nosiru"' in toc/o' nr 35B

6 'o-6 loSQ

i E*o.t cond Morcel lcrncu'isi focec rnifiereo crlisticct'

; ;;;""p.tlri"

lo At"n"' il propulso pe losrf lser

trBB A 2, p "'a .a; To 6DrA-d'r'o';v p 36't^'1':

a o lL , roor'e I ooe ra M' "o d^ -; ' Jn e'o

;i;;*.;;,;tunci, orienlcreo so ' un revoltor con-

o-*oo

"t6'i p,- j 'do o"'o' o roer; o

.' 'o 'or' t'

,li ..-,.i'*tu'brulolitcte ortistico' cu desdverrsireo

;;";" ;; ;.,e"o por foce credlnlele noi in crid'

(llr.strr:tiunea tam.)na, nr' I l'l 2, I 9l 3) Distonloreo

i" toot" si lnleresul folo de inovolie crtislicd ou ire

;;J;:t.. n bogclul ucenjculuj, co loloone.in iooi-

"""lrri"," ulterioaro. Trebule mentionot cd locmoi

i*, I .arlt" i""l"tt't

1o noi dupo ce in seric de

.,on .i d" cciuolitole plcstico publ cote in, evisto

liori,o sub pseudonimul Remb ondl' irimiteo I ecveni

lcr iol ce ero mo nou in p ciuro froncezd' crutorlzoi de

"lrr.u -*.sL,u o f"not"nulul lo folo Loculul' unde

'inlrellneo stobile reloili'in medlile crrlisllce'

3 i;;;'slmullon

de R Huelsenbec[<' Tr Tzoro'

Mcrcel .lonco; ahl"; din primii oni oi teinioorceriL 1o Bucurestr'

ortisiul ljneo sd ris peoscd evenluolele confuzl,i ,Cond'.o ordo ao.z',o. o No. . Fl ^. i e a:P'o bl'.o L'

n* ..or

d^P^.a ('-'e' l'o^'-oo lo'i o

;";;; ,Jirf .l" pt"togon st crl ul Mo cel lcrn-cLr lo

'lirich, Conlimporanu/ oduceo, to o into z ere'

lor".ti t" .r-"rrt" de cuvlinio: En ecloircissoni ce

o"rt o.ri de L hrstojre des crts, nous devons oioLrtet

i"" ,r,lo .' 'o'r od r 'e a' o I"o'

e oo ^ oro'

Faclo,)9MoY, 1930

Z'Wi l" Morcel Jonco wos ihe pointer s oppreni ce

,.ln'.too,,oa.

^ rn t ''o, 6' I a Atr o1o'r '16

ro - L

,-". J.: ,-"' I BB o5 ) o o^ o'r 'o d"

",'o ." o o' I oop I oo' t''o ' i' Ao'll l ol

-

ho* th" lolter s direclion wos perce ved oi thot,l me'

.e reoel , ooo' ' po 1" q c' oo ot d o ocje-l

n"

,o .d I ,., ' gê'd

rg '16' ' t61 or ^'n^d ot :

i, r, q.-- s1 6 16 '^ l.Jl o ono" Iq a1' tl oL I

onl oP1ôrao,on olaoo''r o [")o '.o^ o.a o. , 2 a' st \o'' o I I o' 'o'o'''or

ol doomos ond hls lnterest for oriisiic innovctrons wer-o

;";;:;t"; il r,,. .p"'"ttice, ond srood ostrue lcrnd

r"rf, i. n'ti.t"r-"uol,tion

We should odd here thcl

j."r f*'tr"fi brouqhr Deroln in Romcnlo' crfter h-e hod

"rrr'rr-."i ",",L', lf .h'on't1"s on noveliies in French

;;". ;";"lo

o o Ar'h ho r,9 os r,:rn h: o€'

:; - ;^tolo' o" l^ to. o.'^''o' 'r'rl ' 'h of,o

;;;;;;";;: hod consront relotions with the French

crtisiic milieus

3. Sjmulloneous poem performed by R Huelsenbec['

l.'-ooMo oL 'o o.

a nft"t hls relurn io Buchoresl' the ortist wos very

;r:h ;.;;"';"J to d',p"l onv doubt ond srote his

"..i'..r."0r'vocolly For inslonce' os soon os lhe

il ';; ;;;;; iio'v'//es littlraires-publ sh-^d

nlnJ" C,"""] s inierview with Trision Tzorc' ih-^

i ), r,i, o,o,o,,, r/ "d lto", wiih out i nsisli n g o n M Jcr nco' s

f

""il.Jrole in Zurich, brought n the necessory cor

rectioi. ' En 6clolrcissonl ce petrr point de I hrslolle

des oris. nous devons clouter que Mc cel Iclnco peln-

tre et crrchiiecfe, opres ovoir ete de lo sorle un de



6t6 de lo sorte un de propulseurs de ce fomeux mou-

vement Dodo, foit vote foce el mll ovec le suedoisEggellng el l'ollemond Richter les boses du constructrvisme octuel (le groupement des peintres rodlccuxde Zurich, f0t ulleriorement mel6 oux 6venemenlsrevolutionoires de Boviere) Et bien qu'il soll d6sor-mois fermemenl convoincu que es ecoles ne servenlqu'd rellefer es verilob es personnolites, il esi toui dem6me surpris de voir M. Creve esquiver, por desmolenconlreux oublis, e iugemeni du temps ';,

5. Viclor Eftimiu, 'Cronico orllsticd", in Lupto,2A ian,19236. Conlrosle dintre cele moi deruionte se puleou iniol-ni in reclitoteo romdneosco, neosteptole 9i ciudote

urme de orhoiloie ruro d oolo lc cu oso turi e induslr-o i)rL Li iroetuos. Ai rrgeo oe pi db so ec pri-goro Pcsconi, in nordul tori , pentru c fi fropct despec'oco - J origirol ol nc' ;c i:o. i exp-trsJ Li

Bucuresli Progo-Vieno cu iondourile boieresii deccum un veoc, trimise sd preio occzionc ii turisli 9i so-

i lronsporie, co odinioord, cdire m0ndstirile din zond(cf. Demoslene Bolez: ,,insemndri de drum", revistoGandirea,l2/1923).7. Feix Aderco, Mdluria unei generafii , Bucuresli,

1929.8. Vezi conferinto "L'ort obstroil ei ses buts", text ine-

dii comunicot de Hory Seiwert Tn monogrofio soliddocumenloto (Peler Long Verlog, Fronkfurt/Moin,1993, pp.34555)

9. Yezi M. onco, Dado crealeur, o corle editolo deWil y Ver[ouf (Arthur Negg i ttd - Teufen,A.R Switzerlon d, 1957, o douc edilie, t OO I )

lO. lon Bcrbu, "Geometrie iniristcto'', in Facla, nr

441,8 febr 1932l1 Mihoil Sebostion, 'Morce lancu", Cuvdntul, l3febr. I 93 2.

1 2 Eugen lonescu, "Expozltio Morce loncu',Romdnia lilerctra,2a febr. 193213. n Almonohrl Adam, 1939, Morce oncu Tecroimpresii recente osupro orhiieclurii polesliniene: "sim

ple si sobre, modesle si curote, olbe dor severe, oces-te o ose pl ne oe o vo o soc o o bogoro resp ro 'lr- eogo o tir o de s-rp horr'c .i Ioror o o ros1orcrde no-r--o e o si l be.'oro eoe^;co .

propulseurs de ce fomeux mcJvere-: lcco ioiivolte foce el mit ovec le suedois fccel:nc e- 'olle

mond Richier les bcses du consii'uct"rv"sme"octuel ileg oupe'1e'l de: peirlres od co rx ae h'cl ir-- u re-i-

oTeTnenl m6le oux evenements r6volutionnoires deBoviere). Et bien qu'i soil d6sormois fermement convoincu que les 6coles ne servent qu'c reliefer les veri-lobles personnolites, il est tout de meme surprs devo r M.Creve esquiver po' oes nole-cor-.e.l^ orb's le jlgere"t dr, -erp'".

5. Victor Eftimiu, "Cronico ortisticd" (Art co umn),

lupto,2a.jon. 19236. The Romonion life offered lhe most crmozing ondbofflrng controsls; for inslcrnce, unexpecled ond weird' o, es ol'u c orcLo c lfe we deo w ll on irdrs- y nIu swrg. SLrlice it to soy nowyo;, or'o sop over i'

Posconi roilwoy stoiion, in the northern port of thecounlry, ond woich the Buchoresl-Progue-Vienncexpress lroin meellng the one century old boyor cor-rioges sent to pick lhe occosioncl tourists ond drivethem to the locol monosleris (cf Demostene Bolez,

,,insemndrl de drum" {Trovel Notes), Gandireo, no.t-2/ 19237. Fe ix Aderco, Mdrturio unei generatii (A Testimonyof one generotion), Bucuresli 1929.8. See his lecture "L'obstroit et ses buts", on origino texipub ished for the first time in Horri Seiwert's

'ir"I info,-

med monogrophy (Peter Lcng Verlog, Fronkfuri/Morn1 993, p 345 55)

9. See M.lonco Doda creoteut, in o booL compi edby Wily Verkouf (Arthur Neggli Ltd - Ieufen, A R.

Switzerlond, 1952, second ediilon, 1961).lO lon Borbu, "Geomelrie inlristoto" (opprox. trons.Soddened Geometry'), in Facla, no 44l, 2O Febr.,

1932.l. Mihoi Seboslion, 'Morcel oncu", in Cuvctnful,

3 Febr., 19322. E. lonesco, ' Expoziticr Morcel ancu" , Romdnio li

terard ,24 Febr 1932.l3 ln the o mcncch Adam, 1939, he wrote hts fresh

impressions on Pclestinion orchilecture: 'these lownsore simple, sober, modest, ond cleon, white but

severe; experiencing o rich sociol life, their young ondbee-hlve body breothes in on oir of noturoI ondEdenic freedom'

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MARCEL IANCU .ARC'ITIECf

Ancn Bttciine{

MARCEL IANCO .IHE ARC'IIIECr

Ant fost tlinte cei

ce cLu isbutit sd

descifre:.e stilul mtei

epoci sd-i gd,sectscii

tm glas.'

We have been omong

those vvho were uble to

sense the srl'le

oJ an age cmd findan adequde

expression for it. '

Morcel oncu se ncsle 1o 24 rict 89i : 3'c-resi.intr o fomille burghezo inslorlio' icrd scr r lnC ccr:er

cioni 'in bronscr t6rtilo Se bucr:rc de o ed'.lccl e 'inori

.'.o.o o'o,'r^ ' o og oz ( 'oot ' o

- ice ' Cheo q - 'o-o . \o'o o lo ilo r i-

1oroie ,a ^ o. .o o^ ^ o pooro 1'96'6 lo r r 1 I

sdLr e muzeeor din ltollo, Fronio:l Germonicr' Momo

o\eo ooo^^d.ooo-.. oo 916rpo oo;

Ood o0-6OdI tl,a ^ 'ooo'6'pr'16 loer

o lui MorceL loncu''. [o crbsolvlreo llceulul ocesto

doreste sd sludieze ortele ploslice dor renunid, ce

dOnd lo inslstente e lotoLui sdu de c se orlenlc spre pro

i".src oroctico. Trlmlsi lo Zuri.h penlru c-si comp eto

-^ducolicr, Morcel sl frolele ,ou lul u (l 896 I o!f f ^vor

srudlo cihitecruro. icr mezinul lor, George (l899?)

ng nerio de conslrucfli.

sTUDlltE iN rLVrIt,q

Perloodo pelrecutd lo Zirrlch, inlre voro lui l9l4 :i

.lotsai onu ui 1919, este delermincrnld peniru for

mo,eo p,oferonclo :j crilstlcc o lul Morce loncu

Pclro,el ',oraoeoIor'o o 'a da'/o

n.-DO1o O r- PA'1oa-O p ;' 6 ^ 'ol^ ^ oe '

.r A 16 ,, a ogF ^ ar' , lo.-r'o ob "o 'o.

rroli-o eo o ,',o',oo'o 1' o i Dooo o'o' ' doTrislon Tzoro, esle momentul culmrnonl din ungo viofo

orr I oo" ro1 aoê 'lpl oo'1 6 i o

orlei moderne. Cu energio debordcntc ce I vo ccroc

lerizo inloldeounc, reugJsete sdr imblne sludille cu ocliv

lloteo de nechanl dadalst flind unul dlnire ce mol

ocllvl membrli cri miscorli Deseneozd ofise pentru

exoozitiile sl monlfestorile dcrdcrlsie, conlecltoneoz'

misri si cosiume cub ste pentru donsu j e moderne,

!".s""t. 9r recitcr, line pre eger dospre orlo si orhi

i,".rricr tl conlribule cu grouuli.-sr desene o pub colrile

Dcdo. Din oceostd perioodo doleozo moiorltoteo con

locle or cu reprezenlonii importonll o ovongorde nter

nolo o^' ti'toi^ ; c o c qooopo zioro

[]imlior esle fopiul ccl reusesle so imbine loole oceste

octlvitoli $l ccr scondolurile monl{eslorilor Dodo, coreot cru , o^r '.o p6l t^; po >o'^piaaTa o oo-

Jto oe -, p, r' ,.o-\or o o oo n^ ;, ^6 I'

ceriiflcolu de obso vire: Condu lo domnu ui lcrncu n c

oo o 1.,,"e' l''gai'Lnteresul crescdnd penhu 9c:irec une coi :pre o

noud ortd, foto u,tdtoo'e o.-pe,crt e de p rrgor'e efec-

tuoio de dodoism, indeporieozc t eplol pe lonru co

Je oltf"l si pe cei ofi pio:ticreni din grupul Dodo de

nlhi lsmu ce contlnuo sb f e perpetuot de poetii din

r, o^r''r r'a "loro.D' oôo,d'^^ro-'-\ r - ,O ' , ra qr

" ' rol J P-^" O lr r /' ^

rrort, ,po -o o 'o ' rdo'o ' ol8 6 q 'p''u Do

Neue leben tn Bo:eJ impreun-r cu Arp, Bcumonn,

Glocometti, Touber 9i Moroch si crpo , in cprilie

l9l 9, ocsoclcl

eiporolele, Bund Revoluiionarer

Kinstler. Monifeste e ole cdrul oulor sou semnolor

esle, ne dou o mogine exocld o ldei or pe core loncu

sj le formeozo 9i p"entru core mllllecrzd in Elveficr misi-

un"o ,oclo d o crrtei sl oriistulul in formorec omulul

Morce .lonco wos born on Moy 24th'1895

rn Bu

chorest, in o weolthy mlddle-clc:s- fomlly, h s lcrther

beincr c lextjLe merchonl. l-le benefited from o gooc

"o,.t-o' 'ea' .loo ,'c('h'ogl e' o

-;l:"

! -oo o'o C, ô,qr e Lozo n;oh \c"oo

Mo Ô'o heÔ

Oo,-'o o.?'OO od 'r;,1 ! oo'

.nL au ino h s hol dovs, which crllowed for hls eorry

oL o.o',g". o yr. ot r 'a I i- lto'1 ['o' ^ o

C^r-o / , .o,, o on o r'. oco l' bo't^

-6,o'o. Oto.") eo''9 -ol -^. oJ oq,r q Mor or 'or o' 9'" o d,on t g 4r'6'

o'oo,c,..no h o' chool h" ''o^d^d o rol e .o la

O vor 1^ , --6^6 o' to a ' llo o od e o-'

lo o -o e p o r, o'plo'a\,io . Mo'.-l Jo '.o ord '

"'. ^. l - 1 Boo O8') ne'^ ^',' o IL

study crchiteclure, whlle iheir brother, George

{l 899 ?) ottended conslrucilon eng neering'

MARCET JANCC S SIUDIES ]N SW]TZERtAND'I tAp6,oo o^,-.2', 1'9-'l o rte, of o'

untll'lcte 19,19, wos c hcll morl n ]onco s p oies

ilonol ond orllsllc ccreer Whi e he otlended rie

crchirecture courses, he wouJd cl:o poini ond Jor

,rq ra7,-h C) I -"ra aCd'^ Pot 'tot 't O'Oqo o

niire re,^': oroob ta'- )p rle i'Po'oo";;; î,

r- or '/a'a ,'o'1o lot'do o ot r-Dcdi Mouemeni wos /he momenl of his long ortls; -

.or"",, ond eorned him o poce ln Modern ort h s'c

, r o o.a,^he,t

,nq ^t e-g/ o- ho o. ^"o. o.-'p^dr ' ^^'o

; 6.sclor; 'die r''l '

o ,o â'o oooor 6 hôooo ob^'1.o. o. ,c -o1[o, i -â gorp. le ,ro d d

oosters for rhe Dodo exhlbltions ond shows' wo'' :rtnrfo.tr," cublsl mcrs[s ond cosiumes for modet-

don.", os wel At the some llme he would dcnc=

ond recite iexts, de ver leclures on orl ond orchile:

fure crnd would cr so pubLlsh hi: drow ngs ond eng'c' -

inqs ln Dodo mogcrzrnes Du ing hrs Zur ich period l':es]oblished mony conlccts with vor ous mporicnt,re:

resenlciives of the lniernotiono cvcnlgorde, such c

'lhe lolion Fulurlsls crnd the Poris on ovoni gorc:or-i,.t.. lt is cmozing how he cou d combine cll the:=

cciivllies. Besides, ihe sccndc,Ls coused by the Dcc:

r".li"ti"i.tt, if !r ." Jed even the crltention of t-=

locc] oo ice, did not seem to hove offected his occ:-r..,r oo o'oorjog; qb oo.ontoro'on: oroo ,o"o ' o i .oro 'M Jo' o bel o

.orid no complcint ot oll''lcnco become more cnd more lnteresled ln flndinc -:

i""ll..t *.rt r""a;.; ;;; ort, meont os rhe r'-e '

slecr lo the potQ nq operclion ochieved by the Dcc:

Conseouenllv,-he ond olher fine oriists of the grc-:

n odroiv dlrsocloted themselves lrom the unfcll '';.;;-;

"oô'aoo,^poar),r ^^'rorere,' ^

iq or |'o'o. 'oa rcDooo-oo-c,1,6'ro,16 .o'tc,r . Ir . -o,d' o'fct- ^pollon olonq wth Arp, Boumonn, Glo-comelll, Toub:'

crnd Mor"och into the foundotion of ihe group i:Neue leben in l918 in Bosel' fol owed, in Ar'



=r ndivlducr ismu ui.in

orid sl necesi-

-:,nln penlru creorec unei orle noi;

-:ls focle de o orgi slmtu de lbertcrle

-,- ch revine cu predi eclie.in lnterviuri

-, .! se re{ero nlclodotd deto lot o

-': c Zurlch in voro ui I 9l 4, Morcel

=^'scr u iniol lo Universilole, plmu o

=: o motemolicd, peniru co in loom-': aOO. tC Irid.O^ta^

--er Technlschen Hochschu e (ETFI),

:e crhilclurd pe core il vor cbso vi in

:-' Cirir,^ profesorii de 1o ETH si, pro

^ I rnore inf uenlo osupro formdrii ui

=,'- e vetion Kor Moser (l 860 1936),rcc o po itehnico din onul in core

=:: . -clii e si poncr ln l92B Moser esle, -

-.l d n pr mit menlorl oi orhiteclurii

:::,pio ins-r stilul modern incepcrnd cu

::- : :upd ce loncu pcrosesle ZLjrich-u. ln

-- ::esiu o, Moser erc.inccr

ecleclic, in'::--rc d oporond o oturi de elemente

-r--,:. nf uenle o e mlscdrli Secession.

=:e devin moi t0rzlu cctroclerisllce,- : pe core in teole oceslo le enunlc:,:- sd s oibo or ginec in influenlcr exer-

,:- ' pre egeri e sole lo ETH, Moser si

=-' .d irolorec orgonicd c spoiiu ui esle

;:--e o crhiteclurii. n ocelosl timp, drn- :: e se desprinde ideecr unel sircrnse

o' plo.: -:r loorle pul ne desene de crrhiiec-

-'-C ior, inire olle e cdtevo schite de

- : 30-oce, ereculole in iimpul excur: i.,lo inleresonte sunl, insct, douo

,- =-:riind prorecte de lnterioore, cu

r scru comp ei ocoperiti de picturo.in

:r<:resronisl". Aceste schtle ou fdcul-': olntr o serie de desene cu interioore: i;ezentole, sub formo de diopozilive,

. - .,-'.- iinuidr de Mcrce crncu o Deporlo

- -- -eclrrd ol ETH in ZUrich in febrLrcrie-, -:rlscris o pre egerii, inlilu otct ,,Despre.r ra:t-oclar sl crhitecturo',

sepdslreozd!.

-:- preocuporeo \ul \crncu pentru re\oiicr'ieclurd s conv ngereo co dolorllo dez'el obslrocf-^, crhrlecturc (de interior) 9i pic-

:oi reopropio. Arhilecluro de inlerior mo

.:: e 1oncu, cere.indepcrrloreo icrb ouri]or de

- :' si ornomenloreo pereil or pr n oplicoreoc cbslrocto direct pe suprofolo lor. deeoo'p o op oa aPoro"o ^po o

24r -a ocuore e doiote I 9l B, reprezentond:e clcrdlri, s-ou pdsl'oiin orhlvcr M Seuphor lc

I ale Maison ctvec observotoir si Moison,r, crmbele desene ou o notd ocrecum fon

I 91 9, by lhe poro le .:: - - r' -'a^o'F N, ..F -ld t '.

cosigned beor wilness oi tl-e -l-t: i--:: -: r:.:oPoo o o . oaoo a

.

soc o mission of ort ond oris:'l :'=: ='-a'-.. - a.

ihe releclion of individuo isn r .: :- I = :-l , .e-

Lt eOoI-O,l Or^C6, u aAo - ,- -.

crl lo enhonce ihe sense cf freeior r i-.-Athough lhe Zurlch perod wou c core rp r . s rierviews, he never gove delois os lo rls occdemic si;d-es Cn orriving in Zurich during ihe sumn'er. of 1914Morce ond .lu es Jonco registered llrst cr the

Universily, choosing os molors chemistry ond mothe-molics respeclvey. However, the next outumn lhey

both were odmltted to Eidgenossischen Technlschenl-lochschu e (FTH) to crttend ihe crch iecturc course,which they groduoted in Morch l9l 9iThe Swiss orchiteci, Kor Moser (l 860 1936), c ETFI

professor f rom I 9l 5 unti I 928, hod, presumob y, themost effeclive inf uence on .lcrnco s lormclion yeors.

Moser is hed os one of lhe lirsl meniors of moderlorchrieclure However, il wos on y from 1920 thct he

odopted the modern style, ofte .lcnco hod elt ZurtchWhl e the oller wos o sludent, Moser's orchilecturewos still ec ectic, pervoded with clossie ond boroquee emenls o ong wiih inf uences of the Secession movement. Some ospects thot .lonco iheorlzed whi e in

Zurich, crnd whlch oter turned to be o chorcrclerislic ofhls wor[, seemed to hove lheir origin ln Moser's influ

ence. in his ETFi courses, Moser icuqhi his sludentslhot on orgon c lreotment ol spoce wcs ln foct theessence, ihe roison d'etre ol orchiiecture. Moreover,his entire work wos governed by the ideo of tight co-

Grupu Simboiui de r :lirngo

o Crecpic: Trislor Tzcrc,

Morcei oncu, ll r oncu,

r.o lncper ! of vfeo

l9t2 t913

The Simbciui (Symbci) grorp,

irom ,^it tc righl: Triston Tzoro.Molc-- .]onco .1u es.]onco,

Po rJl Chopier crd on Vlnec,

t9t2 t9t3



?t,./,tl p

FRANTA )919 ]921[o cdtevo uni dupo obsolvireo cursu ui oe ornlieclura,

Morce si uliu oncu pleoco o Pors :. Perioodo ce

urmeozd, intre decembrle I 9l 9 sl sforsitu onului

I 921 , ccnd se reiniorc'in Romonio, rdmOne.in

ceolo.

Din nici un lniervlu nu rei-os clor inlentille cu core ou

mers in Fronio si nici detolii csupro crciivildlii din cel

doi oni lnlre exlrem de pufine e mdrturii despre 1re

cerecr lui loncu prn Poris, exlslo o relotcrre despre

intrevedereo ocesluio cu Brelon sl Piccbio, inlrevedere in trmpu cdrelc loncu le crolo ocestoro o serle de

desene de orhilecturo. Brelon meniioneozd fcplu co

desenele il surprind 9i co deiLe u oncu'in ocesl

domenlu se por ciudote, dor nu-9i exp iciteozc ofir

molii e. Esle posibi co inire ccesie desene so fi figurct

si cele omintite mol sus '.Porosind Porlsu, frotii loncu merq in Flondrc, unde

ucreczdr lo Arros si Bethune, orose ce ou ovut focrte

mu I de suferit in limpu rdzboiu uir. ntre septembrie

l92O si sfcrsitul onului 192,l, Morce oncu ore lo

Bethume,'impreund cu orhitectul froncez A L Dequi16,

un birou de reconslruclri de ccse dislruse de rdrzboi.

Se stie mult preo pufln despre lucrcriLe biroului Jonco& Deo re .loor' l-o oo rti 'o'li^r o'o't'-r'o

sume onsioe ooa

oa oo^, o - Ro.ror o rd o ot' timposibi ilcteo froli or lcncu de cr se inireline dln

munco lor. ln icrrno l92l 22 oncu se inloorce ln

Romonio sl esie de presupus co sl frotele sdu, luliu, se

i'opo o,zo i oce'o, r p.

RCMANIA[o intoorcereo lcr Bucuresli, Morce loncu crre 26 de

oni. Avond oscendentu celui ce frecvenlose ce e moi

rnor personoliiotl cr e ovongordei iniernofionole,

oe\'r ^-epadApivot.1.g,r odot^o "^Po ce1

i- e'e:o r r 'lo ,e oi' o- o o. dor o o. '^ Ro^lot o

ore, in sfirgil, posibi itoleo sd puno in oplrccre con

ceptiile lormcle allrich sl onume ocec vorionld po',,o

-odoro.o o ogoo \T. r'perl" r. ota opro.F .'

mol o es, inieresul sdu crescernd peniru Construclivism.

Revisto Conlimporonul, o cdrel coeditor sL director

orlislic esie iimp de lO on , incepond cu 1922, si core.ii

servegie lui loncu de porte-paro/e, s"primo loorle

bine cceostd nucnlo de moderore' . ,,Revo ulio s o

focut foro forme bomboslice', scr e .lccques Cosiin

inlrun orlcol relrospecliv in l934 ,,CeosuL cles, curr

oziloteo 9i mci o es co iloleo operei ou fost ccuzo

'.rC€.r p ireo d"rorrlto i^ ,c'. 1^ p'or ro

n o h'o t. ,o. {...) oro \o oloctr 616 inva6 la t' Lro- r' proqro^ r lCo-li-po o.. lero 'o -os"ge p i'pa \Jo< ,. re 1 ) C rvort-l oe oro rtr f L ero 'podo i

'c!po!Lneo.l) C,ez /1 r ^'s >tr -r r c Io o .'

Der oooo p^l-e( .to ir Poronio r re or' Q)2 s

194 I, sto sub semnul plurolltalii, o unei energiexplozive si ol unel continue couiorl. ,,E prolix. piclor, scu ptor,

o ,ec' .. i^ Sor-o" r ioo oesp e Morcel orcl ',l930.,,E inconslont: picleozo, sculpleozc p onuesle

oz ol-f"l de-tns.,ir ooer .c rob, .eto '.oer Ircoore toldeounc dreptote, e procuroru ortei scrle. {...) o

loborotion beh,veen crchitect, sculplor, ond pornteru.

Cnly o few orchiteciuro drowings hove been pre

served from thot period, omong which some sketches

of clossic ond bcroque buildings .lcrnco mcde during

his study trips. Todoy the most interesling ones for us

ore two woter-co ours represenling designs for inleri-

ors, where ihe wo s crre entire y covered with poiniings

in on obstroci expressionisl sly et. These sketches were,

presumobly, included in o series of inlerior designs pre-

)c'l aO O r.id^S ,r o p lO . e r-a

lol .o do 'o'ed C'the ETH Archllecture Depcrlmenl ln Zurlch, in Februory

lo B -^^ e -' ^ nol p 'Cr C bi.r Ab ro'

A' o.d { erts c o oea^ p eser ^d llis '- '

proves .lonco s conceTn with the re ctionship beh,veen

po ^ g oro o , F--r 'a o: wol' os ri. oo o' lo-crchiieliure ( nterlo orchileciure moinly) ond poiniing

could come coser ogcin due io the deveopment oi

obslrocl ort. Modern interior orchiieciure, os Jonco p.l;

it, demonded lhe removo ol pcrint ngs honging on

wo,b or o ne opp 'o iot o ob:-ro'l po "-irg d on

direcily on the wcr I su foce. Storting wllh 19232tc,1.o p I s doo ^to p o, 'e i' Pororic.

Two more cquorel es representing fogcdes - some

how bordering on fcntosy dcting from l9lB, hcve

Oe€l pa5g1ej M'o :e.ptopOp^f

it

Do''

Mo.:on o\ e. oo)e i o'oi ' ot o Mo'so^ od\ Fou.

FRANCE, ]919 ]921Few months crfler groduoi ng the orchitecture course

Morcel ond .luliu Jonco sel for Poris The peric:

sponnlnq from December l9l9 to loie I 921 , whe'1[ey come bocl to Romonlo, is sti b urred. No inle-

v,^w ceo ', .po iIo. *1, ll-.y \^trT -o Dor' or o

vides detois obout their octivity during lhose "w:yeors '. Among the very few detoi s concerninJ

Jo !o sloy i Do-i, -\e^ so roAor h. reeii :

Brelon ond Picobio, when.lonco showed lhem seve'

o orchilecluroL s[etches. Bieton menlioned in his co-

re.soondence ihot these skeiches omozed him c c

oni .lon.o s ideos seemed rother odd to him; ye'

Breton did nol moke his point c eor Presumob y, h:sow the sketches menlioned obove 'On eoving Poris, the brolhersJcrnco wenl lo F crnde,s

where they worked in Arros ond B6thume, both dcr-oged during ihe World Wor l. I Sloriing wii-

September I 920, .lonco cnd the French orchilect A

l. Dequire were regisieted os hoving on office, spe

, o ./eo r eorid r q ^o os oe:- oyed d '- r 9

wor; however, lttle s known obout Jonco & Dequi'=

office ond its oclivriyr'. Since Jonco's porenls kept c-

'pplyro ll ^' 'or w'tr lotge ono' r ol roror

-eem- To- lpe lwo oro'tA -o1to l'6 61-9 ryo .

thelr own income. During the winter of l92l 2-Jonco come bcrck to Romcrnio, cnd presumoby, l'.brother relurned os wel .

RCMAN A

Cn hrs reiurn to Buchorest, Jonco wos iwenly s '

Hoving the outhority of someone who took pori r -

Molson ovec observololre

ocrorelo, Zurich, 1 9l 8

Moison ovec observoloire,

woter colour, Zrirlch, l9l B



: ,s .ile o plotro de unghi fleccrui skyscrcrper cr orle.-,lresionism, cubrsm, consl urt v sm F imed ct p no o- ersc itcte. dovcdo: icb ourle e o:e e re e[ur e,

,:.eneie scre, iehnco si suf]etl nici unui fu seclrrdnOoo'{)[ oo'o ôio

,,'rnC .impreundrcu frole e sdu, uliu, Morce oncu

-: corierd ccr- crhitecl, construind inlre 1922:,t1,.8 peste 4O de cadir,'il mcioritole orhileciuro

=- ientio d. Procllcoreo crhlteclurii esle ceo core ri

, :.l'd o vrolo 'imbesugolo, burghezcr, ii permile sr-r

':ze oso cum vreo si sd flncnieze revisle sl monl

-, : crlislice. Toius consocroJeo co orhilecl vlne

- - obio in crnli 30, mu l limp dupo ce crf cu ercl

- I cunoscul cc p clor. groficicn si pub icist. Lc;

,-:: rit oni]or treizec , Mcrce s u iu oncu ou un-, de crh leclurd core se numeste Blrou de Siudlr

-r: fe, cu sediu.in

lmobile conslruile de ei,.in

: -. Triniloiii, Ccimoter si Po eo ogu Aporlu' ^ poo ^ ^ oT r, , lo g so,'^ sp19.i

d - orao.^.oo O I OpitrO .

,-r d n cel dol frcli nu c dscrl mdrturii scrrse.

- -r -crse e foml iei, Morcel ero cel responsobi de',- d- po ô o o Mo ^co ot ^ a/a r^- ol,a ; p-

: reclizole de e : o ^ Ma,cet], i, io,-.r oso' reinilioi or plleo crede cd este vorbc de o,r rer.socrf d, este probobi semn ficotivc oiOt

- -- crhio dln codrul echipei ce o formou cei dor

- : s' penlru coez unec ei. n publicclii. une e

:rcr sub nume e ombilor froll, ce e moi mu le, -:' sub nume e lu Morce loncu. U lerior mer':,,enil ocesluic dln urmcr r uno:cui n pr mu1

pôOoaOr; r'.a i o,O,o.d

]-_JL CAR EREI, I922 1925

: ,i I Ce 'incepulcr oclivltotii ur oncu in domenlul

- ---- esle foorie putin documenlcrid. ln inlerv uri

= :'nordri, olcu nu se.inloorce niciodclo moi

- -r timp de onli conslruirli primelo' cose mo, =

.especliv ant 1926 22. De curonC'insd, s ou:- =''i cilevo proiecle ce oduc pulinc umlnd

''.epuluui coriere sole si cr evo ui ei stllisiicê

; : c irecul opero so 'in ccesli prim on . n

: citevo lun dupo inlocrcereo'in Romcnio,

=': zeczd un onsomb u de gcpie mici lmobi e

- , :'ocr -olole o loid ul sdu din str. Trlnttolil'r. Din

- : l' dcteozcr si o vi d, o cdrei odresd rirmOne. o o. A_[.]^ p o.^ . opo .

.d'o'o F 6 îo ptoô-ooo^: :c ec geomelrlcd o e emente or pre ucte d n

- : csic onuntond inso deio evoiutio pre-

:' .l lerioore. Sunt desigur rezu tctu l:ormcliel: - s-rdlior io ETH in Zurlch si cmlnlesc orhr: :-identiold eng ezd s germond, cunosculd

, Ct A \ , o, o oE p, 1 , -r o io'l' M io

-, cncu proiecleozd ocesie prime c odirl inr , rc rsl f ! esle slrprinzdlor. ntorccrndu se in

lhe interncliorc I -r r :nl I o-

^l O3e O r

-e eo

9ro oo I

o ^,I'orol q . :

r i, Ol2

cl o 6 (] .oo looo- ^ a I ; :

tlo.-De

o. o I o -Jocques Cosl n wrole r o e: :-D-:i .e i..c e pubished in 1934 The sLrc e . i tl e i ,i d+r , .,ic-llons in wrliinq, fire oris, crd crcr ieciui-e v,ros due io

ihe chosen momenl, 1o the indomiloo e curios ly, ordflrstond foremosl. to lhe intrin:c qrc ty of rhe wo I ofort ( ) The progromme clmed or winn nct th oL qh persrolion, ovoiding olloc[s invectu.s crnJ insu-s. {...)The s ogon wos.-1he creotion itse f ond not o wor-likedec crclion. ( ) Our creed wos neliher ncrrow m nd-

^d o no lo r o

The iime he spenl in Romonio, between 1922 cndI 94 I , stooC under the sign of p uro rly, erp osive ener-o o d.ôo p lo oo,'. oo oro ,.h^ ooo,a o p,o odo ol;-e odE iod wrole obout Morce .lcnco n l93O He is onrnprediclob e person.

-he w pcrint, sc uipt, desigl

o'o o ^r^ - ooo/ i ol v or o ô -o ro oityesterdoy. Since he is owcys right, he s ihe ludoe of

h s own cri. ( .) He hos poid tri-bute to every c Jnt n

,-'*

-:-

---

Schiii pent.r lr ille io , Zuriclr

9 t6Srelch io or nterlor. Zrr ch,

t9t6

.,,r".:'i.,:t::li:l:t'lirll:::.i',.,.:,'t,,r.ir,::r:t,,r,:,rir::::r,il:,t,rr:,1

,rt,t .jU:...li.li:i r,j:l,li.:..11: ri,:r,ri a::ijitll: t:::.tt:itii rrtl ;,i t



Romonio lo sforsitu onulur 192 :-:- c:-:s:s-e Ce

root t_rooo O. io-.o'o c'-a ,:. -- e oel

mente mportonte rn orhilecilro modernd so fi ovut

loc". Pe de olta porle,'in Romonio o siOrsltu Prlmrrl

Rozboi Mondlol nu exlslo incc stlmulil culturoll, socioli

sou economici necesori unei innoiri rodicole in orhi

lecturd ln Bucuregtiul onilor douozeci, predomino

incd ocodemlsmul becrux-orts $i stilu neo-romdnesc,

excepiie focernd ctttevo rore exemple de Art Deco

Tol inieresul pentru.innoire in crrhiteclurd se concenireozo 'in cdutoreo unul stjl ncrlionol, specifrc, in spe

.ltt o" Jinle decorotivo. Primele monifeslorl crle

migccrri moderne in orhilecturd se vor doloro lui loncu

9l vor fi reolizole in )92627 lo cofivc oni dupc

intoo,.","o so lc Bucuregti. Eforturrle scrLe lzolole

deschid drumul consocrdri modernlsmu ui, ce vc

""""f

".lo inceputul onilor 3O' dupb rntoor'e,reo de

lc studlr din slroindtcrte o une lni egi generoltt de Iirerl

orhitecti, moment ce coinclde cu ptoi"tul generol de

modernizore rcPido o Romonlei.

in octlvjtoieo lui loncu, perioodo 192325 opore, dln

outrno info motle pe core o dellnemi co o perioodcr

o-a O eoo. 6 o^ r 1oO:le t€ )i opro 'loo ^ o o'l 'J

, 'r, eJ e- o n;.' ori rootr -a s' o^ otol ovora o

ccesiuio 'in rondurile pub iculul Lo primo vedere s orpo ao o 'o- - , 5o zo'o- i1 o -ot'e o o -dol'to t

, .n.arroloo " oo;tio'o,o o't Dolot ;6 )e 169- ol

se dovedesle o fi insosj rmog neo omului modern,

iocrrre bine informoi de lol ce ie petrece in domeniul

ortei, 'in Cccident. C sludlere oienld o revisl-'i

Coritirpo,onulur, peniru core cncu stobileste de o

inceoulul onului i 923 o retecr de relofi inlerno'

f ono e, dezvc ule conllicrteo impres ononld de reviste

de crvongordo primite din toclcr Europo. Prin inter-

mediul oiestorc, loncu esle lc curenl cu ceeo ce se

,T-orp,o r pos- r te o^ o,o.qoroc glo 6'f 'o .J1

r ode'r^ ,1 (pa' o 'r Clo^do Co n oîo ' l'orto

Conlimporanul primeste g publico orlicole 9i moi cles

iLustrolii de orhileclurd slro no ce ocopera un speclru

destul de lorg Clondcr(V

MDudol,

iP Cud Th

v Doesburg,-C. v. Eesieren), Fronlcr (Le,Corbrsier, A

Perel, R. Moletstevens), Germcrnio (W. Gropus,

B.Tout, E. Mende sohn, H.W.Lukhordt, M es von der

Rohe), to lo (V Morch ) 9i Belgro (V. Bourgeois)'

Pe plon teorei c, cele moi im!ortonte suni in primLrl

'g q 'a, r 6're pe 5, il :i / f:p ' 'aI \eotJ. oA .o ^(6n"np6t6^1 tr oa T-o ' e'o-"rol do p' b;' ' 'Li

lncepond cu februcrie,l923

ln scrierile ur loncu,

e e er de 16 r I'r o1-6 eo ooJo e d r 'e rojo'oole cvongordei consiruciiviste, neoplo-slicismu s pu

i,mr I eole7aato'a de oce 'F et -a . Ali' -st^6 I

qrupul De Stiil si cu Le Corbusler este explicoid de

interesul lui oncu pentru cubism si obsirociionism, co

sl de idei formulote de el deic lo ZLir ch' precum res

oinoereo ndvdlol -.l r clAeoo^' ec'' |' node'^.n if.* co]ecilv si rncredereo in rolul sociol cr crhl'

tectu luiz'.

lnformof o prlmrto din siroincliole, lcncu infeege so o

popllcrrizeze prin inlermediu revlslelor de':vongordd

ort. erptessLonism, cublsm, cnd construclivlsm fllol-o e', 'ooo.

-6 r I ite'Sol '1 L ' po'^r rg f,o'

o

,^ sl . or o'd ow'rg' qi lp1 ll6rl i 'e'hrq'^ ord'oril r...1 r^ ;s o' t' ,b-o o"d o oro V-,

lolco ro t oo oge hor w'n h. b orhe' ' re o"

mode himself o .J,""t cs on orchilect, buiLding mo

ihon 40 buLldings, mcinly residenticl orchiteciur

belween 1922 and 1938 H s proct cino otchlteclur

secured hlm o weolihy bourgeois living, whic

ollowed him lo poinl whithout consiroinls' to funmooozlnes ond ort shows However, he become

*"iiLno*n orch lecl elolively lote, in the 1930s, lon

ofier he hod olreody mode his norne os o pointer,

oroohlc desoner, ond o columnist. ln eorly 193(4o',." ond lulet lonco hod on orchilecluro offic

nomed Cfflce for Modern Studies, Locoled, in lurn,

ihe houses designed by them in the Coimot

Trinitoiii, ond Pole"ologu stieets Todoy lt s difficult

evoluoie the ind vidudl contribulion of the two bro

-^ s to the lolnl p oiects, becouse the office Pope

were Losl ond none of them left cny wr tten docume

in lhis resoecl. However, c,ctording to fomily rec

Lecllons, Morcel wos in chorge with the design o

rhe ortisric slde of the proiectsi. The l nd of hie orc

ond cohesron exislinginside their ieom could

hou" b""n beiter exfressed thon by the wcy ih

used io inscrlbe theli nomes on the buiLdings th

desioned arch. Mctrcel Jules Jcsnco,which could

lnieri eted by on outsider os one single nome Wh

o1b, rhoo \o't a o r6Jl q 1..'qr^/tr

^ o qred

oo L [16'l.or , ve r o ] o, 'fo"-, \Aare g' ^dMor. o' 1or.o. A' o. gh tne, olwo rr wo

'od 'oge

er, histoiiogrophy gorie cred t lo Morce lonco,well known"ortistic [ersonolity, while]ules remoined

the shodow ".

EARLY YEARS I922 ]925Few documenls hove been found regordlng Jcnc

ecrrlv ociivilv os c,n crchileci. Whenever he reco

hls crcilvltv,'he would never qo fu*her bock t

l92a?7 when he buii the flrst modernisi houses

few orolecis recenly discovered, ihrow some ligh

the siv istic evo ution'of .lonco s eory work ln 19

soon'cfler

he relurned io Romonio, Jcrnco deslg

on ensemble of seven smol houses on one o

'o-\o , ll ope ritr. i^ i'i16" 5- etrl r'r rl ^ 'oveo, he built c vi lc whose oddress remo ns unkno

bolh oroiecis belonqed lo trodltionol orchliec

olthough'the

simpl c iy of the fogodes ond the g

,.,,i,uli o,,o, o'hêerd.-( oo o*edIorclossicol onguoge weTe cnnounci,rg his oler deoomeirs.T'Jto:e t ^'aa / lâ e r,'ol torcoie O ['- ,. /,.h O.o -e.OlTt ^ lrg 'Germon style in resldenlioL crchrlecture, kn

through Ch.'A Voysey s work ond H. Muthesius

Llcoiions' .

Jcrnco's designing these first bu ldings in cr irodjt

.,r1" rho' 16 i 6- . r'Or .A r. ,r -hc eos. C^ [e

hcnd by the end ol l92l , when lcnco come !



r' r ol unor revisie culluro e cu oudiento mcri loroo o

: Ilepr n rl o.pririoli-, roiori'::: i ci modernismu ui, pe core il preocupo s

--,:::iele teoretice crle miscorir. ln specio onu I 925: ': ,. cn de virf in compon o penlru promovoreo pr n

- : r orhilecturii moderne, in core loncu pub lccl,oao o'os dod,O,r-trre r'eqi o'e evis.

= Jtntinporonu/ orhiiecturli noi. Tot ctunc cpore,b, orcr oo ,oo1 ,n si o-.,c .ro 4,'o

-- :-.,,' din o cdrei redoctie foce pcrie si oncu, si core: -rc!rne sd coniribuie lo formorec unei cu luri crrhl

-- ,-'ce genero ei oxondu sc in specict pe pro-. ---: e octucr e privind urbon smul, ocuinle e iefline,, ::'dizorecr 9i higieno soc o]d". In oce os on

. - --^rcepe

so predec cursuri de orhileclurd de inie-. le pro eclcre de mobi er modern lcr Accdemio- -= :' Decorotive din Bucuresli Acodemio, gOndito

:: -ode u sco il Bouhous, lnsc bcrzcrlo pe inilioiivo'-, crd, ore o viold destul de scurtcr neqosind

- -: rieres cr vremeo resoectivd.I - -: mdrtuTii oe'incercdri de obordore o moder

, -,,i de cdtre cncu sunl cdlevo desene de orhi- ' -: publicoie in februo rie 1925, in revisio

- -' "aoranul, intr un numdr consocrol orhiiecturi' r:'ie. Ele pot fi dotoie oproximotiv 192324 st

-. - l3 cresupus cd provin din ,,Expozltio inlerncrlio' :: : lcntimporonu ' ce ovusese loc cu cOtevc lunt

: -': in decembrie l924,,.tnde oncu elpune zece.- =-: de orhilecturo si o mcrchetcr. O olio sch io do

. ,:

')24insolesle un orlico de Mcrcel loncu publi"- :prilie 1925,in revisto oondezo Arhitecf:urc:'..

':-'.l protect cunoscut o fi rec izot din perioodo_-2i ^ e .T pro a\- lo 611 I o6 ,.o --e. Oo,o:

: --rreo redoctiei Contimporctnu{ oflcto inir-o

. ,: -: veche ce osidzi nu moi exisldz;. Schemele de

- r-e cu coTe oncu ocoperd perefii redocfie-'r-- preocupori porclee 9i posrbi e inf uenle oe

, -- r' D-- Stril. Desi nu odopto niciodoto neo-plosii-

, -- , in piciurcr, loncu lmportosesie ideec genera a

= ::zvollore o unel obslroctiuni qeometrice, precum

r::c nlegrdrii picturii 'in orhileclurd. nieresu pen-:: icoreo cu orii in orhiteclura conlinuo so looce: nportcnl in mulle pro ecie ulterioc e, scheme e--:iice ctp icclte oiot in inlerior col si

-inexterior,

'-:.llnd o noto specificdr o operei lui oncu in^ ode.nis- | oro-e L.

:- .,-LECTADIR MCDERN STE

TJCURESI) 192627" . . or i .l or r' 9t5 lo't.. 1.^p i de o . oc

O id^. trco o p r C- ro. o [re-ot r- tr '. Nu ovem deto ii despre ocecstd co olorie si

-- r-.rme oncu o vdzutin moterie de orhlteciurdr. Se'= 'i onu 1925 a fosl onul morei Expoziiii de Arte

- =::rolive din Porls, unde Le Corbusler conslruieste: ,: . rnu Esprit nouveou 9l Rob Mol ei Sievens, povil-

- --frrismulut

Semnificctiv poote fi foptu co 1l intol

-:': oe Robert De crunoy core, co si Mo lel Slevens,

-r rcse interioore moderne penlru pavi ioone e

to Romonic, Weslern Europe -::

renewcl in orchileclure r '-= :- =- .. : I , ^ J- i.Moreover, excepl ng some A:; l::: :.r-a :: '-eBeoux-Arls ccodemism ond ihe '.-:.: i-r- :- :- :-y eprevciled rn the l92Os Buchores A e ,- : -,. -ern-ing the orchiiecluro renewo were chcnne edlowcrrds o nctrono slye ond conceniroied on orno-ment. The firsl mcnrfeslofrons of the modern rf ovementin orchileclure were due to lonco, ond wereochieved o few yeors ofier his return io Buchoresl, in

192677 l-1is onely eflorts opened woy ro the ftrm

eslob ishm-^ni of modernism in eoriy l93Os, when theyoung generollon of orchitecis come bock from theirocodemlc sirdies occomplished in lhe Wesi, ondwhen Romcnicr wcs undergoing cr genero process ofmodernizcllionAccording to the limited omounl of informoiion ovollobe, the yeors 192325 seem to be cr pe od ofocquirlng ond occumulotrng ihe theoreticoi ideos oflFe r Od-r, I o/e-ra-- ^rer ne p orO Fo .is prir ,

ples omong the Romonion public. At first, Joncoseems lo be isoloted cmid the prevoleniy conservclilve ond ircrditionc milieu. n loct, he turned lo be thevery imoge of modern mon, o we linformed persor,conversont with the deve opmeni of tho Wesiern orl.A thorough sludy of l6e Continporanul m<:gazine,

which Jcrnco connected 1o on inlernoilonc iu lurcrnelr.rror[ , reveols the impressive omount of ovon!g;orde moqozines ls edilors would receive from cover Europe. This ollowed Jonco to be fcmilior withwhol wos on in lhe ouiposls of cvcntoorde, espe-cicly in !o lcnd, Germony cnd F'once Continporonulwou d receive ond pub ish crlrc es, ond por-

c, O'ly o a gt Or, -' or IL a i I ,fro o^s .OVA| l^q o,r.d^ or geir -is-ielo Iooio{V M D oo, .PCud, Th v. Doesburg, C. v. Eesleren), Fronce (Le

Co b,qi^ A DA el D. Mo e-So.e s) Co rorr (WGropius, B.Tcut, E Mendelsohn, ll W Lul hc dt, Miesvcn der Rohe), ltoly {V. Morcht), ond Begtum (V.

B u rgeois ).

Among lhe mogozines Contimporanu/ would recelveond further recommend to ils reoders storting withFeb uory 1923 the most imporlont for their thloretico conlent were De S/1/ ond L'Espilt Nouveou Themoio direclions of the construclivisi ovonlgcrrde, represenled by these two moqozines2:, neoplosticrsmond purism, obvious y influenced Jonco. The offln tywith De S/r1l cnd Le Corbuster I is e,p cined by

Jonco's interest rn cubism ond cbstroclionism ond byr o'e 9^r^ 6l lcg, l-p l-oo de.o opoo o ,eod1 r

Zurich, such crs: lhe reject on of ind v duolism, theneed of lhe co lecive effort in modern orchileclure,ond the sociol ro e of the orchilect .]onco disseminoi,ed the Weslern nformotion throuqh ihe ovcniqordemogozines crnd some wide y reod cullurol lournc s.

Among the few Romcnion orchltecls to odopt mod-

i*nlinpoRA

Auloporlrel, Co nli n poro n u l.

1923

Solf portrcit, Co nti nt pr:ro nul,

tg23



expozltrei. De osemeneo, s cr il!-ea c: i- Geir-'on o,

loncu sd fl vozut 9L reolizorl o e sco i Bcuhcus. lme-

diot dupcr 'inlocrcereo djn ocecslir cd dtorie, oncu

proiecieozd $i conlruiegle trel c odirl cu un evidenl

corocler modernlsl. douo lmobi e de ocuinfe gr un

pcvilion pentru fobrico de cloco oio Suchcrrd, cl

Tc'gul Mosllort'Povi lonul Suchord, o conslruci e lemporord, este

egot sli istic de studil e vo umelrtce orlogono e sl os

meirice pub icole de Morcel lcncu.in

antt 192425.Ce e douo c odiri de ocuinfe sunt proiecie de trcnz-

Jie cu un ccrocier modernjsl desiu de pronunfct, ev

dent in simp itcteo folode or si in renunloreo o sime

lrie si o ornomenle trodilionc e, dor sl cu une e ele

menle de orhllecturd lrcdltiono islo. plonu cu cornere

en suile, ocoperisuLin ponld si ferestre e re oliv m c ;i^nc te. ln ce mdsurd coldrtorio prin Europo de Vesi o

lnfluentoi reo izoreo ocesiot clddlri, romone un semn

de.inlrebcre

A dturi de elemente de crhitecluro mo-

dernd, esle predominontc o onumitd notd personc cr,

-rpr -"roro o^ o o ^o o odoLo onoo '

p -turo e ob:ircrcle. Llberloieo evidenio pe cote

loncu sio permile in cceste proiecte se explico prin

fcrpiu ccr lmo[ri ul din slr Trinitdti i consiruiesle proc

p^.r ^ el d ._e e pa,,p

io:!^rs Corne io Dcn e membrr ci cercu ul orlislic de o

Confimporanul in'specicrl c odireo de lrei opcrlcr-

menle din str Trinitolli, cu fclcdele ei policrome s

formc so ciudoto, trebuie sd fl fost o cpcrifie cu tolu

speclocu oosd.in

lnislltul corller mic burghez de

longo Ho o Troicn

Urmdtooreo consirucfie de locuinle, proiecicld in

)927, repreztnto posuL definiiiv de odoplore cr mo

ern sm, he wos ihe first ond one of lhe very few nler

esied ln the theoreticcl conlenl of the movement. n

1925, the top yeor of lonco's modernisl compoign,

he pub ished count ess orlic es ond devoted whole

issues of Conlimporr:nu/ to Modern Archileclure. n

the some yecsr Artct si Orosul (A* ond Clty), o bi

monthly mcqozine for lown-p onn ng ond orchilec

lure, wos founded, hoving Jcnco on lts editorlo

boord. The mogozine oimed to creole o genero

orchiteclurcl cuLlure ond concenlroied on such loprcsos lown-p onnlng, soc o housing, slondordlzolion,

ond soclol hygiene" Storiing with 1925. Joncoloughi inlerior orchitecture crnd modern furnilure

design courses cl lhe Acodemy of Decorolive Arls ln

Buchorest This short Lived lnslltutlon, struclured on ihe

Bouhcus mode , c though bosed on privole initloilve,

foi ed to roise sign f cont lnlerest cri ihol llme.

A few drcwings pub ished trt Conttmporanul in

Februcry 1925, ore Jonco s firsl known crliempls

to opprooch modernism They con be dctedoro To lo) 324 r-o Ae c p'. rob I o^ i

the'Conlimporonul nlerncrliono Exhibitlon" in

DecemL,er 1924, where Jcrnco hod exhrbited ten

crrchitecluro sketches ond one moCel Another sketch,

dcted I 924, was published cs I luslrolion to on orli

'reo,Joi o l'D l.rogo. ^4 t^ a

The on y lnown p olerl lrom 192325 is lhe interior

decoroiion of the Conti mporctnul edltoric office

ocoted in on o d buiding, no onger stcnd ng

todoy'-. The co our schemes ihot covered the wo ls

testify.lonco s porc le interesis with cnd possib e inf u

ence of De Stiil group experiments. A though .lonconever odopled neo-p oslicism in pointing, he shored

ln lhe overol ideo of deve op ng geometr c obsiroc

tion cs we os ihe concept of integroting po nt ng nlo

crchlieclure His inlerest for opplyrng colour in crch

lectrre poyed o key roLe n mcny of the projecls lo

fo low ond conferred upon .lonco s orchiteclute c

specific chorocter within Romonion modernism.

TF]E FLRST MCDERN ST BU tD NGSN BUCHARESI 192627By the end ol 1925 .lonco set for o iourney io

Western Iurope, trovel ng through GermonySwitzer ond, ond Fronce'n. For lcck ol inlormolion, wecof on y moke suppos tions cs to whol .lonco migh

hove seen during this iourney t ls known thoi in 1925Le Corbusler bui t the Esprit Nouvecsu Povi ion ond

Rob Mol el Slevens did the Tounsm Povi ion for. tlre'Exposilion des Arts Decorotifs' in Pcrls. t is o so

known lhot.lcnco net Robert De cunoy, who just like

MoL et Sievens hod designed modern interiors for lhe

exhlbitlon Agoin, he m ght hove seen certoin ochieve

menis of Bouhous schoo in Germony. Soon ofter hls

return, .lcnco designed ond bui i lwo houses ond o

pcvi ion for the Suchord foctory ct Tcrgu Mosi o(The Mosi or Foir)''', oL of them wilh on obvious mod

ern sl chcrrocler.

The Suchord Pcvll on, o lemporory consirucilon, wilh



rnismului. Vilo Fuchs din str. Neousiori e.sle unLr din. rol^, oz ,ti l co a .e tr, tr\o l^,0 ^ -16116 6 1

i6j^r1 ,, o^ oa 1-r6T,0o a.lr 'oOr t. alo.rpro^ r,i. Tlr-rrrarv rdelo 'c^p'.l orlor30 l-

arul Rampo, oncu decloro. ,,Primo cosir modern sldr Bucuresti c fost si ceo dinicrl din tcrcr. Am clodit-o'r!i negustor de vinuri, core ciiise revlsie de crld-'clndr si cdruio orhitecluro noud probcbi i o p ocut.venil o mrne si mi-ct spus car ore un mi ion si un oc,: core mi- pune o dispozifie, dondu-mi totodoto li

:'icleo de o foce ce vreou cu el. So iosd inso o:sdr mod-^rnistd':c

t a -,cls lot,'t-oo re r Dorro^iou ro. iip-oho. lr to'e.ioer'co. odopoeo^ar efo

l e corocleristice crhilecturit moderne. si ueto orlo: "old, ocoperisul lercrsd, fereslre e lungi si ioose:':de e predominont o]be, renuntoreo lo ornomeni

r.lioteo proiectu ui o otros otent o si o socol. ioncu:l t-60 T 't A v I \1 s-T^t o'to-. T ro at .o\o

: :oto de mlne o fdcut senzolie. Popo, comtsor r si

:.l;lorii ercu convingi c om construil un 'loborolor' si

ercr deplosoi in corlieru oT""'. lor Sergiu Four,- -n ortico inlitu oi ,,Bucuresiii de Avcngordd',

::rul in Reolilatea lltrslrctkt in 1930, re oteozd crifi-

: :cerbd provoccl-r de nouc conslrucfte 'in lnlstltul

:' er negustoresc. ,,Vecinii nu se dumiresc de ce, in

-- geomurilor strdmosesli, (.. ) coso noud cre o fer.'-d, core merge de lo un ccpol lo cr lu c zidu ui,

: vlirind de morgd. Ochiul de pod, de obiceiu pe

reris, e oici'in

irip u exemp or, cc ntsie cobine: o de uopor or.o lor-c .o qc o ul poreoo a'ro-orit- ^^lro on,-I or'.o

': sorccrslic si vo t exogerct, dcr desigur inspirol de

--,-ie publicu ui

,: mdsurd nouloleo concepfiei orlislice, inio sim

::i suprimcreo elemenlelor decorotive cu fosl--ricoie si opreciote de colegii de breosd, este

=- de spus. ln oce osi cn, Horio Crecngd, ce ce:eveni cel moi imporlcni orhiiect modernisi din

--1r o, proiecleozd vi o Pelru Grozo de lo Devo.I ,: o oluri, moderniloieo vi ei Fuchs, otdl in dis

ils reclonqulr:r crnd osymmeiricol si houelle, rem ndssome of .lonco s orchileclurc drowings pub ished in

192425. The two dwe Iings represent cr lronsilionoslcge from lrodilioncr io modern orchrlecture. Theplon with en suite rooms, lhe sope roof ond the rel

oti'ely no ord c vroow(oeeero, .ol -ooi-

lrono orchltecture The greol srmp icity of the l:ocode,

ihe osymmetry cnd lcck of orncment r-^f ect ihe

opprocch to modernrsm. To whot extent fhese p op. -^",f| ran doo!^. orf^/ 16r g,W^.1-rEurope is sti cr queslion to onswer Along with mod-

ern orchiiecture e ements, o cerlcln personol monner

is prevo ng, present n lhe ireoiment of the focodesos obslrcrcl poirting compos tions. .]cnco bui l one ofLero o,fot ^rr5elor o eoll o |s 1l ^por.er:Henri ond Corne io Dcrnie, members ol lhe orlisl cir

c e of the Contrmporanul This exp oins the liberty he

could toke in designing them. Especioly the buidinghe inhcbited ln the Trinltotii Streei, with ts po yrhromefocodes crnd its slronge shope, musi hove ool ed

qu te si iling n ihe pecrcefu midd e-clcss neighbour-hood ol Ho c Troion

The next house, designed in I 927, meart.]cnco s

decisive step iowords modernrsm The Fuchs vi lo in

the Negustori Slreel is o roTe cose where deiclls con

- --. p onu ul, ceri si in mbol formo , este lncon,':ri d, vi o Grozc fiind un hrbrid, in core pe crngdi :.ie e predomrncle Beoux-Arts sr Art Deco opor

' : Die Wohnung" orqonizoid de Deutscher Werk--: o Weissenhofsied ung

.inStutlcort, expozilie

-:'e lcncu o considercrlo co unu din evenimen

=:'ircipole ce ou determincri reinnoireo crhllecturii:-: desigur -o lnf uenlcl Dupc spusele ui oncu,

: - z iio Weissenhof -o convins de vo]oorecr ooerel: Corbusier, o cdrur p edoorie penlru o esietico

:. - sid, loncu inrtiol o respinsese"'.,- ce urmeozo, p0no in 193 l, lcncu vo conslrul o

- = :e B vle moderne, ce potfi corcclerizote co orhl-

- -': functiono isl construcirvisto, fora o ovec,.insd,

r , r-:o unor mcnifeste. Remorcobile suni coso Cho

- 929) st vi ele.luster (1931 ) ;i Wexler (l 931 )



CCNSACRAREA MCDERNSMUTUL

De o incepuiu on or treizecl, Birou de Stud r

Moderne cr frotr or oncu esle oso lol de comenzi,

cunoscernd oni de vcrf cu 5-6 proiecte,'in speciol imo

bl e de oporloffrenle. Presc si colegii de brecrs o

incep so ocorde oieniie crhliecturi lui oncu in icr

nuorie 1931 , Conlirnporanul pub cdt o scrisoore de

G.M. Contccuzino cdresold ur Mcrce loncu". Fsre

de fcrpt o profesiune de creClnio, o declorolle c

cderorli lo orhilecturo noud c mo tOrrdru ui

Contocuzino, ce se inlorsese cblc de un on de ct

Poris, unde obso vlse [cole des Beoux Arls. Dor n

crcelogi iimp esle primo recunooglere o ul Morceloncu de cdlre un confrole, recunoosiere o rolu ul de

,,premergdtor' , o .,pcsiuni , ,,lcnclismu u ce ou fosi

necesore penlru o ojunge,,in mors foricrl o

lmp n reo unel credinle ,,in ormonre cu lendinlo vre

mur or'. Ccnlccuzlno.il scrie ul cncu: ,.Nu otoi fcplul cd nu le cunosc, co niclodotcr nu om ovul p icereoso-ti string mino, (. ) md pune.in oceo slore

suf eteoscd speclo o si prie n ccr obslroclu ul sl obiectivllclil, cot oceo convingere o rreo co cri fost lntciu

core o inlors'in ccecrsld tord, spole e, unei mento ridl

oboslte s sleri e. n oTOsLr nostru hoolic, de un hcros

bo ccnlc si medrocru, 'de o tlcd osie micd', cum ziceTudor Arghezi, ccrsele dumiio e sdndioose opor co

prem se e sdndloose c e unul viilor sdndlos o cdrui

crcliviloie viguroosd nu'si pierde timpu in ctltudini de

cr(]m[of e reffo5pecr v(]

oncu rdspunde scrsorli lu Contocuzino oblc in sep

tembrie. R-rspunsu sdu morcheczo inceputr une

schimbdri de ton'in crlico e e scrise de loncu, in core,pe ongo obisnuilc pror.rovore c principii or orhilecilril moderne, incep so oporo si referiri concrele o

slluclic orhileciuril in Romonlc Anu l93l reprezintc

cern ng lhe orchiteci c ient relciionship ore [nown,including the crller lni uence on the prolect n on inter

view pubished in lhe ecrry 1930 n Rompo, Joncodeclored. The first modernisl house in Brchoresl wc;s

o so the first of this [ind in Romcnio bult il for c wine

merchonl thot hoppened lo recd ioreign orl mogc-

z nes ond seemed lo en joy new orchrtecture. He lo d

me he hcd one mil ton lei [Rononion currency, frr:ns

lotor's nolel, ond o buiding ot ond would g ve me

free hond. A he wonted wcs o modernisl house.'r''Storting with the Fuchs vi o, Jcrnco inlroduced o new

Iind of residenl cl crchileclure ln Romcnic ond look up

the specific formo e emenis of modern orchileclure,

such os. lhe rectongulcr silhouetie. lhe terrcce roof, owribbor windows ond ock of otnomenl. The noveiy of

ihis design drew the pub ic's ollenlion cnd shocked

oltogeiher ln the cr reody menlioned nlerview, .lcrnco

reccrl ed thct 'The house built if thot dlstrlcl wos o sen

sclion The priesl, the po icemon, ond ihe people were

convrnced ihot hcd erecled o oborclory', whlch wos

out of plcrce in their neighbourhood't . n on orllc e enli-

ted 'Bucureslii de ovongordo', pub ished tn Realiloleo

lluslrolit ln 1930, Serg u Four wrole obout ihe fierce

criiicism thot bu ding orose cmong the dwe ers of the

qurel lrodesmon dislrlct: The neighbours con I under-

siond why insteod of the troditionoi windows O lhe

house hos bul one window coverng oll the width of the

foccrde, [e c morgue show window. nsleod of one

oll c r'vindow, usuolly p oced ln the roof, lhere crre three

of them, os if I were lirst c css ccb ns in crn oceon liner,

while the goroge looks i[e o oco brcrnch of the cen

lro cremolorium' ''. The crtic e s scrrcosiic ond its lone

is de lberolely excggercted, yet inspired from publ c

reocl on.

It s hord lo soy lo whol exlenl ihe nove ty of his ortis

l c concepl, the simple ine ond lhe exc uslon of lhe

decorolve eLemenis were eilher noliced or voLued by

his fe low crchilecls ln ihe some yeor llorio Crecnqc,who wcrs lo become Romcnio s mosl mporiont mod-

ernlst orchliect, designed o vi lo for Petru Grozo n

Devo. Shou d we compore them, the modernity of theFuchs vl o s evident both in the dislributlon p cn cndformcr vocobu ory, whereos lhe Grozo vil o js c

hybrid design, wilh some modern sl lones emerging in

lhe prevc enl BeouxArl ond Art Deco e emenist"'.

The molor Europecrn evenl n 1927 was 'Die Wchnung' exhlblllon orgonized by Deutscher Wer[bund n

Weissenhofsiedlung in Stuttgori. .lcrnco consiciered il

os one of lhe most mrporlonl events jn the process ofcrrchllecture renewo , which undoubted y inf uenced

him grecty, too. The Weissenhof erhibition fu y conv n-

ced him of the vcr ue ol Le Corbus er s workt' On y cr

few yeors eorlierJonco hod stil rejecied the deo of the

mochine cresthelics.

n lhe yecrs io come. until 193 1,.]crnco buit eight modern

remorkcbe vl lcs, thol con be described cs conslruclivislfunclionc isl crchileclure, though wilhout being designed os

rgurous mcrnifeslos. Noticeobe omong lhem ore the Cho

pier house ( I 929) cnd the.lrster ond Wexler vil crs ( 1 93 I )



-cmenlul de cotifurd in orhilecturo romdneoscd rnter,:elicc, onul decislv ol odoplcrii modernismului. Se:rre cd rocnoi cceoslo odopto e b l.co si intr-r-n

-cd oproope exploziv c modernismului declon-

':czd critrco ocerbo o lui loncu. ,,Docd o9 fi rdspuns: scrisooreo d.o'e pub ico'o oici ocur corevo llri,--spunsul meu or fi pocoiuil", ii scrie oceslo lui Conto-:-zino. ,,lnlre timp ;i in more grcbd .o evoluct orhilec---c lo noi. Toiusi no precedol nici o evolulie, nici o-:.,olto r-o sgucrui terreli le vecri' . lorcu ep,6-

':czd p'oosoeli o' ooep' oi node r's-nlll o { opro,::riru ocest sti co perlrt o nodct,loro so li odorci

=.ento lui ieoreticd. ,,Cei core ozi explooleozd mofe--: ul modern, sunl dclori so pdtrundo iniregul [cnt de

=.clutie. Sd cunooscd intreq qondul de [o plostico:irc lo orhilecturd, core o bdus orientoreo noud'in-::te ortele" AlOturi de oceosld criticd principiod,::-esoid acelor orhilec-ti ce ou pre uot limboiul formoi::- nu si confinutul ieorelic ol Mlgcorii Moderne, se. -=e si noto de.fruslrore, omdrdciuneo celui cdruio nu

-: recunoscul merilu : ,,Cine o propovoduit neouzit,::^lru reolizoreo noud estetico? ( ). De ocesl succes: :ubismului',op iccl in orhiieclurd noi, cei core lup-':- de l2 (.c) ori lo,Cor-npo crli' o.'-ebr'sd r e': -?'r8. lr rumd" r IOO ol Contimpotctnului. o or;-,:':oreo o zece oni de opcrifie, ortico u ,,Noi", sem--:- Ce redoclie, respiro oceeogi cliiudine: ,,Hohotul::. :corii de odiniooro s.o tronsformot in oscultore- -:-stierrd si, T p o': .loine .op's'o. No, ostoz,, ce'

:: :ici nt irlelegen sd rorroren pr zo.ie" r'ronL,,: . ::61 noi pr-. r cop vi' tre.utului rosr, L. lr pol ti.o'=.: utlie se foc pentru instilulii noi, in ortd nu":e. Acest:- :cl pore so fie testomentul revislei, ce igi inceteozd:::-iiio in scurt timp, u timul numdr opdrdnd in icnu.:-= 1932 Coincidenfo sou nu, renunloreo lo stotutul:: curldior de stindord, lo ceeo ce G. M. Conto-:-:':o numeo ,,lonctismul necesor ovongcrde or",::: so se rerec-e n orl-iteclr-ro ui Mc cel lorcl. ir:+-oodc ce urineozd,

.l933-38,biroul frcli or oncu

.:-:.ruiesle o se'e de lmobi e de oporlorer-e oir: r-: o Trcl e porie sLr- 'nvesti' i llcro- ve. nob le de-l: j'- cL buget'es'"or: si oeci s, ibertcte si pos oi i

r:- -eslrdnse pentru orhitect. Comenzi e obundd si se

:'--d si in oforo Bucurestiu ui, c Buzdu gi pe Volec: -:-ovei.

l:-evo proiecie se remorcd prinlr-un progrom spe-

- r ce se re{lectd si in coutoreo unor miilooce de;,:-esie p oscd cdecvo,e. Soro oril Buc eq dirr'::eol.

co_rstrL-il in 1934. e:le de o ro e s rrp ito-e-::sd de funclionolitotec ce primeozo in ocesl coz,':. -'or-d lrtr-o lon c conpoc-d deslosuroio pe orr

. :'-clo, cu egisr'e repe-rive de pl r- si gor.-:c lul Bozo li. ( l93Z) proiecrct perr,r o soc e-cie

--: :onstructii, este sirglr:r pro ec' cL p ogron de;::'orerte r' bi ou'i 'ec izot de orcu, -r lip oe-:cil ce opore des in Bucurestiu interbelic qi core;-- importonto sc o contriburt lo consocroreo orhi-

=: -ri. noderr's e. Specil c lo-eo proqro.TtJ uircce co

:::si imobil so fie s sirqlrl pro ecl ^r co'e lo-c-t

THE BREAK.TI]RCUGH AND ESTA3 S-"'_..-:=MCDERNISMS rce eo,ly

'930s,he oro,he-s -3-:- : l: -: ::-

Mode'- SIud es rece veo ple.1 :- ::- - : :-:knowirg -opyeo swil- even five o:x c.r 3- : - r --

ly oporlment buildinqs. The med;c c-o -^= ,e :...orchitecls begon to poy closer ctrerric. -: ,3-:: :orchitecture. ln lonucrry 1931 , Continpc.c.- c-ilslêd o leiler cdoresseo -o Morcel Jorcc cy --_-

yo rrg orch ecl G.M.Co-lccuz no, w.ro roo jus-

returned from Poris, where he qroduoted Ecole desBeor:x Arts. The letter, thct testifies G.M. Conro-cuzino's enlhusiosm for the new orchitecture is the firstpublic, recognition of MorcelJanco's work, voiced by

o fellow orchiiect. Contocuzino ocknow edced.lonco's role os o "lorerunner", the "possion" ind'fonoticisr' ne neeoed Io o-oir ir "ro,ced n o cr h s

c.eed ' r lorrory wi-r ll e spri, o[ Il-e oqe". AsCor-'ccL-ziro pu- il: I is nor ror I hove never met vo.ro sLo.en [ord, w.rh yol ( )rrcl cos]s re ir o ipe-c ol mood, so bereficiol fo- ooslroc. or-d obiecliveoop'oocl, ou- ny deepes- oel;ef Ilct yor- were relirs' o -.l'r yo,r bock or '[e sler'.e erl cr_s ed nen-iolily in lhis co-untry n our chooiic iown, ruled by"redioc'e ord Boll,cr ri,e c oo> ord pe-y I'viol-yos the poel Tudor Arghezi pui it, your heolihy houtescore Lp os heol hy pren ises ot o I eol'Ly l-r-lre,

wrer ihe v.gutous octiv y is rol rirde eo'by

;d eodmirotion of the nosl"36

Jonco's onswer t! Coniocuzino's leller come onlylorer, ' Sep-embe'. Fis epy nc l.ed o cto^qe o{*ore oiso presen' ;n l-15 61'als5 c ttol ire wherr,o orq w ll- n s unloil re effo'r 'o o.olote the orinc olesof

'roder o.cîrectl'"e ê begor -o conrrer or'rlê

deve opnen s w ilîr corrempotory Roro-ior o.cr''ectL re. The yeor

-93represe^ ed o rurr'nq poin- in

rhe Romotor irrerwo orch,'ec'ure. tne lno, breo<tl^ olgh of rode n sn, Appo.erty '1e sreoel oroovewhe,r'rg ooop.or oI rooerr'sn liqqereo o-iJor co's

"ho'p. 1-16 5p.. 'Hoo I o"swe ed v6-r' e"er o

te* mor-rs ogo t[er ny onswe' wo ' o hove beer onunpcrdonoble error , .Jonco wrote lo Conlocuzino.'Mecnwhlle, our orchrteclure evolved ct o ereolspeed (.. ) Sti I there wos no evolullon to prepor"e thechonge, no

rebellion shoitered the old foundotion"rt.lonco blomed the fresh odepts of modernism for hovingc-oscr tnis sty e oecouse t wos ''loshiorob e", w lro, t

hoving oss mi oted its iheoreticol conlenl. "Those wholoke odvontoge of the modern moteriol should olsounderstond its evolulion. They should know the overolthinking lhct led to the new direction in every crt, lrompointing io orchileclure." Aport from thls essenlicl criti-

cism, o feeiing of frustrotion ond biilerness of the onewlôse ne'ir wos rol du y recognized by l- s corlenporot'es peruoded rte le ler. Wl-o p'eocreo lLe rewoeslhelics ond no one heord him? (...) s there onv reo-

son for us to boasl wlth this kind of Cubism successlu ly

oppl ed r orcr,tec u'e we wl o hove beer riqh.ir q lo-12 yeors (sie) c: Conrinporanul?" I lne lObih is re



recurge 1o un llmbol formo monun enrc sin ior ce u

folosit de orhiteciij Horio Creongo sou Duiiiu Morcupenlru c odiri de birouri"'Ccrso ole ier Milito Pdtro;cu ll937l esle g eo singu

ord in opero ui lcrncu Desi in dlverse imobile proiec

lole de oncu gi in ccre ccestc o 9i ocuil, in sir. Trinito

lji, Coimotei si Pcleo ogu, ou exrstol spoiii folosile ccr

ote ier de piclurd si birou de orhilecturo, docr coso

Mi ilei Poiroscu esle o odevdroio ccsd ote ier de ortist,

progrorn exprimot vizibil ;i'in

exlerior prin urcrgo fe'eo)-o o otele Ll i p ero'o, rolodo.

lr l93B f oli lo^ or lt-io' , lr,rr lo p o ^- -

Romonic, un imobi de roport, de gorsoniere, in str.

Nico oe Go escu, o cdrui pc ler^Mcrcel loncu i te

zervd penlru o golerie de piciurcr. n oce csi on, oncu

inlreprrnde o ccrLdiorle de mol mu ie luni in Po esiino

considerdnd dejo posibilitoieo unei viltoore emigrori.

U timc expozifie de p cturo o vo orgcnrzo o inloorcere.

Circumslonfe e rcrzboiu ui 9i tu burcrile politlce.il deter

mind sd emigreze impreun-r cu fomilicr in Pc estrnc ,'infebrucrle

,194I Frotele sou, lu lu,

.ilprecedose. ln

Pc esiino, voT inceTccr sd proci ce orhitecluro dor

condll ie, s in specio ipsc de copitol, e suni neprie

nice Doud vile 'ingo Tel Avlv, intr-un slll modernisi

medileroneon, sunl srngurele Jucrdri cunoscute, reo i

zole in onii '40''. Morce loncu lucreozd co crhileclLo Minisleru Muncil si o Construcf ior g contribuie lo

scr vcrecr g prezervoreo mullor centre lstorice. Se

dedico moi oles picturii devenind unul dln rmporionlri

crtisti plcrsticl ci sroe u ui si cu obi;nuilcr-i energie inle

meiozd co onio de ortisti de o Eln Hod u iu loncu

emigreozd ln Conodo ln 1954, unde vc conllnuo so

]ucreze.in

constructll.

TCCUINTA MCDERNAMorce loncu inlroduce un nou tip de orhlteciuro rezi

denf io o in Bucuresli, vi o modernd, recrllzctdr peniru o

burghezie cu vederi progressle. Vi ele construiie de

el sunt odoptole Jc noul mod de viofo o omu ui mo-

dern, fiind economic si rolioncr importiie. Suni dotote cu

incolzlre cenlro d, si cu ce e mor moderne echipomenlepentru boie 9i bucctdrie, cu un conforl ,,ce nu p -rtegie

nici un iribut bogofie ' , dupd spuse e ui loncu.

loncu fo osesie moterio e $i tehnici de conslruciiemoderne, slructuro de beton umpluto cu zidorie decoromldo, tehnico ce permiie dispensorec perefilor'- p o ao Zorao r p o^ bor. Lrp oo ^o/o t rodoo" porl.o. po o io-te olo te de o oo Io -e-T'o

ucru ce este de o lfe generc vc obi penlru crhrlec-

luro romdnecsco inierbelico. Despre pon iber, se

poote vorbi docrr in cozu porteru ui, ce esle aproopeinlotdecunc un more spoliu deschis, cu dlferrle zonefuncliono e de imiiote prn porcrpeti si denive crri o e

po do.ele so plr -"ror' ' g-ri,o'rra ( e r^eo oav l

chicrr pereii inlregi de slic o. n rest, oncu foce con

cesii unui mod de viotd core desi se vreo moderrr,postreozd cnumite convenrente burgheze, cercrnd

sepororeo funcfii or de odihno, igieno si moi oles o

ce el de serviciLr.

of Contimporanuf publlshed on ihe lOth c-- -otr the mcgozine, lhe crrlicle Noj {We) - si:-=- -

ihe -^diioricl sicrff dlsploys o simicrr ottitude. " -=

doinful guffcw of old hos lurned into unconscioi-s ,: -sonce ond imitoiive plotitude. Todoy we do nol r'r .-be kept coplives by onyone, not even by our own : -,Jn politics lhe revoluions ore sicrrled to esicrblish'=^s','ior. wf i.r r"v-' lopp^'- 'r l[e recr n o[ c"lli o -i. a \or to\ \c-y -tc, l|e o -a\lo"ttrr o

mogozine, which shorty ofterwords cecsed lo cc-=oul, ils ost issue being pub ished in .lonuory 1 9: -Coincideniy or nol, lh!s momenl when .lonco gives -:ihe role of bonner beorer, which lmplied 'the nec:.'sory fcrncrticism of lhe ovonlgorde', crs G M Cc- :cuzrno lobeled il, seems lo be reflecled in lonc:,orchileclure os well Beiween 1933 ond 1938,:'=brothers Jonco office designed c series of oportne-'houses, most of them being lucrcrllve investmer-.

nomely, tenemeni houses on ow budgei, which cc-flned the orchitect's freedom ond possibilltie,Flowever, the commlsions poured in, o so from oulsic=

Buchcresl, from the Prohovo VoL ey ond Buzou.

Notob e ore o few buidings with speciol progromn:which enob ed .]onco lo seorch for cppropricle ce.lhetic meons of expression noi present in his designs ic-resideniiol orchitecture. n lhe cose of the Buce:Scnitorlum in Predeol, bui f ln I 934 the prevci ir -functiono ity of ihe progromme resu ted in lhe compc:-s ob of greol simp icity, unfoLded horizonlo ly, with :

repelilive compocl ond void regrsiers.

The Bozcr lin House 1937) designed for c bui dirgcompony, rs lonco s only proiecl contoin ng cpcr=

ments ond offlces. Thls porticulor bullding type occr'red frequenly in lhe interwor Buchoresi ond the irr'porlonce of iis impoci conlribuled to the eslob ishmen-

of modernism The underying specificity of the proqromme mcrde Jcrnco crppeol to o monumento formoonguoge siml or with ihot emp oyed by Hor o

Crecng-r ond Dui iu Morcu for office bui dings".Mi iio Poiroscu's siudio house (1932) is oLso onother

singulor exomp e in Jonco's work He hod previousyincluded sludios in severc of the buiLdings he

des gned ond inhobited, such cs the houses in the

Trinitotii, Coimcriei ond Po eologu slreels, but Mi ilo

Pdiroscu s house is ihe only genuine studio'house, cprogromme expressed ln the focode especicr y byihe huge sludlo wrndow.ln 1938 the brothers Jonco buit their ost projeci n

Buchcrest, c lenemeni house of studio f ois in NicoloeGo escu Streel, whose ground f oor Jonco designedcs on crt gol ery spoce. ln the some yeor.lonco trove led to Pc estine where he spent severol months ten

totive y thinkrng of hls emigrotion. When he comebock he orgonizeo his ost poinling show ln Romcnlo.

ln Februcry 194 l, conslroined by lhe wcr deveop-

menl cnd politlco iurmoll in Romonicr, he finc ly modeup h s mind ond emigroted iogether wlth his fomiy to

Po esllne. His broiher, .]ules, hod preceded him. 1n

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irfchiieclure. yel lhe circumsicnces. especroiy the oc.

oi ccpiicr , were odvefse. The ony known desigr.cchleved ln lhe I 94Os ore lwo vll crs bui t ln Medlte--ronecn modernisl sly e, in ihe neighbourhooC of e

Avv' Morcel .lonco workeC for the Mnslry iooo oo o o oro o o ^o o-e e

c-uing cnd preservcrlon of mony hisloriccl iown ce'lres n porcr el, he commliieci himse f lo pcrinling cr:;become one of the moior pcinlers ol sroe . Wl--

rnlcmed energy, .]cnco mcncged lo moke on o:drecm come true by estob ishing r;n orlisl colony c,

Ein l.lod .lu es.lonco emigroted to Ccrncrdo n l95zwhere he wenl on vrorking in the consiruction flelci.

TIE /\"4CDERN DWEtt NGMorce .lcnco inlroduced c new kind of modern res

deniic o'chlteclure lr Buchoresi, name y, lhe moder'vi c, bult for the progressive midC e-c crss. His vi c.were odjusted lo lhe new rnodern woy oi ife, en joy nL;

on economic ond rciiono dlsiribution. They were prc

vlded w;1h ceniro heciing ond ihe clesl bclhroom crckiichen equipment, benelitlng oi thot [lrd of comfolthct poys no lrlbule lo wec ih', cs Jcnco prl il

.]cnco mode use of modern cofslruclion moleric:cnd lechniques, of ihe concrete slrLlclure lhol o owelfor the e mincllon of lhe inlerior wc ls cnd, conse

querily. the opp lcctlon of o free p on. Yel he porlicy took odvonloge of this iechn que, whlch is e!uCr r:

lrre lor the Romon on inlerwor orchiiecls. Jcnco desir-,

ned o lrue free o crn on y for lhe ground floor of the

vi lcrs, which s o most c woys o wide open spoce, the

vorous functiono orecs be ng seooroled by poropet:ond f oor unevenf ess, os we cs by crge s iding

doors, which somelimes become enirre g oss wo s.

For lhe rest, .lcnco observel .erio n bou 9o6 5 16- o

convenlions lhot demonded the c eor cul divislon o-

resting, hygiene. ond espec o y, service funciions

As c ru e, lhe inler or dlstrlbution of lhe one1crmi y hous-

es rs done on the four eV€ r .e. lhe bosrrnenl compr s

ng the service spcrces, the ground Ioor conlolning ihe

iv ng room oreo, whi e lhe bothrooms crnd bedroomswere p crced ot the flrst f oor. The lop f oor wos portio y

burlt cnd porlio y used os o so crium lerroce.

The remorks on the uti izotion of the free p cn ior v -

os, ore olso vclid lor lhe oportmenls Jonco deslqnec.They hcve vc lcb e size, from one ioorrr f cls lo verycrrge ones. occupying one iloor A though the crpcriment bui dlngs, os o ru e, were more econom co y

designeC thcn the one fcmiiy dwel lngs, even lhe mosi

modesl omong ihem do nol comp y wlth tbe minimurrt

dweiiing concepl cs il wcs promoied in the writ ngs ofLe Corbusier, W. Gropius, cnd.l P Oud. Jcnco tnros

very much preoccupied with boih ihe probem ofsocicr housirg ond r,vith the socic ro e of lhe orchliecilo creoie cr new rfon os we os o beller ond mor"

equllob e sociely. llowever. neilher .]cnco nor cfyolher lnierwcr Romonion crchilect wos ever ob e tcr

pul lhese deos lnto procl ce. slnce the stoie did not

fund progrcmmes for crge-scole socioi housinq The

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- :: - r distribulio interioordr o coselor unifomilio e

,* -- .. poiru niveluri: subso u confine spofii der- - :crterul esle formct din spofille de zi, etoju, : =-:-vol dormiloore or 9i boii 9i ultlmu nivel esie

: : - : -:rstruit 9i porfio terosd-so oriu.

- r .=-.:' e referilocre c oplicoreo p onului liber in

::- : cr, sunt vo cbi e gr penlru oporicmente e

., . :- r: de oncu. Mdrimecr oportomentelor pooter - -- l're mu t, de lc mici gorsoniere pcrnd o o

. - : - eloi intreg Degi imobi ele de oportcrmente" '- :eneroL, moi economic concepute decdt: --

= uni-fomiliole, chior si 'in cele moi modeste.:. -- este vorbo de locuinle minimum exisfenz,

- - :cnceptu ui ce sto ceniro , o vremeo respec

r : '- :ei e ui Le Corbusier, W Gropius sou .1. P.i : olerc ocli-lelor iolli^e, o de o tfel s

r-l -: .r ui sociol c crhitectu]ui in creorecr omrlLri

. , : -nei societoli moi bune si mo drepte,.il pre-

. - - :: o'cr-. Dor rici e s r'c ur ol- or[iter

-:- : n perioodo interbelicd nu ou ocozic sd

: - = ::este idei in proctico, din ipscr unor pro

; ,-= .:-iiinile finoncicr de cotre stot. Proiectele in

" : :-:u, prin rofronolizore si stondcrdizcre, se

; - : = :el mo mu I de ideeo de locuinla ieftind, stnl-: -i - r cee do:o po eo de;c^!1e oe p'oori-- - =-

':-dlui scu din str. lrinitdtii, in 1922 si respeciiv-_

- -; - :--R SIIC STITISTICE

: -:'rr de lo proiectele trmpurii irodilionoliste, o: -:: ccdirl moderniste s-o fdcut lreplcrl, oncu," -

--r-ci in primu rdnd o simelrie co metodd com-

: : --,-:ld si obic opoi o eemente-co ocoperi;ul in

..'-. :ere.lre eo v'"ru . i-olo. lrto. r siretr'e

:'-- :Jopid, incepdnd cu imobilu din str. Trinitofli

- -: o meiodo compozrfionc o bczotd pe

- .'r'=r unui echilibru 'intre zone conlrostonie cr-r

- - -: croporJie 9i ogezore, ceeo ce reprezrntd unul

:- :--:ipiile crhitecturii moderneo'. Sursc estelicii'=-corone, vc scrle loncu moi iOrziu, se ofld in

: *:--: si 'in echillbru moseor scu formelor, ,,co: ,':i 3 vo unlord o uti itorismu ui ce le deseneozd si

, =. : -:ozd funcliuni e 9i dinomico"".' -,-:ozi|c folodeor principoLe, o zond frcgmen-

:-

:: obicei vertico d,'ingustd, conlrobo onseozd o

: , -:nd ordonoldr, p olo, mcsivo, cu pul ne

.:.. :er s s.p ote-e ror'oc be cJ uo ocrer pre-

- -r'ri orizonio. ln cozu vi e]or ccecsld schemd

-::zitionoo rezultd din plonu porterului, formol

: : - r.e intotdeouna din douo benzl longiludinole:

: -- : -oi ingustd c introrii, conlinuold in odincime cu

- r- re serviclu (bucdiorie, onexe, etc), si poro e d

- =: zond muh moi orgo o spoiii or de zi, respecliv

: -- cibioteco, ho 9i sufrogerie. Pe fofodc poste

-: : ceLe doud zone o1e porterului sunl de oseme-

=r:xprimole expliclt, cu u9o-fereoslrdr uriogd c

---':::riei cdlre lerosd, uneori formOnd un pereie- =: de stico, si fereslre mici sou zid orb pentru

: - r Je serviciu. Co regu o generolo, in conslructio

proiecis where Jonco, by woy of rotionolizciion ondslondordizcrlion, coTne closer to l6e low-pricedwelling ideo were those erecled on the haro ol c.ments opened on his foiher's properly in Trin -c-'

Street, in 1922 and 193/ respectlvely

STYt]ST]C FEATURES

The trsnsition from his ecry lrcdilionol proiec's': '-:firsl modernist bulldings wos occornp rshed c:::,:os Jonco gove up symmetry os o como. j.-:^lne-'oo -i'st oro o e'e riro tro otner e €r.€' : :, -'os the slope rool ond the relotively smol ond ic .. -

dows. Storting with the building in the Trinitdtli S::ee-

.lonco reploced the symmelry with o compositionc

method which oimed ol otlcininq on equi ibriumbetween zones of controsllng sze, proporlion, cndpositlon, in foct, one of the princip es cpplied by mod-

ern orchiteclure". The source of the contempororyoeslhelics, os Jcrnco wrole oter, lles in the csymmetryond the equilibrium of mosses or forms, 'os on inten-

tionc expression of will of the utilitoricnism thol desi

gns ond mognifies their funclions ond dynomics"".The orgonizotion of the mcin fogcdes is bosed on

lwo conlrosling zones. A frogmenled, norrow, olmosloiwcrys verlico oreo counterbolonces on ordery, flot,

mosslve one wilh few openings ond lorge b ind sur

foces, predominonty horizontol. ln the cose of vil os,

this lind o[ compostion resulis from lhe ground floorplon, mostly orgonrzed in two ongitudinol strips the

norrower creo of ihe enironce coniinued wilh servicespoces (l,ilcheni onnexes, etc ), ond porole 1o it, the

w de' o'eo ot lhe lu rg roo- \ Ay/lb ory ho or d

dining room On the bocf s de fccode, lhe twoground floor oreos ore overty expressed by the huge

French window - sometimes oppecring cs o wholeg oss wo I opening onto the terroce, ond by smo I

windows or o b ind wol in the service orec. Storting

from ihis genero compositiono method, Jonco seor-

ched eoch lime for different so uiions which were firsl

of o I determrned by whether ihe building wos freesordrgo o oc[ed *rhdrown-ron hebL ldi-g ireo rol. A secord tocode Iocor *h.L lro-n wi -ir he

p on, influenced the voriety of focode compositlons,wos the p oce given to ihe slcirccse, in the centre of

the plcn or odloining one of ihe fogods, cnd o so the

woy the stoircose wos expressed in the foccdes,

di e, 'yo\ovou.eor h'orgf [-g"wrdow.The fosodes fol ow ln most ccses this compositionoL

poitern bosed on csymmetry, with on off centre verli-

cc elemenl mode up of bow-windows, controstingthe omp e horizonto ines of the bo conies. This for-

n.ru c wos often used, ihough certcin voriolrons wereoperoted The opcrrtment bui dings ocoted cl cross-

rooos o e he ros ile es- 'rg ores. s,ch os -hose i'the Pictor Luchion Street (li:S) ond Clteni Sireer

,1937) where the corner is rounded ond stressed by

over opping p ones s idlng crround the corner. n the

cose of ottoched buildings erected on quite ncrrowond deep pcrcels, ihe #eet fogode disp oys three

Vilo Partroscu, folodir spre

strodd, Bucure;ti, 193 I

Pdrlroscu Villo, streel foccde

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vi elor si de multe ori gi o imcc e:'l: l:r'-crenie,deschideri e in folode exprirr- z-='e'':' : sir buiio

rnierioord.-o od"l^ ir ooile o d^ oporlo-er te 'ei e ''o

mojoritcle, oceeogi schema compoziionolo bozoto

pe o. ne a ^ e'reit verli. ol p'o . ol ^, -e' " i' si

formol de bov ndou i, dln core pornesc linil e orizon

to e omple o e bo cooneJor. Aceoslcr formuld este

re]uolo odeseo, cu onumite vorrcfiuni. Ce e mcri intere-

sonte sunt lmobi ele sltucrle lo inlerseclir, precum ceLedrn slr Piclor Luchlon (1935) si O ieni (1932), o core

co fu esie rezolvol pr n rolun!ire si occentuot de g iso-

eo ee:Te.ol o .ro po^t i, e r^ 5Lpop.r.'o roo6a .r reqr r'is co^r,'e oc 661.ge'alo r

tg rq'e ) od,"c' torooo o '' ooo o. e ozolvorc or'tlroloreo o trei registre verlico e, dlferenllol lrctote, de

obicei decolole'in oddncime sl docr roreori slmetrice.

Un singur exemplu de fotodo simelrico esle cunoscut,

lo imobllul Mogo {1937), simelrie de lo core de olt

lel porterul se susiroqe

Nu se poole uorbi dL o evoluiie lineoro in crrhilecturo

lul oncu. Exlslo inointorr 9i reven ri, Legote de moduL

de trotore c voLumului, de p o:liciioteo lotode or' de

oo, (o ao lg ..o,1-o poli. ror e o. eorô de o., t'

de " r'r o i , t o'o pe ror. c,oloro-e 6'[c p sg leoco J( ro'.tor; o'etoc oo'ce1 -o-o c Peler-e a

ies puternlc in decros, precum vlle e Fuchs 11927)

Lombru (1928), iuster {193I ) ei imob lu dln str. Ccl-

motei (1 93 1 ), clterneozd cu oLiele cu folcrde plote, cu

o reliefore sublllo, sustinulcr de finiscrreo in lexluri

di ^- e p,o. -1 roro Ctop'er I o?9): z o Wq'o

( 03l) Di .oro r o-d r, oo, , t6.ll âs -^pot

contrczrce chior evolulicr onlerloord, co'in ccrzu

oroiecte or penit u strondul Kiseleff ( I 929) sl viLc,l

Chlhoescu ('1

930), unde oncu odoplo compoz lri

cLcrsice, bozote pe s melrie. ln u tlmeie prolecie de

vi e, construiie In 193637 oncu opteozd penlrLr

occenlueoreo orizonlo iiol i. Linio fronld, zigzogotc ce

-oo -A u"'t1, ol ro'ooe'g v reo d;- or' dolb. "

devlne ocum orizontoo. Folodee suni mo pote,sculpturo ltoleo otol de occeniuclo de lo 'incepul

focond loc drn nou, lo vilo Reich (1936) Ei vilo

Hossner \1937) unei subiile reLleforl.

in ror", si in ciudo controzicerllor ce opor temporor,

se ooote totusi consloto in orhilecturo lui loncu o

evolulie generolo de lo un volum frogmenlot spre unul

moi com"poct, foro c oiunge lnsc lo o prismo puro, de

ro o pro: ,oroo e,. lo'too 50ao Aalore ..loi

',t lo de o o .o npozit'e bozo o po 11 rl r1o11 'r

conlrosl verticol-orizonlol o o opliune cloro penlru o i

zontolilole.

lcrncu nu isi concepe proieclele co nisie monlfeste ole

orhitecluril moderne. Lipso de dogmotism esie eviden

tc in ibertcleo cu core fo oseste p inc p ile lunciiono

ist-construcllve. Din ce e c nci conocne ole orhilecturii

noi, formu oie de Le Corbusier, loncu odopto door

ceeo ce convine monierei sole pe sono e :i, nu in

t 'ti^ .-r. cl d, t eeo e .a po- v^5ta . L .o 't 'e e t'

conditiile locole. Loncu nu tsi ino to vllele pe pilotis'

veriicol regislers different y lreoled, usuolly uneven y

recessed, ond o most olwcys osymmeiricol. The

Mogo llouse ( I 932) s the single instonce where

.lonco designed c symmetricc fogode, lhough wiih c

slrong y osymmetricol ground floor.

Jcrnco s orchriecluro work did not folLow one steody

direclion of development He obondoned cr certoin

monner ony lo return to ii crter. This wos reflecled

time ond ogoin in lhe ireotmenl of the vo ume crnd the

oLosticriv olthe focode. lhe use of colour schemes oilhe . eor'or o rôoow o^ct iqh o'ie.-' o lotg.

while surfoces. The Fuchs, Lombiu .lusier vi os or ihe

Co noto cpo- np' o.,oi^q o ho, rq rle fo, od^:

,-olgy (tL PAO Oy prolcr-19 oe'ret O e10w'h o. i d rq wi-^ :c tocooo. wi-h or 7 s gttlv p'otrudlng oreos ond subile use of finishings with vor ous

texlures, os the Chopier ond the Wexler houses.

Sometimes c design conlrodicts even stronger lhe

orevlous development os ii ls the cose of the Kiselefi

!wimmjnq Pool (1929) ond the Chihoescu Villc

('1930), tirhere .Jcrnco unexpectedly re.urred io clos

' o o'r pos lio oorod or "-'n^-y'. tl e, o'

'

os, buil between 1936 ond )937, )anco chose ic

emphos ze horrzontolily Thus the bro[en zigzog line

thoi verticollv divided the focodes ln lhe 1920s nov'b"."t" nolit.nlol. The fogodes cre f otter, whlje

on\ e ooo ' 'ne detrp ,\ p-eo a,ar^'l \ -odo oo-,or-ne5rbt,o-e'ol:o[ r^Re ^V',o('0]61 g.l 1, -

Hossner Vlllo (1932)

On the whole, ond desprte shortfived conirodlclions

we mov notlce lhoi lonco s orchilecture wcs chorocle

lzed by o qenerol evo utlon from o frogmenied to the

more compoct vo ume, thouqh without oltcrining o PUre

or,\m tlo^t Ie .. r'O , er6 re OAS| pr 65 '6 <1[t ^!..". -ro- tho s 'rgly o'll ot,ed '^rl' o ro 70-ic

to Oo.,o 'o'eg^' 1irs \6,.e-o h61i79r1ql ry.

Jor co o;o ro dor'se is p o e 05 -'ror '[o"to^ o

1roo" ^ s rl. -er I' ro. li. ocl. o doqn ot - ^,^L ,.:con be seen in the wcy he f'eely hordled-the cor

slrucilvls|functiono ist pr ncip es Out of lhe five ru e

o' -\^ r e w o t^, d.- lt^ lo I L'o oo ou le C orou"io

lonco chose those thol suited hls persono Tnonne

tnd, lost but noi leost, those thotwould meellhe occ

r-ocr Lrirements cnd condilions. For instonce, .lcnco woulc

noi rlse hls villcrs on pilotis, on extremely rore eLemen

to be found with the Romonion modernism. The s

houetle of hls vll os is rolher mossive, mcrinly due t

ihe compcrct qround floor ond the relotively smcr

ooenincs o o'-'oo,"o lg o 166g6o 5, fo' e l1 o 1 1

Alr *liJ.*t :treiching over the whole width of th

house were moderoteiy used. The solotium lertcc

wo, o leo po"o'

y ovetAo b^ r9 '' rod ' oro qe loeq o ,v i'' woq o -,lote \ loolA ''o tr Io

no'nroi.-,nan'l e o r'-qr6' tB' [oe.

ln"theory, ]crnco subscribed to the princip e demonc

aq ' a e i- ro"o of o ôr e1l. to* eue '- p'ocr, 'he" did not keep the dogmo, rendering on oeslheii

dlmension to some pureTunclioncl elements The bo

conies ond bowwindows were frequenily used c

Vilo l-icssner, plon porler.

Brcure:l], 193/

Hossner Villo, grornd lloor p cn

BLrcLrresl l93Z

FtLt-rr+-



-. ': teptezentond, 'in genero, un e ement exlrem

i 'r- in modernismu romOnesc. Siluetc vlleior este' ;- eiizoid priniro onumild mosivilote, determlnoto: : r--eTU p in 9l de deschiderile re otiv mici in com

r : cu suprofoto folode or. Fereostro bcrndo, pe

: iimec cosei, esle folosito cu mdsurd. Tercso

- este ce pufin poriio ocoperild si ironsformcld':': oggie, element mu i mor polrivil peniru verile,- : e Bucuresliu ui.

=,-: lcncu susiine principiu renuntdrii c orno-

- - orocllcd, insd, inco co litera dogmei dOnd o. .F tr-6.CO J.to â-ar-e p ,,,,tiOrO-.':'ee

'i bo'rool les-r'l loor eooqse6 61611e

- =-ente decorotive, formo or si mcniero in ccre

' - = - ncliunecr cu fclodo depogind slricl f uncliono-.=-.;nd c or penlru obtinereo unor efecle esleti

- - 3iL.tro e. Din ocecgi cofeqorre fcce porle

- -: rlei ocoperisu ui p ol prin usooTe sou occen-

= :::cnlrnurldti ce nu sunl necesore din puncl de- = ,rrsiructiv, dor cu menrreo de o echilibro

=-:porturi compoziliono e in folodtt.

' - - - :t o c cdire conslruild de loncu nu se Doole

- -l :sie de o simpliiote dusd pcrno o oridilote.. Ce êt ea I.OIF\OO,ieOÔAla rrp.

'oapor'e.ro- vea\y'/e.,er (03 ls?o) tr \o otdoorô - 'o' o.1 r i i

- . rgoie .e r-"rpo r'o od^.e r plo' .' oe-o-

. = ::incime, si mici supropuneri si 'inirepdtrun-

=::rurl, prn core se oblin efecle de lumind si

:reprezintd

dovodcr preocupdrir de o gosi,l:e de expresie esletico, complementore. ' iunciioncr sle, millooce derivole din p osti

' : ,'d.

- A P CTOR AR! TECT

decorolive feolures, since lhe r :- l:: I -with the focode wos more thon s'-:' . t-' , , ' -oiing insieod sculpturo ond ces'-:: =t=',lhe scme cotegory could be inc L-c:: - - .'-r,the f crtroof line by elther sho otu :- r, :-', , ,- ,coniinr ti-^s.

Simpiicity never lurns inio dryness -, r- - r : -

[v^r -te ros sob^.oerq1. o. .:

Vi io11a3 Jo-o'reDo,^\ c,"..'lorn such elements os round corners s:-: :zigzcrgged lnes dividing the foccdes - , -:. =-recessed pones, ond sighty overoppirg..c ..-:.troting p cnes resu ting in ight ond shcdow eireci:They o I prove his concern io flnd new oestl-er c

rneons, comp emenlory lo functiono isl orchlleciure,ond mostly derived from obstroct poiniing.

PAINTFR AND ARCHITECT

Al through .lonco s ccreer vorrous sources of inf u-

ence ccrn be lroced. Storting wilh Kcr Moser s soberc cssicrsm wrth the Secession e emenls cnd pcrssrng,

presumob y, to the f uiur sts, ond then De 5rr1l cnd fino"l-

ly to Le Corbusier, Jonco bo rowed lhose theoreiicolond proctico e emenis thot he found of rnleresi, whlched him to o sort of ececiicism underiying c speccrpersonol louch.From cmong .lcrnco s coniemporories, lhe ort criticSondu Elicd wrote lhe mosi insightfu remorks on the

origincrlity of .]onco s orchilecture : "None of Morce

lonco s houses seem to look o ike, though they hovethe some orchitecturo bosis, thot is, o strrct observonce of the lows I hove mentioned crbove lc ty reg

Jo o' P'y5,4 loar'o ll^ro-e'o ^ hr.o po s-

bi lties, the economic demondr] The diverse nierp oyof vo umes, the dor ng rhythm of voids ond compoclwcr is, the c terncriion of verliccrls ond horlzonio s,

o ihough issued from the hophozord d ctoted by the

lh-^ requrrements of the inlerlor, they o I owe fhe sym

"elr rco o'do.ynrF Lo eqrio'r oroo |trturol pioylu ness on y to his ortislic sensilivity.Furlhermore, ihe successfu integrotion of the buildingin the cimosphere of the streel cnd ondsccpe is dueto l-i' bo rq or o, o-'rp .1eo co o .

I rs crucio for our understcnding of .lcnco's orcrleclure to be owcre of his belng boih o pointer ond on

orchitecl. Flrst of o l, this occounts for his inleresl to

opp y poiniing ln orchiiecture The ltnd of libe ty he

took ln the use of functiono isl-conslrucliv si princip es

ccrn be o so exp oined once hls orchilecture is considered in conneciion with hls poirting cnd especicr -

y wilh the crbstroci re ief: creoted in Zu lch The

locodes bui t in depth, through cpp ccriion of succes

sive over opping elemenis, for which funciiono lity

o one doer not occouni, rem nd Jonco s obstroclreliefs which were mecnt io be inleorcled in lhe orchtecturol wol . Another defining e e,ient in the fogcdecomposition, the Z-shoped, broken lne, con be o so

oc ed r I s oo ly po I g oro g'op oar;g^).C^r e ol y tl e ec -er' dAo or .or.o, ll eo'^l o

corlerei ui Morce loncu se pol detecto,s,br e surse de inf uentc, incepOnd de lo

sobru cu e emente Secession o profe-

, Kor Moser, lrecdnd cpoi probobi o

)e Stiil si, in fino , lo Le Corbuster. De o

:^cu c preluot oce e e emente teoretice si

,l-e cu interesoi, rezultolu fiind un ecc ec-- -onrd foorle personold.-:mporoni lui Mcrrcel cncu, crrlicu] Scndu::ot comenlcrriu cel moi c orvdzdlor c

- - :irc ildtii orhiiecturli ocesiuio: ,,c,:sele lui

; r-rLr nu seomdnd uno cu c to, degi bozo orF o, treo5: 5' iClO )-p l eta o ^g le pe

: -it r g 5-y lo9 Io 61e c todiro eg o

ô-e oulri posblo ^ l^hrr a rpero.. -:.ric]. .locul voriot ol vo ume or, rilmico

-: : c golurilor si suprofete or, oJiernonlo ver

: :,-izontolelor, cu loote co nosc din ho

- ---ic t de nevoi e interiorului ou echi lbru

--- :simeiric si festivilolecr orhltectonico dolo-- r

'rmiuluilui p oslic. Pe urmd, integroreo

: -osfero strdzei, peisc u ui,.ii

reuseste, cldl- - -.-moi dotorlto ochiu ui sou de colorisl

lmobi u Hoimovici, por elol

curent, Bucurest,1935

Hoimov cl Brildlng. upper loor

pon, Bucrre5ti, 1935



Pellle crchlleclure,

re elplctot Zurch, l9l9Peille orcFllecl!re.

o: rieil re ei /Llr cr I 9l 9

Duo itcrleo picior orhileci esie esei-old penlru,'eegaFoo-l lo , .iMo o c. [6o'pioin primul rind, lnleresu penlru op icoreo plcturii in crrhi

tecturd. Llbertoti e pe core Loncu si le perm ie in op i

.g^6 9r,".p'6 t.t-Coc,i oa.lr .,-,5e s, gO

sesc de osemenecr, o e^plicoiie.in momenlu in coreorhliecturo oceslulo esle considerolo olotur de piclurc so si, in spectcr , de re iefurile obsirocte reo izole

de el lo Zi"rrich. Cunoscdnd reliefurlle obstrocie, pecore loncu e-o vrut de lo bun incepul tntegroie inzidu orhlteciurcr , poli lnielege de unde provine con-

sl ulreo in prolunzime o lofode or, oblinutc prin supro-

puneri succesrve de e]emente. supropunerr ce nu sunl

o necesiioie din puncl de vedere funcf ono . Un olt

e ement delermlncnl in compozillo folcde or, inio

fronto, in formo de Z, se regdsesie si eo in piciuro s

grofico timpurie.

n genero, ideeo ce revine in repeloie r0nduri in scrl

eri e leoretice sl onume. ,,moniero s ml ord de reo izorecompozitionolo

.inorhilecluro si 'in piclurcr", formeozo

probobi cheio notei personcr e c crhileciurii lui cncuDin ccesi princlpiu decurge lrolorec fofcdelor duporegu i de compozilie si plcstico obsiroclo, monierd cepoote fi urmdritcr co un fir conlinuu, unificotor, in ciudodiversltoiii so ulii or.

lntr un ortico publicot in.193

l, piclorul M ll Moxy,ce considero de oltfe cd crhilecluro lui oncu,,,nup oneozd c nivelu operer sole piciurole', scrie: ,,E

oproope o conlrcdiclie inire spiritu ce se vreo siolicln orhitecluro si oportu olit de dinomic gi temperone11o o oi i o-''.Oboro-io :reero lo

pocie f inso ielormulolcr din punctu de vedere ol

ce ui ce siudiozd crrhilecturo ui oncu. E emenieledinomice ce obundd

.incompozilio folode or, chior

docd uneorr foorte subti , 9i ccre sunt forcr indoio dr

cporlu p ostrcionului, sunl locmoi menile sdr rupd spiri-

lul sloiic o crhiieciuril. C c,:dire de loncu poote fi

.o'oc^ 1o-o ro d"gobo o o po li o,po'ocrdôr oLr vorrpLr . orooebra69^:sc

r\I RiCAp_ S AD_A AD lLATALo multe clodiri, in specio lo vi e, loncu se ocupd si

de proiecioreo in ce e moi micr omdnunle o interioru-lui, cstfel inc0i sc formeze un loi unilor. Doieczd inte-

rioore e cu mobi er li,, precum du opuri, conope e,

borurisi eloiere penlr u ccrii, cu dmpi s seminee, si e

decoreozo cu scheme de culoore, vitrouri sl covoorelesuie dupd desene e so e.

Tot crlticului Sondu E iod i se doloreczd rezumoreounor ospecle mojore o unui inlerior proieclot deloncu: , B ne compus rollonol imporftt, cu juslo uti-

lizcrre c spoliu u , cu o sobrd 9i pllno de fontezie,tolusl, decoroiie co orlslicd. Ccsc focuto peniru con-[o ' ocoor I o^r l gier o o. 'o-pleoveo.- r.

Ur'r

e o' c.,t de Mo' .e lor t , ore cevct cl n

slricleleo si o ]ocul sdu ol unei uzine, sdrbdiorescusi veseiio unui decor leolroL. lmbinoreo oceslor doucrconlrozicdtoore si inlreqltoore infdtisori, e dcrtoritoorhilecluro so 9i vo ooreo ei si tol ocestei duolitoli

wriiings, thol is, 'o srmi cr monneT lo ochieve the orc'ieclurcl ond poinling composition" mighl be cons:eed,l eL"y o lApe\o'lo'oeo l'ocr'iech' p'-.,pFgeêrota\IeIeo-Ter ro' tr efo.oc-

occordinq to compositiono rules of obsirocl orl c.q" [e 6, ^do. o.t^.Fyr g . o^r^Jor. têrert,o :

. wo l. do.p o lô oi.ersi y o ol i'ior'.n of ortic e publlshed in 193 1, the pointer M -

Moxy, who thought thol Jonco s orchitecture 'dlcl - -recrch the eve of his pointing', wrole thot "ll is cr rr:.o controdiciion belween the spirit thot tends to be .'-li- ' o ti-ec. e ord [o drror, luey ""1.-erl ol I po r '9 . Wle r's ^-o,l i. rrc: .e f - or b^ 'eol ,o'eo I o-1 t1e poi^l ol . -rsomeone who studres -lonco s orchileclure. The .-mercbe, olthough sometimes very subtLe, dyncê emenls which oppeor in the fogode composi- -cnd crre undoubted y ihe pointer's contribution :meont lo breok the stolic sprrii of orchiteclure A b-ing designed by.lonco cou d be rciher descrrbec ,on exompe of spotio mode ing lhcrn o pure vo --with well deflned focodes.

NTERIORS ANDAPPLIED

ART-o '"roT, b' d rg, e)oe. o y lo uiro .o1co . . -

d^.q, -l^ i^le io, .o o ll " 1o esl oe o 5. ô.

view the bui ding os o whole. He c so designed :,in furniiure, such cs cupboords, sofos, bcrs, boc. -:.A\ oao\ or d ti e plo' os do.o o 'g ^^ wo .,oo r- , I ore, .-o red q o.s o o Lo pe ,\o.-his own pcllerns.t wos ogcin, the some crilic, Sondu Eliod, ..-.. nred .o or a ^ ojo, eo'u c- o lor .o s '-de'' .b.9'L err o, 'w^lcor66r^l

'6 6161 , -

iioned, fol owing o iudicious use of spoce, disp c. -

o sober, yet ful fledged fontosy in the colour de:-tion. The house is buit lo offer comforl lo its or'.--ond it suils the hygienic ond sound spirit of the :--Ar 1o' 9' deri.^d b, Mo-<ol or . o o5 .o, r

ot l^ ro,e,) oro ave) -î^q;r lr po e' c-pL e-e ot o foc-o'y o o e jo7l. loro a5-.e -ll eo ^ tr e,y. lher^rgrgof t'..^lwotor"r.lo r ye .o-ole. erlo , o>p^'t: Io"r te .oL-..o o') o.. l iF- o of Li vol ,e oro o,q tc -.

.^ , oloL d^ o.o or o. L is6 . 6 o6l rl'^

r l-oro o co ôJd opp7 o' ro wol s ^:oQ'io glon el or f,i. r o' /ar -ioT ( r ll - -

spoce ond, whot is more, the mosl orig no fect--=inierwor Romonion orchiieciure. Srgnificontly, ,,-o.r.o wo.[ eo , Rororo |^ rr-oi i.qIi -

obslrocl pointing n orchiiecture, even when he -:given up obslroclionism in his eosel pointincs -ideo of lhe complementority of pointing ond oic- -.ture hod been .lonco s concern since hls hrict :-od wl ^rl^p, oowr-opope',o1 osl e.res -e.oa, -o1'I eli , ^ra-,oterlop-li. lop:-l erLo de 9r ^d 1e Itr o orch e lr re -Corttinporanul ediiorio offlce. The proiect cc-opproximcley doted 192325, ond it hos bee. --



- : doloreczd sl oriqinolilotec . ,. Decorolicr

- r cso cum numesle Eliod schemele oiciuro e: ,^ op', o oa pe -- a., aata p.ooob.,

^ IO 'tOOto't' O 1,a,.ar .'O, ,qo;.

^ o; og, ol ;.oa^to.o.ro,tro., r-: icd. Semniflcotiv esle fcplu cd oncu, in

'' lir RomOnio, conlinud sd irleoreze conooo\'o tO, o'li^ - c,,"'rp

^ o]-' ^ o o'o e oacr oa ob,rro'o:--t compemeniorilcrlii piclurii obsirccle cu

: :j c preocupcl pe loncu incd de o Zririch:, sese deio pe hortie, sub formo de schite

- --r oord ocecsld idee se molerio tzeczd- :.1 de orhilecturd interioordr, execulcl de-- : _redociio revistei Conlimporctnul. ?ro

- -,': ii doiot oproximativ 1923 25 si este: a,^

"d, . O'o .o ,O oq o, oa FOo o.

tro p6^. 'o.oi,.o opp r; o^- oo a ord orpoz r; obq o

- - ,--. Pe suprcfete rectongulcre, de cu oore,. a e oop'troi ir,

^, , pôito'o o .a 6r ! l^.-€,

- ie .oniinuou neinlrerupl pesle co luri e

pa c;.or de,o, ^ oe o,. i

:r' oLi'-.ro ooo,o.td oooo- piciurol ostfei creol.

r: compozitie folosltcr de loncu cminlesle.-c o r, Do \ii n pe.6 6,cr,

r:.. s Th v. Doesburg. Deslrucluroreo for'=:i!rcr e, creoreo uneislrucluri spctlcle pic

: -: : sd conlrcbolonseze struclurcr soolir: d; : ero ideolu de op iccre o culorii in crhi' o, o,i d,' o p O" S t. -, -6 la6sa' .r ,oa. Doo- o ,i[ ..r11

-r€ " r g/3 , o^ o'z, ,ao o,n,,er - ei'cr dizolvoto de slruciuri ce se conlinuc

ndependent de crhitecturo. pe de olra: -o o , i^ o . i.e -r,o oo.oo e oe

- ,c'a o.r,-"r' . B,,,o ro,

r: epocd cr e vr elor Fuchs (1922) si Juster: O \a rOdO 'p,Ore,e O OqOr Oe de

o o.\- P-,,oo, o^ ior^ ro- ::lrpoziiii simtlore celor de c redoclio

- : r.ri desi moi puiin speclccu ocrse. n

- t - ,",esle poleto fo osild, informctii e sunt, 1

he,c'o

o, o.

.Fo, 6i por,,

:r

. Doo, .a/, . ai poi I r OJOJ o- -: iui compoziiio po rcromd o inlerrorului, in

-ob.^',. o . ol imoor.. O Or a. e Ot- Op

.,O.O. aO . f OO. at^

' . ',^,d- r^ po ' go oF, oo p^,": 6J^g ^^6 .oO-,ÔOi6.,, -o.

- ,,: oiele de nuonle vlo el rece i; ;;;";;- :rr si violel co d in ccrmero verde fls|c..l O'a O Oer^,A tr p,O tO, pa O a)^. ]oor^.o-r aoapo

,: eru ur. Astfel mobi cr nu mci ero oer-' I co un obiecl funcliono ci formo si un ele

, allv si eslelic in cnsomblu comere or.

I ro,,r, o,.a ro or a o^ oo . :

o'd,no" /^/ar. oo',represenirng osymmelrico c3: _: _ -e or o 'e o.^ oop-o. a o o o ,/^/Vaa, po6 e,'a. -

loro'. lena ro'r

o.e o-'l o.oo^ o o-o'la o' I .- . o. oe,o I o j

ao o eo 'o o )po ^ -o-c .

'ho orpo or -eIoo o. I

Still group erperimenls, especic v ii.:- .. -

t .o.o,d-,...DoôLo l.c-. oo L' ^ -. o o ^J o- o p r. . o .

_

slruclures ob]e to counierbo crncolho ,pol c ar ,Fileclurcrl struclure wcs the id-ec mcrnner to opply

colour lo orchileclure for De Sli1l pornters. The,u-o,.olso similorities with Fl Liss slzl y s pl,o"n Room shovvldin Berlin in 1923, where ihe dtuirion berween rhe drfro o' i no'

^,o di 1 aq o-ao or -oo o . ,l e_rlo'' rl ool o.r^ oape.o6a,,.olo..^._lure itse f. Cn the other hcrnd lhe wcy.lonco orrpliedco our to orch teciure cou d hove been" nfluenced LyB' o'O, o.Q^s o. -1oo,'odp\oog'opn o,,or, . r,a I,Q2 ,or,orr,, -, \ 'c I Ql I ro* o,o. 60 ^ lo1qa. oOO eOOOOr. ;O.e OO.OO,O \,-.trO, OiO^'6-,^d o' he f o- -aa-o^. ô.,o,io, o . e . o, qrie Oo,O ,O,.A Or _r 1apOA,_ .a,a )b,.

scorce informction ovcri oble The co our schemes

hove vonished wirh time. Cnly rn the Retch Vilic(1936) the rnierior poly hromy could be ecofsiruct_ed ln the chi dren s room both the wcr ls ond the fur_nilure poyed of imporloni role':. The wols werepcr nled in lwo colour:. Firsl, on overcl bockground

'4ioncsrr b orc e 1--r I p

;ir:35Zrrlcf. f l9llrB crc srrr b orc p r.:te' : -..

litci t19 t7'

r

a.. !'

'r'*'F'

{t



ln cdruioreo unei expresir esieiice c:-c:-e--:re lnie

riorului functioncr si, oncu nu se i- -e:zc cioor cr

op icoreo de scheme de cu oore, ci iriegreczd in

perelele orhileciuro si bcsorelieiuri creole de scu p-

torilo Milto Poiroscu gl vilrouri e proieclole de e'.Prime e desene pentru vilrourl dcrleczo de lo Zurich,

fiind compuse inir un sti obstroct expres onLsl. In

Romdnio, oncu expune cdtevc desene pentru vitrouri

in 1926 in ccdru unei expozfii de picturd gi, in oce-o or p bro r or - o^poz a.rif 1'o r^

revisio Conlimparctnul. ln mu le cose, viirouri -^ ou

suproviefuit, iumindnd hoiuri, scorl 9i degclcmente,decorond u9i e glisonle o e spcl i or de primire sou

tipice e fereslre hub ou.

Cc in lot ce fcce, si in proieclorec vltrouri o[, oncu

experimenteozo cu dlferite lehnici, melode compoziliono e si sliluri creond vrtrouri co orole sou o be, in slil

obstrocl, cubrsl scu f gurotiv-noiurolist. in vi cr Chihoes-

cu, un urros v trou co orot domincr holu si coso scor L

Compozilio esle diciolo de tromc de metcrl crlcdrtulto

din dreptunghruri orizoniole si verlicole Cchiurl e desllclo, une e inlens colorole in o boslru sou brun, o 1e e

dlsc ete gri sou bej, ou iexluri si grosimi diferile, cOte

vc llind g ovoie cu lronlurl de reprezent-rri figurotivesou geometrice, ostfe inccri efeclu genercl este

cce o de collctge Fereostro ho ului din vllo lulo esie

un cso zis vilrou o b, in core prinir-o tehnico specioloo fosl grorrotd o compozifie cubistd, cu o temd muzi

colo, clor insp rotri din picturile conlemporone cle ui

oncu. !o ul de introre 'in onsomblul de oportomentedin str. Ste eo Spoloru c cvui, de osemeneoi un imens

vitrou o b cu o temo morind, disporutintre iimp. in vilo

whlch hod ihe some co our with ihe furniture, -:*yelow for one room cnd pistochio green

j:-

olher Cn this bockground ond more prec se,., -

where pieces of furniture were set cAcinsl lhe .'

were opplied polches of co d ond respeclve y ,

nuonces of vlo ei, which s ighi y exceeded the

tours of the furnriure. So, furnilure itse f wos no :exclus vely perceived os funcliono oblecbecome, iust rke the wols, on e emenl thol de: -

lhe spcrce.

In secrch for on oesthelic express on lhol shou : :,-

comp emenlcry to the funcliono isl inlerior, .lonccnot confine io co our schemes on y, he c so nte:

^d Mi to Dol o ,'. bor^ o ofr 61 dli. ow' oc. .

w ndows inlo the wol '0. The flrst s[eiches for sic --glcrss, devised os obslrocl expressionislic con":tions, doted from his Zurich period. ln Romonio, Jc-exhibited severo drcrwings for sioined g oss winc:in o poiniino exhibition opened in 1926, ond : o po nl ng exn oLlon opened I vlo, ono : -

lshed o cubisl composition in lhe Continpo':mogczine in the some yeor. n mony of lhe house: --

designed lhe stoined g oss windows siil siond, :-ing the hcl woys ond slcirccses or decorclinc -.

sliding doors of receplon rooms ond lhe tyc ,:rornd windowsln designing sloined g oss, just ike with onything - -ever did, .lonco exp ored vorious lechniques, cori:sltion melhods ond sty es cnd creoted white :coloured leoded windows ln the obstrocl, cubis

f igurolive-ncrlurcr islic sty es. For inslonce, in -- -Chihoescu Vil o, o huge slo ned g oss window cc-notes lhe hc I ond the sloircose The composiiion ,..

-pollerned on the metc gri I mcde of horzonio :-verliccr reclong es. Some of lhe pcnes cre intens=

co oured in b ue ond brown, whlle oihers, more :cretely hued, ore beige crnd grcy. They o hove :'ferent lexlure ond thickness, ond some hcve i'::ments of figurotive or geometricol representolions =l

grcved on lhem, conveying on overol colloge efle -'The ho I window of the ulc Vi lc is o so co led w. -eoded wlndow, where, through o specic iechniq,=ooeo w ncrow, wnere/ rnrougn o spec o recnn q,:o cubisl composilion on o musico lheme wos enc':ved, obvious y inspired by one of .lcnco's poinlrngs -nlerlor d n redoclio

Conti n po ro n tl u i, I 923-l 924

lnlerlor of Contimporanul

editorlc olf ce, )923 1924

thot time The ho of the crporlmenl buidinq in Ste =,Spdtcru Street hod o so o whiie huge eoded v, -

dow on o mcrine theme, whlch is no lonqer exrslir-:

n lhe Juster Vi lo some smo I white glcss windows c'=decoroled with geomelriccrl motifs reco ing i'=ecoroTeo wrrn 9eomelr cor mor rs reco ng r':obsirocl reliefs from hls Zurich period, especioly ti=fomous blonc sur blanc relief. n this house cnd in il-:GoLd burlding os we , lhe houblol windows cre de:oroted with styised representciions of ondsccpe.ond crrchiteciurol lmoges.

An inlerior devised by Morce.lcnco,

whereti:wo s were covered with co our schemes, i.he doo'.

cnd windows weTe lrue works of cubrst or obslro-orl, lhe bookcoses were designed cs ln built re iei.whl e the co umns, becms ond door fromes beccn-sources of light, must hcrve hod indeed ihct ioy:-



- - ,,e geometrice, obstrcrcie, ce omintesc reliefuri e

--.-'ccle de o Zurich si, moi oles, foimosu ,,blonc. : cnc". ln oceeosi ccsd, ccr de o tfei ;r in imobiiul

: fo'eslre^l,bosr n'oeeooe., c-clo i;\roro

. .^' ord oe soia -i '^rogi^ orl c. r ,o ^ ) ,

a o'.eo de Mo'e. o., ''r.o^ pore-- : - :coperili de scheme de culoore, usile si lere

= ercu odevorole opere de orlo, cubisld sou:-O îo^F6 aoJ (o.epia O oot)t'

., ol- " ,,d i .oloor- e, 17 s 1,oq;. -r:'omenle de usi erou lronsformole n su,se d"e

-. -: rn ostfel de inlerior lrebuie so f i ovut lntr-ode-- rycdiorescu unui decor teolro', de core vor

-- ::ndu Eliod. Existc, de o tfel, similirudini ev----'= ^nlre interioore e proieclcie de loncu si

- ,'-'' e cubisie creole de orhiieclu frcncez. / o'^l S-ev^' s 'r or ' 20 pâ-- J rr eie '

,

I -re'b'e'. Doco rrrr o ,o o lo. oi e.-o. ':-: .ln semn de intrebcre, co mu le o lele eqote

' . : .i ol, .1 Co 'e, ^ LO o e O, ^.^.^-"po,

'= deco o've gplirgl^ 'l ot1a t o . -to;

: r-:eosi dezrnvo turo fotd de dogmo, ii crpropie: ,,-j- doi orhitecli

. -'::-uro romdneoscd inlerbelicd, Morcel lcncu. ,- Ceschizolor de drumur, o ovuf indrdzneclo

--r-ce suflul innoirii inlr un mediu predominonl- ' - t isi, dor o fdcul-o mdsurot si sensibil lo condi-

- .: Cesclfreze st ul epocii scle si so-i gdseoscd. - :: e personolo, credincios crezu ui sou de con

-: - : I orhiieciurii co sintezd o orie or., r - :osl dogmctic, loncu o reustt sdr fie ,,outorul-, --odeTnlsmu ui !!.in orhiieclurc romdnecrscd

, , ^poronul r. 00 'g? I 1oc . .-oe.J

Oa a\t ret iOt Cro OleCtivr 16o el6, 6'.

- ' : Ce desen si piciuro luote cu losif ser (1881: -

- -orco moniero lui loncu, in specro obilitotec- .-t - in cOlevc linii corocleru unei forme si de o

- edo oo sorol loleo , -o -iqli.

' '' : le obro\ .a ro -o OIQ o o- ro.i

= ' --.i muss und wi l wieder zum Leben zurLlck-. -' --

Dos Neue leben Ersle Ausstellung, cal'-o..Z ch t2. :.2. 9tQ

_o/ -

::.ore.rud leIorio'or , .,olj' C- p,ovr. Forr y Mo eet Jo^,o Dooc: . ,/e.,.qe

er periertc, n6tgett611i ,6 ,o, (on. ir-.:-Lond, Fronkfurt om Moin, Berin; Bern;

-. roris, Wien, I 993, p 51 69- , l':rislous von, Mctcmillon Encyclopedio o{- -: p 242 244, : - ccuorele s o pdslroi

.inorigincrl ln orhivo

- r-:o, Te Aviv, c douo door'in fotogrofle.

on es ve o r o o eo re :a:-: :o''.Acuo, â'eoe -' a o'\ o-.o d^.g^ô C -credby'hate.. l-ro -e -.,-tor Mo,sl'l^.[c1 -.

.

loncowosdirectyinf uencec.. .. -o 9 F lol'hot s a'to c :'

-or y o-he-: ^.o ad'o ro co ... :

tno c,' hi-e r we'a ee o - --- ': j.O \a O . ord -^'lt- o..r^. e -

;

dogmo

Within the Romonion inlerwor crchilecrure McrceJonco wcrs o pothfrnder, who hcd lhe couroqe ;obtq ^FWor IopodoLro /-roo: o.o;.mi ieu, yel he dld it modercie y toling into occounlthe ocol condLtions

.lonco wos ob e io sense ihe style of his own coe cndfind o persono tone to it, foiihful y fo lowinq his"creed.o,.Ir^ .ec leq'o-oro' o...Wt tl oL .b^, g dogno--L -a ^ro roged ro ea l^p 'n 6-61

or'ho o' n 916'.. rn ;r -he Ror 01 o' ot( 1-e.r .te.

NOTES

L ,,Noi (We), in Contimporanul no lOO, 193 l,p.1; the monifesto ike ediiorio signed by the editoriolleom.

2. Jcnco fol owed drowing ond pointinc closses withosif lser (l8Bl l95B) from whom he" eorned rhe

obillty to define in c few lines lhe chorocler of cr forrlos wel os lo cotch ond oulline the persono iiy of ohumon figure.3. Groduotion certrficcte, Morch I 9l 9 in lhe.loncofomily popers, Tel Aviv.4 'Die Kunst muss und wil wieder zum Leben zuruck-kehren, in Dos Neue Leben; Erste Ausstellunq, enhtbition ccfo ogue, Kunsfhous Zurich, l2l 5 2 ldlq p I5 The jnformotion on lhe broihers lonco studies conbe found in Seiwert, llarry, Morcel Janco, Dadoist-Zeilgenosse wohltemperlerter morgenlandischerKonstructivist, Peler Lcnd, Frcnkfurt om Moin; Ber rn;

Bem; New York, Ports, Wien, I 993, p 5l 696. Sionislous von Moos, Macnilk:n Encyclopedict ofArchifecture, p 242 44.( One ol the oquo e les is preserved in

lhe .loncolom Jy popers while the other is known from o photogroph.

B See H. Seiwert, l993, p 523 5419. Jonco senl these drowings to M. Seuphor fromB.lcto ^ - i. oorly 920, Se rpnor rarars'o tl-er os:'i 'e or. 1' e.rt o loro,,o' o or .TA,pe, ô r o'^which, by th-îr light tone, proved thot this lunc|onoo dio 'o o/ or y TAo.rs o.ci de -r o posr.b.'.e" oI 'ro-r'. So-. Micre Se rpl or 'Morce orro i.Arlisls of aur Tlme, vol X V, Bodensee Verlog,Amriswil 1963 p 17.

I O Cn groduoiing the orchitecture studies both brothers obloined ihe tii e of 'lngenieur' (englneer), ond

Vltrcu, 1926

Sloif ed g os:



B. Vezi H. Seiwert, 1993 p :2: a!9. Desene e sunl trimise ce i..i. o-cu luj M.Seuphor, de o Bucuresli, lc irceoriu onilor 20.Seuphor se referdr o e e cc lo. lii e orchitecluroilo 'o. i^' or or ,'ta.pac'eo ro-r .rl .. o, -r e -

'9[ to.^ oovod l-or lrs | 'oô o'ooio oy

ony meons exc ude the possibilities of humour'iVezi Seuphor Michoel, Marcel lonco, in Artisls of

our Time, vol XlV, Bodensee Ver oq, Amriswil1963 p )7lO Amondoi frotil cbsovd studii e de orhiiecturooblinond ln l9l9 titiul de ,,lngenieur', nu insdr ce deDrp om ngenieur ', deoorece proieclele or de

dip omo prezenlole n iu ie l9l9 nu obiin noto de trecere. Vezi Horry Seiwert )993 g 52I I Se slie door cd L f zaro si M. loncu fuseserochemofi de Piccb o o Por s si co poetul Pou Dermee,6(e ^ . .o . J .Ap>crpor-cpclooe'poz o

.Ar rTO oteoqor oode )ea'ro" d o, aGooriodes Beoux-Arfs, in mortie I 920.12. Miche Sonoull el, Dadcs a Pc:ris,.leonJoquesPcuveri edileur, 1965, p 455, 506l3 Ncrumcnn, ,,Frcrncis", Jonco/Dcrdo: crn inierview

wiih Morcel lonco',

in Arfs mc:gc:zine 1982, p. BO B6I.D^^11 .ot-Cd,Oeoa a(O^\li , eOO,^ e pa.r.ocde vezi H Seiwert, 1993, p 1637015. Revislo Contimporanu/ opore o Bucuregti inlre1922-1932 fiind finonloto de oncu. Edirorii suntpoetul lon Vineo si Morcel oncu.16 JG Costin, ,,Reporter' in Conlimporonul nr.47 /22 noe )Q34 p 7l/ Sondu F tod, , Me5terul Mcrce lcncu', in Foclonr 363/ 23 unie 1930, p 3'B I Se,we to93 p 3o3oal9 n publicotii, sunt mentionoti omondoi frolii

.inco-

zu urmdioore or proiecle. schito de vi c o ioro penM Sorb ( 9?o) povls L 5 loo{1026) uio

We^ e (1Q29), :cnotoriul Bucegi .1934), vilo Reich(1936). Pdcuiele de pe imobiiee God (193a)

;Hoimovicr (1937) ii mentioneozd pe cmbii orhitecli .in

formulc orotclo in text. Proiecte pub icote c ccre esiementionoi co ouior door Morcel ioncu. interiooreredcctio Contrmporcnu) 11925), imobilul Trinitcfii

\1926) Coso Donie (1926J, coso Lombru (l9ZB)coso Choprer llSZol coso Chihoescu (1930), imob ,tr. Coiro - ( 91 ) Cor'o n -eo'or,o. LrJ rr

.luliu loncu, sirondul Kise eff esle opercr tctolui sou(S.ri oore 25 rroi loo5J20. Cerereo de outorizolie Ce conslructie esteino nlolcr pe nume e orh. L Rosenthol. Conformegii, tiiiul de,,inginer fAro diploma oblinut ioZrjrich, nu dodec frolilor oncu dreptu de o infocmi plonuri De oceecr ou recurs lo un sublerfuqiu,inciniond cererile de oulor zotie de constr uclie pe

r -^ "le o L i orli'^ Acoo.-o no.odo -L oo e sofi fost o exceplie 1c vremeo respeclivcr, filnd cunoscuio sub denumireo de o ,,semno plonuri de comp ezenid'. Mcrcel oncu isi vc semno oficicl p,o-iecle e obio incepdnd cu decembr e I 934 ccnd,

noi thot of Diplom ingenieur (Diplomc Engine:

9o,o.to'l ^rlq6, poio...pratr1 eoi iiglo lod o qe il e o..^D-eo o ooa tre o ry Soir:1993 p 52I \or a c \LTp'o'rr co be .rod^. Wo lro* '

P.obio o'l oo tata or o M. Jor .o lo / or ,

Do.s ord -to ll ^ oo- DorlDo,reo teq ,e lad o.or d A' p lo oo . po-e ,-ro or a.l-,bi o' orqor ..

b7 Le g or-p Se- or d o, a Go or e do. Beor .

in Mcrch i92OI 2. Sonouil el, M , Dodo d Poris Jeon.Jcrques Por,.:editeur, 1965, p 455, 50613. Froncis Noumonn, '.]onco/Dcdc: on intervwiih Mcrce lonco , in Arts magozine, 1982, p BC

11. A' Olt^r p. o ro. o1s11 .r -;-1. ptr OO \ pte .^

' t. S" *e -QQ3 p ot-/a.)5. Cont'irnporc:nul maaclzne ccrme out ln Buchc-=beiween 1922 ond 1932, berng finonced byJc-_l ediol wF a rp po^t lo V reo o o Mor o Jc'lo , C. L o.t, D^po,lor 'r Co" .lpo,o^.a \o' 22r loj/ p

lZ Sondu E tod, 'Megteru Morce loncu' (Mc- --lonco, ihe Croftsmon), in Fcscla no. 363/ lune 2:

1930,p31 8. H Seiweri, 1993, p 393 94.19. t o' i^r oo'o / p ,o Co, 01 . T trr oTAo :

broho oso,,l o- '1e.oeol ll elolow c:iecis: lhe sketch for M Sorbul's cottcge (1i -Suchord Poviion llS26) ihe Wexer Vilo (19_-the Bucegi Soniiorium llS34), the Reich Vil o (19: -C' rl " pcr A. o o Co,o ( oj4l oô .rA -o(t93 )b.loi q,oo o ';o.r:weei'. o-o,vo. n er - orod i. 'L o -e. Duo ,sl od oroie.rso i g Mor .^ o.(o o oê 'l-^ .- ol ot oo q

I s (6'';npo,o.Jt âror ol orl,^ { o25) -r" i -.bullding (1926), the Doniel buiding ll926t .o-b b o.rq{o28) -l eClopo 6i, 16rq11- :

l-a ct Ioo ,- b- o.9 (lojol l^ bioCoimcrtei Street (193 I

) Accordinq io Ju es lc

j_

o'r - o Vi.e,ctf Swir , .g Poo ,vo. ^,t eIo l-o " ,ro.l {,^ e Mo7 2; l- Oo5l

20 Tl-e b' r o 'o oe'r oppt oiior s qr^6rl e ror - o o cL L Ro,^-.ô 'r ,o^lo i,,v ,.

o^. na - lto e-e Ae tu 10 o cl p oro ti j.brothersJoncoobloinedinZurich'didnotgrc..' ql -o d o* ,-p plon.. A .o oirq r rrer elor-o'dr,go .\eo o'loiTe o ic. l.''o." o. ..

their oppliccrtions. ll seems lhol it wcrs rouline c- -

'1e.[1o*"o 'o grpc]-\o. o co-npo - :

Mo,col Jor o o -o 'o q1 Ii. owr o _

)e ^1[^ I Q31 wl o, ^^ f^ \o.o,o I .

Archiiects wos esioblished ond he wos enlerec ,- -the hecding of ' recognized crchitecls'. Ju es ,:wcs nol menlioned in these records.

2 C, or.'q oo, - io Brclo a:i Mo. e lo o' qh'o org '"ous 6 ooo. or -gli,l o.o -orrh^-iFo-"tor gwiIM.o.l .Iono :

Do, ^ tql s le Jor', Be- ir goa Q- ; 1^ -

ered lhem imporicni enough lo ioke lhem w--



, . r r Corpului Arhitectilor, esle'inscris. :rhiteclllor recunoscuti'. lullu loncu nu

- -r-- :egistre e oficicle a" ort^'il".ti

- .-"

r -: oncu oduce cu sine lo Bucuresti mcri

- r-- lespre crhiiecturc englezd si qermond,- - - : curosculo Das englische Hous, Berlln

- -- 'o lul Muthesius, corii pe core e-o con

- . -::-, de importonle penlru o e luo cu sine si

. r : =: in Po esiino. Vezi Seiwert, I 993, p

- ,-'- :nii ce uTmeozd informctiile teorelice si

- - i rospdndite, in specio de revisle de- - r--' r .l923

ore loc expozifio ,,De Siii ' lcr:25 expozilio de ,,Arte Decorotive', in. _ ' r We s.or 1ot 06 lo Stu, oor etc.

r -- j.. o'go,L, -ao p o,r,c,',r r ,. -9,) -. edroo oe 11. v. Doo or re pr_

. I lo' lo, orr'(o.ea, o apo,-o, Jr^-,,. ..- dezvol-oroo or-e o, o o . e oL pot:-:: Mondio. Revlsicr porizroncr d-^ crid si

- -_..cril Nouveau, este infiinloto 'in 1920,

: .,- -,:-..tot'pe Le Corbusier, A. Ozenfont si

. : .-COAOesppOri-er:Oproi O.e.,: -. i dico . n ,,lud ri proqrorcrti. e , e

:--iu ui Rodikale Ktinstler, o cdrrui co oulor: E, in Bose si principii e crtei moderne

. --rs o^ ioodo. do' 'o o r' o leqo-.r.o

l- co re o r-pt' De 5,/, Ve.,i: Mo,ce-- :.iuro noud ', in Cont'rmporctnul, nr.

- -:' '925, p 3-4.:- - . inl inoinle ' ,In Arla 5i Crosul, on l, nr I ,

- - - Jne bose d cr6er pour io nouvel e cor3. Morcel .lonco, lronsmis de criticul de

: r:-'ron, Adolf Behne, Arlicolu esle insotit' - -"-..r oto ,,Tribune el moison ovec terrcsser r- l cv ons', pe core se poole descifro

'- - :-: ,,Bucoresi 1924 . Vezr. Archileclurct.:-. o2: p lA2. oî ^ o'pJ.o oo lo.'-ceo dro 'o'oepro olo'rRoro

' ,,: crhlleclura' , in Conlimporcsnul, nr. 48,: -- . . Arhitecluro noud", ,,Conslrucfivism si

' Co, -inpoton' r'. )3 1l eo. 92J- : -:doctiel, oso cum reiese din revisld, o

when he emigroted io Pc e:'-=p 395

,:e ocdo r..

lnpme.e :,i.

ro-og

o-i- o r osr p 'bl co,e r Co-,,mpo o^. ::' 1925

. : moiiv o ocestei cd olorii esle DOrlici

I OOJO OOlZe. O e, po,z - o I -e1

:' d Au jo- d I r'' o^ o golo o Sy-:-':uo res", deschiso c 30 noe. 1925, a: r ce e moi mori nume o e orlei moderne:- De ounoy, Ernst, Gris, K ee, L6ger,

:n, Picosso, Prcrmpolini, etc.

)2 C^ly -il-reo.-.:

visuo] informcrtion wos disse- - ---: -- : - -,- - _r-

-he ouo^.go.d^ rooo--- -.'e(hrblon wcs opened n /c': t-t - l__-- --:'Decorcriive Arls' exhibliior !./c: :: ,.1927 the "Welssenhof" exi ciio: ,...r: -.:-:r rStufigort.

23. De 5t4l the moqoz ne deo cc el ir reDo oslcism, lounded in.lune l9lZ, whose pub

"l-erwos Th

v Doesburg, published criicies of o s qnrficont rmpor-tor. e fo | ^ oav^ op-e, ot ,,o oi o--e Wo oWo C-^. -l e Do'sio, 're,o, o-o o, ôoo,z,eL'Esprif Nouveou wos founded'in le2O its dTectorswere Le Corbusier, A. Czenfont ond Pou Derm6e.24. n lhe first crtic es on orchitecture, which he oub-lished in 192425 Jcnco pointed to ihe proqrommesimilcrrities between the mcrnileslo of the- BoselRod I,c:/.

^J<'^, g o p

^ro .o o-"d ro I e r.ro i.t

l9l 8 ond the princip es of modern crt lounched byDe Stlll . in the some period, yet independenfly, crs

]onco oflen siressed.25.,See 'Cuvinl incinte' (Foreword), tn Arlo si Crasul,no.1, p I

26 lf,e crtic/e "Une bose o cr6er pour o nouvelle coloborotion" by Morce lonco, wos honded in bv treGermon orchileclure criiic Ado f Behne The oriic e hodos i lustrcl on o sketch nomed Tribune el mcison ovecierrosse d ovions', doted in hondwriiing Bucuresil

1924 See Architectura, 29 1,g., Apri I f, 1925, p42.lo' 'o'. deos e.pre r.o i , a rtrl-o A ve y' -,rr, .r

ole Ios^ ro1'r o', o p's'ôdirRoôro r

o . 5'i I or . o,.,te, I ,ro' ( ll-e \ow S-V o

A lî-ec - oJ ir Co' -ooto., ro. 18. O.tooo lQ?A

Arhileciuro nouo (New Architecture);' Conslruclivismsi Arhiiecluro" (Conslructivism ond Architeciure) in Contimporonulno 5354, Februory 192527 Ihe crddress of the editorio office, os we conmcke il out from ihe mcqozine, wcrs 53 lmprimerieiS reo. Pto ogtop 5 Oi Le i1 a1:O, *6' .- e rol .aO r.t

Co.'-oo,o.,l . o. 57-:B Apri 92;.28. A possib e reoson for this trip wos hr: porliciporio^ ,r;'f wo po - rg 't o In^ i' e-ôt,o-ol e,, olion 'L ori d Auiourd hui' ot the Syndicot des cnti

quore5 go ery opened on November 30, 1925,where the mosl resounding nomes of modern ortwere exhibilinq: Arp, Brdncusr, De cuncry, Ernsl, Gris,Klee, Leger, Miro, Mondrion, Plcosso' P,ompollnl,elc.29 These cre the first known projects fo lowinq thosecchieved in 1922 Around 1926 he presJmobydesigned o vcrcclion house rn Brosov. Vel, no evidence hcrs been found on it so for.30 Al Roboi, 'Cu Morce oncu despre el s desprec fii" (Chotting with Morcel lonco obout himself ondolher peope), in Rompo no 46Ba, Aug 1933, p 3,T.a^ oooar rpoi^c i l-- .o., o to- ly pope-s.3l See Note 30

' I p t- eio o oie,ie .e r os.r'^ !,po- l9?2 oobob r o rl,r le2o

o cosar de voconidr pentru fomilie, lo

: gdsit inco documenlolro in eqdlurd cu



ocest proiect.30. A\. Robo\ ,,Cu Morce\ \onc, cesc-e e, sr desprecllir", in Rompoi oug. 1933, p 3 liusiroiie lo ortlcoi -vi o Chihdescu.

3l . Vezi nolcr 30.

32. Faur, Sergiu, ,,Bucureslii de ovcrngordo', in

Reolifotea tlustrota,9 ion-1930,

p 3

33. H. Creongd (1892 1943)tocmoi se intorsese de

lo Porls, unde siudicse lo Eco e des Beoux Arls. E voodopio stiluL modernist obio 'in 1931, pentru co'incepcnd cu 1932, sd proiecieze exemp ele cele

moi purisle dln orhitecluro inlerbe icd rom0necscdr.

3l.C.lerrc orrooep-i..ip, oe oL-^.. oi

enunfote de Le Corbusier cu ocozio cceslei expozilii,

sunt odoptoie de Loncu door portiol, de mu ie orccpctond o notd personc d.

35. G M Conlocuzlno (l 899 I 960) vo deveni pr n

cipo u leoretlcion ol orhilecluril romOne interbe ice,

dezvoltdnd o teorie proprie egoio de premrzeLe

credrir unul sti nofiono , 6azal pe funcl ono ism si pe

eslelico orhltecluri romdnegli fdrdnesti.36 G M. Contocuzino, ,,Scrisoore' ,in Contimporanul, ctnX, nr 9698/)931, p 9 lO

32. Morce cncu, ,,Scrsocr re ,in Conlimporanul, an'X) nr 99/ 1931, p 6/12/38. Vezi nolcs 37.39 ,,Noi", in Conlimporanul, nr. lOO, 193 I (oct

noe.), p. 1.

40 Dui iu Morcu ( I B85 I 966) este principo u

reprezenionl o unui modernism monumenlo, cu e e-

mente c osicizonte, op lccri in specio in prorecle pen

trLr mcrri c ddiri oLrb ice

41. in onu 1947, Marce oncu foce formcr ltdli e

necesore pentru revenireo in Romdnlo impreund cu

solio sr filco ceo moi mlco, dor inslouroreo repub icii

populore in decembrie o oce uiosi on il deiermlnosd renunfe o plonuri e de repolriere si sd se sto-

blleosco definitlvin Po estino Yezil. Selwert,-l993,

p.22742. Unul din princlpii e enunloie de Th v Doesburgin nrmee grupu ti De Stiil Vezi Th. v. Doesburg, ,,DieNieuwe Archltectuur", in Bouwkundig Weekblctd, nr.

20/)7.o51924 p 2O02O4.43. Morce 1oncu, ,,Despre orlele p crstice 9i orhltec-

turo noud' ,]n Adevdrul literar si arlistic, nr.642 24morile 1933 p 7.

44. Sondu E iod, ,,Arhitecturo vremii", in Foclo, on X,nr 442,15 febr 193245 M H Moxy, ,,Contribulii sumore c cunoostereomiscdrii moderne de o noi ', in Unu, nr. 33, on lV,

febr 1938, p. 2

46 Yezt nola 44.4/. lancu oveo in orhivo so orlico e de Bruno Touldespre culoore si orhrleclurcr, dotond din lg2 l.

Poslroie in orhlvo fomiLiei Jcrnco, Tel Aviv.4B D no Adinc Reich o reconslituit pentru expoziticr

,,Centenor Morce loncu', schemeLe cromotlce din

coso ln core o copi dril.

49. Bcrsore iefuri rec izoie de Mililcr Potroscu s-ou

32 Sergiu Four, 'Bucures\ii de ovongorCc -

Avcrn\ gcude Buchores\\,in Reoliloteo iiusirc-: . ,

1930, p 3)J ' C'eor 90 ( BO2 a13) ^od r .,

P6,,5 yy,6p,p he o,,end"d f . ole oe, Bec. .

odopted the modernrsl slJe Joter, in l93 l:.',with

,1932he designed lhe most purist house: .-

in lhe interwor Romonion orchileclure.

34. However, lhe five fomous princip es of ne'.. :lecture, stoied by Le CorbusLer on ihis occosio'porty odopted by.Jcnco, cnd quite often rece .-persono ione.

35. G M Ccntocuzino \1902 ) 966) becor:mcrior theorist of the Romonion interwcrr orch,::-He deve oped his own theory deo ing wiih p'=-crpl lo creole o notionol sty e bosed on funciic-:ond Romonion fo k crchileclure oeslhelics.t() t, tv1 I alnTClaLlT no JCt soore aclTte 1.

oncu' {A Leller lo Mcrrce loncu) , tn Conttnpc':yeor X, no. 9698/1 93 1, p 9 l O

37. Morcel .]onco, "Scrisoore' {Lelte'Contimporanul yeor X no 99/ 1931 p 6/ I -38 See Note 32

39."Noi" (We),

in Contimporanul no. 100,

'-Cci Nov, p l

40. Duiliu Morcu (lB85 1966) is ihe moin rep-=

lcriive of c monumeniol modernism wiih closslc:ne^ a?" oucooiod r ^e o'ooli o

lor brg pua, c bu ld f gs.

4l . n I 947 Marcel.lonco look on the necessc-mcr iiies io return to Romonicr logelher wrth h.ond iheir youngest doughter However lhe com- -

lolreover of December 1947 made them give L-: -

p on, ond lhey permcnenly seit ed down in Po e.-See H. Seiwert, 1993, p 227.42. Cne of lhe prlncip es slcrted by Th. v. Doe.:on beholf of De St4l group See Th v DoesburcNieuwe Architectuur' ]n Bouwkundia Weekblc:20/17.05 )924 p 2AA2O4

43. Morce oncu, Despre ortele p ostice si o'-luro noud" (On flne orls ond orchiieclure), in Ace.Literar si Artistrc, no. 642, March 24, 1933, p ,

44. Sondu Eliod, Arhitecturo vremii (Contemp-

Architecture), in Fccla,Xl, no.442, Febr. 15, l9i-45. M H Moxy, Conlribufii sumoTe lo cunocs':-=miscdri moderne de o noi" (A few notes on the -, .

ern movemeni in our counlry) ,in Unu, no. 33, V t=:

1938 p 2

46 See Note 44.a7 Anor g Jor .o's popa, rl ^ e we e o ( ..,ool c'doc i-e.-rooyB.roTo oo-rg

a,21 ..Il ev o e ora.e,ved i1 lle .o- o c^ r! oc: -rn le -Av v.

48 Cn the occosion of 'Morce .Jonco Cenre-,

Exhlbition', Mrs. Adino Reich he ped io reco..-'. .

the colour schemes of the house where she SD-.-' -:childhood49 Militcr Pdlrcrgcu s bcse reliefs hove beer :'=served in the Go d, Bozo tin, Ghlco, ond P '



r: - - imobi ele o , Bozoltin, Ghico, Pictor. :* l- - fcto vilei Chihoescu exislo, ostczi dis.

tr:..-ir : s-oluie de Mi1i1o Pdtrogcu.i,- -

-:' :;n dedicofieo oulogrofd o luiJocquesl: -- - :: volumul: Exercilii pentru mdna dreopfd 9i,-': - I :ie, Bucuresti, I 93 I

Lr, l-ior holsos. A sc- p'u'e .epiese-.' : r . - lrJoe s'ooo ir [rorl of rne Ch.hdesc- t :. -. r:. -

-longer exists.

50. Quoted from the outogroph os. :r- :- : .

Jocques Costin on the volume: ,,Exerc-'ce-=- -:-:dreopfo si Don Quiiolle' lfxercises -o' -e - :-' -:- :ond Don Quixote), Buclest ,

'193l.



PR.O'ECIE DEARHUECfURA,

I 922-t 938

Anca Bocanet &Ana Maria Zahariade

AR.CHtfEC7UREPROTEGfS

(te22-te38t

Proe -etr\.T colooqc-e . i -: . -.)c,tfel i-col olel ,o..o.po- ,.r -._.evoluiio crhileciului Morce cncr.C'odr'e ooo'o ruTtr^ a'aa e'a.. p-- .-)1ar-eo !er". 11 .o.tlircoFoce.o e e

cunoscul, s-o dot clodirii numele strdzir.Adresa meniioneozd denumireo slrozii in momenluconstrucliei, denumirec octuclc fitnd doto intre

poronteze, ocolo unde este cczu .

Dotorea proiecie or esle ceo o inregislrdrii cererii deoutorLzofie de construclie, pulinele desene orrgino efiind foorte ror dotolenlindereo comentorii or esle voriobi d. proiecielor

.o, o de. e-reozc ,epc e ,r evo, -tio c reo-ie Ir

Mo'.e ,orCl -O-p oe.Cl. o or ,1 |a 6i.gr ti 6ecdutore plostico sou sunt exemplore prln singulcriloteo lor, le sunt rezervote un spofiu mor cmI u 9i

descrieri moi cmd_nunliie, in timp ce proiectele coreurmeozd evideni formule onlerior descrise suntcomentole succini.

lluslrofrile cpor gi ele in numdr inego, in funclie deexisienic fotogrcfillor de epoco, sioreo octuo d oclodiri or 9i modificorile survenile in limp nepermiidnd

d^co ro eorlotog

oterec. C r e.cep'o r olo-vo(,rd .oto a Drot enien,o ;tg<t161:i 6t-) loote rotoo,o-,ic

oe eoo, o povn d, o-nuo lor'l^. Jo. odin Te AvivPlc:nurile 9i foladele ou fost redesenoie dupo copiile

'l-^.€'6 6jo6 - we'A' e h a c" on6leqt6o

'o or rg -e e'h b rio, d rp oy. ,o -.J* M. .Jonco's evolution os on crchileci.The buidlngs were ncmed ofter their owner',. -_-

o cLiren- p o. tice o il-e tire *l er ney wo-eWne'ele'tf e ov\re S t f .TOwn -fe o. lo r :

g ,e' -ô to.rp ol --lA s- ee w ele - stc,o,The oddress menlions lhe nome of ihe slreei',,, --lhe house wos built ond, if the ccse, iis prese--fome.The dale refers io lhe reqistrction number of --=

oop ( otot ror bl ,oi-g Z. rte ve'y 'u* o q - ,d ow ng. o-tr br r -o'e y oo eo.The p,oie, r /p5.r,6t'64" vo.y ' rerg ^s. fô c. -

1e'llo y sJpp e< horotqn do'6 q - 'l-. b, lo,

-o I of'o )-oqe r Mc:cel -or co avo,,lio-notob e direclion. Those proiects lhol obvious ..

fo low o cerloin spoliol or sty istrc solution, c re::de..riboo w l oe con n er eo o^ orie /.

L e e s ot JleqLo re r be aL ,l'u.,,g'6".;1 -

colo og Je or e o -16'r' ' n i'eo ouo lob t: y oop es^-r slo e or-le o.id.q: ono tnF o-e o o-..uffered nooe to i,ut Jroue âfi pl.o-

iog oohed Fzcepr'1q'l o,e i'leo r iTe Sor r,ttl 5',sli6p5 o I r'e pr'r,ed plotoe,oo^5 be o, c .

,Le-oT c o ron i'y popo . ir l"' Ar"u

Thp pl6n5 ond tocodes we e orown oeo I o--ct e iog'op^ cop e5 61 1e.eo o ro fi'es'cor o - --l e b roi-g pe"r.l -o

' d ir re A, r'ro o[ B :-o*rFoI-lswo- rnanoo qopl cooclm- .

'o'r SoLrce ovoi.oo e. Urfoflr 'ro'elv w^ .o ) a .. 10 ot v oe o eo orowi^gr oe, or sA

.1e pop6lr ebrohe".Jo coocî eqJ1 -osrtrp*ei" n,,

!,, , g e wor o1o en g orior yeo.sTl-e

'ALo-s tr -.or o- le T rior ^ro A nos beer r -:difficu t due io the clterotions thci occurred in ii-:ond the inodequole uti izolion of lhese vil os, w- _were portitroned in severol flols in most coses {i-=

gLes- spocer ll-e roio.poco-

oelonq.â-o

1-, osed lo rs .r-rfe trd seve,ol pc 'rioioo"e oro,wti e tl-^ boll-roor. we-e r,rroo r o t;lcre, . -..tou\oue ir sone . gîr'.or- cosg5 'l e p.or s

^-

eco s- red o, -r;. I os pos. ole.'r gere'ol 1e po'rs o to.êd lo ori'oiro oe -r- .

"nr c'r o e plbi sneo , tl- s o-o oq-" oi" .oolwovs ,.J or 'g il e o. io' b rloi^g Sore o ^ :roluro e rec l' or -l-e . or.ôlior oro e5s srori n :

wirl e 1r- 61'grtr 'o -e i o o'oiec . T^L, lhe.oe. oTre siqr'-,cor lorororl : rot o. L.d"-, ol t6f \p 6'.1 ie' rl or g^l o1o we e . eT oleo c. cL r lle de.c'p'o- of re p.oe6t o rn , corc_rv oo 'o y oe o'tg ine o re.o'.o^, 6916o1' .q ;

inlerior circuloiion ond ihe conneclions beiwee-nvonous spoces. Most of them brought obout ogieo e spo-io r]owi.rg oro reu b iiy o wioer r,co'1"1. Lcol or belweol 6.tre et, tave.5 ono nte.e,^,o- (o' t:, L iy'. wl ch cr'o ro'o-luo,yo.er re'o deo o '

-e the co- ory i er 'cred -.

x



- : -uind principolo documeniotie grofico de.: ,:- de core s o putul dispune. Proiecte de exe- = )3u schiie origino e nu s ou gdsii, orhivo

-, ,i de orhitecturd ol frotiior loncu pierzondu-se. . -; le ,oz6o L r

' : ole el gro-ii.-- -:-iiuirec sldrii inifioe o clodirilor cr fostingre- : :e modificdrile surveniie'in timo si de uii-

- - e e e e'rclie ce se pdstreczd o Arhivo Primoriei:ipiului Bucuresii - Direciio Tehnico, ocesteo

i-p'oprie o r'r-oro di.- e elo (subd'v zor^c

--: or mori - in specio vi ele in moi mu ie- -r-enle, oblurcreo go uri or, reportrtionoreo

.- Cu primlre, tronslormoreo boiiorin bucotorii,:-r.lsl, penlru cdlevo cczuri semnificotive, ou

=. - ..r,t,i e otr co po)ib,l \' pronJ ,e eo izole..- : ) 'r ep'oiecreeoeo;orizotie pro'co-e:r'r 'g, s clcdirlle reo izote, existd notobile dife= . ^ e d r lre oce. eo 5-r I Ii gcti oec Jroono- . o goro , -r. o,oiet I oe lo p ro'"- : lrd c proieclul de execulle. E e devin ostfel- :--: 'ôe e oert', .-relege ô r erti lo o r -

- t-'o,lrer 'oloteirprezen-or e

.--- r.. Din cceostd coteoo,ie fol por.r" roi-': -d ie or vI o o'goîzo eo spo-ocr.iin

: 9"r'oi'-dlo-i spo-iole. o cor I .ilo i

: ,: ' 6lprfs5y'ore o. zor -olo o- si ,-, et:-a co ideec inilio c so fie substonticl schim-^-roi imbogofito.'- -6 1de orrnre. or Lrclrri spe,if ce si

IOegrooo

fl e e5 oot-1retroi. A 're::-cr id presiuni or speculctive, muhe dintre

=:isesc cu un nivel regimul de ino time

:. o'"uo-,e. \veul"r

p,-er o pe-lru. .'o p o, J es - d" ob ce co-'rpr 5 cri-llr o- I i ole/ele ei -orere oe oo pati 5'

, s un pod porfiol

: - nolrvofie, in oceeosi colegorie se

:j:'ente

e, fundomenlo e de ocesto dcio,::: e din dosore e de cuiorizolie si cele: croiectele din perioodo 1922 1934.

- ,'=azd fopiului cd Morce oncu, fiind

-': : plom-r 9i deci foro drept de semno.,. - de un subterfugiu, inointond cererile

e sub nume e unui oli crhilect. Aslfe,:llli or ou fosl depuse sub nume e crhit :ereil or ou losl depuse sub nume e

I -.-:niin Simionescu, core, dupd toote. -^ u oveo ro deoo r^ -,61 9 logo -,o

''_ o i rroJe lo odele cote opo' i-:ceosld perioodd suni desenote, pen:po'e, -eo ,'noreo-odi'or otsloo

-:-e-si imprumulo nume e, toto diferiie de-: 'eo izole in finol. De oceeo, penlru

;ceoslo o^ ioodo opor ,- o-olog: ru si folode e-'creo Corpu ui Arhiteclilor din

:-:el loncu esle recunoscut co crrhiieci

,:'rndiurd si 'inscris in iob ou orhitectilor: 3O noiembrie 1934. De lo ccecrstc

: se pdslreozd si fofodele originole,: -: L.lote in coio og.

: ---e clodiri e reolizoie, otdt ce e sem-

= : cu outorizofio obfinuto sub o t nume,

-:': in preso vremii, ovdndu ] menlionoi',':-ce loncu, in unele cczuri oldiuri de

- cncu. ln mdsuro in core sunl cunos-:,c colii cu fost meniionole in colc og.- . 'lcre o proiectele prezenlole provin

:= :utorizotie, preso vremii, docu'- --

crhlvo fomillei Jonco din Te Aviv,

no ner ca eqory o - erences ... : _ - - _ _'cerlhedocurelovospe : -- j..:-ley'o-eotfecsorpe ,c..:j .. ..-lo:peculo vep.e, e ro r- .... : -.:. 1

one level hlqher thon the builC,rc ::-- - .--...=:The cdditlonol level, for which rJ . r-: r-: r. :oble, -on'oi'5 os o r'e o 'e 'c - -. : ; :,.e5 grq51-taaa5 5e \te'oo^15 o c t: :-l :-Alihough the motivolion ls quire dilre.err i. : -r-:1.-ty o 50 .ot -oi'ls e)seT o o

JI^^'tC-. oe-"l -e. ?

formol focodes, found in the fi e, ond the ones Jcrccoctuclly ochieved beiween 1922 1934 There is cnexp onotion for ii: Mcrcel Jonco groduoted his crchi-loc e slud'e, toi .ng lo Doss I i ,1ô oioron o p o

iecl excmino,lion, ond so he wos noi ollowed lo sign

his proiects; hence, he hcd lo wriie the opp icotion'under onolher orchilect's nome Most ol ilre cpp icciions were submiited under the nome of lhe orchitectConslontin Simionescu lt is mosi unlikely thot heshor ld ho'e I od o v .o1'er o- w ll rhe Lorrv nool of -ro o'ojec . Co^.eqr er y to reep w rlr:1c-odi oro 'y^ o 'he s q, etr â ocooes orowr lo

the b, ldirg pe '"r r were 'l e y o' ferer fron wl o

-r'"d lo be tl-e f rol ^ ooer- ro.ooer. ior ih " oerroo, .l e ccr'o oque eorto.r ' o1'l 'l e olons or lheb , roi^q o',d Jo ne 'o. ode .

Once the Notionoi nslilule of Architects of Romoniowos sel up, Mcrcel Jonco wos registered os onoulhorized orchllect on lhe isl of orchitects withoul cr

dlplomo on November 3Oth 1934 Henceforword

h" otrc o ly 'igred î) p'oie(rs o-o so boll I 'p cr'rs o'd Io, ode d ow "9, ecoroeo - 'Le

orchive, ore prinied in this colologueMost buildings, both the ones he signed ond ihosedo:igreo

'' de. o bo-rowao .lo.r 6 were prirrao irthe period publicotions ond siqned eiiher by MorcelJor (o olor e o- logetle wi'^ i' . b o êr .Lres ;or co.Al the o recdy dentilied publicotions hove been isied .r ho p eser .o olocr-e.The infornolion concerning ihese projects comeso- b'l,o'9 porr' \ p ei5 orli.les e poparb o\e ,o'..l ro'n ly ir le Avv. .evoro i- e vewr ol dl,or he e e-trr. e erlr,e i-red i1 -l e b b.oqror:l u

oI -'is boo-. Mo' or -re r ro -nolio- s lhe rJs.- r olAnco Boconet's reseorch for o doctoro lhesis on lhe''

e wo Roro' o'r nodern ,m

l

= :--'o mentionala in Bibliogrofio

= .,--in ceo moi more parie rezuliotu]

=:,'e in I 99 I de Ancc Bocdnet, pen-

= --::-orol, pe lemo modernismu ui orhi

= -: 'cmdnesii.



l. Aleelr lancu

l. llousing inlancu AIIey

Strodo lrin tolii nr. 29 (intrcreo

Molor Avrom Zenovie),

Blcl resl

Proieci oulorlzolle:

Lie 1922

7 corpuri de c ddire

cu oclinle cuplole,

porler s elo.

29 Tfif totii Sireei

(Avrom Zenove A ey),

Brchcre:1.

Bul ding perm 1: )t|y )922./ b ocks of semi detoched

houses, ground f oor

ond upper f cor.

n 1922 Hermon loncu - lclc orhileclu ui

de, ndeoo6coeo oo eo godr ioe OOOOnO ,a .e I ^deo I cpo e e .o5tr rO a oi .t"oooTrinilolii. Pe ocelosi teren, M. loncu vo conslrui in1926 prlmo cosd modernislo din Bucuresit, icr restulproprietatii vcr face obieclu unei noi porce drr in1934

Pe ocecrstd o ee se vor conslrul cdtevo iocuinie''oo-o o6 pole' e'or o^.n or oodrolo,u-ode.-.A ^.-eo.J1r p, 1oo.os^dr B, ,.t,o.'. ore oo- i o- b' ,ro r /\,{6'r^ lor. , oe, proieL J

o-tr )elÔ';-"rp'c r'O C ro h. . PO.o. hot.

Dln puncl de vedere urbonislic, oleeo o fost gonditoco o fundolurd, cu o evidentd incercore de cieore cun,ui spcriiu comunifor cu inlimiloleo si speciflcu soucrhiteciuro. Ansomblul se compune d nir-o dispunerede r.. orp r' 'p oe lo ' -e o ple. , . elor^

'-nê dor o ro ^'o.e oa o o,ee oen r J o,iFoL' ^r. o90 o.opolrlo-; o.roo o .o,^,oe'o ieozo:'t'"oeo'1 cratr o oo oicrô,te.

l,o o 1 ct .oe. ioro t9e-^1a oo lL, crc ^, oe, opoo odeo,.e, ^r'J or c,1 or.

Aceste douo clodiri, re criiv ciudole, osd sd se inlrevcdd o onumild libertote in lroloreo orhitecluro d.O'a.O, O O. ^ izo p.O.^, -eo riMor,^ Or r der o; o'z L. o '"ro .op , oo\o o lod,io 1ed. o oesenlio de fotmc porcelei, inlerpreloreo elemenlelor

O iO'-e O lolI5i O J., . tel . 'o66^,c, 1i6-

ro Lota oce leo . r- oo o-^ olo od o go.tzoreo o onului si c inlrcrr

Resiu cose or, mol modesie, repelo cu ponderoreo-^vod 1^6 6c.tp^ a-pa/lo olôeo e).o.

oo ,o ooi i. iroo ri oo oor o 'egi a o-izol,o ecslle incot porieru so devino pred"ominont, conferindo cnumrld monumenlolitoie, bovindou , ocoperisul

.in

ponto linc. Aceoslo conferd onsomblu ui otoi unilolestil siico col si porlicu oriiole disiincliva

ln 1922 llermon loncu, Morce lonco's fother.ooatao o ore/ o o e. da o re IO,OOO .q. n.gorden slretching in the bocl yord ln Trinitoti Streeiln 1926 on this very lot, Morcel Jonco built the firsmodernisi house n Buchoresi, whie the remoiningground wos loiled in I 934.A. or ce ^ 't-^ ol e,

-ey-cr r'od.o,C -ivo a/e

tor ra or o .o-ew o' ^ ooe.t ,o oord ,vera o,They were the first bu ldings in Buchorest thot could

9^ o, ribed o Mor ol or o o' .o' 9l or.r.Po or to o q' ô lL^ o.o et'or -he' bor .,^,r,oo r ' h , ole. wo,'.o,q-i o05 o o.e a\ I c "o o' obu o s otre-p 16 r og,o 6ot t'tJ,i'r o ô rotod o/ I o,vr pr,,/o 7 oro

o'' L 'ec . 'or sp^ fi y -t e e ^-ol^ d solou,, ,^lOrOOrd t,^/i't 1cl .^ Ol nn C. 'ta l6s twO O1a, O

recessed os to lhe olley in view of crectinq o broccer spcrce ol its bollom The two houses lhol f onk theenlronce ore destgned ln such o woy crs lo suqqeslcr gore"voy lo tl o 'ro.l er erot^.These two e ollve y slronge buildings onnounce iherohc r'^ô.f io,-.ro eolror -tlo.horo ,at1e,

ol co '61o 619 e. ':. lô op , o . \t ope o. ll e

br id' q \'o-T^ o.'o l, roo ^s 6u tl e :nooe olrc ot L'o T^ . o(- oi ^,^r er ''l o. tle qob

o-o le O.'r. o ^ f16'c, ot O r O- /A r.O.to,',;oo-ô oc io por o qo. ta o- a d ^ ,rorrÎre o ô 10 A\ o o ro F n ooa. oDoeo or e^ Ooa oie v tepeo, ora pe( ti- o.p^ . Ol ôoroos lior o tl e b-i o q qo'ewoy o-"rtr \ tr e

g^1'y oped root '-a oow w ' dow oro . eto ode d r :ior .' -o ,vo o - or-ol -Ao c-€r wni. h

moke the ground f oor looI higher, thJs enderinq c(e o' '"-ro. 're. o , lo 'l ^ b loi^g. St .l oio^ erdo not only g ve stylistic unity to the"bui ding but theyOOÔL'rsdi ti,.\a10e.



2. ViId

neaunosculd2. Unidentifiied

viIIa

Adreso necunosculd

Conslruil cca 1923.

LJnInown oddress

Buih c I 923

Among the onco fomiy popers in Te Aviv, lhere orewo pho og opLs ' or 'l o .ilc oro .ortr s.el, 1A

o'c olo' o'ro o -o.ode o- oopo tr'r- y oe o1q lothis bui ding, whose ocotion hcs noi been tdentifiedyel -l i ol'ologroors oo e o) eo y' o. 923 or d

ll e w lrer rolo. o 'te drow.-gr r Poror or,"o.ld ['rl o' o p'o e. I o r' I r Qoro. ,o

,t^ b"i d rq .ell. o 'oll e ec ec c le prelo o^ o

o c o'. o. corpori o.P^-e'lsceror

ele^te-i:-ho wo-ld - y s., gr y' Lo'r^e i'-o ll-e o^t I Aley

\1a2?) or o G';r ho , 9llo27)Howev-^r, neither ihe obove menlioned crgumenisnor his fcmily s lnformcri on - thot pleod foi.lonco'souihorship of ihe house is unequivoco documen-tory evrdence in lhis cose.

ln crhivo fomi iei lcncu dln Tel Aviv se of o douoro oo

olioe eoo-o .i cotevo -^i-e

oc p or -ilolcde ore oo so opo'- 10 o/ a -e . od o coro,od e o or- o1e e. LTo\ Jro. lo og ol cr oo eozodin 1923, ior legendo in romernesi-e de pe schite o-t d .o .r' Q'o o, ' Rorror o.

Clodirec, o inierpretore destul de ec eclicd o unei

compozil i c osice, prezinto onumite e emente core otrogo s i,li 6e 6 p^6 6 t l)922) oe o.oGrn \1927))o5i sr^ re org..r ^.r'o (c, s -o ' le lon leo' . , p odeozc pen

' o-- b loo o. cs o ooiMorce loncu, nu exisidr incc dovezi documenioresiqure jn ocest sens.

schlle pre iminore

pre lminory skelches



')2> Co rpo.o- p.o o

O Or Ol^ aOO. tic tr. i -ei ,r ' .t O ta1 O

:-iicat orhiieclurii de rnlerior A le cdtevo folcorofiir- ,-pocd, poslrole in orhlvc lomi iei cncu, coil.:'eazd imogineo o ce pulin tre comere, un cori.r ,- si o cosd o scdriiI=--ru oceste inlerioore, loncu o creol scheme de

rore, couidnd evident un fou ilp de decorolle,

=',rot din p ciuro obsirccio. Peretii si p ofoone e

. iltao--o,OO^ la .OOlo-o-ogo.roa- oo^ e e pop r ^d^to.oo,o c,e

- 11 l^ go, ^ i 61o9 ol^-.1g. a Or oA O.. i o. to

- -- nudnd neif lrerupi pesie co iuri, orl de pe perele

=-lvon.

, = crimu exemplu cunosculin core Morcel oncu,ir cu oorect in orhlteclurd, e conlrnucnd de cr

:, cni or sd decoreze crstfel oiot nleloore, cOl si

.[.le c ô ti-rO o,otp a,ro rOO

: redoclio unei revisle de ovongcrdo flind ocul:-: ol unor ostfe de experenle plcrsl ce.

11 'O)r\o-poo pb:heoo e.^ opô_

loo ooL ao a d li g- e a"o, o . ^ eo otiololf' o'o aO. rc,oCtîO.OCnet e.

Some more photogrophs of thor]rme, found in the

fomiy popers, comp eles the imoge ol: ol leosl threeroorns, o corrldor, cnd o slcircose.

Joncc designed severol colour schemes for iheseinterior, obviously seorching for c new type of decoroiion derived from obslrocl pointif g The wo s ondcer ings were lololy covered with cb oured rectongulo' surfoces thol over opped ond slreiched irre' oa, t;.e ol le o , i--. .'o ^lo^ ^, I p'ôoi^go.e' o ar . o'd or -g ['o r ô]

-o - l o.

This is the firsl known inst"t,:nce when Morcel ioncoopplred colour ln orchileclure Cver the yeors he

wenl on decoroting eilher inleriors or focodes. The

Conlimporr:nu/ inieriors cre ihe mosl rodicol exom-pe.of oo a ^ oppl ao ror ''e.rr ra ^tr

editorio office of on ovont-qorde mogozrne wos lhe:d-cr oo 6-6o o.^,pa .e1 c

3. lnterioareleredaclieiConlimporanvl

3. lnleriors al]he editorialofilice oi the

Contimporo,nvlMagazine

Prcbob sirrdr r:'iT3i : -

53 Bucl est

demo otd.

Rec izole cco I 923 25

Prb cote ir Conlinpcronu/rt.57 58/apr e )Q25.

Presrmob y ot rc. 53lmprlmeriei Slreet, Buchcresl

demo ished.

Br ic.192325Plb ished ir Cortrmporcnu/

rc 57-58/ April 1925



:_r r n ernor , t)

recernbrie 1924, Marce ioncu expune zece

lesene de orhiieciuro si o mochetd, pe core 1e

:.lnooslem oslcrzi din reproduceri, origino ele

: erzdndu-se in decursu timpului.

, r olt desen dln oceeosi periocdd o fosl reprodus- 1925 in revrslo olondezo Archileclura, ca

,strolie lo un crrt co scris de oncu. Acesie desene:crezintd siud i pentru diferite progrome: vi d o

,'cs, vi d o fcrc, vi d si cinemc c munle. poslc s

= egrof, zgdrie nori, elc.

:- stic, sunl drficr de p osoi. Apor ccr vcrriofiuni pe o

- o o,' ro: di lr o bo,ro 1o \o o a

.: !me ortogonoLe orlzonlole sr verticcrle se inlre

:::irund intr o compozif e osimeiricc, se incr id

. ='-icolo unu lurn. Exlrovogonfo turnu ui in formd de.::eold, corocteru] fcnlezsi o compoziiie si verli-

,: smul cccentuol pcr scr indice crhileciurcr fuiuristo- po.;bo.sddtr-)poo

-: moi iuslrotiv exemplu esle desenul intilulol- oundr si^cosdr cu lerosd de olerizore penlru

: ccne' in ocelosl timp, simpliioteo uoirr" ot

--:goncle si ipso orcdrui orncmenl pol fi inierpre-

r 3 ccr o incercore de o obordcr pricipiile: ^ iectLrrii modern-o

: ,Ciul pentru 'vild si cinemo", ce moi blne

:::umentot, cu fofodo, p on sr mocheid, pore sd se

::-opie cel moi mult de un pro ecl recr izobil.

r' rgo o drecplo, de srs-.cm ell 1o right hom top

:-i at:

' r iord peflru or

; lr the counlrvside for

-:ros"

i irre ciiy"

, vo lmeltlc: zgoi e for "

:f vo lmelr,l: s[yscroper"

r : cosar cu pislo de-,- f o'/ioofeor"

: rrd l ouse wlth ondirg

: ': egrof"

:: : rd Te egroph"

lioro e'io; o V- .lto o do^,g o : : ..

A e,r,o lt e-,tee l - :Co'poo^ Io --:: - .. r

[^ 6 r^[ 91 oo.some period occomcor ec a- :-- :,- 31 ir,'i. .lorcopublished ln the Duicl' nc,.iczire A,.cr'recirro, in

1925 The drowrngs fepreseri si..lC es for differentprogrommes. urbon cnd colnlry vi os, vli o cndcinemc ho I in the mounloins, post ond ie egroph

office, skyscroper, elc.

S-vl r-,oy-ho.s^o, rodt. Iopo^. I^see[f lo be voriolions on lhe :cme iheme. o mossive

bose, representing on osymmelrico composilion of

rnter oc ng verllccl ond horizonlol vo umes, iscrowned by o lower- lke verticoL e emenl.

The exfrovogonce of the orrow-shoped lower, ihe

foncifu vejn of ihe composiiion ond the cccenlu,:ledverl co ism cou d point lo f ulurist orchiteclure os o

possib e source of inspirclion. The most obviousexomple is the drowing co ed 'Tribune ei molson

ovec terroce d oierr soge d'ovions'.Ai lhe some time, the simplicity of ihe reciongu cr

vo umes ond the ock of ornoment con be nierprel

ed os on ollempi io odopt the princip es of ModernArchilecture. The study for o vi o ond cinemo in the

mountcins , which is the besl documenled, wiih on

e evoiion, p on, ond sco e mode , comes closesl lo o

fecscble proiecl

. ..',thireclutd,t923-24

4. Archilealvraldrawings,t 923-t 924

Prbllcole in Conlinpor onti,

nr 5354, 25 lebr 1925;

Archiiectrto, XXX, ll04 925

9 )42

Pu[, shed in Coniimporcnri

rr 53 54. Fe6r 25, 1925,

Archliectura. XXIX, IL04 1925p )42.

,,Sludtr pen-rr, a: : -

"Study for vi o :rd : r:

t-{-r-T



5. lmobilvlHerman lancu

5. Herman lqncvbuilding

)tlodo r n lol nr .J.J

{Dr Moximi ion Popper nr. 55],

Blcu resll

Proiecl oulorlzolie

irnLrorie 1926

Prb icold in revislo

Conilnporonul nr.69/octombrie 1926.

mobil de oportomenle, porler.

3 eloie, u limu nive pcrlio.

33 Trinitdl i Sireel

{55 Moximiicr Pcpper Slre,-l),

Brchoresl.

Br ciro perm i: .]orllry 1926Plr :[ej - Clr'-loiorri

-: :l l: :::i I 925: :: :t-r': r':--r t:: :.,c

Conslruit pe lerenu din slrodo Trrnitoiii ce oporlineoloiolui orhilectului, ocest imobll ore o formdr ciudcrtd,porlla molvolo de olinierecr decretoto de primoriepentru deschidereo unet viitoore slrczl si decdosorec o o conslructe porler exislenld.Prime e lrei niveluri conlin cOle un opclrlomefl destude modesl si de irodrlionc , docd focem crbslroclied^ lo r a t ^ t,/ ,aa a ao 1-opar' . aeo ca po ^

\o rl ep ^1;. e 1. o o o.-ora plo.ri o i^ e

-o6^9crbo.re,/rot ol loregAr poeoclodrrii Unul dinlre opcrrtomenle o Tost ocuil chiorde Morce oncu pdn-r in 193 l, cond se vo muto in

slrodo Coimotei Ultimul nive, porlio, core nu opclrein ouiorizolio de conslructie, este olelieru sdu

de picturo

Vc ooreo remcrcobi dr c ccesiei cose rezidd in exer-citiu p ostic pe care i propune st i impune chicr cu

o onumrld inienlie de o $oco, imobllu filnd proreclcrl.in

mod de lberoi co un cop de perspeciivd coreopore lolol insolit inlr-o zonc de loculnle scundetrodillono e. Des gur co liberloieo pe core Morcelloncu si o perm te se dotoreozd si foptu ui co o

proieciot ocest imobi prcclic penlru e .

5- ^tr(' po.-cc evoe1'et'ir^ e'pesionlsie, ominlind de reliefurile de ghips reo izcrte deMo -.'or . oZtc"ar,a19 /.innn,,,noorlicu oreo lolc neconvenlionolo o volume or, e e in

r^ roobi,rJ ^. o rorrc 06 polopô a.pe5vcro Lp cr ôlo oo o^ p'oooo o eerer ',o ^ o

speciocu os este cromctico fcrtodei, fo osilo co elemenl re oliv oulonom de compozitie. Aso cum, 'in

onurnrle studli de orhilecturo de interior, Morceloncu desfiinieozo spoliu crhilecturc prin culoore, in

ocest coz, policromio creeozd crhilecluro.Cdulorecr plosticc exprimctd prin ccesi imobrl -

I t O.. .O O 'I p.enp 6^ 6 -.la . O -nOd^-rCt

drPororo L - ^delo. tipi,opel-,,Âo evo deveni modernismu bucureslecrn. Ec i reor-ozento pe

Morcel loncu drn oce moment, probobi molmuii p osiicion decdt orhltecl, si se vo regdsi, moimu i scu mor pulin evldent'in proiecte e so e viiloore.

,l' . rr ol oooln ^1 b oirg i. b I I o- Jo.co6-l -'propc -, i^ T o-' 51^^ l-lo. o r o-galopo po ) o.e o Âor orq i ^ -po.^d o1

-teM.ni ooi'yi vowor opF lqo,ew5-aecnd p.crrtly lo it being cdloined to on extoni bui dincr

Ecch floor conloins 6ne f ot of rother modest ondt,od o o o oa .Ce' c, rroor5'rorô.tro.qerot- *t 'r q bo ooro 17 ll e '^s1 , o 611 oc

sthetic pursuit or determined by the overo shope oft-^ bui d'q Mcr-'ol or o .veo i o,o ol ro a -ioi

unti,l93

l, when he moved oui to Coimoter StreelHis studio wos on the top f oor, which wos noimentioned in the building permitThe remorkcrb e volue of th s bui ding ies in its beingo olo. , o,p^-"^.r' p obooy i lar oao os o loe oe. P ocad 'r o fo.ol po.r ^ -) 1ovP

boer o ,l ro opooo o'rra o^ o'r9 rl e -oo rior olhousinq ol the orecr. Ol course, Mcrce Jonco cou co o o o o o.o.o've !e,t-ra ot / oe.o, 5A tr

bullt rt fo himself

The house slonds for on oeslheiic exercise ihotcontolns obvious expression sttc overiones ond re-

minds us of the ploster re iefs he creoied in Zurlch.

storling wilh I 9l 7. Apan from lhe thorough y uncorventiono orticuloiion of lhe unusuc 1y shopedvo ^te o o a a/o F vA , -oloi.g or ol , o

surfoces, lhe mosl speciocu or feclure of the buidincoppeors in the chromolics of ihe focode, whicho -"r o a a' /e /a -o.ot o-5 e^'ndl i't -1e 01 p.s o.. t 'r.o o''r o oie 15 oi.,-e.o'o i'e. "^Mo, ^ .orro do orpo.^d .he o î - I. ro .Op.

bu'so

6r ro oLr i't 't oo o .o e po 7.1-o--,,

o eneroles o rch il-^ciLr re

i ^ o ot oF\-leli ou , - d.^n p ited ,r I .

o.iJ.9 .ro,n,r o il-e r,. o eol Mooo'ôrchilecture in Romcrnic, rs nol in lhe lecrsi lypico fc-whol Modernism wos io become in Buchorest lt

merely represenls Morcel .lcrnco s work oi lhcri

ove Tone-^[or ll epo lÔre-ooIeor' h -e ry1 . wo5 ^ .. oo. io' il r'q o e

pro jecis.



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prAZA-lO60p.). .: _ _..S. hord o c: : : r --: .

ori ^,r^d^ --c .-- .. ) . .-...

oporiincrnd grupu ui De S- . r: :::cs-,i eni,Morcel loncu c pub i.o-:i :3-e,,,c scriie in

Contimporr:nul in onii 192425S ngurul document gos r desp'e ocest proieci esie otoogo' ede^po oi .oeopoF) o" ia.

Suchard

6. Suchardp''vition

Torgr Mos or, 1926,

Bucrresl.

Pub icci in Conlimporanul

nr 67,itnie 1926

The Mcsl ot Fan,1926,Bucho resl.

Pub, shed in Confinporonul,

nc:.67, )une )9?6

This wcs o lemporory consirucl on, probob y in

wood, meoni lo disp oy the Suchord producls forlhe onnuol Mogilor Foir The povi ron recc ls those

vo umetric studies pub ished by MorcelJonco

n the

lO)42) 5 res ol Co-t,npo'o../ l^y lo r c ,

orIdoItl eroI e rrl;lo boorgrqo.o-ecrtists of the De Sir// group.-1

"or )ouolobedoc ror i.ope oop.olooopl wl FPwa or o50:etr Ttror' trc

robi u H. oncu

- oncu Bui ding

: rn de sltuotie/site p on

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-:: : Donie, prieleni cu Morce oncu sr colcrborcr-' :: Contimporanul, esle o cosc mol modesld,

- -. iliid pe o porce o difici cl.r= ,- c on irodilono, core nu prezinid nici un-

=-:s deosebit, fotodo dlnspre strcdc pore, prcctc,:: ccriie picluro obslrocid, ccrre se 'inscrie pe inio

",:L- ul Hermon loncu (l 926), dar mci put n spec-

-: --- :csd s cornp et p atd.

-:-:iele mori de culoore si prof le iiniore formeozor:sen geomelrlc core ing obeozcr dupc propric

=,: i elementele de crhilecturo. Aceosld obordore,:- -ru rcnd piciuro o, pooie exp icc sl ciL.lddtenio

, , .:coloore o bcr conu ui fcro poropet, oltfel com-

=- :bsurd din punct de vedere crhiiecturo .

= . entio cu orli in orhilecturo este mu t moi vizibi o-l comp exd'in inieriocrre, oso cum reiese din',:-ciii e de epocd o e ole ieru ui si dormltorului.r :-eo cromolicd esie voriotd, de lc op icoreo de

..:'::ele mori de culocre, pono lo desen de linie,

- -- .ro integrond si diferlte e emenle de mobi ier.' -: erul ole ieru ui, o cdrui poternilole nu se-::rsie, foce referiri evdente lo Gerrlt Rieived

-

n n e es gneo - - a:Donlel ond Corne ic Bcb c,l: =friends ond members of .-e J:- --

.o otl e'""looa oAr --irregu or pcrce .

The plon is trcdilrono, ond :::. - - :-:ipO , o 1-a-aq -l

- o^ :

bietorob o :c :-'ine opened wiih llermcn loic. : ., I -

yei ess speclccu or ond lhoro,gh y : :'.The lniervention of co our in lis crcrirec .-: ,.::more visible crnd fcr more como ex ci lhe rt-., .evel, cs the photos of the siudio ond bedroom sl-ovrIt. The chromolic trectmenl vcried from lhe orceslrelches of co oured surfoces lo lineor drcwiriq,

ond somelimes to ihe inleqrciion of vorious p ecesof furniiure

] ^ .r, d o I. r I 'e w o5e or ror i, ro -'ro\^1 ,trobu o-. ) qqe)-. (,c1 Q|o|u^ o

^o-

1.:lt,f1..1iillffi,*l.tr g

srbl

plor -^tol

firsifoorpon

. esa enrDanietr

7. Henri Danielhouse

- a aa.a)-_

-..,_- rpi.l,ti_,1

'' ;z a' l)27Cc:r -n i:r ic a plrlei,eia si Tarsordar.

9 Ceres Slreel, Buchcresl ,demo shed

Bri ding permit: not founC tr the

records, presrmob y bli t

tn 1926.

Prb lshed tn Cont'irrtpcrc:nul,

no 72, )art:ar1 )927OneJomi y holse, ground f oor.

rpper f oor, ond monsord.

ffi



8. ViIo teqn Fuchs

8. 7he tesnFschs villa

Sirodc Negrstor nr 33,

3 rcr re:1

Prclecl r rlo izolie:

r e lQ27 er;lnde e

ougrsr I 929.

Plb iccto if iipcrriic iile/orc

nr 3 ion. l9?9 F.ealitatea

itus,troto, 9 lrn. l930locllnlo rrtliomillo o, pcrler.

elo sl lercsd.

33 Negrsto iSlreel, Brr:foresl

Prole ct pernil: )t|,1 )927.

exle rsl.r Argrsi I 929.

PLrb ishecl r iioc'irilc iiterord

r,c 3 .lrrrr'!, r929 Rcoiiioiec

'r.':r tri,' ]rrLrrrr' 9 1930

I .:-:,-- -1 ;_. g :r,.rl f ocr,

,:t:: - l:'lrl i:.loae

[sle consiruitd inlro zo,rc 'e],: ,--:i:--:,-,io oo p- il I :t'vinurl, core ii cere ul Mcrce crc, :i- :o cosd moderfd.Ec iniliozd tnta cutiilor o/be, o evldentd cdrutore

po.r cd-[o. oBo' lo' oc ^.o eoo r

mu le proiecte u ierioore, uneorl in combinolle cu

e emente de inspirclie expresionisld.

Desi cu un on inolnle Lcncu proieclose imobllu dlnstrodo Trlnliotii sl vilc Dcrnlel, ombele exptesie o unel

onumlte modernilotl, otot orhltectul col gi, ullerior,

isloroorcflc orhiteclurii romernesti vor considero vi o

... n' ln L no o mc Iod e oo^.o o r ode ô

dln Bucuresti.

D^ cl r o .po o to -o 1o ooro .rgi lllo16 -a'o,-;d o ro I o'oo or o'^1ol loo - | 1

sprilinuL oceslel ofirrnolll

ln ocesl prorecl, oncu renunld o cromotlccl

fotcdeJor in fovocrecr unei scu pturolitaf i oblinute pr n

oa ro 10o,,r -^6" 'polo- oi^ o9^ 016 po.r I o o^,otooo 'o.- r d^ i

etc., prin ccre creecrzd un puternic efect scu plurol

de lumino si umbrd.

Aici opore penlru primc oord elemeniuverlico in porle oJoux din ccrre potnesc oTizonlo e e

piine oLe bolcoone oT, e emenl

OtaOA.f- .OCl. î.li po', O 1e,-;6l-

Mo o o. ipo o,- t o p^ Or,l o,l lo

core ii vor urmo).

U O-c,oPtiÔA^ÔOAlt OtLio 'O

O OIaO O a la OPOI O ^lO ^ 6,-,6i6 o la 6

rllimu nivel, interprelore a prlncipiu rt lailfordin,

definitoriu penlru Misco'ecr Moderncr.

: bll i n o commerciol crreo of the o d ciiy centret:' o 'wecLlhy w ne lroder, who osked Morcel .]oncio design o modern house for him.

Although one yeor before .lcnco hod des gned the

building in Triniioiii Slreel cnd lhe Donie House,

wh ch both slond for his Moder-rist opprooch, the

crrchliecl hlmse f cnd the history of orchilecture

recorded the Fuchs Vi lo os the f rst genuLne modern

buildrng ln Buchcrrest.This sloiemenl rs certoin y sustained by o more ope

ond e oborcrle spcrticl dislribulion, os wel os by the

new formo anguog-a .

Ihe white box building morks o new orjentolion jn

Morcel lcnco s orchlteclure, cr Bcruhous ll[e cesthe

ic pursuit, which merges w th expressionistic- lke e e

ments rn his loter projecis. ln th s proleci.lonco gov

,o lhe.nroro- , ô. er.o ll oro od-.i. ct.or

o o p"'o oppoo oboiroo- 6'9 bodpoa o o'o:qo ,-6'^ ^ P "dfo od^p anes, ond b ol en lnes which creole o strong lig

ond shodow effect

t js here thciJonco used for ihe first tlme the ver;icol

projecl no bor conlrosl nq with the unbroken horlzon

rrine ol rne oo one. [n e'er o1 go gno 6o

gJcrnco s orchiiecturol chorocieristlcs from then on, cn

rl wos olso loken up by the crchitecis to come.

A prenidre for lhe Romcnlon orchileciure wos o so

tle top f oor terroce whose inlerpreloilon of the /o

oo-p 1 pa or^Po'o-oiorr'6g lair o

the Modern Slye.



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These twin houses ore bui i by Sidonle Grun on iwoodloining ots, situoted in o populor housing oreoCne of lhem wos loier so d to the Furcusleonus.

The trcditionclisi siyle of these bul dings seems to

conlrodicl lhe evo]ulion of Mcrce Jonco's worktowords Modernism. We shou d not expect lo find

on onswer in the o reody known line .lonco wosfo lowing then, but in the prevci ng conservoliveicrste of the oge thot he, os o young orchilecl, couidnot offord lo orgue wiih.However, the troditioncr rst chorocler of this house is

c oser roiher 1o Jonco s eorLy projecls of 1922-23reco ing the British cnd Germcn residenlic crrchilec

ture - lhon to the specific note of Buchorest

buidings

9. CesaSidonie Gfiin

9. Sidonie @riinBuilding

Aeeo Cornelc rr il ilBucl reslj

Proiecl o!lcrizoiie: :a :-a-:1927, corslrinn :l)?3Coso unifom lo o a!p a'a aJ::sl elo, cu cdle un

oporlomenl pe nive.

30 32 Corne io A ley,

Buchoresi.

Bui ding cermil: November

1927,il r n 1928.

TwoJomily fwin horse, ground

f oor ond upper f oor, ore f ot

on eoch floor

lotodo spre slrodd

s;reet Ioccde

P cn/Plon

71

- :-3 de ccse populore, ombeie. -: :cnslru te de Sidonie GrLin, uno fiind

- : -': ::milieiFurcustecnu.

.r ,, :orccter trodiliono ist o ocesler cose

. -----:zcd evolulio slilislico o lui Mcrce

= .- :' enlose de jcr spre modernism.'=.. e probcbi ccruloto nu otcrt in opfi

, ---'- .ri, cot in gustul predominoni conservo-

- - =: :espectivd, pe core tdndrru in cduiore' -, isl permite incd so controzrcd.

- ,r'ccterul trodiliono isl o oceslei cose nu

= r: r-ri specific bucurestecn, ci se leogo moi

- - :: :rh lecluro prirnelor proiecie o e lur' :- I 922 1923 tooie cminiind de orhi-

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I O. VilaIrllariq Lsmbrv

I O. Mafia LambtuVilllr

Sirodo Popc Sovl nr. 5,

fllrcLrr-osll

iae,T,all ,lTale l)e ,/a

ccrsli!ila in 1929.Pub lccio ir Corrliriporcrnl/

rr TQ.iebr 1929

Locuinio rnifrml ic d

porler s, elol

5 Pooo Sovr Sireel, Brchcresi.

Bul d rg i:erm t: ..luiy, 1928,

Prb :lrrdj. a.)

br rl ir 1929.

r C:rlriirolr.lliF:br-r-v 1929

. :" r':-rl iro

: , ,-r qrlL,rd i oor p cn

Esle primc vl o conslruild cerezidenlio dln nordu orcsLr L

Reportitio lnter oord, loorle rcl crc i -l:::zc o

onum-a preocupore de econom c icle, nJ lpslto insa

de e egonio si cloritote spolio d

Aporenl, clddireo urmeozd Linicr p ostico lnliioto de

vi o Frchs, dcr moi modesid si rnoi puiln imoginclivcr

Cu toote oceslecr, compozilio fotodei principc e ore

o bogolie dlscreto, obliruto otot dln decrogcrreo

p nurilor olbe de zldcrrie, cot si din desenul

p:ofiLe or de cu oore inchisd ccrre qeeazd zone de

o onumild lntensitote groflco, occentudnd aslfe

controslu dlntre diferitele suprofele. Desi desenu deprofile este mu i moi molivoi orhilecluro, ceeo ce

conlerd lotodei o onumild clcsstcilote, ocesl pro-

cedeu nu poole so nu om nlecrscd de coso Donie

\1926) sou de vio Chcrpier 1929) flind tipicpentru p oslico ui Morce loncu.

This rs the first vi lo buit by Jonco in lhe new norihern

resldenl o oreo of ihe citv.

The exlremey rcrlionc inlerior porliion reveols o

certoin preoccupolion lo economize, lhough il never

gives up ils e egonce ond spotlo c orlty.Apporenty the buid ng fo ows lhe Fuchs v lo ine,

though on o ower ond ess imcrg notrve eve .

Nevertheless, the l:roni focode composilion is

discrete y rich, obtcined through the projecting whilelorms ol mosonry ond the dcrk co oured profiiesresu l ng in o grophicol effect lhoi emphosise ihe

conlrost between vorious surfcces. Although lhe profl e design hos ils own crchitecluro molivolion lhclrenders c certo n classicctlity io the foccde, the

house recol s Dcniel buiding l)926) or ChopierV i o (1929), cr typico nslonce of .lcnco s oeslheiicexpress on.

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I l. SlrondulF.S.S.R.

I l. fhe P.omaniqnFederalion

ol SporlsSociety |R.F.S.S.,

Swimming pool

SoseoLro Kise eff, 3lcrrest.Pr.le.l cllc zolr:: nro 1929.

( selell Avenre Bri:ho esl.

Sliclng p--rmi: Moy l?29.

Conslruii penlru Federolio Socleici i Sp:'' ,:Romdne, spre limito de vesl o corlreru I rez cenliodln nordu orosu ui, ero cel mcr more slronC drn

Bucuresll, o oceo vreme.

Anscmb u . in suprcfr:ld de 9.500 mp, cr fost pro eclolca o omp o compozif e cxlolc, de locturo ocodemicdr, o succesiune de spofii cu coroclere d verse,

deflnite si desporfrte.inlre

ele prin diferitele corpuri de

od o, oi o -'oor p^ oga-Din picrielc de onoore dln folo inlrdrli, se occede prln

porlo u sugerol de lurnuri e ce se'inc id decsuprc cdouc mici povi one cu birouri core floncheozoinltcreo. Spctiu urmolor esle un porc cu pe uze srmel

r ce. im lcl fronlo de pov ionu lnicr c clcdlrii mu ti

funcliono e core grupeoza,.in iuru reslourcflu ui din

-..-r. , , oco/ ,- o -, ô oP o, ^ po. ^

n spcrle e ocestul pcv l on se desfosocrro ncintcr propriu z sc cr slrcrrdu ui, cu plolcr si bczln de50x IOO m, 'inconlurol-r de vesliore grupole in

8 oo. roo ^ po-e : ôiCompozilio oxlc d se

.inchelecrlci, pe porliunea lri-

lnghiu orcr de leren ccre urmeozd, desfosurondu se

o omeno ore peisogerc moi liberd, denumitc in

proiect "peluzo de gimnosticct".

Arhileciuro c crdirl or propuse esle foorie simp c si

lrolold cu de icotete, intr un mbcj cu evidenle referi

c Artdeco, desfcsurclcr predominont pe

orizonlo d, cl excepl c occenle or verlicc e o e

pcvi ione or de pocrtc.Cecr mor modernd esle orh iecluro pcrvi iocne or devesticre, ce reprezinld o cmplo desfdsurore orizon-to d, o cdrei suprofoto esle crliculctd prin ritmu orgdesenol de inli e olbe ole sto pi or s p onsee orEsle un exempiu de cduiore esiel cdrezu lold exc usiv dln sub iniereo simo liolll e em-^n

le or funciiono e si slrucluro e.

I wos bu t for the Romonron Federollon of Spc' ,

Sociely on lhe wesl edge of the norlh resideri:distrlct of the city crnd rl wos ihe orgest sw rrr.r - lpoo in Buchcrresl crl lhcl l me.

Thls ensemb e lhol spons over 9,500 sq. m S

designed cs on oxic composil of in on cccde-- -

style ond contolns o ser es of spoces becr ::r -'

drlferent chorccter eoch, cnd being def nec :'

sepcroled by vcr ous bur dings cnd ondscoc:orrongemenls.From the fronl o czc ihere opens on occess ,.'..:

thror.lgh the porlol suggeslive y oul ined by tcr =rls ng obove lwo smc i office povi ions ihoi f cr' .

enlronce. The next spoce is o pork with symr€-disp oyed owns, whose froni is bordered b;, - -neor pcvi ion of o mu li-purpose buiding. Tl-e , -

groups smcrl shops, cr coff-ê shop. o Coiry. cr-porlicos crround lhe reslcuronl occled on the: ,

The becrch r:nd the 50xlO0 m swimming pco .behlnd the pov on ond ore surrounded by o:- -rooms grouped in B pcrvi ions, groi.lnd f oor cr:upper f oor

The oxio composilion ends here, whi e on ;he

lriongu cr ground thcrl comes nexl lo il, lhe'e : -,

freer ondscope crrrongement, designcled in,l e

project drowings os "gymnosiics qround".'AO o. rrQ OO - ,/^.Ja .J.)â

ond o de iccle opprooch, using Art deco refere --'told.

lo.oro -. ap. g e ^.i o

of the goiewoy povi ions

The ocler room povi rons oppeor lo be ihe 'rc.modern Their orge hor zonlc unfo ding is rh,v-. 'ccr iy orticuicrted by the while ines of lhe concre -=

slruclure. This is on obv ous exomp e of oeslh-.i :o, , ,L-^ôL o 'oid-^lpii,o'' ool o,d' o

ffi --r :.:ir

mk [tHNI/ UI[_ ]l_ jl :: : :_

p of d{r sillolie,/'s le ! on

Fiavi lo0f,- irl.ore

,^flrofce povi ioIs

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12. Poldi Cho,pierHouse

nlror,-c Genero p-le:cl nr.21,

BeD - - ro o

D!b lciio ir Ccllrmlorcrli. o o.

loclinld rnllon. o ir,)

^.

oaBucfrqr--sj

Brriding ocrmil: Arcrst 929PL,b sheC lr Ccrtimporcrrrl

na.93 91 95 '9-?al

f)nefcnlv rrr:e q olrct iccr

12. Gssq Avoccr\u\ Po\di Chopier esie : :':-Poldi Chapier loncu din 1iceu, peroodo i. cr ,-

Sinbolul. Arhiteclu vcr r.tc c.rs-.,bi de opcrlomenle.in strodo D. O t-

la'o6 r' -ob e.,er.Conslruilcr inlr-o zond cenlrold c Blcurest ului, pe oporce d odcrnco sl cu fronl ingust o sirodd, cosaChopier erc o loculnld uxuoosd, desfcsuroto pe trei

eloie, pcrrleru filnd ocupot de gorcri si servlciiCrgonizorec genero d o ccse, ccr si dispunereoo.p^ o ol eo c p^ ^ po I o-o

d^,, d^,q . o o..^ . ot ^6. 6616.aporce e si cr regimu ri de oliniere c slrodcr si deooao Locôoo oo.Se compune, spre slrcrdd. din blroul ovocoiului cu

o' rlôrdoo^ b.b.o^ d , ,,-p a onoodlo ,^d o ô -aô/o D^ '- loi,t opoo/oOor'oo - oorh^-c,nivel cu o specloculooso logg c cu Lum nolor s cdtevo incdperi secundore.Arh iectu o cdulol o cinumrld f uidliote o inlr-ôr rl

c u por ^ apo,o o d '^ o. - ,o'o'.or o. .o,o^ o.o o -p, o6t \-o

pcnclri g rsafle. Lo execulio cosei. perel-^ e

despcrrtilor dlntre birou 9i blb iotecc c fosl inloturot,os;fe irc0l conlinuiloleo spoliolct devine s mol evcenli.Asp,ecirl ce moi interesont rdmdne insd compozitode lotodo core pune I operd o serie de elemenle, m ioace ei D es ve de nolurl foorle d verse (schim

bc e Ce moleric " sr probob si de cu ocre, demcrleo.o-oo.odooo o- , oar do o^p'o

nur or de zlddrie, decrosuri, micul sl lnutilu bc consem c indric, sublinierl o e g ofurllo'in onumile zone.etc.), oporenl ccrpricioose si nemol vcrle din punct de

^d^.- o 'r.^ .or o. o oo. o - .i qo ôglccr

.inlro ev denld cdulo'e eslelicar neo-blsnult de

liberc in orhiteclurd. pooie mci degrobo piciurolo, si

ccre scopd.incodrdr

or sl islice uzucr e. Aceosld

modo iloie de obordore oorooie sl isllc cosoChcrpier de mobi u loncu si ie coscr Dcnie. dln1926

Po\di Chop\er, o \crwyer, wos Morce\ jor,c: - :

C. c ^ I.oq h96 -6r ,r^. oo' l^.-oo l-5 p[6, .-

d^ o ô o, r .coo-l-r,o ,oi.o---o lo ^.6. o oc - o-5.

.^ - ott^, o ^ o li o o.t.ol o-oBuchoresl. on o deep ond norrow porce , is c

slorleC luxurious house, with o gcrcae ond se-.

roo- o. '^go o oo.The overoL pion of lhe house crnd the occllor -

enlrof ce on the ong side fcclng o quite norrc'..crccess spcrce, ore bul inherenl effects of ihe sl:-',- -ond pos lion of the porcel^ Lo^ -, ,o, ,o ct: g,oo- o.c ,-

lo - le ..aa, A.:'6 ,.- oo, g^,o -cr g.-lowords the courtycrrd. The bedrooms ore locc'=-on the second {loor, ond on the third {loor ther: .

specloculor loggio with o sky ight ond some .-,ory rooms.

The orchitect seeks for cr certoin fluidity of the : -ground floor spoce, the portitlon of vcrrous fu-- -

ol oreos being crch eved eiiher ihrough slight c ::=

ences if the floor eve or lhrough s idlng pone.When the house wos burt, the wo I belween ii^:study cnd lhe ibrcry wos e iminoted. whlch

^LO -o 6.oOo o^tg!owev--r, the mosl inleresling ospect lies n thefcrccrde composit on thct puts nlo prcclrce vcr r - ,

meons ond e emenis of expression (the chcnge -molerio s ond co ours perhops, the groduol Ce"-: -a /a a o 'rF o 6 a , a a l o o , ,

oôl Po,^ o 'e -o o o aA o -ot ioi c ool o - o, o o oa^^l

^1 ,. ^,6,6,o6 ^ ) o^ .a o o

orchileciuro viewpotnls they might ook somev,r-:r J ro' oll e o,o op o ol oq-.

oi ' o rrooo- a o pr ii.-.ô .,

o oo. ,vl , o o p o o o o -o,oe oc^ o o o' ' ob^ rg. .

ol l - o 66, ^ -oio ^ op- -okln to the lcncu Bu ding ond the Dcniei House

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13. VilaBordeesnu

13. BordeeanvViIIo

Strodo lobtrint nr. I I B,

Buclresi demololiProiect ollorizcl e: I le 1930

Loculntd lnilom ioldporter si etcri.

ll8[obirtntStreet,Buchcresl demollshed

Bui ding perm t: July I 930.One lcmi y house, ground I oor

cnd upper I oor

Doic -olo 1-o oôo -al :-:- ..- .. -+

supropuse, vilcr se vo reo zo inir c, crn. c c ieriio,un oportamenl o porler sl cclmere de selr ciu oeloi, ocesteo din urmo fi nd exprimote destu deneuzuo in fotodo.Se evidentiozo inlre vllele timpurii ole lul MorcellOr , O a.lte O ' ;-'tO' tg'o . ,O OOo O .t)p tr

s odo fo ooo o-piet pl6r s ' ( o e o-1 a.lL

^r .rc lo aodô ao ,io cr o o,,,d. ly, ! q,,'lelc^ gr ,1 e :ot orto d spO.,i-v O" a O." .O iecl lb ôzcr : o oro s le r polo 6 -6,i re 6rr,Â'e' o oe da 'c \^ po a'e.olo. i oe l- o. iozoqoro o lc croelo o orole oa ograloraovolumului dinspre curie.Este de presupus ccr si gordu de lemn o fosl proieciol iol de Morcel oncLr.

p on porler

ground lloor p on

Crigino Jy designed to conioin iwo superposed flots,il wos buih in o different rnonner, wllh one flotpo ^d o" tTe q o,rO r,oo wîre € Joo^.r'oo,LoL ô 'a -erv.ca oot.. ll ^'o e. o e eô.es\-ô

ir rr ^ lo ooe r o e i'e r.r ot lor .rF'.

,lo 19 '-o'lo o \o^.iol Oo a o^toJ q ,or .o

oorle- ri o o, ^-o .e i-not, o' r.-e llor .-or,

foccde, where lhe orchiteci seems to hove qiven uo.l "-' ,p' ro rooloo - a tuo.-ntro.r/coIsplcuous rellef ls the enlronce meonl to counler-bo once the lcrrge window surfoce. I6is box likeoppeo o'' 6 i o' odi t^cr oy lâ 'e-ooo, o ireo a .ioo ro.odes

o.ro ' a -oonenlJr',rn"il,n-^

.Ol ,-a -O. ; q .taOr , ,O O.

]!" *ooo^' -e .e wo ob. oqsi6r^6 [,iV\orce lonco.



t4. ViIa FloricaGhihdesou

14. FloricaChihdescu ViIIa

Soseouo Kise efl nr. ,19,

Bucu r--sll

Proiecl oliorlzolie:

inexislenl in orhive,

probobi construiln in l93O

Pub icoi in Contirtporanul

nr. 96 98, lcn 193 I

s in Architeclure d'oujourd'hui,

nr 5/I934locrinld rnifomi lo d luxuocstt

porler etci si ierosd

omero o1d io ulllmr nive

49 Klse efi Avenre, Buchoresl

Bui ding perm t: not fornd in lhe

orchive records; probcbly bui t

in 1930.

P!bllshed in Contrmporonu,l

no 96 98,.lcnuory l93lonC,r,4rcliiec/rre

clArlourC'lri Nt 5/ 1q34.

One lom ,, rrrt'rls hcl:e:grcrr:i :or' .pper icor,

:.C -:r i rl. er.rae.



: tr | porter

r-rund lloor p on

. rn etoj

3oer f oor plon



Consirullo penlru fcmiLic de i:--:-o'lic rez der-:ol d^ r : . .:

pro eci srngu or.inire vilele l l"1:-:oâ.a,.i nodo^po- :.=c-antro.

Plonu oprocpe po lodion orgcn zeozr spcri e lnir o

re -oio.ggl ' ,1'1, o a -C c boino iime. o dominonld cruce cu broie egole, in core

numoi spolli e odlocenle din ce e polru colturle\odoo. o toto oi o PO 'o g do -Lor pozi-,o ^ c ^ o r e,-c:o rT )oe ol -olo

do principclo, cornplet simetricd si neobisnuli de sto-

ticd. Desfosurorec conl nud o ferestrei in bondo pe

inlreogo ungime o folcdel nu foce decot so sub i

nieze ccesl corocter. Axioliloteo lnlelocrrdr copcrto

rop-'i-ooocP-r 06 o.ri^.oo.r e o

p roi aoraoo. ioolees e o/o1,o"d'porter ('inchiso cu o singurd fooie de geom de

crisio ), co si prin cmp crsoreo slolui semncld

Mlliio Potrcscu.

Neosteplot folo de uzonfe e lectiei c osice, o cote

compozfio foce evidenl oluzle, oceosld simelrie nu

morcheczd rnlroreo, ci conlinuilcrleo spofio cr si

../ ooo'la-or'poô

r pot:,z':-ôqodr,.i's,ao oooopos'e'ooo^ o orp^l d e'to.ec controzice simelric de bozo c compozif ei, intro-

ducond o orlicu olie de doud corpuri inego e: unu

mosiv sl copricios sjmeiric (ccrre corespunde

sufrogeriei si se pre ungesle pr n lerosd spre gro

oi o) olsl61 , , r pol go ol o.or ol do' r o

scund (sugerond in mod fo s o coso c scori) si ccrelo o o .e pe Aopo pr 1 ro.e r ao oôrope J ''

'ppa'eDa,oo do o.-^ |,'^. p6l r.

folosirec unor elemenle de vocobu or slrdrne celuL

modern, cum or fi pergo o mediteroneeon-rusticd de

pesle lerosd, conferd ocestei folode un ospecl

ecLectic, si ln ocelosi limp moi domeslic.

Ce e douo folcde olerole ou mc puiind persono i-

lole, e e focond o egolurd de o onumilo neulroliiote

inire prime e doud. Compozilo lor esle mol ploto,losond so se delogeze co occente dispozitivul destul

de e oborcrl o zonel de occes - pe folodc stongo

- ovcrnd co pondont pe fofodo din drecpto -ro,elezro ol oi .oroo'o.Acecslo urlosd ferecslrd vitrou este o compoziiecomplexo de suprofefe rectcngu ore, orizonlo e si

vertico e. Texturc si grosimeo ochlurilor de stic o co

lorold voriozd, ior pe unele opcr grovole frogmenle

de reprezentdri slilizcle sou de forme geomelrice,

ostfe incot impresio generolc esle oceeo de co ci.

B-ii for the phormocist Chihoescu fcmily, ln ihe

rorihern residenlio district of Buchoresi, ihis is c piiculcr project omong Mcrce Jcrnco s vi lcs, moyb

becouse it is o kind of modern exerclse on the cLo

siccl vlL c theme, bosed on lhe cenlrol p cn.

lls clmost pcrLodlcn p on orgcnizes ihe spoces orbl-oriol symmelricol poitern, oround the double

height centrcrl holl, o dominonl cross with equcr

orms Only the odjocent spoces ct the four cotne']o, c t, erooe tn l' e.lh co po i o' I ^[,^ '^6 ^ Pe ,o'Y or 'a o

,11^ ' c o-o. r' rol , 'o-' ftot, to odo. L.

'o'rr rro. bor oo'- owrdo*r-^ Iigo.' r'

who e ength of the focode emphosises this pecu

1.1 . r'o o o.o p,ol- ^ p'e.^d r â o oo7 il e p o^ tio o 'ho.sr 61 ele t br -t

^'./p a e e o.'ro oo p olr 16,19 ,v roo,v (o 'crysto sheel of wlndow pcne), ond fincly by

Mililo Potroscu's stotue.

Oto,^po.--o1'ot'e o^lo^ o. ol'-,o.^di 'i.br drg re /rôlrrpoiterdo^not define ihe entronce; on lhe controry, rl oulline:

h^ spo o ord /,. rol llowi g ot o , tr o- llo-e^ eno ,lom rne

lro,to ll o

oool Le Lo e.

The design of the bock fccode is uiterly diiiereni

conlrodiciing the bosic symmelry of lhe composir

by the oriicu olion of two uneven bodles' o moss'.

ond rondom y symmeiric one lhcl corresponds

the d n ng room ond extends ihrough the lerroce

lowords the gorden ond o prolruding polygorcone, fc se y suggeslrng c slo rwe thcl opers

view to the 1op floor so crium through lhe lrons

QO e^ / ol e ooo \F po opal Mo oo.^ 'l ô'e orelero l ô oeI oo Qh1 ol"'6'Lmodern voccbu ory, such os lhe rustlc

Mediterrcneon pergolo over lhe lerroce, rendei

rother ec eclic ond domestic ospecl lo the focodeThe two lotero focodes hcve less personoli!, sirthey on y connecl the first lwo ones n o neulro

mcrnner. The onLy occenls ihoi stond oul on thesefoccdes ore the refined enlrcnce devrce on the e

side ond the big stoined gloss window,

on the right side.

This huge window is composed of horizonlo cncverlicol reclongu or sur{cces. The lexture ond thlci

ness of lhe stclned g oss pones vcry, cnd some crhem ore engrcrved wiih stylized figures or geoneiic shopes, which mo[es the whole composllron :vost co oge.



e clcr so,

c v d luxoosd inir o zonc cen' o o35 o odo,.,go ',

dire oborolor pentru produse^- ouiorlzotie ccsd cle ier' .

e exemp e core s-cru pdsirot_ .t.. or(] Tnoorl cor n

'. r-:: .rcu, consld in puritoleo s

r jopos. d-to'odo.--='=l : o orticLr cre foorle dlscreto de

r : : ::r ce cu inirhiml diferite, unifrccle

:---'l':r desenu .l generc rezullcnd

- : , , ' --ar redus de elemente, ce se

:t-: :-:ieiee mor, pcne, ole

-: crezrnid modlficcri folo de

-:': ir scopul evrdent de o obline

- -----:c'e spcfrc o si vrzuold, ctct pe

, a-.e'icoo.- :=.t:.:oro in principol pe nlve urile I

: - r' : --e- ocre sunt cenlro izote de un hol' ' : .: ::rd nrve uri, p osot in cenllu de

- i :, r- - -1. Scoro nlerioord, deschiso spre

= - ' .'a Ce un urios vilrou olb, dlvizcl con

- :,- --'= oilogonole, in core suprofefe

- - : rsoce o]coluiesc o compozite

-:- ---l de ioblouri e ui Morcel loncu din

- - -l

. :-t o goorcdolor .roor oo-A

'- : pOa O'd OO rA r r

-:=: :orslonl urmorito de inlegrore o-r:- -r e in crhil-^cirrrd.:_ :l e in oTn leciuro.r rtrl'oioru ul, construitd moi i'irziu, este

::csebild clenlie crhilecturo d, dor fdrdr::.cd o cdulore p oslico deosebllo

,- . c odlrii este o e egonld crlicu cre dintre

.: '.o o corpului de lnlrore si corpul: -,

jereslTein bondo o oborotoore or

.iorce Jonco buit o luxury vi lo in o ceniro

e ci! for one ofhls reloilves, Pcu llulo, o

:,. ln 1935 he cdded o bockycrd lcrboro-- ::crmoceulicol products, eniered cs "work-:.lse' in lhe building permit.

: ros been we I preserved ond no c ter

:-e operoted, which is so rore o ccrse

: construclions.-c lty of this house, os compcrred io his for

:cis, les in the reciongulor purity cnd cuslericcode. lts volumelr c pcitern suggesls c

:illcu olron of orlhogonc volumes of dlffer-

ris, crnd yei united ct the ground f oor level

: iy of elements, cut out of the orge flcrt

cf the fcrcode, speoks for lhe overo

ol the design.d'ng shows certoin o tercllons os compored

- ilo proiect, which were meonl lo obiojn ver-: horlzonlol v suo ond spotiol communicc

'.'e rng itseLf disp cys on the flrst ond second',,hereos lhe inlerlor spoces ore orlicu oled

: ihe twoJoor hlgh distrlbuiion hol ploced ln

rvily centre of the p on. The inlerior stoirccse

-rens lo the ho I is it by c wh te stc ned g css

,., divided occording to o reciongu or cublsl

o^ po'-d oI lro' po el o o opoqLe,:J reco ling Morce .lcrnco's polnlings of thol

-a 9t / o.o, doc o fo

' d le ol,o d". q.ed le rbL'- f.r'i- "

fol owing his steody concern obout the niegroiion

of opp red orts n orchLiecture.The loborciory bui dlng wos bullt crter, ond o

speciol ollention wos given to it, though the orchilect

wos not so much concerned oboul speciol orlisiic

effects. The compositron of the bui ding shows on

e egoni crtlcu olion between lhe verticol volume of

ihe enironce body ond ihe horizonio one wilh lls

oborolory rlbbon windows

15. YiIa PauI lluld

si laboratorsl15. Paul llvldvillq wilh labo-t.'lotY

Slicdo Oor rr 23, Blcuresii

Proi--cl cutor zci e: morile l9-?

vl o; 935 cboroloru

Locuinlo unlfoml lo ar, porter

sl 2 eto e, u timul nivel porlio

9i Loborolor. parler :i 2 etoie

23 Ocrl Steel Buchoresl.

Building permii: vl o, Morch

I 93 I ; oboiotory, 1935

OneJomi y house, ground I oor

o rC 2 upper floors, ond porlicL

lcp f oor, grornd llcor ond

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16. Glara lancuBuilding

Slrodo Coimotei nr 20,

Bucu resli.

Proiecl oulor zctle: mci 193 LPub icot in Conlinporonul

nr. lA2/1932mobl de oportomente, porler sl

4 etoie.

20 Colmolei Slreet, Buchorest.

Bui ding perm t Moy 1931

Pub ished tn Contimporanul

no 1a2/1932B ock of I ots; ground lloor ond

4 upper floors.

Construil pe nume e soliei scle, pe c s--rtra - :a ''zono centro d c orosului, imobi u o l:osr i:c--c, ceLoncu. Fomilio vo si ocul oici incepdnd din 93 I

Tot oici se oflo, probobi o ultimul n:el, Biroul deStudii Moderne cl frolilor loncu.Conllne certe un oporlomenl pe freccre etoj, porterul

J5o r1g opol - ;.rd o 'pc de goroie s serv.c .

Conslruii pe o porcelo inguslo si olipii lo consfruciiile

vecine, loate occese e se foc prin fofodc prlncipolo;de oceec, porterul este iratoi co un soc u cu o suild

de usi, in core occesul principo se delogeozo dis

crei, pus in voloore mol o es prin compozilio plos

licd c eto jeLor superioore.

Acest lmobi este mci oles un studiu de folodo, oorecum pe inio deschiso de vi o Fuchs. Fo osirec de

e emenle exclusiv orlogoncle ;i p ote creeozd o

opcrrenfo de rigidltote, core esie conlrozisd insd,

otot de dinomismu cct 9i de scu plurolltoleo com-

pozifiei. Dinomico esle crectd de dep osoreo pe

inoliime o ce or doucr registre verlicoLe 9i de csime-

trio orllcu drii lor prin poropefii bolcoone or.

Scu pturclilcrleo esle obfinulo prin grodcrreo pe

odor ci"re cr d fei ^ o prolo'e dec-oso-e d r

p,or-l lo od^. lr p' . del tote-eo

',o, r ro A'eo

'-OOrr lOITpO e dl pO'lrl ,e lO A C)5 pe5le

ccrre se supropun elemenle]e decrogole, creeozd un

efect de rnore comp exiiole.

t wos built for his wlfe in o smolL streel in cenlroBuchoresf, ond finonced by Jcnco hlmse f. Since

I 93 I the.loncos ived lhere ond the Brothers

Jonco s Cffice for Modern Sfudies wos proboblyocoled on the top f oor.There ls one flot on eoch fLoor, on the ground floc'

slightly sunken there ore goroges ond service

rooms. BuiJt on cr noTrow porce ond oiioched to i-=

neighbouring buildings, ii con be cccessed onlylhrough the front focode; thol is why the ground f c:ooks ike o bose course wilh o series of doors,

omong which lhe moin froni door is discretely

morked by ihe composition of the upper f oors.

This house is mcrinly o focode siudy, somehow o.the llne iniiioied by the Fuchs Vi lo. The o mosi exc

slve use ol reclongulor ond f oi elemenls crectes :-opporeni siiffness, which ls on y conlrodicted by ---

dynomism cnd scu pturo design of the composii',:-itse f. The dynomism of the buiding issues from th=

verticol shlft of the iwo vertico regisiers cnd frontheir osymmeiricol jolnt through lhe bo cony porc-

pets The sculpled design is obtoined by the grcc- -recess of vcrious pro jecting oreos jn the fcccdeplone. Moreover, lhe smooth ond occurole

treotment of lhe corpenlry work in the mosl Teces::lplone, overlopped by the projecting e ements,

crecies o complex effect.

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17. Psvl WexlerViIIa

Slrodo Gr gore Moro

nr.36, Buclrestl.

Proiecl o!lo lzolie

luni-^ I 93 I

Prb icoid in Cont'inporanul

nr. I 02. cn I 932 :l in

A b-.rlc Sorloris

G ! i E e ne I ti clell' o rch iteltL: rc:

rolioncle Micno 1932.

Locrintir lnlfoml o d,

porler sl 2 eioie

36 Grigcre Morc, Buchor,-si

3uiCrng permil: lune 193 I

Pub sieC ln Conlimporonu/

lc. 02 lrruo,y 1932;

-: : -t[] : L-rrL-erre/t/l

:rr i :-iialiirra,?olicncie,

irri:ro, I 932.', : I -

-::: liolld.coT

::--pcerfcors.

Corr rO p-î1 o io .:.

,a.a ^/l^.,16 6^ ^ . : : ..

preznld o dlsiributie lnteroc a;-:'.'- - --- ia .Jspotil e diurne cornun conle. cL Eo 3es:e I zcrd clo. r.i roro^-orogc,l::o : o r

o u limu nive .

I ^,tro' r' oo.^ rot oooopa o

p olo,oa ^1o' de zdo ^ rp'. cro o o ^ a

mosrvilole.Fclcrdo princlpcrld exprimo destu de c or disirlbutioinlerioord. Esle o orllcu otie prin controsl o douc70-t^. o^ de o oo 'e o o oto oo-"r . o -o o- p ,1

i ore o do.. poozo fo'or ^ o .6;-o1o161 o tr

cosei scorii, p" de oltO porle, regrstru vertico ce se

d- ,o.oo,o oa. ^ 1.o e ^ oge; ^ \e. O

corui coll se demoleriolizeozar lreplal pona cr

oggicr lerosei.

-^t.l.c, ^^'op ooroi o^cr'o ooofosl c eo.o de oncu penlru o fi pub iccto in ucrorecrd-Or .oo O^,opacl oo SO'O.oôi OO

orhilecturii moderne

t wcs buit for o wel to do fom ly in the new- o- liol d r.l ^.o 1oeoo 't-e ,,

O OO i..lio O 1ar O' pO aO.-r

"l orra o 9.'g poesooqe.ooo.t oo.a orotaoo- -o o'o-loooq :

den-i-^rroce of d some odditionol rooms,on the top floor.l^ b' d '9

- ^l o ploi .ol ,^16 o'r o\ o :

L- Iooe tu oc,6 ool o'-o.o^/ll o'on overo I mcssive chorocler on the bLrildino

aôt o,OO-,ao 600 ll - Ie o pC-lc r'o o't-oi.ô JOonolwoo

ll eor ^ ooOoe.oio o^po tlo..l^ ,. do,v o-' e ro r 'oo'"r5 oô â . o

open, whie on lhe other hond, lhere is ihe ve-' -

regrsler thot unfolds over lhe enlronce, wiih its

\ .tor 'r^Q a ^. LO- O'OO O / O.TO a

lono o. a tr oc6 oqq cl.

Significont y, Jcnco hims-e f chose this dwe iinc -ô.^ p o' tô to o.oI ^006 o 'r

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o mcrior Europeon reference book in orchrlec- =

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18. Jean tvsletViIIa

traoo ) \,e Ir nr I I \t tlBrcuresli

Piolecl o!lorlzolie:

seplembrie 193 I

locu niil rrlfoml io o, porler sl

3 etole. r i m! flv-^ pcrllo

5t.,i75i Si veslrr St eei,

3rchoresl.

Blid ng permlt:

Sepiember I 93 I

Ore fcmi y hous--. grourd f oor

ord 3 rpper ioors

porlio lcr f ocr.

Conslrultd pentru bonche:, , -: :- -- - - - -l

trr'oro e ôlo . o

.r p ', pol :'

d^ 9o o,o oa^ ^ d^ ^comere de serviciu si de un so criu aL..l Cc;cr e t.Ce e douo n velur p inc po e .omLjnicar pr'nir un gopo ^ or od-o o.olol Vo ^ o o

pro eclot peniru if lerior vltrourl cubisle, mobi rer,

lompi 9i o op col scheme de cu oore. oso cum odovedesc fotogrofir e de epocd gcsiteCoso ore o formd focrte simplo, exceplie focandoturcr dlnspre slrodd, core prezinl-r o compoziliecomp exd de more sculpturcr ioie.Penlru prmo oord, Morce cncu expr md scorcr

principc c in fcrlodc, prinir un volurn cilindric crvclrsol,

conferlndu-i oslfe un ro esentict in compozii e.

\o r' I o oroa-p. o o i. o r o.' o. 'o'odoi -"lod- o o oi !- r re ,ede crdcrncime prin mor suprcfeie plone de p inuri

sou go uri, decupole si decrosole in diferite feluri

Arl cu orec dinlre ccesle e]emenle mo jore se focesl prin p onuri e bo coone or, dor moi o es prin

coperlifo so]oru ul. Aceostcr esle elemenlu ce rnoi

obi si moi speclocu os o cornpoziliei, peniru cd,desi foorte deliccrta in roporl cu ce e o le elemenie si

deoolc06.ortr o, 6 6-porooo.o

elemeniu ce mai uniflccrtor ln p us rchimbo cenlrude greutole o compozii ei, demoterio lzeczd cumvozono de orticulotie, imprimcnd osifel fotodei ocnumiid sup ele. Firrd ccecsld coperlin-r, vo umul

iod o oporFogreo êo ^ 6' 16'f^1 a -o

do,-d p ' lo.oo60.op- i^ o poculrem!rLr dtn 1977

Th s vll o wcrs buill for Jeon.Jusler, o bonker. l' -.entrc oreo of Buchcrrest, of d lt ls lndeed o ,

ous dwelling. ll spcns over ihe lirsl ond secc' :; :

while the ground lloor houses goroges ond c -es. On the top f oor lhere ore lhe socrium r,^"

",oo o,-q p^- od or^ - .eoo

two moin floors communiccrle throuoh o volc .: -

lhot strelches over lhe occess oreo"of

rhe hc

Morce Jonco designed cubist stoineC g oss ',

dows, pieces of furnilure, crnd crmps for the -decorol on and opp ed cericin co our scl'e'-::fhe period photogrophs show ii

The house is simply shoped, except ng the fror :--:,

whlch disp oys o comp ex scu pturo compos l:'For the flrst lime, .]cnco deslgned ihe mc r sir .nlr îo.od^b.^r-po,9opro o :

d,a,o ôll o-pO, O,a.^ o a^/.composil on.-h^ ooo d oroo ,o 1eol re o

conircsls wrth the rest of the foccde, which i:mo ded ln severo evels of deolhs oblolnec '

o., I I rapo. o ooa ro o,o o ^

L o o po^ rad - c'o - :

These mojor elemenls ore orlicu cled ihro.rc'poropets of the ba conies, ond especic y '--- ,,the ccrnopy of the solorium ln focl, this :s iF:skilulondstunningeffeclofihecompos'c-quite de icoie os lo lhe olher e emerls cf C

seporoied from the slcircose vo urne; neve " - .i

lorms lhe mcrjor unifying e emef i. MoTeo'relhe grovity cenire of the compos i on, crnc :: -demoier o rzes the orliculotion creo ihus r:. :ood'oo.q a pp.B o,l :

whole vo ume wou d be oult-^ mcssive '.^,,---

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Jo"ooo.tseer loi -ôor ,d"b,dro*obui t by Mcrrcel .Jcrnco os well, thouqh no

"iidenos boen found yei\e s l rlol fon iy vod or ll ^

r' lloo ,v'i^

Jonco s sludio wos on ihe ground f oor. Accordlno o^te o | ' or 'e-r po o F5 -tr o le.- or,le -ol 5 6r t-1 f'sl w6 e co\atô w tl- I F., oe5

ond the furniture, mostly buillin, wcs designed bycnco hims-^ f

ih" fino foccrde ooked entirely different from theone proposed in his proiect, ond indeed for moreinieresling thon ihe oller os concerf s lhe cresthetic

lreolmenl The composition of the front fcccde is

yo 1 s, 9]o a \o ito'-o o jcp oy ot porcpol. cl.6' po^d wi^do r *h ore sioed o', fe76 r poqe -.ol ,o9 . o . d tlerer y ,eo-ecr. Ov^ .i vâo to^ oo.i orol poliarn h^ ot('l ^ | opp iô

vcrious iypes of profiles thot bring in on odditionogrcrphic element ond enhonce ils comp exiiy

p of eloi curefl

upperfoorpon

19. lmohilvltacqves Costin

19. Jacques GoslinBuilding

Strcdo Po eo ogu nr 5,

Blcu resil.

Proiecl oulorizolie

februorie I 933

lmobl de oporlomenle,

porler si 3 etole.

5 Po eo ogu Slreel, Buchorest

Bul dinq permit:

Fel:,ruory'1

933.B ock of f ots, grornd lloor ond

3 upper I oors.

lmobi ul esie conslruit pentru frotele solrei lui Morcellor ] (o r oa o oo.^Jo r9.ls'o 1i ooor o

dt.or'.' ocl'.1 eopi'oo oo ave 1a

imobilul din dreoptc fiind construit tot deMorce cncu, ior imobi u din sldngo probobilloi de e , desr nu exisidr incd o dovbdd cerloo oceslui fopl.Arhitectul o locuit cu fomi io scr in cportcrmenlul de lo

etoiul 1 si toi oici, cr porler, o ovul si olelierul Polrlvltunor ominliri ole coniemporctni or, clparlomenlu

oveo peretri ocoperili cu fresce, ior mobilieru - inI O O O-e I ostrO it oeroto a O p.O a. 'O-

tot de loncu.

Fcrtodo conslruito este totol diferito de folodo dinproiectu de ouiorizolie si mull mol inlerescnid cop ostico decerl oceoslo. Este o primo vedere o com-oo,r' o'oc ^:i-p,o oq -,6^lep, go'I6o z otizot ro e .. oo o'o oe oo o eQ..l c r^-co e inegole si diferit lrolole. Pesle oceosicr lromdcompoziliono o foorle c crd orhilectul cpiicO diverserio .deoora o'i -o,-d-OodA rr ol^ ro.o,

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ftrtztcrtale M cno l94loo

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a la67 m c tiludine, esle L.rf l d nire piile e

o. .aoapoor o. M. ooppo'6^,1

rr ôdo Ô.r o^t-'t 5 O c6 .o $16.1^,

.lonco lo design o scrnilarium bui ding neor Predecr

in c mounlorn vo ey, ot )a67 n o litude This wosomong the firsl privcrte eslob lshments for lunqd'o.e ^ 1Po'roro.D, ^ o ae e.)i ,eod,^ , g o-,o-tr cr'.o -ro,l -o.r.r or drQB^ o tg o"ro g .o oooo-aq,p-a /-buildrng disploys

oc

eorfunclionol

orgcrnizolion Othe ground floor, the enircrnce orea slcrnds betweelhe treclmenl oreos ond doclors f ois on one s deond the pcrtlerls recreolion oreos (i e. the mulil funtlono room wilh clnemo foci ilies, music room, smo

ing orec, d ning room connecled to the [.itchen) Cthe llrst ond second floors the crchileci o ocedseverc words ocening of lo lerroces, o so orium,

o d ^r ^ oo- --" pp-',o lloo poooo,Lo, ^d Lôo-i.i orio o ce

The bui ding ooks like o ong ond ncrrrow s crb,

o^ ,g .hopo 6 L^ plor r ^- . o'go 70 o.l olo ro'tloo osirp^ o,,rlooool(oiaslrung of the soulhern side, whie lhe norlhern srdeporlio y occupied by servrces ond lhree esserequipped doub e rooms, ond one toilel This mono

ony is s[.i lfu y broken in lhe cenlro orecr, generolin

sonoiorii privole dif Romctnio penlru lrclorec bo orpulmonore. Dotorito pub c totii core i s o focul in

preso vremii, esle pooie ceo moi cunosculd c ddlrede Mcrrce oncu.

Avond un slondord ridicct de dotore, clddireo ore o

orgonizore funclionc d focrle c clrar: o porler, spoiii e de irclomeni si de cozctre o doctori or, seporolea 7at C; o l^ 661 J^ po al -

loo poi rliool 'ob' od"po^cinemotogrcrfico, so c de muzicd, fumooru s

sufrogeno egotcl de zono bucdldrii or), c etcieleI si 2, comere e de cozore c! ierose, so oriu

comun si servic ile de eto j, u iimu nivel fiind probobilloto ocupcrl de servlcli.

' ooi coe.tao o'ro o o ,.roo cr oF o.toesle dele mincricr de orgonizcrreo plon melrico o elo-

lului curent, un simp u lrocl, in ccre comere e de un

pol sunt.insiruile

pe oturo sudicd, aluro de nordfiind ocupolo porfrol de servicii si de lrer ccmere mci

modesle de douo poluri, cu grup sonilcrr comun.Monolonio desfosurorii lomei esle'inirerupid cu

obi itote in zono cenlra d, rezu lond douo oripi ugor

3

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?+"--L--T- ":r I lt..,. I I rlr.,u -'-lLla t'ir'l I I

decolote in luru orl cu otie curbe pe core oconstituie soloriu comun, oslfel incoi plonu copotcvorrelcte sr o crnumitd mISCOre. Aceoslo esle

occenluold si de dispunereo ob ico o corf ere or, o

cdror lercse copleozd oslfel umino de sud-esl.vo I lOC Opolo o -^ O Og I a.tio 6 O ta O

uniliccrio prin plosiico qef ero d, core folosesle foorieput ne elemente. ce e douo reg slre pulernic vibroieo e eicrie or de cozore sunt.incodrole de benzi e

c be moi mcsive o e porleru ui s u iimu ui nive.Durilcrtec ortogonclltotil este imblonzlto de curburilecollurilor si so oriului cenircr , si de de iccleleo profi-

oturii pcrropelilor de o etcjele I si 2.

n genero plcsiico vo umeiricd o c odirii neoqdorice ogresivilole, ceeo ce fcce co moderniloieo ei

ob o o o îlFgre.o .g'rgo.ie ' p^r o

Morce oncu s o ocupol in delc iu st de proieclcrecinlerocrre or. Mobi reru meto]ic, cromclrccr pereti or,

pordoselie cu ino eum, simpliiotecr deto iilor din elcr

ie

e de ccrzore sunl un monlfesl o rgienismului, in

.a e.a OO'6.O^ r^dr pO ^ . ÔOOOAoo .dô-l ^ o^.'too-^.oo o., d;oo.ô e vll-^ or scle

two slightly uf even wings oround lhe curvinq ort cu

o o ol ro oo 1 nrqco.eol plo b^rqoi . ar .o-te \ o' ^lr o-o o /t o- . I lao- J-d

'

emphosised by the ob que positioning of the roomIol

e o. 'r- oJ'[ -po.i ,lg'Lll^'olroo l^bLidroo ou e oo\creeôbooeo roona ro-o 'ro or),.r^qa6 ,-oihe overo oesihetic expresslon, which, in foct, use

or y o reduced ronge of e emenls: the Mo powerf

, . b o od o*. oi 16 or.o-aooo-o- oor.o d"do) ow'ioo dro. r-..ipe o ro

gor o oo'oooproo. r^..i 1a.)o a

reclongulor shope is tcmed by the curved cornerscnd solorium ine, os we I os by the de icoie poroppolô tl -l or o.d o.ro oo.On the who e, lhe volumetr c oesthetics of the buidingdenies ony klnd of oggressiveness, he ping the obstromodernily nlegrote smooth y inlo ihe londsccpe.Morce Jcrnco wos deeply invoved in lhe inlerlordesign of the buldinq os

weThe meio furnilure,

lhe chromolics of the wo s, the ino eum flooring, thslmplicity of deslqn deloi s for the crccommodotionfloor come u crs o ef uine mofifeslo of hvolenism

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22. lmobilulSoIIy Gold

22. SoIIy GoIdBuilding

Brievcrrdu Domnit-.] nr. 34

{Hrislo Botev nr. 381 Brcrrest .

Pro ecl culorizclle:morl e 1934.

mo[, Ce oportomente,

porler :1 3 -.ioie.

34 Domnitel Borlevord (38

Hrislo Soiev Slreet), Brchorest.

Bu ding permit: Mcrch 1934.

BLocl ol lLotsr grornd I oor cnd

3 rpper f ocr:.

Esle un mic lmobi de rcporl ioc-'= -r,:: --po- opo o^er 6do-o.^ ci- r^: - lo inierseclie de strozi in ceniru nequsio'es.o Bucuresliu ui.

Formo 'in plon o imobi u ui esle un pentogonneregu oi, cu trei oluri crliniole lc slrcdc, crportc

menle e orgonizOndu's-^ in iuru scorii principo e,

plosctd cenlro . Accesu.in

imobl , inilicr pe uno

dintre ioturlle dinspre strodo, esle p osoi pe loturo

din dreopto.Aportomenie e sunt obil stdponlte, dcr, ccr si in o te

cozuri, formo neconvenliono d o unor incoperi porernoi degrobo rezu lclul conslrdngerilor exierioore,decot o unor cdutdri spollo e in sine. Cel mcri

inlerescnl esle oporiomeniul cu gol pe doud nive uri,

de o eioiu 2. Esie singurul proieci'in ccre MorceLoncu inceorcd sd reollzeze o cornerd de zi cu

'pO O O \ a-'ttrO O, oao I ' 5nOO Ol r OOotri'Oli .

iloolo.oleo o od o ^ lo ^ o. ^ 6^ gor i

cu dubLo 'incr time e e se gdsesc peste holu

de reporiiiie.ln ceeo ce priveste p crsiico exterioord, volumul

c odirli se dezvoltd in mod neoqleptct otot pe verli

cold, cot si in porcurgerecr fotode or.Descompunerec vo umeiricd esie foorie evidenio,privito dinspre intersectie. pleccnd de o convexi-tolec neledo o porteru ul, fotodo este ostfe modeoio incot se desfoce 'intr o crliculore de vo ume

inego e, core creeozdr o concovilote pulernicd, in

ccre pore sdpcid leroso de pesle eto u 2.

Pe de olto porle, priviio dlnspre dreoptcr, clodireooferd un spectocol crhileclurcr cubist, recicngu or, in

core pcropeii despringi din e emenlu 'in porle c fcuxies

.inconso e indrdznete peste introreo in curte.

Nlmic nu loso so se intrevcdd fe u 'in ccre oceslllmbol oprocpe brutolisl se ironsformd inlr-o vibrcfiede occenle verllcc e pe o more suprofoio oorbo,

.in

folodo din stongo Astfel, folodo de co I devine

elementul mojor de ortrculclie dintre douo folodecomp el diferite co trotore. E e se crlicu eczo oldiprin.inirepotrundere, in spolrul conccvitolii de o

ulllmul nive, ccrt si prin unificore pe orizontc d,.in

ccre poropeiir continui oL ce or douo bo coone

ioocc un ro foorle importont.

Aceosto c cdire pore sd reprez nte o siniezir dinlrece e doud linil compozliono e deschise de mobiluloncu (1 926) ei de vilo Fuchs 1927) Este probobice mol speclocu os imobi proreclol de Morceioncu, 'imbindnd o orgonicilote de iip expres onist cu

e emenle de fociuro cubisicr.

I ls o smo crnd luxurious tenemeni house wilh fourf ots of differeni sizes, ocoled in the commerciolcenire of Buchoresi.

The shcpe of lhe house is on irregu or pentcrgon,

wilh ihree of its sldes lned to the slreels; lhe flcrts orep cced oround ihe moin cenlro slcrircose. nltiol y,

the bui drng enlronce wos on one of ils streei sides,

while now il con be occessed on y through its righi

side, from the courlyord.However, lhe u ilmole resu t beors such o powerful

sculplurcrl effect, being so sk lfuly mosiered, thcrt ihe

lniilol moiivoilon becomes irre evonl. The mosl inier-

esting f ct is the one on lhe second floor, with dou

b e height void spcrce t wos the on y prolecl whereMcrcel .lcnco wcnted lo creote o ving room wilh cgo lery, on oltribute of modernily ol thot time.

Wherever he designed such doub e height voidspoces he pLoced lhem obove the distribution ho I

As concerns lhe ceslhelics of the exlerior, the bui d

ing volume deve ops unexpecled y both verticoLy

ond o ong the focodes. The volumelric decomposition becomes obvrous from ihe street crossing.

Storting wlth the smoolh convex form of the ground

floor, the focode unfo ds its orlicu olion of unequovolumes, generol ng o powerfu ho ow spoce,where ihe terroce obove lhe second f oor seems iobe ccrrved.

Cn the other hond, il you look crt ii from lhe right

side, the buiding reveols o cubisi, reciongulor orchi'lecture, where lhe poropels generoied by the pro

iecting bor spring oulwcrd on bo d conlilevers overthe courtyord enlronce. There is no hlnt thot wouldmoke one perceive how this c mosl brutc anguogeshifts to c vibroiion of verlrco occenls spreodingover o wide biind surfoce on the efl focode. Thus

lhe corner foccrde becom-^s lhe molor crticuloilone emef l belween iwo comp eie y different focodesThese do not on y penelroie eoch olher rn lhe

ho low spcrce on the top f oor, but cr so horizoniolymerge w th lhe continued poropel lne of lhe lwobo conies, which p cy on imporioni ro e.

This bui dlng seems lo be c synihesis of lwo composillono direcllons, originc ly explored in ihe.loncoBui ding 11926) ond the Fuchs Vil o l)927).lt ts

probcbly ihe most spectccu or bui ding thot Joncoever designed, since he loined expressionist

orgonic iy ond cublst e emenls.



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- . r egu o ec s cc ooo oopo^'o

- -:^-c r imobi conslruil de'cncu gi se

r t- :-c d c modelnismu ul

o 66.^ fi^ 6s ooa - .a'cL, un singur occes principc; . -: i de serviciu, comune penlru

= - -= ::cr suni oclrecum grupale gi

- , -:t ce L.rmifd. Etoiul curent'''a - oOO.o -dpo

,, ,.:c rC o crnumiid grilcr de- r ,: r- , L, . ir resl, oportimenlele nu

- :,---r:Joo'e de modernlze(e, e e

--: ---l a cr octlrii bucureslene cu ho

' : :. - i re um ncl direcl.r ''rcusld dlnspre plclet- cre o

:. Esie soluiionold osemdndior cu

' OO ^ \ i

,: -- rcrle o lour mcrcol de un fe]':- -r- dir core pornesc orizonlo e e

- Oa' 6 ,e,r^r -

': ,d or^^ o o po i

= -: :'rde si ctsigurctnd conlinuitole-. r | - ^ - , I O O o o O'o - o ^

,o' .od^)poloo eo,/oo::: Pr6f i-

- r-s is ocoled in lhe o d commercic

- , '.:ccirg

the slr,^--l ond o smol round: 'o est bui d ng built by.lcnco. cndr,- r-gs lo lhe generc ine foi owed by

=, rcderlism.,:: of tvr'o unrls, hoving their own mcrn

- -L- blt on y one moin enlronce cnd. : j: sicircose shored by both unils. The

-r::s .r'e somehow qrouped ond orjenled- : i cf lght The cuient ioo, of ecrch unit

.. - - .is ond o studloJ ol, proving cr cerloinor - a.o'ol . o,d o go '/ata.I A^ ^\a OO Or .OA

- -,-rllion ol o for modernizolion; tnsteod'--a oco troditron of on indirectly lit distri

,.. cr,d ncrrrowfocode overlooklng lhe. o d, o^ , rrorr

, \ôLo-ood- o^g,ô,,.i rol t.o .r p o.^ o oo .t o ao

.d .o.r-rl o go.e.o ^ -t ^ 10..

: : o a o o g o or, r-n' ,pal: g \^ d-lo ooô

ât.

:, I r cof linuity ond discrete inierp cy of-e depths The oesihetic tnterest ol this

TFOOOoOo:O'r,o.,,^

rl ^po o.opp,-o.

p or etol .lreilrpperloor por

23. lmobilulFrida Cohen

23. Frida CohenBuilding

Slrrdr Ste eo Siirtcrunr l/, Buclresl.Prol--cl c!lorizci e:

mci I 935ln,ooli Ce oporicnerte porler:l7 eltle t li'ne e doud n ye url

r--l c:-^.

l/ Sie --c Spotcrl Strr:ei

Buclro ic:'Brid rg permll: Moy 9353 oc ol icts: grcurd Ioc cnd/ ,p

"tl.ors; the lost lwo

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24. lmobilulAlexrrndrescv

24. AlexandrescvBuilding

Strodo Tro or rrr. I /9 Bucuresl.

Prole.i oulorizolle:

moi I 935.

mobi de opcitomerle, porler s

2 etcle, pesle demiso

cu oorole

I /9 Trcicn Sireel Buchoresl.

Bui d ng perm t: Mcy'1

935.

B ccl of flols' ground f cor onC

2 uprer focrs, qcrcoes ir ihe

seml bosemenl.

Morce oncu o primlt probc. tr::l: l:r--l-:opi o^tro.1 ,Mi ^o' O,^ r:'-- : -i e

Aexondrescu, pe core i curoslec.Conslruil intr o zond veche cenlro d c orcsr ui, este

un nilc imobll de ropo* cu coie un oporiamenluxos pe n vel.

Se inscrle pe n o mlcllor lmobile pro ecioie in cr

douc lumclote o oni or '30, cu fcrlodo.ingust-r

din-

spre strodo foorle simp dr si o o scord domeslicd.

Desfdsuroreo ungo dlnspre curie esle moi.pe ro .locr o. o-. 'o o o ro p o ^ lq6 'lri ^)i^9 rlo ^11 P^rooooP r polo llo^^o,'o,or oot ^- d- Lo ^s-€' I ,l plo.ola T 'o1 ooo exlremiloiec stongo o c odlrii s core constiluie

e ementul de orticu ore cu folodo oiero d.

Morce .lonco wos proboby commissioned b.

Mirceo F iode, whom he knew, to design lhis -

for his sisler, Mrs. A exondrescu.Thls tenemenl house wlih one luxurous opor:--:-ecch floor is bui t in on old cenlro orec of

B u cho rest

ll beongs lo ihe smo I bock of f ois line lho' -

Jonco designed in the ole 3Os, defined by c - ,

row, very simp e focode fccing the street cn: :quile domeslic sccle The ong deve opmeri ' -courlyord, however, is more spectccu cr, lhc,,:-specrcl oesthetic pursuits con be lroced here: --The only notoble occef l on the front focode

oaor g ro -^ o,dr^ o o o\-boo a,e eoor-a,tr ^.oo'l"b Ldi E .

ihe crticulcllon of the side foccde.

lclodi :: :

sli::

folodii oi--ro ir ' : -::



Buit in lhe scme residentjol creo os lhe Chopier

o ,lo rg I s obvio, .ly o eol a5 614 i vast-et -.

l-, oe.lie . a.pra55 o't ooei o .l ow ory oo 'o

pr ir r'o orth e r r erery'rol ow 9 h ofr' .'.1

io.-q. lo li-rg rro-1ao\arorl'^of Lo oo 30

Buchoresi modernism. The execuled focode is eve-

less inieresling thcn the one drown on lhe proleci

EE25. lmobilul Poldi Construil in oce o$l corller cu ocuinlo Chcpier,

Chapiet ocesl imobll este evldeni o lnveslille imobi lorcr cu

scop ucrotiv.

Co expres e plostico nu denoldr o cdutore

deosebitc, orhilectul urmorjndu-si ootecum proprio

retelc sii isticcr, ;l inccrdrdndu se in Lino genero d

o modernismului bucuresleon dln o douc iumoloieo oni or 30 Folodo execulold esle chior mol pulin

interescnld decol ceo propus-r 'in proiectu de

cruloriznlie.

25. Poldi ChapierBuilding

Strodo Dim tr e Oncir

nr. l6A, Bucuresli.

Proi-^cl oulotlzotle:

iu l,- 1935

mob de oporlomerle, porter si

potru etcie.

l6 A Dimilrie Orcil Slteel,

B rcho resl

Buildlng permil: .lu y 1935.

B ock of floh; ground lloor ond

4 upper f oors.

lotodd spre strcd-r

street focode

plor etol crrenl

upper f oor plon



Co"s-. t oerlru soceoeo Bozoltir socieoa p 05-

pe'o de cor. rct' oe podlr. s povoje. oste -ruld r- e foo'e rorele p oiecie o e r Mo,ce lorc.r6s's clepo.esc sfe'o orIi ectLr'i s r'c reziderliole.Desi c odi'eo LJp' noe 'n proporlie -ovors ioore -opcrtomente, sernnificolio ei este dotcr de cerinlo deexprimore o preslioiu ui socieidlil.Acest sediu urmo sd ocupe douo porce e core'ndrgrneou pioto Jionu, o cdrei regim de construclie^rpls de 'egrrlorer- ero de tortre de vi e, cr

"nollime moximd de l4 m, totol nesotisfocolooreceniru emfozo cu core societoteo voio:d se reprezinte.r urmo unui schimb de memorii si ovlze inire socl-

: o'eo Bozoli r si Con s uneo Spec olb perr L

-c'ico'eo Requlorter-tride Corsruc-rn s A r,eri,:-imdrio cedeozd insisienfelor societdlii si permite

:cnstruireo unui imobi cu sose eio je, ultlmele trei':-'ose in goborit. Argumenlele orhiiecturol urbonis--.e oduse de socieiote, de o cdror formu ore este

:'eu de crezul cd loncu ero slrdin, sunt'in fopt juste.

.'-crofolo foorle mcre o pietei lionu, cu o rozd'de'2Cm, trebuie suslinuld de un front mol inclt de l4

- :e pr li^ p.r^c-tol. co pordor-' ol irrro'i n porc.I :ii-eo, oslozi deslL-l de nod lico o, (Lp ldeo-: mcri zone funclion.o e: in centru, sedlul societolii,:- rol penlru pub ic, so o de consi iu, birourile:'::"ei . b rou i pe-irL ru'lcrono

: ir d eoplo, :'r.: :'did oporto're1l pe 'no rr le îvel I ole cdr,it:.--cose spolii de primire se deschid

spregrodino

r - :core, o"n slorgo in obi ul de ropo . cL ooJo:::"omerte si doLo gorsol ere pe 1ivel. Cele - e

-- .' : sLrni foo -e srrors o" cllo e ir corrpoz lio plor -

- - ':i. do r L- n r.ne egolur' f.rr-c oro e-----=

ele. Fiecore zond ore propriu occes,:: ::-cdo principolo,: -rJl predominont esie cel o imobi u ui de roporl,: '--' c rode o' ir ree:s e veriicole de r-o lir': ::- -e si diferit trotote, in core lcncu vo fo osi un

. - -rrr cr de evidenid influenfo Art-deco.;:-:'cobil este insd modu in core orhiteclul vo: - - r oces volur. porie si sop'e e oie ( L

- -^ - - por e' si 3 e oje po-o ol .eo-loller r -: zone funclionole, vertico itoteo ldioosd o imo

: - -. ie oportomente filnd tronsformoto grodct

---'- :esfdsurore orizonlold, echi ibrcto in finc de-:: , -oieo suprcfefelor p ine, plone si curbe, core--:-:3

compozifio. Rezu ld o obilO lronzifie de o o:,r-r ronurnento o o imobilului lo scoro domestico: t: af rJlrJ

- - 'l-eo vizuold o compozifiei volumetrice, co si-:l-. ei. se bozeozo too'e rL pe elecr-^le de

- : ro 1e e o (orpr'lor de clod re d n d le te

. ::- ce prru,re Iovo zo-e oe epo'lilio p or'-: :1. tv der cd Mo cel loncu o c6u ol con:ec.

=- : dincmizore o plefii, o9o cum se oflrmo, de: -- , 'n nolivo io urbor's co exp rso.

Built for the Bczo lin Compony, o very successt-compony speciolized ln bridge cnd rood cc-s--,:tion , thls one is counted omong Jonco's roi-c c..-lecis, os it wenl b:eyond residentiol orchiiecli--e.Athough lhe building mosty contoins flots, is s g-:',conce lies in lhe mojor requiremenl lo enhonce---eprestige of the compcnyTh" [., 16.n wos lo < ove two plors boroerire ;-e

.licnu Circle, where the low rlse resideniiol oreo ,ee

ulotion wcs imposed. The mcximum l4 m height oilhe occepled buildings wos quiie frustroting for o

co'noo1y se-^t irg lo ,lôw ils prestige.

As o e.ul' ot ilê rerorordc tl o rhe Bo zcrlr'n

Compony senl to the Speciol Board for the

lmplenenfalion of Building and AlignmenfRegulotion tl-e mrricioo i.y firoly goue rp s r'rn

oppos o'r crd ol o*ed te .o s "rc ior ot o 6-- o-

rled building, while the ost three floors hod to berecessed. The kind of logicol urbon ond orchitecturoorgumenls brought oboul poinl lo Jcnco's outhorship: the very lorge open surfoce of the Jionu Circ e,

wiil- o -odirs of ?O r hos lo oe srslc neo bv n

lo ler froni, ot eost punctuolly, meont lo bolon'ce theporl entronce.The building, which s very much o tered todcy, com-p i..d 3 r"oi"rrrclior ol o eos. r- ll-e cer -e he e i.the hecdquorters of lhe compony, consisting of o

woitirg roo'l. o boo'd .ree ng room, rne d ec-ors

oflices, ond clerk offices On the right side there s o

lovishiy luxurious floi streiching over severo f oors. tselegont recepiion spoces open onto the bockyordgorden. Cn lhe eft side there is o lenement bui dingwith two flots ond two studio f ois on eoch floor. The

three oreos o-e close y o - cJ oleo n p o1i'nel'cconpo. ion blt -lê r r. rclionol 'es o'e rri.irol.Eoch oreo hos its own entronce on the moin focode.The prevoiling vo ume be ongs 1o the lenementlô.lse w[icl^ is powerl.r ly rro deo n vo,rico reqiq-

le . or urequo l'eiqh s ord o ffe ert eolren- fo*5 .1- Jor-co oppeoled io or oovior: A't-De.ovocobl o y. Foweve , -he 'r y en o , ob e teo,u-e s

the woy lhe orchltect succeeded in orticuloting this

ground f oor ond 7 upper floor vo ume with tl-Le

g olrd f oor ord 3 L-pper oor vo J^'le ho' ,ng-reo he two fl^c- orol o'eo'. The shorp ve'licc re ol

the block of flots groduc ly turns into o horizonioldevelopment finoly bolonced by the mossive, com-

poct, f ot ond curved surfoces, ihoi end up the who e

composition Thus o skil ful lronsition from ihe monu-

nerlo scoe or re blidr q -o o Tro a honey orecl'o o. e z rg ll e e,iderr'o oreo s oc-ieved.The visuol uni! of lhe volumeiric composilion, os

we I os its origino iiy, ies in ihe overopping effects

of the voiumes - os it con be seen from differentongles fovoured by the p onimetric distributlon.

Cbviously, Morcel Jonco sought to impress o cericindynomism on the Circle spoce, os mentioned in lhe

urbon-p onninq orqumeniolion for this conslruction.

26. fnobilrfEczqllfil

26. lfu Besdliirbuildiry

:i / eicie.

lionu Rood, plol I 3 l4(2 Aviotori or Squore),

Brchorest.

Bui ding permit: July I 935.Compony heodquorters ond

b oc[ of flols, ground floor cn

Z upper floors.

p on porier/ground lloor plcn

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27. Eugen CarniolBuilding

Avlotor Slelof Prolcpopescu,

pcrce lO (10 Ddntceni Slreet),

Buchcresl.

Buid ng permit: .luiy 1935

B cck of I ots, ground f ocr cncl

3 rpper f oors.

rra

27. Imohilul Construilin corlierul rezrdenlio de nord, esie un mrcEvgen Carniol imobll de raport, cu certe un oporicrmenl spoiios o

fiecore etoj, porleru cuprinzdnd introre, garoi 9i

onexe de serviciu.Vo -r' robi r,ooo^,o.r po'o.app^o^,'roo p'^ odopF'oooP r .l..iiocore rocordeozd cele douo foiode. Suorofele e

o'od^ ot r.l r 006 o ^ pe Odo -e - ^rJ o ei

d^ro lrooo .ro-oi o,^ruo irpr.p,--foiosit pe cmbe e folode oce osi element orhiteclurolspeciflc ui Mcrce oncu, regislru verlico decrosoldin core pleccd orizonto e e bolcoone or, oslfe

p osol.incot

sd orief leze cornpozilii e spre semici indru ccre cr Lrnifrcd

Built in the norihern residenlio district of the c '.

i o.roi^rer^rl o. tr171or^ po.oeo rlloo. l ^g - roroo, 10, a ll^qoservice onnexes.

Lo r - loo- 'l- o oo o eloo ood ,vlo = ,

lc.'gro pai oLelo.a, o,o tr^ , :

'^ ll ^ t,to lo od^s. l ^ .' or a o.€ ro _ _

depth ond lhe slreei foccde is comporotve, ^-, -emphosised Both fccodes shore Mcrce .lc-.specif c orchilecturol elemenl o verlicc re: , -

1---f

L



- a n co rnc rme, o'- I a

_i s,o

r,eg sc?. o' : ooli ^ idr1

iP ole ''

- , -: l aarJ lrolore p osli

; , h-e -"ro e ro'- : ..r'e se regdsesie in

r ^o P^ oodo.

-:,: --:e dinspre strcdc

- ' -r -r-:c (prin e emenlu in

:- ,;:, :trcpeiii bo coone or,

.:: )o^l^o,zo: ,' ,-:c cu foiodo otero d.

: -: ---- :: orzonlc]e core

- - --'- -.l pe fotodo Loterolo,: - r,: trCJfere Cr pOnUr Or

: ----.,-e-e orienlctd de p o-

, - --:j-:J io osli odeseo de. oodo.- pe \o.

.: - -eg siru verticol discrel.- .r-o relief semnol de

loccled in o ow-rise ceflrc oreo, cl the crossroodsof old commerciol thoroughfores if Buchorest, this

burding lowers its neighbourhoods ond it is one of

Jcrnco's orgesl proiects of thls klnd

ll is o ]uxurious lenemenl house, whose oeslhetics is

compotible with o ine of comp ex orchilecturc pur

suils chorcclerizing c his designs in thot period.

The ccrved composilion of the moin sireel focodeemphosises ils verlicolness (through the proleclingbor thcrt generoles the poropets of lhe bc conles,

oriicu oled wlth the b ind mosonry ponel) ond directs

c I lhe elemenls iowcrds lhe junction with the side

focode Thus ihe curvrng flow of the horizontobcnds, thct run un nlerrupiedly cr ong the side

foccde, sprngs from be ow the slighi over opp ng ofplcrnes of lhe former. This rcther direcied over op-

pin,q of uneven p ones wos o common device in his

projecls of thot lime.

The entronce is morked by or irconsp cLro.;s verticoregisler with smol bo conies crc o bcse'e iei byMilito Pdircscu.

28. lmohil pro-pfielrrt necunoscul

2A. A bvilding oIdn unidenlifiiedownef

Strodo P clor Sl. Luch cn nr. 3,

Brcu resli

Prolecl oulor zolle : inexislenl in

orhive probcbt 1935.

mobil de oporlomefle. porler si

5 elcie, u limui rive relros

3 Plctor Sl. Ichion Slreet,

Brcho r est

Bul d ng permil nol fornd in the

orchives, proboby I 935

B ock oi iJots: grornd floor ond

5 rpper loors; recesseC lop

I oor



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30. VilaHermina Hassner

30. Herminallessner ViIIa

::: : :j - :::ri':--a rBr9- ..i

B l cl es'lri! eai arlcr zoile:

ncrlte 1937

Locrlrir rniioni io d

porier si elol

lionu Pcrl., pol l8l9(32 Plctor :covescr Slreet].

B r cho tesl.

Bu dirg permt: Mc,ch 193/.

One-iomiy holse, grornd Ioc'ond ropet f oor

Este unul dlnlre ultlme e prorecle dln RomOnlo,

reolizot dupo o perjooda in ccre Morcel loncu

o \ \^ .p^ i6l 1 63 lo go clpo o r lerCl^d-^po o'o oorror o'r a'oloo,/ o oerepetilive. Proqromul si bugetul vlLei bcncheru ul

Hossner ii vor permile din nou sd experlmenleze.

Vi cr ocupcr o suprofoto de 2o0 mp o sol pe douo

porce e din zono rezidentiolcr de nord, locui eo des-

fdsu cndu-se in principc lc nlvelu porlerr ui Eloiu

esle compus dintro serie de comere, probobll pen

lru ocrspeti, grupcle in iuruL holu u cu go o scdrii, o

imensdr iercrsd so oriu si onexe de servictu.( oo roo o do7.o o p'î6" r o^r po o- zo lo o

'o ooo p, po'o ' cj o o ri 'o ^ d''''o 1o lomcse de zldorie o bo cu fereslre in bondo, inso liul

zid perforot core inchide spre slrodo so criu g zonor o 'og"ra 'o'o o i tto .

Ausieriloteo ortogono d c exieriorului foce 9i moi

neoslepiok.r exubercnlo p ostico o interioru ul, oldiccl pocle fi reconsllluil d n fotogrofir e de epoco 5

d n ceeo ce s o mci poslrr;t. P oslico interioord uli-

llzeaza L:n reperloriu vorlot de forme curbe, ce se

regdsesc otot in stolpii rotunzi, ccso scdrli sl go u

ho ului, cof mc c es.in mobi ieru lix din ho sl in

^denlveor e subti e ole p ofoone or.

r o Fo .p o^, .o ^9o olo iod^TAr or o.o r-"toro oood-ô p. o .. p r-o

9r vitrouri cublste. Pesle gemineu din ho se gdseo o

fresco fdcuto dupc ce ebrcr so picturo Jordins duLuxembourg (1928), ior lntroreo ero rnorcotd de un

bcso re ief execulcl de Mllilo Polrogcu, ombele

d ispcr r ute.

This ls one of the ost pro jecls thct.lonco desigRomcnic. Jl wos olso cchieved ofter o period w

he hod designed lenemenl houses by grcduclexhcrusl ng his composilrono formulo. l-Jowever

time, the house progromme ond ihe budget(!ossner wos o bonker) c lowed for new expe

menis.

The villo covers 260 sq m. strelching over lwoin lhe northern residentrcrl district of Buchcrresl.

dwell ng lseif moinly occupres the ground floo

whi e on the flrst floor there is o series of rooms

po.iol7gras oor gor pôoo, d Iodo, o'^'aF\ooo[ ho cr'ro.eo.rde

solorium ond onnexes ore ploced on the lop fThe buildlng is o mosl exc usively o horlzonlolposrtion. whose moin focode sionds for on orli

tlon of the wide ond white mcsonry surfoces w

rlbbon windows, the stronge punched wcl thc

enc oses lhe solorium os to the street spcce, cfrogmented oreo of the moin eirlronce.

The reclongu or austerily of ihe outslde mo[escesthetic exuberonce of ihe interor ook stunn

much os we con see ln lhe period photogrophthe p eces thot sti stond The interior express occhieved through o orger reperlo re of curved

shopes thot do not on y oppeclr ln the round s

in ihe stolrccse. ond in the void spoce of the h

but o so in ihe bui !ln furnilure ond subie unev

of cei ings.As he ofien did before, .lcnco inlegroled polnt

scu plures, ond cubist sloined windows Aboveho f re p oce there is o fresco reproducing his

fcmous pointing lardins du Luxenbourg \)928whl e the front door wcs mcrrked by one of MPdlroscu s bose-re iefs, bolh of them no longer



. uf : l-:

.- r :'_

.;--tl t- a l

- - : s .gulor Si neogteptot in onsom-'r-:: oncu. Este proieclot pe o

-. ovronceoi zond pentru core

-l :cnsiruirii 'in stil romdnesc.

---:e'oile restricliile lmpuse de

--r- r Ce plon, nici desenu fofodei

- - : 3-o eciof de Mort el lon.u.r,.llri ".,;..: ", :- --::: :e ce]e o e vi ei necunoscuie

:= :' de pe o eeo loncu ori de.-:::-- de trodilioncliste peniru o

::- :' siilisilce, cu otdt mci mu t cu

= - - :;loo ce ole oso nr-mir..r u sl

' : .-' -- oeiirite i. p rr e g FL oe

.-: ::- vreo intenlie compozilionoid

= :: :'eocupdrile orhltecturoLe o e

r)i .um se degojo e e din restu]

:.'iz ce ocecstd porceld esle o

::--- :noi mu le fcrmi il, conslruitd de- l-l peste o slructurd ridicoto

;: : singuLor desrgn, somehow unex-'.':'cel Jonco's work. t wos designed

le ovronceo Pcrk, on creo under

: s milor designed by Morcel Jonco:: rot remind of lhose designed for

c of 1923 or the bui dings in the

S Grun's house. They cl hod vrsible

:--res ihot onswered the stylistic con-

-ention the foci ihot, from the morpho-

:: view, this style wos nol slrictly

: ' : :: -lrol i' iel o'r o Leos-. -hot r qht be

-:- - .. .:ser io Morce .]onco's orchitecluro

:-- r:'^:,,ore shown ihroughout his work.

- :r- :ee iodoy is on ordinory tenement house' :. '-: -'cde unions c,fter 1949, on o slruciure' ::- '. World Wor I

. cloee flcrirescr

31. Rose ltf,g,ri-

'fes[uwrr.l

)e curcrceo Pork,

Al ey B {Sg. MiLitoru Gheorghe

Streel), Buchcresi.

Building permii: Morch,193/.

foJodd spre strodd

slreet foccde

plon etoi/upper loor plon

--. :cncerning lhe preservotion of the

. :t '-e or-id rgs. Lve' Iwe loo( r o-.::sed urbon regulotions for this oreo,

:- :onflguroiion, nor the focode would

il9



32. lmobilul Davidllaimovici ;i

Sigmund Vdldrescu

32. Davidllaimovici and

9igmvnd Vdldrescv

Building,'odoO'^ .2B ,es

ooo o'oZoÔpr e Ol

lmobil de oportomenle,

po,- 3-6-

Oteri ^- B, Lo^lBr |1gp^ ag: o

B oc[ ol f ots; ground I oor ond

) pp-rr o

Po"o peopo'.elode -" , ..., jr :

,ecro r ,rgl iobt' /aaa.c,-j : :-.'.[ezo voTe foorle imogincivd s -e::-.:-- :-. a cidio,^leriort|,' o- ri o e rero:Cuprinde cdle un cporlcmeni pe iieccre nive, o

etc je e 1 sl 2 existcnd si cdie o gcrsonieri.Aporiomenie e sunl moi cdutote si moi putin ston

dord decoi in cozu oltor imobi e de roporl; formo

unor incdperi poote chior so depdgeoscd necon-venlionolul pdno o coprlciu. Apcrrtomenlu de o

u irmul nive ore o more lerosd cu pergod si soLcriu.

Aspeclu cel moi speclocu os ol oceslei clddiri este

ploslicitolec so comp lcoto, prin core se inrudeste cu

imobiu God{1934)Teorelic, clodireo ofero douo fcrlode - foorte diferlttrotcrte compozitiono egote prin curbo lind corepreio coliu ; in reo itole, se pocle citi cc o miscoTe

de invo u re o cose prinlr-o modelore permonentd o

-d' li pL" o dde oo\crp -o toeo'ogo'cr o

( r o o'r re p of-r zne,p e o plo'-co de\ otolo-e r o ,r pe o'F .o, r [-676 11€,t1a

oblinond o tensiune moximd in zonc inlrorii. Aceosloeste morcoldr de bovlndou semicilindric {core cr

pdrec o cosd o scdrii, dor core'in reo ilote esle un.oo'c rr pA tr'e a go .or.erei) o,.or prop ., z t

ood,.aor'rêgovr- o o,ol lror|'.C odlreo prezinld un interesoni corocter eciectic,pundnd in ucru elemenle si miilocce de expresiefocrrle diverse: surplombe de dlferite forme si odon-crmi, un echillbru pe muchie de culit inire osimelrie si

simelrii oco e, o dlurdri de curburl lncerle, e ernente

d" vo, ob - o- p . ^ r ooeif )- ,lr si eler erle oeo eror-r (pe'goode e-r^ o ' deror o)

eic., totul intr o irotore generold de nuonfc

expresion rstd.

Aoo o-o1 de o elo rI noi po\ ag,/o t^\o oooted^v. o' lo b,'oo.giô^

.ocoled or c leqr-lorly .l opô po er r i' e

obiuse crossing of iwo sireets, ihe buildlng proposeon unconvenlionol cnd imoginctive so ullon for its

interior ond exterior os wel .

There is one flot on eoch floor, excepiing the f rst

ond second f oor ihot conloin o studlo f oi.

Compored to olher lenemenl houses, the flots dis

ploy more unconventiono formuLoe, therefore the

shcpe of some rooms borders on foniosy The floton the top f oor hos o lorge terroce wilh c woodenpergolo ond o so orium.

The mosi specloculor ospeci of this bui ding ies incomplex oeslhelic expression, which mokes ll verymuch ckin io ihe Go d Bullding (1934)Theorellco y, ihe bui dlng disploys Mo foccdesuiier y differeni composed iied up by o smoolh

curve lhcl lckes over lhe corner. lt con be olso reo

os o movement meonl io wrop up the who e build-

ing through o consionl moldrng of the wclL, whichslorts wilh o rectongu or scu pluro des gn ond goeon towords o plostic ireciment of groduoly curving

surfcces, resulling in c moximo lension of ihe

enironce oreo The lotter is morked by the semi cy

dricc bowwindow {which might be os weJ recrd oo sto rcose, but in foct il is lusl one more fontcrsy

opercrted on the bed room wo ), whi e lhe occessspoc-a is p oced in lhe negolive conccvity of ihis

cylinderThe bui ding shows on inleresling ec ecticism tholputs logelher vcrious elemenis ond meons ofexpression, such os, the proiruding bodies of differeni shopes, lhe criticol equilibrium beMeen locc ly

:y'r're ' . ol ord o .yrre Lo, po( e5 -re -or p irqoI o-o.q ,o' r rve\. c *e I tl ^ os:or o o^ o

specific modernisi elements borrowed from oihervocobu ories (the wooden pergolo, the morb e bo

course, for instonce), etc. Fincly, ihere is o prevc l

e.pre ,oîJ - eo-Te1' hol rf o o-lorize -1e^ oe

building.The first floor sti preseryes some of ihe orlglnocubist sioined g oss windows.



p or! cioie o si

flrsl ond :ecord f cor p ons

mm

mm

=n m EEn

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33. lmobilvlVosile Moga

33. Vlrsile MogaBvilding

Slrodo Armeneoscd nr I 6,

Bucl resli

Proiect oulorizolle:i te 1937.

mob de oporlomenle, porler sl

5 elcje, u tlme e doud nivelur

relrose.

I 6 Armeneoscd Slreel,

B ucho resl.

Bui d ng permit: .lu y 193/.B ock ol f ots; ground I oor ond

5 rpper f oors, lhe lost lwo

f oors cre rec--ssed.

Conslruit inlr o zond cenlro d cl orosului, esie un imobll de rcport cu irei gcrrsoniere 9r douo oportornenlemici pe etoj, corocterizote loote prin obsentobucotdriilor.

Sl ocest imobil se inscrie 'in linrc proiecie or din o

douo jumolote o deceniu ui 4, compuse cu sigu-

ranlo, dor rnoi pulin indrdznele co expresie plosiiccr.

Esle unul dinire cozurile rore in core loncu deseneozd o folcdo perfect srmetricdr, singuru occenlmol iuccrus filnd llnlc ondu oto o peretelui de sliclo o

holu ui de occes, neobrsnuit de spolios.

Buit in ihe cenirol oreo of the ciiy, il is o tenementhouse, comprising 3 studio f cts

ond2

smof crts on

eoch f oor; they ol ock the kiichen spoce.Thls bu lding be ongs lo the crte '30s projects proving the orchilect's ccquired ski fulness, yet ockingspeciol oesthellc pursuils.

t is one of those coses when Jonco drew o flcwlesssymmetrrco focode, where the only p oyfu occent s

lhe unduloted ine of the g oss wo I of the entronceho l, which rs unusuo ly oio"

p on etoi c!renllpper f oor plon



tti.lf;

- =: Centlc de ux din nordu

-: :.:r.slrr td de Morce cncu

' - :-' .u ctel er de scu piurd pen' - r-' sclr, buno p'reteno o olh

:-:--' oerlru socrli e .

-r . dlierenie de iumoicfi de

- - r :oecic e ol,^ ole lerulul ou

: - : :polio d inlerioord mci comP i'

: ::- i de cec intOlnilo.in

r.oeorhilectului.. : r-reiricd esle exlTem de simp o.

,,: :-lii disilncle, ceo micd - oie

: -: :;pontd filnd pcrliol inccs-r'e aole cuprinde cele dorcr

raae denl ce.

e.--scni iL constituie ote eru pe

,-'.li mcdelcrre spoilolc este foo'le

: Prezento suponlei mos ve, set

: oerele u oceste o, o dispozilivu u

-:-e de occes o nivelu ole reru ui sl o

-:revc dinire e emenle e cote con-

specl. Suponlo ole eru ul este de::.1 ploriiei, in cr cdrui perele ondu ot

r proieclcl o deschidere penlru co

rermonenl conlocl cu spottu sou de

: strodo o clelierului esle un uriosje fereoslrd, ccre. in proieclu iniliol,

roo o^roo i ^o' .o^o o'gocdel decot in conslrucllc recrlizotcr.

Loccled n lhe uxurious northe'n residenl o district of

the city, thls is ihe osi vi lo lhcl Mcrce .lonco bullt ln

B uch o resl.

The build ng comprises cr f ol lnc udlng o sculpture

studio for ll-re sculptress Mi llo Potroscu, the orchl

tecl's friend, cnd cr flcrt for her rn lows. Their occtllon

on ho f-ciislonce ln belween f oors ond some furlher

^-, ^rP.r rp aco, .^ ,do -d oo o^'' ^1 3 p6rior o' O 'o't 9' ,o O, ^ ^

ro- t'e o' ar po^ I

Thus, the volumelric compo: lion s e lteme y simp e,

lhol ls, on orlcu ollon of Mo distlnct boxes, the smc l-

er one the sludlo wiih cr gol ery penetroting the

orger vo ume of the two idenlicc f ois.

The most nle'esling spoce of o rs lhe doub e-he ght

sludio who:e spol c mo d ng s exlreme y scu pturc

n itse f. The preser.e of lhe mcrssive gc Lery. lhe e e

qo-^ ri qoi Aor a'ao 'c oo.L c-p"n, c,c."it to ihe studio, ond the go lery rtse f ren-

arer oDOr or ooo.-oh aao. o il ^ t

dlo qo ery ir the :culpt ess bedroom, in whose wol

Mortel .lonco designed on opening thot would he p

the ortist be Ln permonenl conloci with her creollonspoce'',^n613;1^

oo'O t- traa- clq-melo window, which ln lhe initlol projecl erpcndedto th-^ side foccde ond wcs crtlculoied nore o'gcnico ly with lhe rest of rhe lccode'hcr li i d l" i'efrnol buid ng

34. ViIaEmiI Pdtragcv

34. EmiI PdtrascuViIIa

.l cnu Pcrl., St eei V, plce Cr

il9 P ctor Ncgr c Sireell,

B rch c resr.

Briciirg permir: ly ,Q37

The dwel ing cons sls of semi

Soserferl, grclno I ocr, cnd

roper f cot 'liih o srudlo.

23



- . l'.- 0 cerul outorizolio de: -,r, , ieren pe core in 1922 con-

:= ' -,. 'onli urmdiorl o efectuot

: . - :t'siruclio caselor flind.inceputo

- , - :. oenl scop lucroliv, cuprinzond

= - ::- siiuile

cuocuinte cup oie, din

= -. -'=azc ul Morcel sl lu iu oncu. Ei cu

:._3- oi ag; c.or.- -:''lie de o o inierec sirdrzii 9i conl n

'-r- 3.-pe f eccre nivel. Desl reloliv

- : -:.ind o cnumltd rigoore orhitec-

- : - - r"o ecle tip 9i nu dovedesc nici o

, : 5 de roiionc izare a spaliu ui.

- = = :,.ri cdoploie regu lor trodiliono e

- , :--ghez (de exemplu, p)anu codifi-

-= ::,orlrtie, sccro princrpcr cr 9i scoro de

-'-' :'=: ::--sloT ocuinte esle numoi exle

--- ,:-: :in ioosireo unui imboj modernrsl- ;' --

Bucuresl , ccrre, desr nu denolc pre

: r: :: ceosebite, conferd onsomb ului uni-

:

taat / o

:oolc, de sus

'i!.t, lrom top

: : -::tc slreel locode

- :: : :lde lccoCe

: r-r,:rr ftioor pcn

: :::lrolir/pr--senl:

:,:e'focrpcn

In 1933 llermon loncu opp ied for cn outhorizolionio furiher ol grounds where he hod sloshed the

lcrncu A ley in 1922. During the fol owing yeors

some uti ity work wos done lhere ond lhe house

bui dlng wos slorted by his heirs ln 1937, ofter the

owner's deolhCbvlously, ihol wos o profitob e lnvesimenl, involv-

ing 22 pr:rces

with twin houses, of whlch I 3 werebu lt by Morcel cnd lu lu loncu. They were olso lhe

enlrepreneurs of the whole proiect.

These bul dings crre recessed os lo the street edgeond contoin one f ot on eoch f oor A though re o

iive y economico ond wilnessing o cerloin orchltec-

turcrL scorcily, lhey ore not siondord proiects, os one

might hove expected Moreover, they do not show

o functionol pursuii for economicc spoce orgonizc'iion These f cls fo low the troditionol distribution of

the rooms oround crn unlii ceniro ho 1, specific for

the midd e-c crss slondord (for instonce , l6e lypicalplon wlih portiiion hol , the use of Mro stoircoses. ihe

moin cnd the bockside sloircose, elc.)

Their modernlty is noi intrinsic becouse it on y

oppeo ed to c modernrst vocobu ory currenly

opplied in Buchoresl, which does not crctucrl y provespeciol oeslhetic pursuii, yei ii gives siylistic uniiy io

lhe ensemb e.

.fl,fnifti,fi

35. Housingfrinitalii

_ - f iti )i'=-o lvlorar

-er:rie;rd Vonesr

Rclcreorr Srreel), Buchore:l

3u .d ng permii 193/i 3 oneJoml y houses; ground

f oor ond upper f oor

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::liiii: - - --llrliltiltlii -.:--

;(lfllli'lar41 l'" - - :: -

.ilt : - . ,-ilf : - - ,-l

.l'lllr llll ,+ r,

tulii -

'41f"'/lllllililr-'1.[ r : . -- : : --::llb::

"iiil;,rlilii : - r:-'='lllt-rinrm ''

- : --- zond ullro-centrold'.: r:'3oort co e 9 Loeo/d;r-: ce fiecore nivel.

--3;7 1€ lc sirodd sl o

-'= l3 oioieclului, diferenlo

r r r-:u r-enunfd lo simelrio

:--: 33^iTU o solulie moi

l-l ls reiric registrul

:r' re Morcel loncu in

$

"(Y',

$,., I :'r -,:-'::--lverycenlrol oreoof"! ' 1 ., ', - : r -=-:-:^- house thot groups 6 stu

lrilr r:r'" : - - r --= , ':-e' spoce) on eoch floor.*''rr* rr ,_:- -

- -' -- ,.=: 2 siores ond on ori go lery

lil ::ll:ll. :-,- -

,0rrii r: : - -i -- : :-: a:r ore [nown, the differdlr'r * :F1,, :-- --. -.":

_es in the foccde freolmenl.

.:j' I I : .: : ::-:. symnetry of ll e I rs vori-

r" :' : : -: . -xpressive -ol.Jlior, wl'icl-

,llilruL f -r* :I ---, -::S-er osymmetricolly.-: r.- . - :-- "I lorcodesgred ir'

'ilr -r':

iin itdlll/H o u sin g

':-::: -::ede

: l- 3 f,n

: r- le siluolie, cLddire pe

: t-::3

: : : rn, buildlng on lots

1., ...

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:.. .'lr+:.:!.'-:

...-..:: : "''

t

i....

iit''..., i

lI

-t

!- 1,'l

plon porter

ground floor p on

36. ImobilulItfourn Ghica

36. Nau,m GhicoBailding

Strodo Nlco oe Golescu nr. 5,

Bucu regii.

Proiect outorlzofie: lulie l93B 9i

septembrie 1938.

mobl de oporlomenie, parler gi

Z eiole, ultimu nivel reircs.

5 Nlco oe Go escu Slreet,

Buchoresi.

Building permit: luly 1938;

September I 938.B ock of floh; ground floor ond

Z upper floors, wilh o recessed

lop loor.

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GP.AFICA LU'MAP.CEL IANCU

"EfAMOP.FOZELE

L'MBNULUTPLASIIQ DE AVAN.

G,AE.DA

MaricLna Vida

MAR.CEL TANGO'SER.AP'IIC AR' A'tfD

f,IE MEIAMOR..PIIOSES OF fHEAVANf.@ARDELANGUAGE IN

FINE ARIS

Excepironcr o energre creoioore monifesioid deMorcel oncu pe porcursu 'indelungotel sole coriere

orlistice c singulcr zoi o persono loie oporle, in spiri-

lu ilusirl or ino nlos ol Renosier sr core, in pofidodebutu ui zgomotos, vio ent, conleslolor, in mediu

cosmopo il ol onorhicei migc-rrii Dcrdo, c imenioio deiensLuneo molefico o rozboiului, se vo expnmc con

structiv in sensul propriu o cuvdntulur, in Romdnio si

in srce, obordond diverse genuri o e orlei, inir-o

constontd confruntore cu deslinu ingrol o pioniero-lului. Scrcrnc de c seporc orlele grofrce din operoso olOl de voriotd 9i de o e poriicu orizo cel pufin in

contexlu groficii romdnest de ovongcrdo este difi-

ci d, dor pooie re evo unele ospecte inedlie o e

demersu ui sdu creclor, cu convingereo cd oceosld

seporore occidenio d nu obtureozd percepereo

^goflcii,cc porte nlegrclo orgonic in onscmb uL viu cr

nlregulu.n ce e ce urmeozd vom foce cdtevo precizori

osuprcr perioodei in core Mcrce Jcncu o lucrot in

iord, respectiv'inolnte de primul rozboi mondio (1 9l 2

19l 6) sl osupro perioodel inlerbelice (1922 l94llcrscr cum se configurecrzd moi oles din onolizcooerei sole grolice qoslrgio o Ccbineiu de Desene

\ trrov -r o iv\.JZer \ol onol de A lo.,Violo r"o ortlslico (ceo o ic nu ore nici importonto

nici infeles) incepe co e ev ol ui lser, dupd mu le

peregrinor of cioose pe ingo diferifi pompieri oi iim

pu ui', declcrc crlistu.intr'un

interviu din'l933r

Persono ilote complexo g novoioore, losif ser expri

mo in perioodo ontebelicd fromcntdri e 9r lensiunie

unui ori st siiuot o conf uenlc unor cultur of ote inlr-o

conlinud interoctiune Studji e sole o Munchen {cu

A. or'. A,,b^ \,lo ol, Cy ,ohorre. -lo,'e l .

I o- Morrl i-o. i-prs o d sc pl ^c'e o eror l r og'nctiv gi moi o es un vddii respecl folo de lehnico':,lrosolurl decisive pe core le vom iniilnl si o tdndruoncu. Pe de o lo porie, posionot de experimenlele

orlisiice de o Poris, odmirolor o ui C6zonne si por-tizcn oL Noblsti

or:,Lser

vo ogutino in opero sc, clc

iuri de ecourlle secesionismului, expresronismu ui gi

sinlelismulur, cu vlzrunec sc bldimenslono -decorolivo

si culorile intense, ogiernule plol, ce recuperou voqostompe or ioponeze descoperite de impresionisii

Coricoiurist olerl in troditio ui Bruno Pcul sou Th

Theodor Heine de la Stnplicissimus, el cccenlucconiinutu sorcoslic o egende pr n compozifii con-cise in core figurile monumenio e erou trcsote cu inlj

cu ducl grosi ego , cc de vltroliu, delimltond forme cu

ourd decorollvd, o cdror vo umeirie ero rezo votdprln mode eu cu eslompo, scu ollerncnfe de supro

fete iexturote infr-o morfologie Jugendsii . Desenu

socodoi, ferm, viguros, o," o""uo,,te proprie, de lo

conturu continuu o cel frogmentct, de o efeciepregnonte, lo diso ulio formelor in iumincr, dublote de

umbre modelole de lcot, omintlnd de tehnico sofisli'cold c ui Fouiito ser depogise vizluneo legoto'incode trodilic inougurcld de Dcumier, si continucld de

Gill in Fronlo, c coricolurilor cu copele suprodimen'

The omozing creotlve energy proved by Morcclong his except onoly ong crtist c coreer .izes h s speciol personolity, very similor lo the 'ing Renoissonce precursors. Despite hls lhunde-

enl, ond chol enging debut in lhe cosmopo iiof the Dada onorchism, thot developed ocbockground of the evil conf lcts of the wor.lonco succeeded in expressing himself in c cc-monner, in the proper sense of the word. He

ched vorious kinds of ort, in c constont cho e-ô .rre\ôro 9lo-o orî pior o^r 9 i Po-sroe os we . ll rs difficu t to strictly sever his -c

work within ihe dlversity of his work, os lt is i: o - ir - e. orle" ol he Porro io ovor gcr'-orl. However, such demorcolions might Tev€

unexplored fcces of his creollve effort. We crs:

this hophozord demorcotion wl I nol decreunderslonding of his grcphic crt, orgoniccly '-

within lhe llve y whole of his work.

Our remorks concernrng the period in wl- :worked in Romonio, thot is, before Wor :(1912 l9l6), crnd during the nterwor peric1 94 l ) ore bosed on ihe onolysis of hls g-works existing in the Drowings ond Prints Rc:

Ncrtiono Museum of Art of Romonlo."My oriistic ife (the other one hcrs neilher r-:nor mecrning) hos stcrrted os o pupil of ser .series of obliglng pilgrimoges ol the orrogor-thot time ,lhe ortisl confessed rn crn inlerview -Even before the flrst wor, losif lser wos o rec.plex ond innovcriing personolity, who woLr : the chol enges ond iensions of cn oriist p o.:iunciron of some continuous y inleroctrng cu -

studres in Munlch {with Antonin Azbe, Nico cJohonnes Herterich, ond Kcrr Mcrr) hcd forc:disopline lhe imcrgincrtive effort crnd, espeshow respeci iowords lhe decisive lechnlco iwhich we ccn olso see ln lhe young Jcnco's .

Moreover, being slimuloled by ihe ort expe'Pcris,

ondcs

onodmirer of C6zcnne

ond s,-the Ncrbistst, ser coplured, in hls work, the :-lhe secession ond expressionrsm, logether wr-'the synthetisme, with its bidimensiono deccsion ond ts inlense colours, lord f otly; thus 'r=ogoin the vogue of the .loponese prints disc:,ihe lmpressionisis.

An c erl corlcoturisl in the trcdition of Bruno r:Th. Theodor lleine s from the Simplicrsstmus.

sized ihe sorcosiic conteni of ihe onecdote i:.composilions, where the monumento f q,-rort od by th rl eq. o i e' r -l'e . oi'^d :

dow monner; thus he morked out forms wlth c=holoes, whose volumelric represenlciion wc-iized by woy of stump or o lernol ng surfoces ':the Jugendsti monner The ierky, yei firm on3drowing hod lts own evolulion, from the con- --lne to lhe broken on-^, f rom the imposing eft:forms dissoluting in the ight, doubled b'.mou ded shodows, which reccrl Fouiito s so.-

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: pe lrupuri micr, pe core insd o moi cultrvou

-rf lemporoni co .liquidi sou Petrescu-Gdindr.: erc mcestrul iui oncu, pe core un exeget-ooron, O. W. Cizek, i osemuio cu morii de

:- o iimpu ui, cu Poscin, Grossmon, Molisse,-leine, Grosz ;i Dix, cdmirindu i ,, inio coltu-

. rupld" o desenulul'..: -- e idrdnesii din l9OZ vor rodicolizo consli:-istlce si, oldiurl de ser, outor ol unor compo-,: esilor'dromolice, Nicoloe Moniu, Ary Mur-:-cisc Sirolo, lon Teodorescu-Sion, 9.c.m.d.,

=: mogini memorcbile, ce vor conolizo cori: :xold prevo enl pe morovuri, pe fdgcsul unel

:--e implicdrl socio e6 CoricoturiJe po ilice:-e de loncu intr-un rdslimp re otiv scurt, dupd

,:-eo 'in Romdnio 11922 1923 ), continuo: dlrectie, temolico sc socrc d odopidndu-se,rui expresionism lrogic, nuonlot de ellbe-

=.ergiilor lotenle, pelreculd c Coboreiu

:e priveste desene e reo izcle de loncu in

:: ucenlciei c ser (in oielieru cdruio ou slu

::i virtori coloboroiori oi scri, Mox H. Moxy)onieL), ele mdrlurisesc senslbi ilolec e evu

:e moesiru, fcrlo de modu in core ccesio: 'noiesluos in pogino subiectu. Couiorecr,: 'noiesluos in pogino subiectu . Couiorecr

-' ,dini impozonle ole personoie or ce cuce-- :---o spotiul o b o co li de hdrtie, o unor otilu

. , :' rzdtoore, rezumotive, cu rocursiuri indrdz-: : :, unc din preocupori e constonte ole lul

. . '- spiritul creotiei ui lser, odoto cu insusirec=-- : precrse c crelonu ui si o esiompei, o

.- :Joreo o l-os-rcrtie p'op e prr q poe:i .: ce ccceniueozd descompunerec subiec-

.-c.ofele fcleiote, iucole riimrc penlru sugero--: -: si o uminii. Esie o vorionio incipientd o

. -: :t lemperof corocieristic monierei in core'. zc, in sp ritu ui C6zonne, dor si o ui

-- . lJeckel,-in ccuoreld si oviu, construcfio

, r : or, re iefond coniurul ferm dor frogmentot,

-' : :iuote de crviut. De osemeni, preferinfo lui

- =-'-, suprofeieLe texiuroie (dungi, coroio je,: :oe da a16p^po pe [o.,i" s.olo] d^

l"'dst i re vo e5 -- ,i lo or c . r el eft -

-, = re inoleum, din deceniu trei.,- ,-ei generoose oferie pe core oncu o foce1 -- '.\tzeu ui de Arto, Cobineiu de Desene si

::-ire csldzi o serie de desene Te evonle::: 'o pe ioodo lr p. c Modet ('o 6 )

- : =',:-olu esie rezo vol monumentcl prln suges- : = le modeleu, Portrelul scrtitorului lon Vtnea

-- core, o dluri de hosurolio grupoto pe

. , -:hiulore opore o consirucf e obslrocld

: : - lnli oherndnd in jurul unui ox, cu ro de. = a compozfiei, Borbal osezat (? lon

" - - 65) compus energic pe dicgonolc,- ,: . 64) privit in iimpu execufiei din spote,

-t,-' je concentrore, si unde hosurolro oxoto

e r qe o r::with the lrodrlion of cc':: -':: .. - '-: : :: : -Leod:sel or -i', booc : -:. ...,orlrred b1 C r - ;- : i . :- -

odP^l-e' -Go-o'ro r'. -....:

moster, whom o period cTi .- : 1.. ,. l::. ,,'por^d o'ogoo dog'-e' .t : ^-Poscin, Grossmcn, Mctlsse, Tl' h. -: -= 3-: -- :-Dix, ond odmired the ongu c: crd b::<e- '= .t 'drowing''.Ihe l9a7 peosonl uprising rodicollzed ihe criis'rc corscience ond, oporl from lser s overwhe ming y drcmotc compositions, Nico oe Mcrnlu, Ary Murnu. Froncrsc

Slroto, on Teodorescu Sion, o.s.o. creoted some rf em

orob e imoges which chonne ed lhe coricoture, former

ly inspired from socLoi monners, loword lhose subjects

with morked y soc cl connoloiions'. The po ilico cori

coiures pub ished by lonco durinc o relotively short

period olier his return lo Romonlo 192223) took up

this direction, his sociol lhemes odiusling to ihe trcrgic

expressionisl version, nuonced by the iberoiion of the

oient energies, lriggered off by Coboret Vo lolre expe

rie nce.

The drowings thcrt.lcrnco e.,eculed durino his opprenticeship ol ser's (two of Jonco s future co oborotors,

Mo, H Mo"y ond -^^r Do'iel we'o opp e cd i

the some studio) testify for the pupil s sensllive response

os lo lhe woy his mosler woud mognf cently set the

'lblecr or pop" . ['o osr I or o .lorely o i oo o

the chcrocters who toLe over ihe while spoce of the

poper, some surprising olliludes summed up in bo dforeshorlenings, loler become Jonco s preoccupolions,rem nding ser's creoiive spirii however lhey come

olo.e n t o-co's orqJ t re o o p a.,)e -ec iq-e olihe penci cnd slump to which his own woy of hotch-

lng, by expressrve grouping, is crdded. The lotterprpl o zo h^ de orpo il o ot -he

sL b1^. r.Iocoreo,l[o^

'^7-l riol Iployeo.r\aro g

gesrrg hodow o d igh-eftecr. lLi. ' o ^o ly ,or -

anl of lomed cubism, cr choroclerislic of ser's monner

of ono ysing ln C6zonne s sprr i, ond olso in KLrchner's

ond lleckel s, the chorocter's conslruction, wilh woterco ours, Chincr lnk, ond wcrsh, under in nq the firm, yet

broken out ine, by di uted lints of wosh-. Moreover,ser's preference for lexlured surloces (stripes, squores,

voto i

g ofroo rp on

ip^d poper]

or,geno

sti orlqin s o so mon fest rn Jcrnco's work os welL, for

insionce rn the plcsler reliefs cchieved in Zurichs, ond

ln the obstroct composiiions on linoleum from the third

decode.Thonks to lhe generous offer lhotJonco mode to the Art

Museum \n l967,The Drowings ond Prints Room cwnso series of relevoni drowings for ihis eory period: Ibe

Model \cc:t.61 ), where the chorocter rs monumenlol y

ochleved by suggestive shcpe eflects; The Portrcit ofthe Poet lon Vinect {cot 66) where, olong w th the

hotching disp oyed in lriongle forms, on crbslrcrcl con-

siruction is siruclured on cllerncting lines oround crn

oxis meont lo bo once lhe composilion, Seoted Mc:n

os f ser.

Scriilorul . L. Coroglc e, l9l 2

os I ser, The Wrller

L. Coroqiole, I 9l 2

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pe forme geornelrice, cc.eniJeozd mpresio de

loietore.n l9l2 oncu coloboro cu desene o revislo Stmba-

lul pu6 icoiie ce cnticipo v ioorec sc orieniore non

conformistd. ustroiii e ui occenluou preliozitoteo

senlimentulul, sinestezii e 9i corespo ndenlele ver

suriJor ce provocou o slore nevrolicd si un ezoterlsm

ombiguu Recuzilo simbo islicd (nuduri feminine de

tipul fomme falale, enlrelacs uri vegeiole) esle tron-

scrlsd'in imogini fermet, o cdror desen cu simp lficdripulernice, cu duci gros in coniur, 9i frcgil in detcliul

esenfio lzol, ominieic moi degrobd de desenele Lui

Emi Cr i[Nu esle ps tde inie es sd omintim foptul co in l9l3ser publico o serie de memorobile portrele ce

insofeou un lext de Peire Locusleoru, 50 de figu,,

contemporone, ce Tnorccru o tteceTe de lo gorio lo

portreiul groflc lilercr t, gen ce vo fi cu deosebii suc

ces continuot de loncu in colobororec fructuocsd cu

Pi lot si Perpess cius sou cu Felix Aderco. Surprin-

dereo lrosoturl or coroclerislr ce personoiului, lucidi-

loleo observcrfiei psiho ogice osociote obi itolil in

redorec osemdndril fizice vor fr intolnite consiont si in

porlrel slico ]ui oncu.

Nu gtim de Lo cine si-o insusit loncu lehnicile grovuri

pe lemn si linoleum, pe cate incepe sc le prcrclice lo

Zurlch, impundndu le prin coliioie, oldturi de co oi si

reljefu in glps. Se poi.insc

stoblli une e poslbile

conexluni inlre e si diosporo din tlmpul rdrzboiu ui, cu

precodere de o Berlin, Munchen 9i ZLirich. Astfel,

e i,-oL .e pL 'r oo o o €r- o zob e -to r

grcvurd uno conservoioore, llustrotd de oriigti pre

cum Solomon SonieJevici, sou Srgmund Mour ' - sl

o olto novoioore, bozcld pe experimeni, cum ero

cczul ul Arthur Sego. Cu oceslc din urmc loncu vc

colcboro o expozilic internofionolo a Contrmpo-

ranului din 1924. E experimento cu succes oldl

tehnico grovurii pe lemn cdt g ceo moi recenld, c

inoeumulur. Din lgll doieozcr Flori de lotus"t\n

core Segc cdulo siilizori formc e, sugerole nu numci

de subiectu cu porfum exolic dcrr 9i de iehnico osproo ernnu ui, rofinot indulclto de o douo p crc-r de

ientd Jn I 9l 2, devine oproope obstrcrcl in Der

Blifzo sau in serio de opt grcvuri d n 1913, AnStrand, cu subieci osemdndior cu ce ol unor desene

rec izoie de Poscin c Cstende't in l9l4 Sego

emigreozd in E velic, dupo ce expusese in foro, dorsi o Berlin sou Miinchen''. Lo Tessin-Ascono, el vc fi

de osemenl o prezenfd octrvd, vc coloboro $i cu

loncu o decororec Ccrboretului Vo lcrire vc pub iccr

grovuri Lo revislo Dodc (3), ior dupo razSot 11922'1933) vo conduce Novembergruppe lo Ber in si o

gcoo o libero de piciuro, unde vor studlo M l-1. Moxy

9i LoLo Schmierer Roih Adeptu poSi-impresion smulu

tdrzlu in vorionid pointi istd si prismot co, e este creo

lorul sinuhctneismului plostic in core, frociionondimogrneo co inlr-un coleidoscop, o recompune opoifi mic dintr-o suiio de secvenfe ing obond si romo.

Sego - oulor ol unor imporlone lexie leoretice /

(lon Vineo ? cot.65), energeiiccLy composeCdicrgonol; Violonist (cot 64) shown during his

monce, from ihe bcck side, deeply concenirotecose the hotchlng, concentrcled n geomeiricord^r 'r^

lê loceti g r p ^ io .

n l9)2, Jonco conlribules drow ngs io Simbc

mogozine whlch onticlpoted his future nonconfcenlolion. llls I ustrciions emphosised the offeci

senlimenl, the synoesthesro, ond corresponde

period poelry, wh ch brought oboul o neurolicrnd ombiguous esolericism cltogether. The s,

) . erA y I cn ir'te . de o L^l'r oo er'-e t'o t

^ o .n er oce) ro 'ibed ir , oody inoqôro*irq *i' d "

-cr rp r o o n;r\ -' -L ; I

rn" n,, ;ne ono o lrooile ole or I A 6'en o resomehow reminds us"of Emil Or ik s work.

It is worth noiing thot in l9l3 lser pub ished o :memorobe poriroils, occomponying o iext bLocuslecnu, 50 Contenporary Characlers

morked the possoge from coricoture to ileror\gropl ooen.w i'' ,tosr '"- llltJo'.o o.rirg ^ t -oop^ro io ,vi lr 'p^ ' ,.r, o'o [^l Ade o h cop'uri g |.e.,. noi eol .o r.e ru oil e rto psyctolog

volion, ossocioied with his skillful renderrng of

''ccr fecriures, ccn be consiontly seen n .lonco's lWe do nol know from whom lonco ocquired il-=

cul crnd ljnocui iechnrques, which he begon lo p'Zur ch, neverlhe ess, due io iheir quo i! he succimposing them, o ong with his co1 oges on:rellefs. Some possib e conneclions could be esbeMeen.lonco ond the Jewish Disoporo, espe:from Berlin, Munich, ond Zurlch during ihe Gr=Thus there were oi leosl lwo noiiceob e direc

on y in the fie d of engroving), o conservotory 'troted by such ortists os Solomon Sonie erSigmund Mour'', cnd on lnnovoiive one, b:experimenl, os ll wos lhe cose of Arthur Sego . -:oboroled with the lcriter for the inlernotiono ex'lhe Conlimporcnul mcgozine in 1924 He sr,tested out lhe woodcut ond the Linocul ln -Flowers', dcrting from 191 1, Sego soughi t'

"ly oio gge'ed a-a'/ oy l-ôo,,to ojo, b.- ol.o oy lL e ro ql . lr

9 ^lreotment, subily smoolhed by o secondc,ip ote n

,1912, he become crlmost obslroct in .'-

or in lhe series of lhe 8 engrovings from-:

Strond hoving o slmilor subleci with some ot --

ings execuled by Poscin in Oslende't ln l9emigroted lo Swlizerlond, ofter he hcd ex-Romonio, ond olso in Ber ln ond Munich ' -Ascono he wos on octive presence ond :: with lonco ct lhe decorotion of Ccborel Vc :pub shed engrov ngs in ihe Dodo mogoz neofter ihe wor {1920-1933) he led lhe Nover.:-

r Berl'^ oô o [ê , lool ol po r rg ^-'Moxy ond Lo o Schmierer'Roth studied. A fo :.loepo ^pe.,io -'r''r rspoilill ,ro dpotl l^ ,rcrs I e .roo-o ot l^ p'o . ,rrr'C



I :.:v.lri pe emn, simili-obslrocio,, exe, = -;d fermd, cu ho;urolii ego e, paro

o ^ ^ d^, o'o-i\^ o ^-6't To' rle'viu dtn lg71 ", picforu M H.

r lespre trecerecr so prin oteJieru luirLr^ ^^ l^ n-- cl -,- :: - - ::spre expozilro de lo Der S/urm si

: :u !erworth Woiden, cmlniecr si

- -- Siern ccrre il frecventcr pe Segol.. . : =-r flsese elevu lu Gysis, co si lier

,- S-,.lck. Scenogrof cu exceptioncle-rilve, ce tronsformo sceno inir-o

ga e 5 !a16 ol i pd^. - , : diuri de Mox Reinhcrrdl o Deul. - : Ber rn, unde o fosl membru ol

-:- :,cd 1918, membru, co si Sego si

=nbergruppe. Nu esfe exc us coVo. , p,ao! po e d^

- -,- ,, sd fi cunoscul creoticr leclro d o

- ,l..r- e' pe core oceslo e publico lcr

,:,rr,"nls. luslige Blotter, etc., dcr moi

- -: : de I uslrclil ominiind ornomenlul

--'c pe core in mod cerl grctvuro

- --:"rcird o cre csupro ul lcncu ne

, : :-:s.lcunem cd el or fi putui crsimi o si

,: : operei unui orlisl origincrl cc Loscdr

-:",1 .rnchen, dor din pdcoie morl pre

,. ,' e so e pub,licole in revislo Der- ) l2) si indeosebi grisoil/es uri e

' --:: - 'dzborului, re evd, pe 'ingo olrocf o- :--: s Von Gogh, o exocerbore de tip

:.ertimenlu]ul si o unel ctitudini der: comporobi d cu ceo o lui Georg

- , Jx Deoltfe,e expuneoin l916lo:, - : r MLinchen cu Erich Heckeltt.

-.'::zd o bumu cu inogrovuri pub cot lo

- :: moghore de ovcngorda MA dtn

-:: -lcns Moliis Teulsch, originor din'i' 13 onvergurd europeond co g cncu.

,, 3rdcpesto, Munchen si Por s, e se ori

-': a expres e p ostlccr ce se obsircc

- :' Je o un expres onism pdtruns.inccr de

= ::ii spre o formL- cre nonfigurolvo pro-

: r .e concenlreozd pr n obslrogere rii

-: ,: cie lormelor". lo Poris, Moitls Teutsch

.e B. Fondone, redoclor o revislel

- : ': s outor ol unui iroiol in core teoret zo::niroloi ol forme or conslruciive (Kunsti

: --r. ,.iro/ und Aktivitat im Kunstwerk, ( I 93 I )

:.rrotor pretuil lo Conttnporanul.

-'9l 6, M oncu se of o o Zurlch, unde

- ,-"sur e Scolii Po itehnice (orhrtecturc)".

. oo ol ^r'g orl lo 06 rozoo o

: a.'o eo.o.qo,do orF.oo,o.,'u gruporii Moderne Bund core in

- , reo, prinlre o ie e, expozilio Picosso,r=:: o Go errc Tcnner''t. Von Rees expu-- rrsirocte inrudite oclrecum cu re refuri e

. -:= -rci lerrziu cr e iui loncu. Experimente e

i'- se concenlrou de csemeni, in iurul

by breok ng ihe imcae - :reconslructs it cinemciicc .

the frome.

n 1917 Sego , rvho c sc :,orelicol iexlsr , wos \,icrl .lri,r.r -q, o o ) p.:comb ike decorcl ve su'fcrc. -

1917"', ihe poinler M .- r\,,i:r, '=

himse f wos Gysis cnd Fronk von Stuck s p.9 .. .u-hcd been once. A sloge desgner,,,nrlh ex:eo-::iimogrnotrve resources thot chonged lhe scere nlo o si-

generis p oslic conslruclion, Slern worked logeiher ',v ihMcx Reinhordt ct Deutsches Theoter in Beil r lor l6yeors; he wos o member of the Secession ond, citerl9l8 o member of Novembergruppe, iust ike Segcond Moxy. We hove reosons lo belleve thot withMcxy's he p - preoccupied with stoge design cs wel- .lonco mighl hove known Slern's theotrico creolioncrnd the coricoturesz' lhe otler pub ished in Jugend,5rp ', --qeBoe a-(. o,d^p. oi. i

..ce o I oior.^ o'ro ^Oe o o.orop/cnd ornomeni:r. Consider ng ihe rnl uence thot the

Germcn expressionisl engrov ng hod on .]cnco s work,we ossume thct he could hove osslmiloted some fecr

lures pertoining to the origlnol work of lcscdr Vrore, on

oclive ortisl in Munich, deod premcturely. His ccrrico-

lures, pub,lished in the Der Kontet mcaozine (1911-1 91 2) ond especro ly his grotesqu e grisoille, executedduring lhe wcr, reveol, oporl from their offinity wirh

C6zcnne ond Von Gogh, on excggeroied sensiiiviiy ofexpressionisi lype, cs we I os crn ottitude of ccute ucrd-

ily, compcrcble to Georg Grosz s cnd Otto Dix s.

Moreover, he exh bited wlih Er ch Fleckel ot Go izGollery ln Munich in I 9l 6::n l9l7 the pub ishing house of the Hungorion ovontgcrrde mogcrzine A,4A printed lhe inocLLls olbum bylJons Mottis Teulsch, o Brcrsov born orll:l of Eutopeon

p or're .e |^ Mo, ol Jo- o Arte 'i o e ,

Munich cnd Pcris, he lurned lo o p oslic expression lhcrl

groduo ly beccme crbslrcrcl. Stcrting from cn expres-

sronisl mcnner, sii pervoded by .lugendstll remem-

brcnces he moveC lowords o nonfigurolive, muslcc

phrosing whLch concenlroies, by crbslroctton, the sinu-

ous rhythms of forms". ln Poris Mcllls Teutsch workedwith Ben jomine Fondcrne, nol on y crs on ed ior oflnlegrol, bul o so cs lhe oulhor of o lrecrtise, where he

developed o lheory obout the contro ed energy of the

conslruclive forms (Kunsr, deologie Stobilitat undActivilat in Kunstwerk, 1 93 I ); he wos o so o co loborolor of Contimporctnul.

n Ociober l9l6 M..lcnco wcs in Zurich, where he

regislered ot the Eco e Po ytechnique (Architecture)t'

n ihe cosmopo rlon mil eu of wcr em gronls, he wcrs

introduced lo lhe cvonl qorde mcnifestotions from

Swllzer ond, sp nning oround lhe Modern B,tnd grous:,

which n l9l5 hcd opened, omong oiher octivities, the

Mctce oncr, Grovrrc pe

remn I 9l /Moice lonco, \A/oodcul, l9l /

Ernsl Slern, lslrolie dir mopo

Sumurun, ll9l9 19201

Ernsl Slern, I l:lrolion frcm the

porlloiio Sumrrun, ll9l9 l?201

t77



coboreie or ilerore s cr-:i.e:'. D n oerioodo ime

diol urmdloore sosrrii a 7lr crt lnorto este lnco oeprovenientd romdneoscal) crecem cd doteozdr lucro

rea Pictor desenind (cot 68), in core, pdstrcrnd foc-turo folelotd si imposlcrec monumento d o persono-

iului pe coo o de hirtie, in spiritu ui ser, cpore un

deicliu semniflcotiv de mobi ler, o scu plurd ofrlccnc(?), o femeie, un fe de ccrriotldo spriiinind b oiul unei

Tf ese", pe core-i punem in re olie cu recepliviloieo

fofo de crlc necgrd cu lLvoid de cubism si, in genere, fofo de neo-primilivism Este pulin probobi co

ccesl desen so fi fost ucrol cr Bucuresti unde preo-

cupdri e colecfroncrriLor folo de orieLe pr mitive erou

obio lo incepui, desi numol cdlivo oni moj l'irziu,

Corneliu Michoiescu semno in lnlegral un sugestiv

criicol osupro orlei negrezr.

A oturi de vechl si noi prieleni (Vineo, Jocques Cos

lin, lcrle Voronco, Moxy, Mliio Pdtroscu 9.o.m d.),

loncu incepeo din 1922 cruciodcs Conttnporanului,crr penlru nuonloreo prodigioosei so e oclivlidll esle

pooie cozu sd omlnlim oici edificolooreo so prietenie cu Fritz Boumonn (l 886 I 942)tt 9i pcriicipcreoo expozifiile grupdrii Dcs Neue Leben \o primo

expozitie expuneo 5i Segol). Este evidento inf uenfo

ldeilor leoreiice oLe lul Boumonn {elimincrrec diferenlei dintre crlele lrberc e g ceLe cp cole, proclicorecrcompozitionolu ui pur sl iber, re oilo noud -inlre

formo si culocre, cpropierec orlislu ui de pub c ;renuntoreo o "lrufio" cu livcrld de lo Renogtere inco-

ocet". De osemeni, semniflcolivo penlru evo ufro so

viiloore esie prefiguroreo unei tendinte egote denouo obleciivllole, olcriuri de cubo futurism , expre

sionism si cbsirociie purd: 1n .odru monlleslc ior deio Dos Neue leben unde o pcrticipct 1c expozi

lii e de a litc6, 1919, Berno, Bcrse, l92A'''' --,loncu o fosl recepiiv o ideeo denonslroliilor de orlct

noud pe core e promoveozcr-crpoi in Romon o s o'incurcioreo orielor op icoie -. n porole cu gruporeoomintito, se constiluie 9i grupu Rodlkc e KLjnsller o

monifeslu cdruio oncu se vo referi, omintind postu o-tu ononimoiu ui opere de crrto, c ortlstului cufundotin eficlento muncii colective, pe core crlistii rcdiccr I

(Arp, Egge ing, Richter, s.o r d )" i ofiimou intr o

perioodo cond idei e socio lste lrlumfou peniru scurl"ro, G-ror oDtrp bcide oWe.^o'.Dupo speclocu ooso e iberore cr energiilor zcrgo

zuile de rozboi in mrscoreo Dodo, revenil in

Romonicr, loncu csp rd spre reconf guroreo de ibercrl

zdrobitei unlidlj o imoginii, spre so iditoteo formei,spre crmonie sj muz colitole:7.Producljo so grollco mpresiononid esle rospdndiioin diverse pub icolii, volume si periodice. Lucrdri e

inedite sunl re clv pufine folo de ceLe iip-rrite. E e

re evd o evo utie sli islicd similord cu ceo o piclurii,

de o un expres on sm ocul, o un constructiv sm /em

perol a forme or obslrocie si, de oicl, lo un figuroliv

cu sugeslii sii islice o e unel noi obieciivitoii ocrecum

lorzii. Ln schimb, inregisirdm un drum re oliv ent de o

ccrLcoturd si portrelul grofic-ileror spre compozilio

Go ery"'. Von Rees presenled obslroct -

somewhot simi or io Jonco s oter obslrocl re ::,gcrrde experimenls concentroled oround,l=cnd ortistic coborels, loo"'. From lhe peroc i-

hls orrivol in Zurich (the quo iiy of lhe pc:=Romonion) dcrles, presumcb y, h s work - 'Drowing (cot 6B), where, ohhough he keep: ,

monner of fcceting slruciure ond the monur: '-

lioning of lhe chorocler on lhe sheel of pope -

cont delol (o piece of furnilure) appeors 'Negro scu pture of o womon, o kind of cc-. r'porl ng the top of o lcrblet-. We wou d re c-=

recepiiviiy towords Negro ond Oceon c -

cul,,ism mcnlfesled o ong wilh ils loste fcr ' -vsm, in generol. I is most un ikely thot this c':

,

execuled in Buchorest, where the ort col ec':-,Ln the ort of lhe Negroes wos itle ol the :-=

however, ony o few yeors loier, Corne r l.'

signed o significcnt crlic e on lhis subiecl in -Together with his old ond new friends (Vi'-:Cosirn, lor e Voronco, Mcrxy, Mililo Pt--:,

.lonco begon lhe Conilmporanul crusade ' .-

order lo inlroduce some furlher dislincilons , -h.o-i,,\gr 1-^ \draT oedlfriendship with Frltz Boumonn (l 886 l91tport c polion into the exhibitions of Dos Ne-- -iheir first exhlbltion Segol exhibrted os we

ence of Bcumcnn s iheoreticcl decs (sucl :,nollon of the differences beMeen form c.: ,

crrtlsl s c oser reLotlonship to his pub ic, ihe :'- ,'

ciollon hls o d houghtiness of Rencrissor:- .

obvious. Besides, cr sign ficont foct for hl: :,'- .tion wos the forelel ing of o tendency Cof i ':newobjectivity ond cubofuiurismr , expre ::pure obslroctnesstt. Wllhrn lhe conlexl c: ,-

leben monifestot ons, .lonco porticipcrted -'- -

o orlor / i lo o B^r Boelwos receptive to the idec of new art ce--which he promoied oier in Romonio, onc --

olion of lhe decorclive orlsto. Ln porol e ..'

-ody mentioned movemeni, the Rodilcle r .wos sel up. .]onco referred lo their mon fe.

the thesls of the ononymiiy of the woT[ ot -of the ortlst cs c deep y engoged persor '-- :

tiveness of the col ecllve work The Rodlc: -EggeLing, Richter, o.s.o.)tt osserted this ihe : -

when socio lsl ideos were hoving lheir s- - -

cess in Germony, during the Weimor Re:-:After the Dodo movemenl speclccu orv ,-:=gies held bock by the wor, Jonco returne:: ' :

He wlshed lo reconslruct lhe deliberclei'i :-- . -lhe imoge, by rendering its form, its hor- -co i\'o o' irP^ i^ r^b^ otqoPlred in vorlous pub icotrons, vo umes

c'r' :

They revec o stylistic evo ulion cs hls ,-:lhot ls, from v o enl expressionism lowc':. ' -

sirucirvism of the obstroct forms, fo lor^re: :ve formu o, hinting ot ihe new oblec' .



: eo, 'r :. . e lJ lO' o rod o oi,ot a.o'e I Ol2

. oog^ a (9'rp66.. p ot(o1d6. r'i ga ler o' t,. olal Lr c or6. - . e,i

- o o -re oir ,r .il t d,/ -o / Crl

: e\ do ls^' o r']o,o ., o o dezorli- j:

,i monechinelor ui Schlemmer si o decu

. , -e-elor din hortie llnterogotoriu lo polilie,

-,- :e xilogrof, stilu of gulos si concrs ol'- . o oo'.o r- o.r o,a,:F d' .o ,e,o,aoo,

. : d- o ^1 ^'- .a,/a a ^ p,ir., o ,i: O O'OOtO .i oTAq\O i r'OrOO,

-' d po.i'ic or r . ct ,, o,ezent r

j c ^ pe roT' -i rora I 1le,'o,o, Jmo,

--coronul scu Puncf infre 1923 1926r ro'treiele lui ion Borbu, ion Vineo. Clorcrl'4inulescu (cat )44, j4Z l68, l69)

: : :d eJurd lronsonlir, simp/lficOnd lo moxi_I.o

' : 'r oo' ^,eo ,, e. r oo r

: -: . ce I cpropie de opero ui Kirchner scru

- -: :in. Roreori oncu cr reluol unele dinlre: - r-r!,cle in E velio (mopo cu I gravures sur- crcu et un poeme pc:r fr. tzora 1917

32, 133) de concepfie expreslonistar:...-;1 sdu se remorcd in grofico, mci oles

. - e obsirocie, coroclerizlie de iensrunecr' ô f o,a oaota.- e o,Q -o r .r: odio-tr o- i'to o oo,o de 5 _

" a.o-: ^ fo oo.,o . l- J pr ". ^: ' .rgl . to-o t1,tora .C1

- = _^:"cenlreczd sou se desfdsocro in rrtmuri: _-:scdloore o cdror ocliune c fosi rnler

; =-ernd disputo intre bine si rdu, mosculin_- .:rg, fiind slru-clurole pe reciprocilcriec: :onlromiscdrii:!. Compozitii e iui Mollis

:- rceeogi perioodd, in core conslructicleo^.tor -a

P' - ,, tr \o I ,^_r

"o.d r.[ / | gF] eto' d^ r,,2 ,,ô:'A-O Oe I rcl , erOiOOOio Op,OOpe

;tropo-6 o rp do o.,o,;o o.',. d- o-l e.ro trop-,rs, , M-.o- ::-e deosebire de ocesteo, rmocinlle lui

--:'ccte de decorctiv, de osocicrtii inedite

- ='exlurole intr

un eforl de sublimore o. oo:'e Cooo. o oe.r:o e o. ogJ o ao 6]a. ,pgicre ao O1I e a L i

- = inlenlti conslruclive sludiote, folcr de- ^-,-i e pub icole de Brouner, spre exem-

j: cncu si Mcxy, in numdrul unic cl onlr- - Cl; ,r lo, gt e,/t al1 r, J ,O

r oro e do( oro u" 6o 6'p "oq. , i61- -poclul gravurii o fosi, credem,"decisiv--t leserold ce pdslreozd o ongulozifole:- :cisnuinlcr lolerii emnu ui cu bricecrgul.

. ]o.O oe a1 cta , 136, ri'g s,9o.eO"zO'' '- aia o_ Do-e,..: tcan

c,/ r or,hooo rc -: -.

The vlsion of the woodcutfer, lhe crngulor ond cor:i:eCstye of the forms, cul os il in hord .o]", o, o," o

ro r,"sent in his drowings, where ihe occefis set b7 right

Q,o ^d o"d -ra q-" no ag o ^ h.o, Are , i

polrticol interlude .Jcnco publrihed oriqino woodcuiscnd linocuis in eoch issue of Continpoionul and punct,

beMeen 1923 1926 n this respect *. *oulJ i[L tomention lhe portro ls of ion Boibu, ion Vineo, C orcrHosl I cnd on Minule:cu \col )44, 147, l68 l69)d,onr I o rop.L,'rlo ihoo q.,) ,rp,io .led-roI o '- i9. - I s ooror, ;on or-ro icrg,,. oqo F or I teo r.on o too t ' .l oqo,- ,eines, recollrng Kirchner s ond Mcr pechrreriys workNow crnd ihen,.jonco would pick up ogoin some of hisp oles of expressionisl

_cor.rcepi;orr1

"ngrouud,n

Swltzerlond (lhe cytle ol B grctvures ,r, bJi, par M.J.o19o.1t L1n poeme par tr tzaro, lglT - cot I 31,

32 1J) (o :r' .rr, - .,d-opoeoreoo oo..or,;-'l p6pt6rr OnpOI;O hOO ^Z^rJO\Otef.,O^ b.',ve^, ,ho bor, geotr e'., ot 6 Fa Fr I p o -Cloround o centre of rodtorLn remrnding il-." ,".[".L"syslem of ihe ock., Points, orrows, crn

j triongles, circuO'o,eog hop"o-O -a ore.o.t ^- gr^j O, O o6q a

U .tr,..i.^l ,r ô.i o h,rhr ' 6r s" ^ 6, ,;.o,^ ^9 o 01 erF I o o r,o

o io b^-a atr qooo o oevil, lhe mo e ond femole princip e, or yin #d yor,,g'

lhey cre slructu-red on the reciprocity of mofion onicounler molion:"r. n Mcrftis Teufsch s composiiion of lhescrme period, the definite construclion orqon zed lhe6rogiplo c poi i.^ ,o' ,-o 11 hY.nooo,.

I

hed 1," o \o d, .i.. o"d r gd, e,o ro..^ . c ô-tiona[ :tyle viewpoini however, he wou d delimit o]most

pyromrdol scoffodings, comporoble in their spirit to AriD6co loscincrlion for Egypitcrn ond Mesopoiomicrncrrchilecture/!. Un ike these worl s, ior.rco s imoces.l ot 6 6q.9 6,.^ o.{re. ord ro*

-ot bror,or o,

leriured oreos meoni lo sub imole lhe drown surlcrce

lCon,position, News Vendor, cot. 99; IOO) The ftrmcul clong with the doring cutups tesiify for t'he ccrrefuconslruclive intenlion, os compored lo lhe linoculs pubished by Brouner, for inslcnce, in the onlv issue oi tl,er:ntimogozine 75 HP l)onco ond Mo*y oi:o publishedthere), whlch ore but the resuli of on inte plov of whiteo"d oto., ^d o ci )^',o,v ro . W^ ,h,-. .,onood hod o d" i,tr rpo r o. h s o.o,n rq 1 ethe lotter retoin o cerfoin ongulority speci[ic to ihe hobir

l,y'orce cncu

Morce.lolco

Vin etc, 1922

Vlqnette. 1922



lhs

fthIF

Victor Brouner, Focu de o

Bcnco de CreCit, 1925

Victor Brouner. Fire ct Credit

Bonl, I 925

Henr Donie, Ccfeneo o

Bocc,1932

Henrl Doniel, Cole ln Bo c c

1932

Din 1926 doteozo Coui c:ncozilii in ccre oncu

coutd sb formu eze.intr

o vor onia Cecorot v-conslruc

tiv-r exper menle e nonfigu:oi ve si cromotico cu

ecouri psihologice si emoliono e, randuild in cu otl

,,concove' cu putere relorlcar (cilron, verde Verone-se, o boslru de Pruslo, cormin) sr ,,convexe', mrnore

co forto (crom, rosu cincbru, verde, negru-olb)a'.Ag omeroreo ritmlcd o suprofelelor onimoie deculorr conlrcsionte {osemonotoore co efecl cu une e

dintre creclii e veslimentore ole Soniei Delounoy) inPion (cal. 76), su o profunziune de hosuri, punctesou omprente, ce foce greu izibi o figuro unu

or echin moleflc precum tn Compozilie \cat.77) esle

o conslontar. Esle poole un exemp u cri doritei infrotirio crrte or op icoie cu cele rbere, dupo derle ui

Boumcnn, oncu fiind de o tfe sl un repulcri scenogrofsl creotor de coslume".Prodlgios creolor de mo9/i loncu or fi puiui foce,dupo spuse e unui contemporon, concurentd otereru ui fotogroltc luliefa" . Cond Aderco lo solicitcipenlru ccrteo so cu jnlerviuri preluond o modconsold cu pufin timp.in urmd o Poris'a -, loncu o

poslrot in desen eg-rlurc inlrinsecd cu grcvuro, inio

toiooso, incdrccrtd de cerneo d, lronscriind eficienilrdrsdluri e modelu ui surprinse o folo ocu ui. Consecvenl concepliei potrivit cdreio inlo ore vo oore prevo-

lento in compunereo operei p ostice, e ofirmo. "Linic

occenlueozdr ozi grcfico unui ioblou, formeozoorobescu , determino compozilic, silueozd formc.Deseorl cngcjeczo cu ooreo inir-o cvenlurd neprevozulo si dincmizeozd, reduce seniimento tsmu

cu ori si moi oles ccceniueczd corccleru specificobslrccl ol compozitii"". Preop inu emofionol ol

mdinii vo evouc de o desenu crngulos (cminiim

Auloportretul limpuriu pub icot in 1923 1n

Continporc:nuf'', tn credo vizioncr) lo unul iber, ner-

vos, ln core din cdievo sumore rnodulori de duct, inioprecizectzd generos formo (Porlre ful sculploruluiCscctr Han, Porlretul lui lacques Coslin, cal. 92,I lO). ln onii 1930 l94O desene e sc e mdriurisesc o

muzico itcrle foliso o in ei, cu ritmuri sincopole souente, nuontote de rcfinole pulsofii de co d-rece. Pos

ie u cu preiiozitoti e ui vdrocse i olroge, porhele e

prieleni or llon Vinea, Dida Solonon, coi 102, 103)fiind odevdrcte revdrsdri de culori code, bogole,so cre, si unde pozo fronto o, directcr, nu rdeo \zeazo,ci esle mci degrobo un prelext penlru debordonteelc dri cromolice Porlret de femeie (cot. 1 1 2l ref ec,lo modu in ccrre oncu, coiife ond prin estompoforme e amp e generoose, se opropie co spill deucrori e lui Mossimo Compig i, ceeo ce presupune ocunooslere semnificotivo o nou ul c osicism". Exisio onoto de umor omcrT in une e desene ole ocesleperioode lMoS Crociun cot. I OZ) ce vo cu mino crdesene e onilor l94a 1945 in core ortistul olunge cr

o concrzie depllnO c expresiei: din cOievo inii cupenilo si cdlevo occenle cc de de posiel sugereozoumeo noud, pilorecrscd 9i co orcld o CrientuluiApropiot lArab cu mctgar, Arabi, coi I 18, 121)

of cutiing the wood pLoie with o knife ln fdrowings ofien suggesl the effecis of thethey do indeed ln Iucian Blaga's Portrait lT vo.o^ oo.i or do rg',or o2o lor,o 'o ^rL o-a 1 o decoro .e or - .-i /enonfigurotive exper ments cnd lhot type oooded with psycho ogico cnd emoiionolp oyed rn o ronge of "concove" lcoloursnoie) endowed with rhethoric force ( emo

green, Prussion b ue, cormine) ond "convehoving o minor force (chrome ye ow, greeivory b ock)'' A slecrdy dlrection of his mrhythmic ogglomeroi on of lhe oreos onimolrosting co ours (hcving o simi or effect wSonic Delonny's clothing models) os ln Pioond ln the profusion of hotchings, pornlsprints, which mokes ii difficu t, for inslonce,

figure of the evll hcrlequin, os it is in Comp/Z). Perhops lhis is cn exomple of lhe onbrotherhood of lhe decorolive cnd the scrls, occord ng to Boumcrnn s idecs. I is

here thct.lonco wos olso cr wel -known sceA o o o.'-1 c 1i'As o prodigious designer of mos,(s, .loncorivoled the lulieta '', the photo siudio, occ01 ^r po o / r.r ^ opir'or. Wt'^r Ao

him to co oborote to hls books of intervePorision foshlon thot lhe former took up qumoinloined lhe close re clionship with the wshorp line ooded with nk, efficient y rendelures of ihe mode , coptured ci thoi givenkeeprng with the ldeo of the prevoi Lng voluin composrng the p oslic work, he stolpointing the ine emphoslzes lhe grcphic, morobesque, esloblshes the composilionform. I often engoges the colour in onodvenlure, energizes, reduces ils seniimmoreover, ii stresses the specificoly obslraof the composilion''5 The overflowing embrush deve oped from lhe ongulor drcwin

lion the eorly Se/f-Porlroil pub ished in Coin 1923"', c visronory credo) to o f ree, nwhere the ine generous y defines ihe fobrlef modulotlons (IAe Portrait of the scHon, The Portroil o{ locques Caslin , calihe

,l930sond I 940s his drowings show

mus cc ity of the line, with syncopoted or s

nuonced by sophisticoted vlbroiions oco ours. The crcyon, with rts dusiy, oseduces .lonco; his friends' poriroits (/onSolonon, cot. 102; 103) ore fiooded with

colours, whi e the direct, froniol pose doesthe subiect, but it is rcrther o prelexl forexp osion. For insionce, Woman Polrctref ects the monner in which .lonco, by m

omp e, generous forms shoded by wcopprocches lhe sp rlt of Mossimo Compwhich indicoies his octucl knowedceCossicism!/. There is o nole of bltte,irr



- JCrdrilor de tinerele, cdnd ulilizo hdriie, - nbru sec (produso in Romdnio sou in--:- : djn perioodo inlerbelico sunl recl-

z o de r: po..e o . Lor'o oe .o .

'o.a r o'ooeoor\osJd de. -.t, celelolle opere sunl reduse co- l .iTe e e ovOnd oeru unor ]ucrdri

- -,: e oregdliloore suni pufine (Nud. - B)) êo e . ge eozo roi

, -:':l Cireclo cr pcnzei .inpicturo,

'ol o oer ' pa/ 91 ^-"l rile

- ce il oo.op e do oo,e" de

-l-:-r se configureozd in contexlu

::'::i romctnesti si, in ocest sens, se

- - ---::rciii sesizonle. Aslfe se oocte- '': compozillile de focluro con-

,e 1.. 'or (" .e e p o i, ore,r ' *pa O.. P, , C '.O.r d.

Mc v se 'er'o'.o p',r 'or'r6lô,oli, rr oloJ'

,rrofete or in obordoreo unorae loncu, core ore o viziune:cnld, corespunzdlocrre siudi-

-,':r 5i el c unor remorccbile

-r-;-::rsr, fudor Arghezi, Mox:-.Jre cenirifug, ritmrc, imogr-

r - pe reverberolii e multlp i

l

:: csemeni prieten si colobo: -':'ul pro eciului ccsei sotilor

- ob, Dor,-l soop"op,:= :,b sm, optond penlru onc. .: orolio de icotcr c eslompei.

,, ,,:color o lsloriei si tehnici]or

---- Cesen cu o rold umoristicd,

: l.curesliului, peiso je pline de

-= : Solcic, fiind renumit peniru, negrului. Delicoteieo liniei,

. :e sensibi itotecr emoiiei, il': ':-: de loncu- -:3eiote rdndurl cu scu plorito

- - : iolentold o nooslrd co obo:ourde e, dcr frecvenldnd si

-r r c-riuio impreund cu loncu-: ^r core loncu reprezento

r :rrno p ostico. ln oceostd:l ieolizo sl unele reLiefuri pen

= - :'c de oncut'. Grofrco ei,

,+ , dr - porl e e.ploo o

.j oo fo-"o -o oe5 1

- : -: lcotdr in Puncf, cu formu dri

,:: c cerlevo inil cu ioieturo

=::--' riimlce. Asociind in desen

- --: roili iehnice (tempercr, lu9,

i r--'e de cuLoore neogro elc.),'-^'l revenind, ocoperind piclu

..,'.6 po..66lo .. ata

drowings of this period iSc-: - - : - :' , -ro.ed r red.o,n -l'l eo,s' ,^66r-1 ,o-[--..some pen llnes ond worTr . .=",- =: , -- - , , -suqqesls lhe new picturesc-: l-: ,, - - --

lhe Neor East lArabicn r.:, --r-.- --- - .

il8, t2t)Exceptinc hrs eory works, u,-e- -: -:--r - t- r - -.

d'o*ngpop^' ^'ho o': : : :

ond Frcrnce), the inlerwor wcr[s ',v:-: ]"1., - , _-,: - jpooe'wooo'tooooe-to J.c: -: l,eC Lrr^ de qr el ApO- .o- : -. : _

dimensions, the other works ore roiher s-: r-: .==-[nore or ess occosrono] There cre eu., c-3CC"c'rr-rsketches (Woryqn nude,

cal. BO 82) wh c: :J9!eri cdrrect osscu I of ihe concrvos in porntino cnC sl-cui.-c con-stonl concern for the crouched ir,visted posii on: or lhosern-h le or-l)

ôA ope4

^t- -'rp o-oa - .o 'r o

cnd surloces they ool like c scu ptor s drowingslndeed

Morcellonco's ortdeveloped n ihe generol conlext ofihe Romonion ovonfgcrde, c,nd some meon nq[u comporisons couid be drown in ihis respecl. Thus, we ccrn

estcblish o relotionship beMeen .lonco's cbsirocl composilions in conslruclivisl monnei, ond lhose publishedb Vt-lMo, IinCo^-poo' ond,. o oMo , t,oin'n9 o. o poir te ; ob.'o,. 'n lhe ^r pr o j

of the decorotive e ernenl, the breolinq ol surloces ondforms, cs wel os ln ihe woy l" tJ.i

",r;;; ;.

turesque subiects, unlike lonco, whose visron is more

condensed ond powerful, showinq hls cr.hlteciurcllrcrining. Moxy, who o so drew some remorlob, e por-ircrils (Conslonttn Brancusr, Tudor Arqhezi, Mc:, Jacob,elc.") composed the imoge rhythml-olly, on o cenirfu-go bosis, conceniroiing the detci crround the mu tip y

gttrrF b-o-or,ot- oln^.o-lo o.

llenrl Donie'n wcs .lonco's friend ond col crborolor forwhom he designed o house crl 9 Ceres Slreei Donlelccme to cubism rother intuitively, choosinq ihe unciu

ousness of ihe cont6 ond the de icoie ve vei shoding oflhe stump. The oriist wos very conversont with the hLto-ry ond techniques of grophics, ond prociised c kind ofdrowing pervoded by humorous noles in the scenesfrom the Buchoresi s ums, whie hls londsccrpe. lromBo cic convey on Orienlo nosto qro. l-Je wos clso

known for his skiJLful grodotion of white ond bLcck. Thede icote line, endowed wiih force ond sensilivlty of emo-,;O

O,Cr ry 1n Ô, O O O- eo5t 'naoo Olr.

lonco exhibited severol times iogether with ihe sculp

tress Mrito Pdiroscu, our most lo enled col oboro-lor tt.

Bourdel e's pupil, but equoly o constont visiior ofBroncusi's studio, she ond.lonco mode o poir of

cubisis , ln which lcnco represented the colour, whi e

Mi1ilo the p osiic forms. n ihls "oriislic fel owship t',she

olso ochieved some re iefs for -lonco's buidings". Her

grophic work, concenlrcted on nudes ond poriroiis,

explored the sculpturol effect, the scoffo ding of forms,

especiolly in the linocufs published in Punct. They showforrns reduced lo essenfio/s, lo some lines wit'h ftticL

Mox Hermon Mory, Conslrucl

lnlegro d, 1925

Mox Hermcn Mory. ntegio

Conslruciion 192.5



ivl to lott 5. u ,o!o I du

193 I

Miilio Pctroscr. Two Nudes,

93 I

loncu.insusi ero cltros de -errico vi-.c iu ui, de conru-'' 'eq g'^ r'P'cUn o t orlisi, de csemenl co cborcior a Contimpo,

lanul, a fosl Cornelru Michai escu , core pornind deo odmiroiio fofo de C6zonne si orto pr miiivo,irecond prin licrlic, vo lucrc 'in spirii cubist si conslruc-tivist pono in on i lreizeci, ccnd se vcr orienlo vdrdiispre suproreo ism. Unele dinlre lucrcrri e sole deoof co tloi p^r11 J pi,- o 4

Î No. o

rnoortA cu fier de cctlcoit se opropie oorecum devrziunec socodold, de fotetori e cubiste c e ui oncusi de so lditcrteo formo d o orld-Aco r rri

Mcrce oncu c fosi oprecot de conlempoioni nu

r o de oroôo'oo .i oe -oo ioao oor a, ior ooculiurc core ou vozut 1n e pe cor feu crlei noi. De o

oriico ul ui Jccques Costin core semnolcr 'inloorcereo.in

lord, i": 1923 cu occrzic pr mei expoziiii de cMcrson d'Art, o unui oriisl de o e emenloro virulenlo,de o cerel,,rc itcie nietzschenionc pcno o orllco e e

omog crle dtn Focla .1932)" semnificoiive pentrudeschlderecr sl nevo o de sincronism c cu lurri

romonesli cu ceo europeond, ,,lconoc osl' , ,,A Gozo i

o p.icturii' loncu ero receplol co picfor-profet ce o

o.f. . o p'^-nol to , \.D.t ordO oa\p a o ro^

lcrrdu ' ole cdrui opere vor li dispulote n viilorime demuzee si ocodemii. Prin vitolilofe si forlc seniimeniu ui,

prin implicoreo cutezdloore ln procesu de innoire ooriei romdnesl , pr n cur oziioteo si pcsionolo inovcrtie

tehnlco, opero orofrco o ur Morcel loncu nu dezminleocesl odevdr.

NCIEl. A Robot, ,,Cu Mcrrce loncu despre e si despreol'i, t Pa- po ., ZoBO s, g l9:o p.

2.A-r'^ o.e..e'r oale' o etro.obo n

ccrre ser o ucrol grovurd cu ocul incepOnd din1921 , a indemnul se pore ol lui Poscln cu core eropr elen rec izcrnd p onse ce ou Tdmos de neego crt;

v Pictorul Pctsctn lo cofenea, 190B repr in Reperfo

riul, 1981, nr.4063 precum si repr de cr nr 48334844, v. si ,,lser I B8l 1958. Expoztie reiro-

:peciivd', coi. de Porcschivc Glouber Poior 9i RcduBerceo, Bucuresli, I 9833 ln I 909 ser deschideo lc Bucuresti, lo Pclotu Ater€ | aOA,iO rlorO- CoO- .i DerOir 6a.pOZ.tie primiid cu rezervd de public v si Peire Opreo,Op^ o o,- ',e r M .zo. o^ A'-o o D.S.R. rRevisla muzeelor, nr2, 1967 p 130 -

,136unde esie

rep od r> p oi^!lI ooet F oorog I i o^, a

l.. PA.l?o,,ât. t.o..OO ^6.pO>1.,e OoÔI 82I / 944, Craiova, I a8O Moriono V dc ,,Oo:e voli osuprc unor mode e sti istice ole coricoturi]or/ul Conslontrn .liquidi

.inRevislo muzeelor, nr.),

I 990). Do

e

-oglpp l0

4)6 Grr:tficc, nilitontc) tomcsneascd ( A bum ), Bucuresti,l 963, cop I B4B 1 92 1 "; Pove 1984 pp 22237 Eena Moieescu, ,, osil lser - c.ilevo modolitofi de

o-i' orr'L'.od t.tri'aptrro1

rg .l e wo ld o.5o io ^ ôbo oro ,o,

col combincrtion (lemperc, chincr-ink, chorcc:.icl bo,L .oou.d pcrpe .. 1. h^ o.or d o r-t re . .r'ed o o.o,e ed o oor

surfoces n o per od when Jcnco hlmse]f'wc: :by the iechnique of stolned gloss window cs ,..:

the hcrrd blocI out ine in pcrintLngi:.

Corne iu Michoilescut'wcrs onoiher orilsl

or:_

rcrlor of Conttnporanul, he beqcn by oc-7a a a d le p r e o oo tro-: -

.

*o'[oo ir^ bloo o L-\,-fo':1930s, when he obviously lurned lo surrec :-of his grophlc works ore poifting sludies -Still live with lron-t'), somewhol close to jo-:-cubist fcceting vision ond to the formo sc : -

o rl-d-aco

Morcel -lonco wcs high y este-^med by his - --

rories, nol only by lhe ovontgorde ortists, r -

the mojority of high-brows, who scw ln l- -- -senger of lhe new orl. From Jocques Co:-- ,

which onnounced the relurn lo Romonlc i. :

lhe occosion of the first exhibilion (ot Mcls:cn orlisi of fundomenlcr viru ence, of N e

-cerebrcrliry'", tl the orlic es prois ng his lc e-'wos co ed conoc crsl", 'Al-Gozcfl of po r . :llshed in Facla 11932):3, significonr for the ,:_=

ord -te ra6o o lr or rc r^ Po

w I W- or' -.'op. Jor .o no l o.oor^r ord o prop . o ogele. \. D.-el i'q'e d, o.i^' u o\a voI r ,

in future by museums crnd ocodemies hcs:-foci Hls viiolity ond force of senirmenl, h s c:oori L-po.c. of,oTono o- ^:

h ilcr.eo aoc oooo. o.oapU I

o iouot or oi (o ^c op.ro,Mcrcel Jcnco s grcphic work cs we

NOIES

Al Pobo C Mo e o- rdop--o {Wi ,Mo e,-o,o c,boIroRanpo, no 4680, August 1933, p 1

2. We remind lhe remcrrkcbe technlcru-. i-

ôr. eO o v oOi' 3aq T; 9 n'. a2

'olo,n rq i r^rd

Do . 5 oo\ e.

unpora e ed p otes. See Poinler Pascin c' "=, QOB eo od eo r ?^p^ ,o , -oB

cl d olso 'ep od rc-o 'o-"r o aB3 J ABa

l^ BB o5BPe-oQtrr-[.] o

09 o bv ooro.l'uo Go be Poo .:

Berceo, Bucuresti, I 983.3. n 1909 ser, together with Foroin, G: ,-Dercin opened on exhibrtion oi lhe A-=.B.Loe ^ l-,io,eoo,odp.oic -

o .oDo-e

Op eo lo.it..o A .

R.S.R ', in Revisto Muzeelor, no. 2, 1967 c :

nloela,\co\^.p.o6 o.oio:-d ceo

4 S Poul Rezeonu, The Historv of Fine Ar.:

t\I



s o r o r e , er r ocp 149 - 1 59; Povel,

-.-moln ou XX-eme siecJe,

,,,emenl roumoin d ovonl^e i'Hisloir-- de l'Arl Sete3/ noto 1O 9i repr l - 4.cie de obicei cu inilio e

:: nli, cum este cozu iuo orlr o'e .lI

;: iI912),tnv 2254,v ei

:r-. p. I 5l

9l 8 I 920) grcvurd pe

o o . :

'o la5 it ?er >.o \l1 oo o 'aBA p taA56. Ro.no, .or M' 'o G c: :.

oo3 ae -t a ropr- , :

Pcve 1984 p 23277 I -^no Molee . lo. i

presenl humon figure n inlerwci -)':'.' ,.'si

Cercelori de lsforio Arlei, ile se' :. ,t -tome 28, l 98 l , p.l 49 1 59; Pove

' 9:- : :B Andrei Plntille, L'Art Roumc n cu X)'-:^-: . =: =

Consideirclions sur e Mouvemeni Rourc' L4 :-1gorde', in Revue Roumc:tn d'Hisloire ce Ai: Se-e

Beoux Arts, Tome XXIV, 1982, footnote lO. oro I I 4.

9. As o ru e, these drowrngs ore s gned wlth coLi

q ophlc inii ols inside ihe imoge, cs it is the cose ofihe il usiroljons show ng three women, nude, bust for

Theodor So ocolu's texi.

Ccrf e l! \r',ichal es.L ono,

931)

Corne iu Mlchdilescr, .]onoh

v.1ll

l- o si co porlreiisi. nlre

.- :: de noople bucuresleond.

- : OO .'7AA 'lO rO O

, -: semnand cu Pseudonlmu: :: 7 ian,1923,

scrio despre

, :,ld ce ominleo de ,,primc: r :xoreslonlsto'. Lo Morcel: :: r.lneo problemo ,,emofie

:-- -r el optlce, oblectele din

r,':: noier o copotind o forlo

- -. r c,inlre ollele, Domnrsoara

= I :c Solomon, pe core loncu

_ -t_jtuttogico'

:-i

. , - :i erreisen ", in Europcttsche

. - ,:-:pnik ous Berliner Kunstverla

r::-L n. 1 989, p 96.

: - :' . ' i, Bucuresti, 1 990, pp 1 89

I -. ::scu, ,,Restllulri. Arthur Segol

-': t. 12, 1 984, pp B 1 O

-' - :-:- Kunstlerbtogrctphien in Rej-. .--,i. Revolultonc:tre Kunsl ln

I : . ?33, (cot ), Ber in, I 979 9

-- -7MNAR,inv26455r=--:spective M H. Moxy', in

Pp \2 5t- .-t nv l3l3: ='- 'rsi S/ern, Ber in 192a, Enciclo

I O /on L. Caragiale's Portrctir, \1 9l 2) The Notionol

Museum of A* of Romonlo (NMAR), tnv.2254 See

o so Elenc Moteescu, work. quof., reproduclion, p.

t5lI I So omon Sonie evici {1 878 l91Z) studred in

Munich. ln )912 he drew londscopes wllh romcrnli

colLy hcloed monuments, similor ln monnet ond fro-.n'te o 'h" S^ r^. 01 or ^..' 2 ,iq r' d Mo. ( Boz ooo to'r eo B^ r r

{1914l916) ond in Zurich (l9lB l92O) woodcui,

inocul, ond lithogrcph c ccricotures wilh onti wor chor-

octer, owed to .luoendsti vision, ond publ;shed in the

poges of the Nebe/spo//er mogozrne Between l92ll924 le ochieved iihogrophed porlroits of severcl cul-

r.ol O^.r6p6 ie. 7yL, I 1^p; ,.d.pcroo1rIe oO.

(ror M 1 -,. B" on r tordcr'^ 'dor Arqt ez

o.s.o.). H s socic rsl be iefs drew him close lo Cuvontul

liber, where he published his drcrwings; in 1934 he

publ shed on olbum, Sodoma, w lh expressionist

e.hoes, insp red from the Buchcrest nlght llfe. He wos

one ol the shorpesl chroniclers of new ort exhibltions,

signing with hls pen nome, Lucifer. n Ronpc:, Jan.7,IQZS, he wrote oboul M .lcnco's exhlbitlon; ofier he

ecolLed ihe primocy ol senilmenl in ihe express onrst

ort", he mcinlcined tl-iolwiih Morce lonco the 'lniernc

o-ro'or apro. od b, , o or the obi^

n'n^poni'qor^ prt ol,,^d ^hl-ro-otet o oo.

o new force, which is reveo ed, omong mcny olher

po nl ngs, by Miss lulio, the porlroil of ihe o.tress Didcr

\oo'ro rLor ,olo op o o '. n o l-ogi. I 7po"o ;

13 NMAR, inv 2484714 NMAR, tnv 2252315. Moriinc .luro, 'KLjnslLerreisen' , in Europatsche

l\/oderne. Buch und Grophik ous Berltner KansL

verlaqen, l BqA 1933 {cot ) BerLin 1989, p 96

16. Amel o Pove, Arthur Segol, os cr Young Mon , in

The Traiectories of Sight Buchcrest l99O p I 89 102,

ond Cotc in Dovidescu, ,,Restilullons, Arthur Segc unpu

b ished in Romonio", in Arlo, no l2 l9B4 p B l0I / Hoffmeister Christlne, Kanstlerbtoqrophren in Revo'

lution und Reolismus. Revolutionare Kunst tn Deulsch'

878 la l/J c studlot lo

, : ce sole cu monumente,

. op opore, o to. t'-o

.l=. u,rllJugendsii , publiccto

.. . o. Pe.^ri d oo^ oz



ih

hilil

F

il

2l .'No fgong Goetz, f.i-<'-(-;r' )er ln 1920, Enciclo

pedio dello speffc:colo, Romc l975,vo lX, p 351

22 ?ave )984 p 2723. Gheorghe Vido, ,,Mcitls Teuisch si diologul euro-peon o forme or', ln Ata, rtr 5/) 984; v. gi Ju io

Szobo, Moltrs Teulsch Jonos, Budopesto, 1983,Unqorische Graphik in Ausl<tnd Deulschlond v

/ 9l I 1933, (Cot ) Berlin, I 99024. Seiwert, 1993 p 44a

25. Roymund Moyer, Dada in Ziirich Die Akteure,die Schauplorze, Zat\cl, 1990, pp I 3 l9 Pentru

miscoreo Dodo 9i Tondenzen der Zwanziger Jcthre,15, Berlin )977 3/pp 127826 Roymund Moyer, op.cit. pp.33 48.27. Seiwert, 1993, p. 325 9i p. /35, iLustrofii e nr. 606t28. Corne iu Michoi escu, ,,Arlo neogr-r ' ,in lntegral.

Revistd de siniezd modernd, nr 4, 1925, pp lO I l.29 Seiwert, 1993, pp 97lal3O Morce oncu, ,,Arhiiecturo'in Mi;careo literora,nr 15, 1924 p. l. ,,Azt ca si o to dcto orlislu, inluind

lrufii vcne,.imbroco horno munciloru ui si coboord in

uzlnd... , ,, nsemnoii de orid', in Conlinporanul, nr.

45, 1924 ,,Artislcrlizon crtificiu ore irel sensuri deo-

sebile cu oporenid de osemdnore ( ) ; ,,C, cdl creotoru stie sd fie mcri degojot, i9i poslreczo perfecti-uneo, se feresle de obi ltali, cu oldl expresio crlisiicoeste moi violentc, moi iscusrtd. Tehnicc nu ore nrmic

comun cu vrrluoziioleo 9i ortificiu . {etc.); ,,Arhiteclurosociolc' ,in Contimporanul nr. 93 9495 I 930 (

)

,,Muncllorri lnlelecluclL si monuoli troiesc socrlficiulindjvldului penlru lolo ilcle.. , v. sl Moricno Enoche

lYida) Morcel lancu in Rondnict, tezc de icenio,coordonclor stiiniific prof. dr. Pou Constonlin, monu

scrls docli ogrcrflct, Blblioteco nstitutu ui de ArleP osiice, Bucuregii, 1916.3l . Foloslt de Mc evici in I 9l 3, lermenu de cubofutur sm reprezento o sintezdr crecloore inire cubism(frogmentdri, forme geomeirice, o noud conceplieosuprc spoiiului picturo

)si futurism (sublecie legote

de dinomismu vief r moderne in trmp si spotiu, in

mediul urbcn si industriol, un elos rconoc ost);

Christlno Lodder,,,Russion Avonlgorde Art. from

Neo-Prlmilivism io Conslructivism', in lct VonguardictRusa l9a5 I925 en las Colecciones de los MuseosRusos, (Coi.) Ccncrios, )994 p 3Ol 9i noto 22;Seiwert, 1993, p. 258 9\ notc: 467Jf !e wcr l o93 p 983 3 lbidem34 ln I 924, impreund cu Andrei Vespremie si

M.H Moxy, oncu deschide un olelier de orte deco-rcrllve, devenit opoi Acodemio orlelor decorolive(strodo Cimpineonu lZ). n 1926 l92B ocest crte ier

esle condus de Mony (Atelreru lntegrolului), ior intre930 O35 rr oneozo .ub.o-d-. e1a6 6.-^11 6.i

.o S ro o otr Arle Do, o o-ve.35 Seiweri, 1993 pp I 13 1 15; v. si Morcel oncu,

Arl e. rro ir Con';npo onut t. aB Q?a

36. Seiwert, 1993, p 114

17. Floffmeisler Chrlsline, KUnstlerbiographlution und Reolismus. Revolutionctre Kunst

land l9l7 bis / 933 (Cot ) Berlin, 1979, plB See Contposifton, l9l/, ot NMAR, lnv

l9 Mrhoi Drigcu,'Retrospeciives, M. ll Artc:, no.4 5, Aprll Moy, I 971 , p 52 5420. See Three Wonen, ol NMAR, inv l32). Wofgong Goetz, Ernsl S/ern, BeEnciclopedia dello spettocolo, Romo, 19X, p.35122. Pavel, )984 p.2723. Gheorghe V do, 'Mcttis TeuischEuropecn Diologue of Forms", in Ario, noS-ê olsoJu o Szobo, MaltisTeutschJonos)983, Ungorische Graphik im Auslond. DlqlS I933, (Cot.)Berin, l99O24 Seiwerl, )993 p 44O25 Roymund Moyer, Dada in Zirich, Ddie Schauplotze, Zrich, 1990, p l3-1Dodo movemenl, see o so Tondenzen der

la' ,e I \ Be ir > p. l-2 /8.

26 Roymund Moyer, work reference, p27. Setwert, 1993, p 325 ond p. 235,no. 60-6 L

28 Corne iu Michoi escu, 'The Art of iNegroes', \n lnfegrc:/, Revista de stnlezcno 4,1925, p. 10 1 1.

29 Seiweri, 1993, p 97l0l30. Mcrrcel .lcrnco, Architeciure", in Miscarno 15, 1924 p.1 :'Todcy, iust like in thortisi, hoving understood lhe vcrin houghlinthe worker's overo ond goes down inlo il"Arl Noles , \n Contimporanul, no. 45, l92croftsmon - orlifice, three different meoningingly simi or { ) The freer on crrlist behovhe preserves his freshness ond ovords trick

violent cnd resourcefu hls crlistic express

Technique hos noihing in common wiih vlorlifice."; 'Sociol Archiieciure , in Conlint0391 05 lo3o'(

I îâ,-o cr-foclurer experience ihe socrifice of ihe inlhe mu titude...'; see o so Moriono EnMarcel Jonro in Romania, o dlp omo the

Professor Ph D. Pou Consicntin, lyped mthe Librory of the Fine Arts Fcculty, Buchcr3l As lt wos employed by Mo evici in l9lof cuboJulurism represenled o synihescubism {frogmenlolion, geomelricol forms,

ceplion on ihe pointed spoce) ond fulurconnecied to the dynomism of modern lifespoce, in iown ond indusiricr mi ieu, lconocsee Chrisirno Lodder, "Russion AvcrnfGorNeo-Primitivism io Conslruclivism", in loRuso 1905'1925 en Las Collectiones de /Rusos, (Cot.), Concrics, 1994 p 30l, on

22; Seiwert, 1993, p 258, ond footnote

33 ?;:r:;'1ee3' p eB

34. ln I 924, )anco together with Andrei



, , - utile' , in Mendion, caiel

=::--rd, ocum cernd subiectul

.= .l puleo vorbi mci curdnd,-. - 1.s1, o irojoe

:ro do,pouoo d ^s-- , c:incipc si conslruclie,- l-lre, despre ormonli si dis-

= : ccordurl du ci'. Atros de

-: : r l:omilie prietenio slo

::'e un orgumenl in pLus

-':-es spec oL penlru relolio

.,

-:,ci si orticolele. ,,T.S.F.

,-r:r s morl et 'opotre de cr

-- ll,/31 ion l925P'

3

r:ur le m6tier' , in Punct, nr.

:otct Poris l91B).:= -:' Mctrcel lctnco, Te Aviv,

r::l en Roumonie' , in Revue

t. i-r Serie Beoux-Aris, Tome

l :'- , in Conlimporonul nr-

:"j noud o Conltmporc:tnului-. , 'looo.lor. .o e . rpr'r-

. \ )(o ^o {Aro,e \^.-.-'t o:r ,,-,doCot rc- : lrmdreo produciio me o-

, - -rno d in ropori cu senzoli

l--: si piesc: Moctrt'ea veseld,: :vreinov, in reqro ui Sondu

-' Arlechln; {in crlte ro uri:

::, esct, Pierrol George- '.adulescu; Moarlea - Dem.

:-:gromului de solo,,Vorbe-:- Eiod, reprodus in Con:) moi 1925 9i A M,

:'io noud o revistei' ,.:oreo literc:rd, nr. 30, 6 iun.

{la. oo lo .6. .- \. \

,i 56 mort. 1025, dedicole:: ru ui; Seiwert, 1993, pp

- rg. riMo ^' lo

'--:2r - : r ^' 1924 la Mrscc:rec: litercsrd

,-rtlcrporler -mos.aa,. - : ore uoi st lo Conttnporanul

.' :a 1o... c fo osil conlocle e pe- =: o osticji europene. Froncheleo

- - .:: si Lu ul lncisiv o lui oncu.

- - -. B ogo, spre exemp u, inlerve' -r onl o ncre de vede'e com,'

' .'^ror i.op"'" o^o-o erJ.

-' ,, )espre picturo', in Conlim::2 p. 5.-- 25, 6lc:n. 1923 p L Auto-

'-: eder prir fo to e'o"poio'i'

ond M. H. Moxy openeci . r:,:-r' .: r'- : -

which wos lo become lhe De::':'.: -- rr- -

(ot 1Z Compineonu Street)' :-: -: - : -: ..,wos run by Moxy (The Siuc : -i -'=: : .- =beMeen 1930 1933 lt wos rL-r- c. -- :r--- r- : -:he Deco ot re A, S-rd o

35 Seiweri, 1993, p. II3I i ::: r:: .r--=Jcrnco, 'Archileciure , rn Conttmpcr:', -,. ': -1.'

36. Seiwert, 1993, p 1 14

3/. Morcel .lonco, Usefu Notion. ' 'r;-.1s'16i61

volume 8, I 935, p 9 : 'About polni ng since ihe

subject hos become o secondcry one, we shou d

to k with lhe music dlctionory, speo[ing of the tunlng

of the moior cnd minor co our, rich chromctics, hordcnd elegioc vcr ues, os we os of the moin motif cndconstruction, rhythm omd ctono expressions, hor-

monles cnd dissoncces, stridenl ond sweel chords.'His fondness of music, fovoured by his fom ly mi ieu,

his c ose friendship with Cloro Hoski , ore reosons to

subslonliole.lcnco s crciuo inleresl in the re otionshipbet*ee^rr. o dpo.r -^g

3B lie resumed o so some of his orticles: I S F

Diclogue eftre e bourgeois morl it 'opolre de lc vle

nouvele", in Punct no I I,Jonuory 3l, 1925 (doted:

lonuory l9l B); "Pour le melier , tn Puncf, no I 3,

Februory l4 1925 p l (dcied Pcrls 191'8)

39. See Morce L. Mende son, Morcel .lc:nco, IeAviv, 196240 Mihoi spir, L'Art Deco en Roumonie, in Revue

Roumcrn d'Histoire d'Art' Serie Becux Arts, Tome

XXV 198/ p. 69 834l Morcel -lonco, 'Colour' , \n Conlimporanul, no.

73 )92742 I6e new orl demonslrolion ol Contrmporanul,

May 28, 1925, al the Populor Theotre, including

N D. Coceo's eclure (The C d ond the New Ad), o

music recrtol performed by Corinc Sfeteo (o kind of

music lhot no longer lnsisled on the me ody, but on ihe

pure tonol vo ue reloied to ihe sensciions produced

by dlssononces), cs wel os o ploy, A Joyful Death, a

horlequinode by Nrcoloe Evreinov, directed by

Sondu E iod, o stoge-direcior ond ocior {ihe Florele

quin). The other cclors were Li i Rcrdu escu crs

Coombino, George Domion os Pierrol, oon Rodulescu

os the Doclor, cnd Dem Consfonl p cryino the Deoth

pcrt. See olso the text of the progromme, ,,Wordsbehind the curtoin", written by Sondu E iod, pubLlshed

in Confinporonul, May 26 29 1925, and A M The

New Arl Demonsirolion of the Contimporonu [nogcr-

zlne , in Mi5cctreo Literara, no. 30, lune 6, )925 p.

2. For the coslume prolects see o so Conlimporonul,

no. 55-56, Morch 1925 (two issues dedicoled lo c n

emcr ond iheotre), Serwerl, 1993, p. 3ll 34443 Sergiu Don, ' llomoge to Morce Jonco', n

Faclo, February B )932 p 2

44. n 1924 Fe ix Aderco initioted al Mrscoreo lilerora

the fcrsh on of interviews ossocioled with the portroil ollhe lnterviewee. .lonco iook ii over in Conltnporctnul,

ond for lhe column At.. he used his personol relotions



co cr Holocoustului; v. s Eriopo, Europa. Dc:s

Jahrhunderl der Avonigctae in Mittel - und

C .-o opa (( o ) Bo, 'rt :lo. ? t' 243

47. ll o sr expus cu Mcs: mo Compig i v Eugen

Crociun, Grupul Arto Nouo, ,,llnll, forme, cu ori"

ll- poz,'o Mo . -o 'o-rp,g ' M'.-o Pelo -Mcrcel loncu) in Adevorul, 2l dec 1932; pentru

tendinle e egote de nou closicism in orio

romernecscdt v. si Locncr V ostu, ,,Lo Peinlureroumci

ne des onnees 20 et es debcris culour de o trodl-

l!on , in Revue Roumoine d'Histoire de l'Art, Serte

Beoux-Arfs, Tome XlX, )982 \ ), Tome XXll, l9B4(ll), Buccrrest

48. v. MNAR Conslc'n/ln Brancu$t,,l925,

inv.

9370, Tudor Arghezt 1925 inv 937 l, Max

lctcob, tnv 9372, v. si lnlegrol, nr. l, 2, 1925,

Expozilio refrospectivd M.H Moxy (Coto og),

Bucuresti, 196549 Henri Donie (Botoson j l9B I - Bucuresti 1965),

p o' qcio o ootc ro oPo.oB^'l'tPoris Er[une dln I92 I (cu M ll. Moxy lo soo

Mozort), la Conilmporanul dar si lo So oone e

Cficrc e de Desen $i Grcvurd A fost redoctor orlistrc

o presl qiocrsei revjste Artct si Tehnicct Grafica

l%7 l*9) unde o reolizot cron cd p crsticc si o

a p e7^ rv 04 e^a qi -go rri l- sr ^.0.A Pobo op.'Aot -oeM;loDo-o rosuni ominlili: A. Brolcrsecnu, C. Michollescu, H.

Doniel, M.ll. Moxy, Merico Rdmnjceonu, Lucic

Bcrlocescu (Demeiriode), Corne ro Boblc (Donre ),

Brerncusr. Peniru Mi lto Pdlrogcu, v. 9i Simonc Nistor,

Milila Patro;cu, Bucuresti, l 9/351. C Poncitescu, ,,Azi ne vorbesle cup u de cubls

li Morcel loncu Mllilo Potroscu' ,in Fcscla, l7 marl.'l934,

Petru Comornescu, ,,Mrlilo Potroscu 9i Morcel

crncu, o lovdrirsle orlisiico' ,in Arta;i Cnul nr.9 I l,moi 1934, p 153 Pentru desenele picturole, mor-

cote de conlur pronunlot, v. ;i desenele of oie in

coleci o MNAR

52 Mililo Pdlroscu o scuLptol, spre exemplu, bosore lefLrl monlot o inlroreo imobrlulul dln sir. Hristo

Botev 34.

53. H Blozicn, ,,P osiico lo Dcrl es A 4-o expozifie

o grupuLui Conlimporonu ' ,in Adevdrul lilerc:tr si orlis-

/ic, l6febr. 193654. Andrei Plnti ie, ,,Elemente penlru o redescoper re

cr lul Corneliu Michdllescu I , in S/udii si Cerceldri

de lstorict,Arler, Ser o Arlo p oslico, Ion 26, 1979,

p 89 11655. v MNAR, inv. 9906, 9914 si Repertoriul (l 984)nr.6624,6632.56 Jccques Cosiin, ,,Arlo ui Morce lcncu, in

Contimporonul, nr.26, l3 ion 1923 p 457. Facla, B febr. 1932 p l2: ,,Ciiiiorij 9j orto lui

Morce oncu lslorie l"; Facla, 15 febr. 1932 p 3.,,Scrijtorii si orlo ui Morce oncu; Morce oncu. onl

motoru I

58. Poul Slerion, ,,Morce of cu sou Al Gozo r ol pic

lurlr ,'in Vremeo, l4 febr. 1932. Autoru se refera

wor ld , ore -p :o lne d: u ::ot odvorc-. F^ po n [OOo ' oroc'i .o o I le ooo .

work of orl, eic., os ll wos lhe ccrse of Lucic' ,

d jscussion, for insionce).

45. Morce .lcnco, 'Cn Poiniing', ln Con' ^ .

no.102,1932,p546. Confimporanul, no. 25, June 6 1923 -

think thot the se f portroit oniicipoles, by lhe i:-

crecttive exosperalion of express onist orloi' '-

o. p6r e1 . o l e -o occl. .'. \a^ r apc

Aa . .oP,t 6e 4t6nQo ae i' M'^l-,(Coi, Bonn, 1944 p 215243).47 l1e exlblied together with Mossimc -^^ I rq^r C o. ur h^ \^,v A,, C

'o ^ Co o :' (Mos .ro ( onp qli - \'cu - Morce .lonco Exhlbition) in Adevc'-6er 21 , 1932', for lhe lendencies of ne', -

in lhe Romonlon ori. see olso oonc :

Peinture Roumo ne de Annees '2a e: =

cuiour de Lcr Trodltion", in Revue Roumc 'de I'Art, 56rle Becux-Arls, Tome XlX, I 98 -XXIL, 1984 (l I ), Buccrest.

48. See NMAR Conslanlin Brdncusi

937a, Tudor Arghezi, 1925, tnv 937 I

inv.9372, ond lntegrol, no l ond 2 192.-.,e/.-iD ol o- M. t Mo,1 {Co-) B ' : -

49 Henri DcnieL (b Bolosoni, 1891, :-063l *o. o po.r ^r o1d d ouqL - ro -

:.

pup ^r " oi^o r' B" l i ond Po,'

^.ribrod {r M. !. Mo, o. M.:Ca. -pa o.r o, d cr.o o La O" . ,

Drowlnqs crnd Engrov ngs". He wcs ihe c--

ond director of the prestioious revlew A'-:Gro{ico (Grcph c Art cnd Techn quei. -

where he wos ihe crl columnisl cnd o so c -:wings ond book blndlngs

50. A. Robot, quot Aport from Mi ilo Pa"

orllsts were menlioned, such os: Al. B,a,Michoilescu, ll. Doniel, M. ll. Moxy, lr' :.

ceonu, Iuclc Bolocescu (Demelriode), C:--=(DoreIBc'.u.to Ml'oPot o'.r c-Nistor, Mili/o Pdlrctscu, Bucurestl, I 9/35I C Ponoiiescu, "Todcry the pcrir cr -:MorceL lonco Mililo Peircscu specrk tc :

Morch I 7 1934 Petru Comcrnescu, ,r'r - 'ond Morcel .]onco, on ortrslic portnersf :Onul lArt crnd Mon), no 9 I l, Mcy ::-For lhe pictoriol drowings chorocterizec : . -

ine, see o so lhe drcwrngs n ihe co ::'NMAR52. Mililo Polrogcu scu pted, for inslcr':mounied ot lhe enlronce of the bulldinc :' -Botev Slreet.

53 H B ozron, Fine-Arts ol the Dc .,

Exhibrtion of the Contimporonu Grou;rlileror si ortistic, Fe\ruary I 6, 193654 Andrei PrniiLie, E ements for lhe R: -,

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Prin imoginofie creoloore si implicore eniuzrosld,Morce] loncu o morccl eloco pe core o iroversoloprin creclio sc ce poote I importito in lre periocde:ceo o nihi ismului extrem o cnllor Dodo de la Zurich,ceo cr onimdrii grupctrii de ovonqcrdd Conlimporonul'in Romonic si ceo o cngoibrii in rencsierec vletii ortislice din lsroel, incununcio de deschidereo Muzeului.lonco Dodc, in 1983, lo Ein Hod.Atmosfero Dcdo, lecfio gestului dezinvo i, core ldso

ociu ul orlrslic dep ino iibertote, i-ou inrdurit peniruinireogc viold, i-ou creol o siore de spirit de core nu

vo dori sd se indepdrieze niciodold oceec de ccoulo. mereu, ls g 6xperimenlc, de o fugi de cllgeu.O culluro so ldo si o energre neobisnuildr ou slol lcbczo unei oclivitoii dinomtCe si pluridisciplinore. Cul-luro ic oferil mdsuro orgumentului 9i pulerec reflectdrii,-1 e gio o do 'o'so de o- veoô p oie t^le p,.-zOnd viofo. A inteies cd din orice otoc virulenl nucrnfc

'pSe o ,,OOrrr OrO-ae aO, ,e5Op, CA\O 1

ioc, ostfel cd s-o mcrnlfestot cJ un e emenf de echi ibruinir-o grupore orlisiico ccre foloseo cuvdntul coroziv,si oslenlolio verbcrld

ln c ecrtio spiriluo o nu exisld decol experienlo coredev e T b.' rO rtl,>O,-C p,tirrO^JT ..,O

loncu in 193 I . S-or puleo spune co oceosto per-pelud experimenlcre, ocecsia nelinisle c cduldrii esteemb emc octivitdiii sole orlisllce.

in 1922 oncu se inloorce c Bucuresti. se cr dturccurond lui lon Vineo, o conducereo revislei Con-fimporanul , ior in decembrie isi deschide o expoziiiep".o olo.D^'lo nr edp--o',6r6riearp eo,,-ci lusese o reollzote inoinlec intoorcerii lc Bucuregii,nO ., e rorl ti-L-i'e O- , o,e evo-O po, OrO e .,

locuri din slrcrinolcte. Se pore cd expoziiio s-o bucu-rcrt de succes, doco ludm in considerore mcriuriile dinepocc. D. l. Suchionu scrio in 1923: ' Di Morceoncu, pictor.ubisl, reprezinld moniero (.) pentru

, ore o'bicu po e o o oto o ocl'c o.e prAte-. cr '

rlo-1Ol oeseir O,osi d^M.t-.Mo,) ra aTtt .I 93 I , cond ofirmo cd expozilio o ovul succes depub ict.

in creotio din perioodo )922 l94a cdnd crctiviiotecsc se desfdsoord 'in RomOnio, se pot dlstinge douoolooe -eo oF po,o ,p e t9)/ o^ 6 l6,qo oi .po.i-b iore srir r-co c , r-c Cr" , c por -. Crsi-n toi r'^ a-0.muiui, fie futurismu ui, fie expresionrsmu ui sou con-siruclivismului {ocestc din urmo fiind, de ollfe, cureniulsuslinui de revislele Conlimporanul si Punct cdroraloncu e-o dot substonto ortislicd si orientore estetico)si o elopo in core expresiviloleo deline rol principo,p i- occe--.o'ao on por orreio' \'z-o e .F .7,/aro:vdir pule,oc de r poc o 'r 'ei .i d 1 al e qi6 , ro- to .

lu orie reoizo'e oo'ro.p'e so',-r dlocor

i.lr'olreileo sunl lucrari cerebro e, severe, din core esleo ungoto orce inlerpreiore ncrlurolisld. Voinicr de construcfie, oso cum remorco Lucion Blcrgo/, referindu-selo lucrdrile lui Morcel loncu expuse lJexpozilio inter-

Morce .Jonco morked the oge he llved in due to h1o6114 -ggir O, o. Ord ep I r.6, , lp, CCr io

.l c^ Oc iod. , 01 Otr 10'r cO . l^. aolo1. I.

tirst one is chcroclerzed by the exlreme nihilism oihe Dodo yeors n Zur ch; the second one nciudehis oclive poiiicipoiron cs onimolor ol lhe Conlinporonulovonl gorde group in Romonio, ond finolhis conlribution lo lhe revivc of sroe's orlisiic rfe

crowned by the opening of theJonco

Dodo Museum ot Fin llod tn 1!83.The Dcdo clmosphere, the esson of the [ree qes' re lo Qovc 'orol 'esle, to lte or . i "oc

morled him ol through his ife ond creoled thoirome ol mind thot he never obondoned; indeed hnever ceosed lo secrch, lo experimenl ond flee th'te.A solid culture, on unusuo enerqy under oy hi

dynomic ond mullidisciplinory octVity. l-Jis culiureo'owec 1'"r o ,,a oJlo o glrer rs g1 | gl o,-7Ejudgements, wht e his vito ity gove him the chonce t)e^ | s oto e, rs 'u-- I to ôt t es. Vo' u cool telr do 'rood Ior ory v .l^r r ot-o.'[ wo, oeroio onucrnce ond thot once you deny somelhine vouneed io provide somelhing e se rnslecrd Th"us'he

ocled os o bolcnce foctor in on orlisiic ctrouo wh ch'5eo oerploy.o a lF,vo,cr\or ouo6'o, olouodoW It ; l- ôlr o .p'i 1sl r.s6t6p e"ly ^.6se rc g6'191 e) ^ ore o, ess o con - on oood'

Jo' co w o'^ ,r , 03 I . We .o ld n oi. o;r ,ior thiperpeluc slote ol erperimeni, ihis inexhousiible pur.,i >tfeeTbi^r o n. o-l sl r o uty

n l992.lonco ccme bock lo Buchcrest. l-Je soorioined lon Vinecr in the editoriol sioff of the Contimporanul mogozine_ ond in December opened crone-mon show. Cf course, mony of the works heexhiblted hod been ochieved before his return tcBuchoresl, os their tiiles, thot recolled choroclersond ploces poinied io. f we loke into occount the

per od evidence, lhe show wos successfu . D.Suchicrnu wrole in ,1923: Mr Morce Jonco, ccubist, represenls the monner [or whrch tiie pub ic5ee' Io ho* .ore p e-trter 6a' Jl'' ' Lo ro,oro so conlirmed oter by M H Moxy in 193 l, whe-h^ ,lo'e -no -.rtr ezn,o ' o.

ô5s i-co ,.f, . o ( c

ering lhe greol number of visitors:'.

ln his works creoted between 1922 1940, when heworks in Romonio, lwo periods con be identifiecThe first one losts until oround the yeor 1927, anc. onp 5es wo L s .nr, r"cc, 11 -or

9,r g r,o-n cub .-tuturlsm eroressionism, lo conslructivism (lhe otte.bo'ng o lol,y.rq'oir-d oy l^c Conrimpo,roru o,Punct magcszines, lo which Jonco conferred otiisli:subslonce

ond oestheiic orienloiion); the one.be onging lo lhe second one ore morn]v expressiveemphosising the visuol components thoi resuli frc-Ite oo,ve I r irrpoc' olle .o or d ,re a.1e gy :

CO OUTS.



::- iTporro'r revi-e in ei (ore--;-oest v fo'^re sinp iI cote si

=--- cczuri, dupo 1 935, cdnd rlf-

The works achieved by the end of the thtrd decodeore cerebrol ond sober; ony kind of noiurollsi inier

pretolion being bonished. Wriiing obout Mcrcel

lonco s worl's erhibited crt the Contimporonul tnler

nolionoL exhibition |rom 1924, Lucion Blcgo' noted

the wil to conslruclion, where the specific dotc ofnoture ore reinlerpreled of on obstroct eve of fhe

essence ond synthesis involved", os we los the con-

cise expression with its powerfu impoct, driving him

iowords o su.ggestive, formo elementqriness. The

concise plostic expression mecns cre we ded withthe invenliveness of the interploy of shopes, thegeometrized shcpes oitolning the purificotion in the

orimorv c-olours.

L uer ii ,re wo l.s wlere re s'o-ls l'orr phy.icodoic, cs it hoppens wfh the portroits, the o'ccutewi to constructing with hord, well indivuduo izedplons is obvious,

The freedom of expression, lhe primocy of lnvenlionin lhe creqtive cct ore morl,ed by the stormy yeorsspenl in Zurich, when lonco possed through rodicolortislic experiences, os thot of the cbstroct re ief, the

co lcge, the compositions in which simp ifiedshcpet were dis'o'ed os ir co,rg-r i'r o o wl- rrpoo.Ar'e' sore yeo s l-e pic L ed -hese exp oro iorsogoin 1n o period orticle by H. Blozion5, published\n 1926, we con reod thot in the exhibition openedlhot yeor Jonco c so showed collcAes. Althoughthe ortic e hos o hoLf-mocking tone, the informction

is re evonl os to the recurTence of some o der pre-

occupotions: 'A metol frome or o thin boord, o

piece of newspoper glued lnside on inI outine,p eces or lnro l ol d l'e'erl co oLrs ove-loppirgsome exqlisi e .

"t(. ) lhi' is re tl-e' ort r or

sprowling shopes, nor njlxed pcint thot won I lety'ou g ress tre objer-. ror 'rpL-ls

u ty of ,ropes'.Sunnirq .p these ,ero-ks ord sor" lr'lIe no es

from other 1wo crrtic es on the exhibition, we con

get o g impse of ihe oesthelicol diverslty of the

works exhibiled then; some weTe "sti I expression

ist", whlle others "pure constructions"u or 'obslrocipo ^r ^g (C W Cisel. ) Dling rhere yeo's l-e

rellr^ed to'l^e poir led re' eI oo, os l'e co ologleof the 1927 exhiltrton shows The frogi ify of the

techniques or lhe qrt collectors fecr oi loslng lhe

col oges ond the poinled reliefs of the 1 92Os theypossess, mokes it impossibi e to hcve them present-

ed right now.

By the end of the third decode, Morcel Jonco s cre-

oiiu""nergy

flnds its own solid pcth, very much

c osed -o exp essio- sr. tron -l'e p ostc Lorg ogepo rt oI view ve i s co^ten- s se- Itee of'he po rt-liood ol d"rpoit or-o rorew-ol or;ppeo wi I good-heor'eo 'ory. l-i, g'v -g rp he forrrol r goLr s

immediotey felt ln the enrichment of the themotic

oreo: londscopes, of which some retoin the sugges-

r'or oI 'he ploce wt le o'l e'5 ore i-roginc y ('lmoke my own Sevi lo in my bedroom', the ortist

scid in 1930); lnleriors, still llves, compositions with



mu dinomic o liniilor trcnsformdr imogineo intr-o ode-vorotdr horic hcrsuroto de lrcrsee energeiice, criistu

lronspundnd ceec ce sustinuse si teoretic: 'or1o nouourmdresle iniensltoteo prin or ce mllloc ''.Merno exersoio o orhiteclu ui se simie ioi iimpul crtoiindisiribuireo echi ibroto o elementelor pe suprcfofctoblou ui cdt si in modul de sti izore cr deto ii or de pe

L "dc ( or -t de c ooi ^oo e'.

I eroiicJ

Exersoreodln domeniul figurotivu ui il seduce oiot demu t incol din ce in ce rnoi des creeozd tcrb ourl in

core sugereozd insisient ceo de-o treio dimensiune.

Se disting, din punct de vedere o schemei compozi-lonoe, compoziiLe cu grupuri de personcie coresunt plosole in p on opropiot, deiosdndu-se pe fun-

doluri cu crhilecturi redole precum in' indicolli e

scenogrofice.-tgo de e e e FS-e oose s,o or e L-o oproope i-io ucrore nu seomdnd cu ceololto. n une e. defor-morlle suni olot de puiernice

.incoipersono je e

imbroco un cspeci oproope corrcoluro , ior in o le e,

figuro umono dego o sereniiote sou grovilole, dcr 9i o

interogolie deznodo jduito Foio personoie or este

lrolotd odesec in bund lrodllie expresionisid cc o

mcrscd, dor existo qi tcblouri in core individuo izcrreo

fizionomico este cdulalo. Modul de stllizorecminteste uneori de Picosso, olteori de Korl Schmidt

Roitluff, dupo cum se pol depisto usoore simililudini cu

creofio lui M. H. Moxy sou Corne iu Michollescu, dorloote ocesteo co vcgi oluzii, co vind invo untord gi

Fotogrolie de o vernisoju une

expozii a ri M. lcncu sl

M. Polrc;cu

Photogroph from the opening

of one of M Jcnco ond

M Pdlroscu exhibitions

groups of choroclers, country life scenes ond even

virfuosifies of the type ptclure within piclure. fheinventiveness of his imogery did not poss unnoiicedby h s coniemporcries ln

,l930,referring io the col

leclive exhlbition orgonized during lhot yeor, D

Mihol worte o wel -tnformed orticle, reveo ing th .ospect: "No crllsi disploys such omple meons ihcencble him lo evoke cnd moterio ize hls ideo u

The imoge is dominoled by the llne which trcrces" go'or .ly o^o oo Jo- y 5 r p il eo o1o e) p ess /ed^fo red rl ope" ol"r Q3 > tre e ore \o^ e

lnslonces when ihe dyncrmic rhythm of llnes trons-

forms lhe imoge lnlo o true mop, hotched by ene'gelic roules. Moreover, the ortist lrcnsposes his lheories ln his pointings. 'the new crt seeks for inlensii,.

by cny possib e meonst.'The orchiiect s exper enced hcnd is felt oll the time

in the bclonced distribulion of elements on the su-foce of ihe pointing, os well os in lhe woy he siyizes the bcrc[ground deioi s (ines of buildlngs re.d^red d,oqro-nr otic o y)

His exercise in the field of the fiouroilve seduces h .ihot much thoi he creoies rorE ond more p ciure:where he conspicuous y suggesls the third dime-

sion. From the point of view of lhe compositioncsketch, lhere cre composilions wilh groups of cho',oclers p oced in lhe fore p cn, ogornsi orchileclurcbockgrounds rendered os in lhe scenery indicc-lio n s.

Hls wish lo escope lhe recrpe becomes on obses-

sion, cnd so you connol find one wor[ to resemb e

onolher. Flowever, in some works ihe distorlions o.eso striking lhot ihe chcrrocler becomes olmost cc'coturo, whi e in oihers the humon fcce expresse:sereniiy ond grovity, cnd olso hopeless inierroec-ilon. The foce of the chorccter is ofien lreoted cs:;-'ro5oLe

' 1l c good e.pte \ior i)- -roo loi o.'lhere cre olso pictures where lhe physiognomicc-d v dLo izolor s sorgh lo Tre wo, or :lyl ,,ci .

someiimes reminds Picosso s or Kor Schmidt RcI I wo L s iq. .ir io i-ies wil- M -l Mo,) -

Corneliu Michoilescu s worI cou d be o so louncbut lhey crre iusi vogue o usions, involuntory orlinherent errors ol on eye senslb e to everyth r:re oro 9

'l'e ol-rospl-e e or l'^ oge.By the end of lhe l93Os, Morce Jonco s picture..tow ot - 'l '-o.ob e rouo I o p clJ e)qJtr o- :

wni I ro ir 'e ao\' .lolo^ ou' looo"o r,^ '

burlesque occenls. The inspirotion is loken from ii-:ethnico e emenl but ihe ploslic octuo izclionwor ds crwcy from lhe lrcdiiiono inler:pretcrtron :such sublecls lt is worth noiing thoi in this peric:Morcel -lonco iluslroted on Borbu s ond Moie ,

Co ogio e , bool h".e wr'trr ware i',ly | ^ '".

rrp/e7p', of-re

deep oye. " or I e Bo Lor roo ti.Such specific colours cou d be deciphered in Mc-cel orco po'r ^9s 'eo e5F'r 'rg -riqle orte.rp.r he Dororior pc r- rg. I r lrer-ro e i h . o-.onto-r ,l . ho ce o' . rb e. -, ro'r r^ wo-lo



il eq s eczoilmi* _ -:--:^-îi

-u,r . -r:'. -, :^ror 1930, tob ourile lui Mcrce onculilf,it';r:: - ::.lcre inconfUndcbi]o, un piloresc COre nux:r'? :: :.:':.;-d. i.co co , I o roto de bu esc. r,pi-r:r1r : :---::-: de lo elemeniul elnic, dor reolizorecrr,ffi :t =.:- .adit deportcio de modul-de interprelorer$;- _ -: .: ,^cr osemeneo sublecle. 5i nu este lntom_

JrLr:ir: -: -- :cecstd perioodd Morcel loncu reo]izoLrlir r' :r . : -'nelor unor ouiori co lon Borbu scrU

rir* r'i _ ---^- oie, ccesri roscolitori oi stroruri or pro_' 'r' :tili l : -::'iei bolconice. C ostfel de culoore por-r.:. :r-: ,-:-:-ieo descrfro gi in tcblourl e lui Morceiilr,i, : u - _=-:tri'e unicd in picluro romdneoscd. Derin*,-:-:r ' :lid ordine de idei, nonconformismul scu

I :-- r =:: sJbiecle din lumec bordelurilor nu esle- i ,.':- := - ci un olt plctor romon.

- . _ =t ::. ine si eo moi intenso, intdrind efectulil! :,- I -1. cului. Eo este "spirituolo si obslrocld,' si.

= - : ::- ce dersd, cot ir et:o' ooservo cL i r5lor':.. : _-::r lonescu'' lnfr-un orlicol din 1932

: . = = :l ^ I ogiLe ole gore sur o b.l ,r,r,'.o ,* .:- :: :: :in vorul zidorulu si rosui lncondescent,. : ::r= ,, outere de evocore; desi contiloliv ele nuir: - -' -:oul or de dislribuire pe suprofcforn'fi : - - : j:ce

sd fie cee moi sesizobtle ctenuond:r , t:t -::ru ui din conturufl e holordle core dou'rjrr"- : - l- : s vilo compozifiei 9i o olbostru ui core nurrrli,q,'i ::-l3pe niciodold. Referindu-se lo cceosidir;ir - : :- -: osire o culoli, Pelru Comornescu, inlror .i :r :,: cotd in 1934,i consideroin mod

suoes',, .r - :'- -::- cl luminii"rr. Co otorio pu .oru o fi."" - =--- -c'opiol in 1938 se vo resimfi imediot ini, . : :l otdt printr-o exubercnfd cromolico',rr: i--t -'- ponc olunci in picturo so col si lemoiic,:': = =.::dnd impresii din ocecsio calotorie fiind

'r,rr r-: - -?39, onul uliimei expozifii pe core loncu

-: . ;:' zeazd i^ Pono.o.- : -==:. expresivitote intensd vo corocterjzo.-r r :r :-pd stobilireo in lsroe], evolutro sc stilis

' : .-: '.l-C. docd privim relrospeciiv, distilori suc-: + . - - :ezuri inire foze. Din pocote, lucrori reoli-

i:-: -. -:-Q4a

n r oL pJ'u r. depisto e pertru o -i

i n::--:-: ^' eXpOzifie.

- - r ieo oog,r ilo, core s oL 5c" c -r epoCoi-: I : . :-:el lo'cJ re-on lezJ.lo door'o cc+evu

l-: -: - s ou porut co o juto ]o c]orificoreo unorr-;+:-: ::cte de evolulio stilisticd. Articolele elc,I - r,- r, "oporul

nu numoi in revistele grup*lil"r : ::-:: :i si in zicre 5i revisle de orientdri diverse.i-,= - :-::sro o fcletc o re ofii]or compleê o]e oriis-

, - - -:l - intelectuol o vremrl, re oiii ce deposesc: - - -

-.1 ;r-' re5,ro1s ol or,irli''o. oe ovonqc.oo.:J- copoto.e o euo.rolo i.rco"furdob,lo.-, r- : - .ct)za iensiunilor politice creote de fortele

4ri i*:-l Vorcel oncu io hotororeo de o emigro in. - n - . :-erg.o . ore -o coroc-e- zo-, o pora io ,a' -. ----'. -eclddireo vieiii crtistrce in sroel. lor elor-| : : r.:'ontele nu i-ou romcs ne'implinile. Colonic

ro ne s e omon cn cc -- - =l_Jonco's monneT.

Tlê .olorr oecomes even TTore ir-e-s= :.-:. :--:.'r'g,t[e vig-r-ous eflecl of rre poir-' ^g. - . :::. .. :or d cbs t oc" ono T iqr ocrcof rgere rolesco o .iql-ty ro-ices in c. J.. -_ : l .r-ished in 1932 The o.svcholooie.l mcir-. î,--sychologicol mcjc:s c: '-e

>rrowed from the rli- .< r,;e <(ole ore'l e wr'ie oo rowed [on tl-e c. c\ ]ye. :

lime, ond the incondescent red, filled wiih t;s's_ogestive power. Alihouqh they do noi cjominciequontitciively, their d stribution over the pcinieC si.;r.-

toce turns them inlo conspicuous co ours thot softenlhe l6lgl- le5s o--ne o o.L l rf e s--orq or i ,res lro;g ve dynon ic ond v,'o. -nytrr Io the cor- pos ior;blr e s rever obse"t. ln

'ono.-ic,e puo. shed in']934,

Petru Comornescu, commenline on lonco sknowledge to hondle the coiours,

"suggestively

nomed him "on orchiieci of the Ighl ,,JoiJo s uoy-

oge in the Mtddle Eost in lq3B is immedrorelyreflected in his pointincs, both in the chromotic exu-beronce, neveT met before, ond in their themes.These works, evoking his impressions Irom this voy-oge were exhibited in

.l939,lhe yeor of loncois

o,- err'b'l on o gor izeo r Roro- o.- l'e >ome .rrense exp ess ve1es5 . .lo,oc.el 7e) n swor.( ole, h s serl ing oow.r .r s-oel n s > y ,sl

cevo ulor sunni-g -ro. if re rosoec,ively' considereo,' cce5s ve o'sril.o io'rs o-d r ot spli oro.es. Unlc,rturo-ely 're wor(s c.eoleo of,erlgZO cor'd rolbe ourd or d so rone of rlerT wos exr'bi.ed r lhis

exhibttion.From lhe greoi number of pooes wr lten oboul Mqr-cel Jonco we hove selecieJo few froqments ihotwe'ro.lgl^t i - gl t Co:r 50^re ,qr ove:lîs s.u,is,icer,oluiion F s wo-1, wo, p.cisJd .or o.lv r rr,e-ogoz tes of ll-o ouor l-qoroe qro rp, oJl orso i,tnewspopers ond mogozines of dlfierenl oriento-tions. Thls is indeed onother focet ol the complexe olorsl-ip ol 'ne o r;sl wi-f lre,rle lectro'r. e ,or

thoi, time; thus his iies wenl beyond the restroinedc r. ie ol cvon qo'de o'-is., ri: ron e ee,-i-q orurr,c-oIoo e ,e.oTor ce. !oweve . c]Je 16 |."ioli'col t osl-", lre,ed oy n"

"^,"r.'r, ];;

":,v"-."f

Jonco decided to emiqrote lo lsroel. His vilol nolurel'e]oeo ri'n s-o'l o.e* o.d -ore lp to ne.eeo^-slruclion of the ortistic ife in lsroe His

efforls cndhopes were eve_nlucrl y fulfil ed The ortists' co onyhe founded in Ein Hod mode his life-time dreornoboui lhe crlistcroftsmon come true. He wos obleto open his own exhibltions; monogrophies werewrliten on hrs work, ond os rrpr"r""ho'roce ooidro l-i. oc .v. y ol p orê',rg oro os o coro y"s ir n.s

lield, fhe Jonco-Dodo Muieum wos opened crt Ein-Hod in 1983

Belween 1922 l94O Jonco port cipoted verv ofteninto the exhibitions, either logether with the mem-ber' ol rl-e g'oup (ros'ry wi I Mi lo pd-ros.- 'ne

"curptess) o' c o1e wl i6n, et coL-,se tesrilies lor u



orllsilco ole corel 6aze e cr pus c Ein Hod io'imp init

visul de o vicrtd: ce ol orlrslu ui oriizcrn. s deschideexpozitii, I se dedlco monogrof i, ior co supremd c n

slire cdusd octivitoiil soLe de pionierot si on molor, se

deschide Muzeu Jcnco Dcdc, o Fln llod, ln 1983.

in perioodo crni or I 922 l94A crncu c ovul fooriemulte porticipori expozilionole, fie oloturl de membr

grupcrii, fle subsioniiole expoziii personole (ce e mcimu le impreund cu scu plorifo Mi ilo Pdlroscu), ceeo

ce, deslgur, olestdr o bogoto productie ortisticcr (cco.

3OO lucrcri de p ciuro) Dinire ucrorlle reo izole 'in

oce oni nu mu le moi pol fi ostdzi recupercrle, ior lden

iificorecr tiluri or originore ridlccr probeme deocrecefontezic ortislu ui s c rdrsfrdnt gi csupro tituloiuril

lob ou ui. Compozifii crporflnond perioodei de severi

lcle geomelriccr purtou 'in ccioooge lturi precum

I'lctturd noud, Forme potrivnice elc., ior pe m-rsuro

obo dcrrii unui reperlor u lemotic moi)arg.

Clestor cu

ilat, de l-no faeme .,let Ltale ltJ le tnod nr oro\ /e

elc., ceeo ce foce risconid otr'buireo, crzi, o unul tillu

sou cr oluic. Tot greu de stcbilit este si doloreoucrdrj or, gtiuto filnd opetenfo cu core Morcel loncu

se ldsc furcl de experimenl, ceec ce fdcec cc.incer-

cdrrl mcrl vechi scr fie re uote pesie oni. ldeecr de o s

clctdi un stil ii ero sirdind, co oricdrui crlisi cvongordisf,

oncorot infr-un prezenl pe core 'i dioto fobulos,

refuzdnd lreculu si ignorond viiioru . Ceeo ce ercimportonl 'in octu crlistic conslc

.inipostozlereo unei

noi modcr itcrtl de figurcre c gondului gl nicrdecum exe-

cuioreo unui lob ou finit, in sens lrodilioncr . De oceer-r,

dorinlo de o resiitul ozi dupo criterli siricie o ociivltcledlnomicd hronito de o ostfel de otiiudlne 'intompin-

greuioii, ior orice sursd lrebuie uotd in considerore.De exempu, sof o ui lon Vineo, Eleno Vineo, din o

cdrel co eclie s o ochizilionct lucrcrec Aruncar-^ct

zarului, ne c lrcnsmis islorio zcrmisllr i oceslei cornpo-

zifri ce o fosi pictotd 'in zi e e de zbucium ce ou urmol

morliipr mu

ui copi o piclorului 11924) si ccrnd onVlneo o stot tot timpul .in preo mo ui oncu. Dupo ce clerminot tob ou , oncu i-o spus. 'Aslo esle vicrlo . Sou

un o I ccz, o fologrofie reo izold in expozifio din

1927 st unde se distlnge c or ucrorecr core circu o

ocum cu lillt Cafe concert De refinut, pornlnd de lo

oceostd foiogrofle, este si modul imprevizibi de pcnoiore o lucrdrirlor, p eccrnd chlor de o nivelu pcrdose ii

;i imbrocond perelele, intr un loc comp icoi dor riguros

respeclcrt de orizonto e si verticc e.

NOTE

L Morce oncu, 'Nole despre orio", Contimporanulnr.96/97/98, 1931.2 D. L Suchicnu, 'Doud expoziyii', Clopotul d\n 7ron|or e 9 /.1

3 M H Moxy, Coniribulii o cunooglereo migcdrii

moderne de cr noi' , Unu, nr.33, I 93 I

4 L. B ogo, Abslroctle gi construcfie' , Cuvctntul , l4lan ,1925

rich ortistic producl on (cboul 3OO pointingsmcrny of lhe works executed during lhose yec-: - -

be reirieved todoy, ond the jdentif cotion of --=

tiol tit es rcrises prob ems beccuse lhe orllsl s::-

-.

reflecied olso in ihe tit es of his pointings The ,

poslions beonging io the period of geon:'-severity hod, in coio ogues, til es such os . -nalure, Opposile sAopes, eic., ond os the th:.-

repertory deve oped, ihe iiiles become Crysr:moon flowers, Sterilized paems, Fruits poisor=,purpase, etc. Thus it is rother risky to ossign o'=or cnolher to o cerlcin pcinting. I ls o so drfi -occurote y dole the poiniings, knowing .Jc- -

hcbit of toking up ogcin eor ier ollempls ofle, ^

yeors The ldeo /o build6is own slye wos Lmr -

to him, os il wos for ony ovonl-qorde lo .or^d . I ep^^1| n'r.^ eoiofeo-cy, refusing the post ond ignor ng ihe fuiure . .

reo y moliered in the ortisiic ocl wcs lo find : --wcy through which thought wos being figurecnol the execulion of o fir jte point nq, in lhe irc:o sense This s why ony otiempi to deflr=observingsirlcicriterlo,suchcdyncmiccciv

on this otiltude icrces difficu ties, so ony sour.:io be considered For lnsionce, lon Vinec.Eleno Vlneo, from whose co eclion the pc -'

Throwing of the Die wcrs ocquired, lo d us hc ,

work wos born. i wos pointed in .lcnco's c:.deep onx ely fo owing the deoth of h s ,

(1924), when on Vlneo wcs very close ,o mosl oJ the tjme. After finishina the poinlinc .,soid: Thls is ife'. Furlhermore, o photogropl ', ,in ihe I 927 exht6ttton c eor y shows the pl -

\no,!n L ncrer rne l r e Cole can,eu. Srorl nc -

photogroph, we shou d o so nolice the uriex:=- .woy of pone llng lhe works, beginning f'c*f oor leve ond covering the wo in o elob:' -but rigurous gome of horizonlol ond verlico =

NOIESI Morcel oncu, 'Nole despre crrlc (N: =,art), Conlimporanul, no.96/97 ig7 l93l2. D. l. Suchlonu, 'Doud expozitii' (Two =.tions), C/opolu|, 7 ion, 19233 M H Moxy, 'Conlribulii lo cunocsierec '- .

moderne de cr noi" (Contributlons lo o:-:understondrng of our modern movemenl), L ,

33, t93t4. L. B ogcr, 'Absiroclle si conslructie' (Abs -, -

ond conslruclion), Cuvctntul l4 ian 19255. H. Blozion, 'Cronico orljslicd" {Ari co um-varul literc:r si c:rlisfrc, 28 narlie, 19266. 'Expozif ic Mililo Petrogcu Morce oncuPeiroscu Morce oncu Fxhibiiion), unsicr:,c e, Facla,3l morile, 1926.7. C. W Cisek, 'Contrcrsle si impolriviri (C,ond opposition), GAndirea, no V /3, opr ie



EXPOZlfllix nomAin1922-1939*

EXHIB'rIONSlll ROnlAlllAt922.1939*

t922decenbrie,26. Expoztlte petsono cr, Mcrison d'orl,

B u cu resti.

Desene: L)n coleg, Violonisf, Bebe, Dunaud;9 nuduri;

3 porlrete.

Picturo, 24 lucror, prinfre care. Bol, (Bclul Tcbcrrin);

D a n su I p -^ f d n g hi e, lupto (nocturnd ), I u lia, Tro nsfo r md ri

abstracle, Nolurd l; l'laturd rtoud, Dido, Arhanghel

lnterior, Slrinberg la Hernso, Strinberg la Parts, Dansuri

africane, Portrel nou, lon Vinea; Dronant lQ I 7, Peisoi,

Crima, Acrobolii, la mdndslire, Ora;ul Ens

Bibllogrofie: Clopotul 5 nov ,24 dec;7 ian )923

{D. L. Suchionu); Auroro 2 icrn I 923 (E RegL s); Rantpa ,

7 tan lQ23 {Lucifer); Adevorul , I / ion 1923 (V l Popo);

Co' rpo'a 'r 2o lo- L

1924noiernbri-^, 3O : Expozifle co ecllvd, ContimporonuL',

Sindlcctu Artelor Frumocse, BucureslL.

Plcturd, I6 lucrdrri, prlntre core. Cabarel Vohaire, Portretul

lui l. C., Porlret'ul Michelinei;de osemenec seric de ncluri

moorle, No/urd noud, f eccre cu cole o delermlncre:

cubuL, cjlindru , Venelio, obiectul, trofeul, slero, formc,

conslruclle sou nolurd descompusd, precum 9i 1O schllede orhiteciuro, o mccheld, 'oblecie de necesitole", o

mcsd cu sccune gi voze ( ucrcle impreund cu Moringo)

Bibiliogrofie: Mrtccrea Lilerard,6 dec. (Tudor Vionu);

Cuvdntul, l4 lon. 1925 (Luclon BLogc: Abstrcrcfie s

conslruclle ), Punct' nr.4 {Scor[:l Collimcchl)'

Cont'imporonul nr. 52.

Solonu Oflcicl, Bucuresli.

Piclurc,2 tcrart. Porlretul d-nei F. C. (cot. ZB) si No/uro

noud (Conslruclie), (cct /9)Bibiliogrofie: Clipa, ) it.tn. (H. lgirosecnu).

I 925So onuL Oficlo , Bucuresti

Picturd: Piclurd /.

BibLiogrofie' Focla, 27 apr

(H lgiroecnu) "^oi,A'oo l /po >"o

t926- martie, 14 3l : Expoziiie Mcrce loncu - Mililo Partroscu

SoLcr Regino Mcrio , de o Cdmlnul ArteLor.

Plcturo, 3B lucrdrl, printre ,are. Bolul in trei culori, ldilo;

O naiadd, Masa rosie, Construclie cu prelert de dartsuri

orienfale, Coleclie de fructe meridionale; Clestar cu flori

de lund, Prilei de aronge; Frucle inodins olrdvile; Formd in

oval; Corambol; Forme polrivnice elc.

De csemeneo, expune 16 ucrdri de groficcr (ocuore e,

guoge, grovur) 6 vitrcrlii si 5 compozifli.

Bib iogrofie: Faclo, 3l mat , Adevdrul,24 nan(St. L Nenifescu 'Curenle 9i expozrlii ), Adevdrul lilerar si

atislic,28 mort. (F1. Blozicn) si 2 ion I 927 ll.3 ozian

Plostlcc crnu ui 1926'1, Conlimporonul nr. 65(Jcrcques Cosiin niliere in mislere e unei expozifii );

Gandirea nr V /3 (O. W Cisek ' Conlrosle si

impotrlviri ).

decenbrie. ExpoziJie co ecllvd. Librdrlo Hosefer'

Bib iogrcfie: Adevdrul lilerctr si artislic, l2 dec.

{H B czlcn); Adevarul,3 dec. (St NeniJescu)

t927februarie, I3 - martie I 5. Expozitie de grup: McrrceL

loncu - Millo Pdtroscu - Al. Brdtcsonu". Gc erlo de ortdr c

lbrdriel Hosefer.

P., -'ro .o o p ,1e 6r^ !e - eo e Bo'c .:

St'rado mucegoilit, Compozilie int'run acord, Nopo/eon

intin, Modelul, Roodele pdndntului, Rilnuri desfrinafe,

Naluro bogatd; Numoi doua nuci, Fugd" in minor, Poemeslerilizat'e, Di{erile nuduri, Const'ruclie in disonanle,

Cafeneauct cocofelor, Poelul .

t922-December,26. One mcn show, Molson d'orl,

B uc hc resl.

Drcw ngs. A Colleague, Violonisf, Bebe, Dunaud; 9 ' -3 porlroits.

Poiniing, 24 works, omong which: The Ball (Tcrbcrin i -

Rope Dancing, Erght (nocturne); lulio, Abslrccl Char':-,

Noiure l; New No/ure; Dido, lnlerior Archangel,

Strinberg in Henso, Strinberg in Pctris, African Dance:New Pirtrair, lon Vinea, Dianond 1917, londscope

Crine, Acrobats, At th-' Convenf, City of Ems

Bibliogrcfie: Clopotul 5 nov , 24 dec ; 7 icn I 923

(D . Suchicnu); Auroro,2 ion. 1923 (E. Reglls); Ron:--

7 iart. 1923 (Lucifer); Adevdrul , l / ion 1923 (V. P'-: -

Continporan ul no. 26, 1 923.

1924November, 30 : Collecilve Exhibition,'Coniimporc'-

Fine Art Trcrde Union, Buchoresi.

Pointing, I 6 works, omong whlch: Cobaret Vohoire, t'-Portrait of l. C.: Micheline's Portraif, and o so c seTles :-

sllll ives, New Nolure, with cr cerlcin geomelry eoch: :- -

cy inder, Venice, lhe obiect, the trophy, the sphere, the

form, consiructionor decomposed nolure, ond lO crc- '-

lurcl skelches, c model, "necesscty obiects", cr loble c- -

cholrs, ond voses (cchieved togelher with Moringo)

Bibi iogrophy. Miscarea Literord, 6 dec (Tudor Vlcnu]

Cuvetntul, I4 lcrn. 1925 (luclon B cgo: "Abstrocllon or:Conslruclion ), Puncl nr.4 (Scor ot Ccr imcrchi);

Continporonul nr. 52.

- The Officiol So on, Buchoresl

Pcinting, 2 works: The Potrait of Mrs F C (cct /B) c':New No/ure (Conslrrction), \cat. 79J

Bibiliogrophy: C/po, I lun (H lgiro5ecnu)

t925- Th-. Offic o Solon, Buchorest.

Pcrinling. Painling l.

Bib iogrcrphy: Facla,27 cpr ond 3 moi (Alcdin)'

Clipo,3 moi (H. lgirosonu)

1926March, l4-3 I : Morcel loncu Miifo Pdtrcrgcu Exhibition

lhe room Regino Moricr", ci Cdmlnu ArteLor (House ol i ,

Pointing, 3B works, omong whlch: The Three coloured 3'ldyll; A Naiad, The Red Table, Consttuction with Preter.

Orienlal Donces, Collection of Meridional Fruit; Crysia

wilh Moon Flowers Orange Event', Fruil Poisoned on

putpase; avaLshaped; Bunp; Adverse Forms elc

He exhlblts olso l6 grophic works (woler-co ours, gucc-:

woodcuts) 6 stolned g osses ond 5 compos lions

Bib iogrophy: Facla, 3l mcrt; Adevdrul, 24 rnan

(Sr I Nenitescu - Trends ond Exhibilions''1, Adevdrul liie -

si atistic,28 mort (H. Blozicn) si 2 ion. 1927

(H B ozion- The At of ihe yeor )926"1, Cont'inporot'nr. 65 (Jocques Costln - "lnitiolion into the mysteries of c-

exhibltion ), Gandirea nr V/3 {O W Cisek Contro:

cnd opposition ).

- December: Co ecllve exhlblilon. The Hosefer Booksh-'

BlbLiogrcrphy: Adevdrul lil-'rar si art'islic, l2 dec-.

(H Blozicn); Adevdrul,3 dec. (St I Nenitescu).

t927- Febructry, l3 ' Morch 1 5: Group exhlblllon. " Morce

loncu ' Mllilo Pdircrscu Al. Brdtdscnu'. The Art Gcllery -:lhe Hcsefer Bookshop. .

Pointing, 36 works, omong which: Black Apples, Balcic

lu4ouldy Sfreet, Composilron tn one chord, Nopoleon i' '

privocy, The Model Fruils of the Eath, Ioose Rhythns

Opulenl Nalure, OnlyTwo Peanufs, Fuque" in minor,Sterilized Poems, Various Nudes; Cons/ruclion in

dissononce; T h e s I u ts''"

o(,i,'!"r2?:',.

ii ^



lfl,''x!*

- :'- 'e

::= el

lcer o'ul

desene. mcch-.le

' rrzlile co eclivi.:e o Presse Lollne

.,r8)

:xpoz l e o

-cre,ri, Nuduri pe\,/eneliand Cos cu

'r Eotres; Leqendd,)

:: ii t, n u ci, I m pd rdt-. a scs

:-.vilti lileror si ortisltc,

:-ct st 20 cpr. (Petru

irlo.ce cncu, M fcr

: Codreonu . Corteo

:. P-.re verzi, Cosle/e in

lilerar si ortistic,2T febr. l! I :: :- :-4 mort. (St. Nenifescu)

Vo, / a- .^-aod^ o Fo---Sep/ember, 30 - October, ll C, :,' .-r'po o,d^rDo o o J :

Pcinting: Conposition, (cot. I 39jDrow ngs: lwo porlro ls \cci.247 r:nc 2-8

t929- April, ): Group exhibitlon: The 2nd Exh b ticr oi ireNew Ar1 Group'. Accdem cr de crtd decoroi vd

{Acodemy ol Decorotive Art).

Pointing, 33 works, omong which: Horem; Nude ciseo,Nude.s on land, Lily Popovici; Venetian, Fruit Baskef,

Goddess, Nero, Nymph and Faun, Tito Babes, legend;Pan, Two sighls {ron France; Triesle, Four Peonuts, Tl-,e

Fmpress of Mexico, Ball, Moilne elc.

Blb iogrophy: Unu nr I3 (St Ro ), Adevorul lit--rar si

oriistic,T cpr. (H. Blczion) Ultimo ord, l3 opr. si 20 opr.

{Petru Comcrnescu)

t930March, IZ30: Group exhibltlon. Mcrce loncu, M ftcr

Parlrcrscu, Merlco Rdmn ceonu cnd lrino Codrecnu'. AlCorlec Romdneoscd,' ecnc" Room

Pointing, 30 works: The Lighlhouse; Green Peors, Casles: .

'cnd, Batavra, Coasla in Spoin; Swinming Pool, Beach al the Swintnting Pr:ol,

J::sro elrusco; Sevi//o; Balavta, Cole d'Azur, Miroge, Ruins, The F/rusccn Coosl: ,--- triase, Amalfi. Sevilla, Bucharesf, Turkish Harbour, londscope with Giant

Peanuls; Arnalfi; Venice elc.: ?2 iEm Rieg er); Ioro, Blb logrophy. Contimporonul, nr Ql 92 (Emi Riegler);

-' siic,30mort.(H. fara,23 mort.{Sel ).Adevorul literarsiorlis/ic; 30mort.(H., : 2C mort (Luclon Boz) B ozion); Foclo, l9 mcrl {C Cd ) l 2O mcrt (Lucion Boz)

: rrori {Emi Rleg er- crnd 26 mort (D Mthar ), Cuvdntul,3l mo't {Emtl Rtegler

Dinu)

, i::r,tinaoranuldin 1935 Note. lnlhecolcoguesol theConllmporonu/erhibiIons, ,I rcnllesiore c intregii ol 1935 ond 1936, o second monlfestol on of lhe group s

".22 llel:r.), cnuntd pentru cnnounced, but Unu, no. 22 (Febr.), onf ouf ces the I rd

::- . Credem cd este one for Morch (l). We rh nk ihct there is c confus on of

-: ' .i o cronicd nu dolc, s nce no chronicle menlions this exhlbltion; there::cleoschmborede mightbecsweIonovernighlchcnqe n

their proiect.

r',rcrl de cvcngcrdd (cu Moy Retiospecllve exhibition of the crvont gcrde group,

--'esi ). Sc ocne e ziorului (on Morineiti s vlsri n Buchorest). Exhlbltlon

rooms ol Foc/o.r'-ie .rncu, 'Fulur smu Bib logrcphy: Focla, l9 moi, (Mcrrcel lcrncu, Frlur smuL

nosiru /Our Futurism ).

Exhtbtts ot the Offtcic So on.-=our),Adevdrul lilerorsi Bibiogrophy. Focla,28 opr.(DcnFaur),Adevorul literc:r st

arfiscltc, 4 moi (H. B ozicn).

t93tMoy Offlclo So on, Buchorest.

Poinling: The Porlroil of Mrs. C.

-- - Un orlsl penlru Bib iogrophy: Unu, m.35 {B. F orion, An Artist for

: Rcrnpa 14 moi (lone Tomorrow ); Facla ) 1 moi (S. Elcrd); Rompo, l4 mct

( onel .llcnu)Exposlt on d'Arl Roumoin Oclober Collective exhibition. 'Exposilion d Art Roumoln

'"i'/ en-e Conlerence de Moderne cr Occoslon de cr XXV eme Conlerence de

Union nlei pcrlcmentoire.

Po nting. Porlroil.

:::tr Daubler. Drow ngs: The Ponrai ot' ttte Pctel TLteodor Daublet.

: rrslic. lB oct. (H. B ozion- Blb logrcphy: Adevdrul literar si orftstic, I B oct. (H. Blczion

-: r A Cenlury of Romcnicrn Art")

t932.rrz iie co eclivcr. 'Arto lanuory, 25 February, B. Co ectlve exhibitlon. New Art::minecscd, The Firsl Exhibltlon. At Corteo RomOnecscd, ' ecncr

Room.

:-:riei Feslin; Mosa verde, Pointing, I O works: Studia tighr, Feasf, Green Table, [he)itorntc; Plaslicd, Momenl Glass, The Painilng, Fruif, Londscape, Dynctrnic, Plosftc;

Plcstic evenl.

,irisllc, 3 I on. (Fl. B czion); Bib iogrophy: Adevitrul literar si crlrsirc 3l ion. (H.

Gandrleo, nr.\ /2si3 Bcrzion); Rompo,3l icn. (one Jon.r) Gc,rc';rec Lr'll/2

137



(Aure D. Brosteonu Cubism si crheoiogie' ), Focla, 1

febr. (orticol nesemncl); Colendarul, 5le6r.(A. Busuiocecnt); Curent'ul,6 febr. (N N Tonitzo)

februorie,T 28. Ex.pozilie. "Mcrce oncu Mi ltcr

Pdlrogcu . Solcr 'Mozcrt , Bucuresli.

Picturo, 53 de ucrdri, printre ccre. Plolo solard, Vene|ano,

Tribul lsorga, Fruils confils, Sanhoi, Moment' plast'ic I, 2, 3,

Dinamic, Cipru; Galonta, Io poarta omtnlirilor, lnldmpldri

bizore; absesie, Culori pascale, Geornetrte in piolapublica, Medi, Pluilre lrogtcd, Proconsularo, Lunind de

oleIier, Paharul, Port-Arthur elc.

Bib iogrcfie. Vremea, l4 febr. (Pou Stericn Morce

oncu scru Al Gozo i crl picturii"); Facla, 15 febr. (Mircec

Riegler Dlnu); Adevitrul literar si orlislic,2l fe6r.(H. B czion) Foclo,22 febr. (Tonio Ovi So o de crrme );

Ranpa,24 febr. ( onel .llonu); Colendotul,2 ian. 1933(A . Busuioceonu 'Arto romdnecscd h 1932').

moi. So onu Olicicl, Bucure;tl.

Piclurar: Posco/d lcol.92l st Fruclierd (cct. 93).

Bib iogrcrfie: Adevdrul literar si olistic, l5 mci (H. B crzion);

Llnu, nr.45, Arlc nr. opr. mor (G. .)

' Expoziflo nudu ui {mcrnlfeslore co ectivo). Solo

Mozort', Bucuregti.

Bib iogrofie: Adevdrul lierar si artistic,29 moi (H. B ozion).

Expozificr coleclivdr "Curenlu ortislic" (Asoc otio orlisil or

plcstici romcrnl) Scr onul de toomnd, Bucuregli.

Picturd: Noturd noortd lcol.77) st Piclura (cot. /B).

Bib iogrcfie: Foclo,T oct (Sondu E iod), Unu, nr 4B

lruDflccl Acvor u I.

t933februone,5. Expozifio grupului p cslLc 'Crler on'.

Scrlo Dolles, Bucuregli.

Picturd. Comcna, Marind; Doomno C., Modelul, Piersici,

Fructe meridionale, larna, Naturd moarld Dundrea la

Giurgiu, Fetele borde[ Lady Chotterley, Compozilie

1932, aua de Pa;ti, Compozi|e, Melodie albaslrd

Bib logrofie: Facla,24 ion. (S. Eliod); Adevdrul lilerar $i

artistic, 12fe6r , Colendorul, IB febr {Don Bottc).

1934februarie, 1 I 28. Expozilie Mcrce cncu - Mllilo

Pdlroscu. Solc ' Ieonc , Bucuresl.

Lrcrcri {menfionole.in

presc vremii): Mosd cu armonii,

Compozi|e cu domino, Masa scamatorului, Transfigurdri

(un porlrei); Energia sculplorei M. P., Port inghelat Sceno

de bordel, mc:itne.

Bib iogrcfie. Facla, l6 marl., l7 mort. (C. Poncriiescu), l9mcrrt. (N Ccrcndino),2B mort (.1 Seieonu); Ranpo, 14

mcrl. (lone )k:nu), Adevorul literor si orlls/ig I 8 norl.(H Blozlon); Lilere, nr l1/7 lPeric e Morlinescu); Arlo si

omul, nr.l/9 I I (P Comornescu).

oprilie. Expozilro Grupu plcstic 1934'. So o eono".

Bib iogrcrfie: Adevdrul literar si artisltc ,22 apr.ll. B ozion)

t935februarie,25. "A I c Fxpozifie Contimporanul " . Sa c:

lv\ozorl

Piclurd: Parcul pifaresc, Slalui plasttce; Acorduri de plaid,

Strond cenusiu, Ruine elene; Arhileclurd closicd, Peisaj cu

{es, lumini de desfrau; Mineri iarna, Fele la salon, Bive:li ,

animale lrisle, Cuib de pirali, Portref, 5t doud No/uri

moarle.

Biblogrcrfie. Rampa,24 febr (A T Cu dl Morcel loncu

despre ...Contimporonu . P osiiccr noud. ...Expozific

Contimporonul'), Foclo, B morl. (N. Corondino);

Adevorul hterar si ortisilc, I / mcrrt., (!. B ozicn); Bis,

nr l/l (P Lostic).

t936-o o.tr lo'eo oe 1.'AI'o .pozi^Contimporanul to o oo""';,r^.

A^ -.io ar. .

ond 3 {Aure D. Broslecnu - Cubism ond Archeo ogy)

Facla, I le6r (unsigned orlicle); Colendorul 5 febr(AL. Busuioceonu), Curentul,6 febr. (N. N. Tonitzc).

February Z'28: Exhibitlon: Morcel lcrncu - Mi ilcr

Pdtrcscu". Mozorl Room, Buchorest.

Picturo, 53 works, crmong which: Sunny Beach, Vertelic:

The lsorga Tnbe; Frozen Fruif, Shonghai, Plastic Event' i

3, Dynanic, Cyprus, Gallantly, On the Threshold o{

Renembrance, Btzorre Event's; Obsession; Eosler Colo,-Geomelry in a Public Square, Med| Tragic Floaling,

Proconsular, Studio lighf, The Glass, Porl-Arlhur elc.

Bib iogrcphy: Vremea, 14 febr. (Pou1 Sterlcn Morce

.lcrnco or Al Gozo i of Pcrinting'), Foclo, ) 5 febr. (Mlrcec

Rieg er Dinu); Adevorul lit'erar ;i artisilc, 2l febr.(H Blczlon) Focla,22 febr (Tonic Qvi -'The Room wl;'

Arms ); Rompo, 24febr (lone .lionu); Colendarul,2 tar,

1 933 (AL Busuloceonu "The Romonion Art in 1932')

Mqy Off ciol Sc on, Buchoresl.

Polnting: Fosler (cot 92) ;i Fruit'Dish (cot 93).

Bib iogrophy: Adevdrul lit'erar si artistic, l5 mai

(ll. B ozicn); Llnu, nr.45; Arto nr. crpr.-moi (G. l.)

"The Exhlbition of the Nude in Poiniing" {co eclve e're-

Mozort" Room, Blchoresl.

Blblogrcphy: Adevdrul literor si altslic, 29 mci (H. B ozic

- Co ective exhlbition The Art Trend' {AsocicrJio crtisti c'p osticl romonr) 'Aulumn Scrlon, Buchoresl.

Pcinting. Still life lcct 77) and Pointing (ccrt 78)

Bib iogroshy: Focla, T oct. (Sondu E lcd); Unu, nr 4B

("Acvcriu column).

t933February,5. The exhibjtlon of the o* group Crilerion .

T,eDo^ Qoor Buto^tPcrinting: Comana, Marine; Mrs. C.; The Model, Peache .

Meridionol Fruif, Wtnter, Still-life, The Danube at GiurgiL

Brothel Girls, Lady Chatterley, Conpolt'ton 1932, Easie

Eggs; Composition, Blue Melody

Blbllogrophy: Foclo,24 icrn (S. Eliod); Adevdrul litercr s

arlistic, l2 febr., Cclendarul , lB febr {Don Botto)

t934Februory, I I 2B: The exhlbition of Morce cncu Mi i':

Pdlroscu. leono Room, Buchorest.

Works (mentioned in periodicols). Table wil't Horrnonie:

Composit'ion wilh Domino, The loggler's Toble,

Transfigurotion (c portrcrit); The Energy o{ lhe sculplress

P., Frozen Horbour, Brothel Scene, morines.

Bibliogrophy' Facla, l6 man., l7 mcrrt. {C. Pcrncritescrl

mcrt. (N. C,rrondino), 2B mcrrt. (.1. Seieonu); Rarnpa, ) L

mcrt. ( one )iant), Adevorul lileror siorlls/ic, l B mort.

(H B ozicn); Litere, nr | /7 \Pericle Mcrlinescu); Arlo s

omul, nr l/9 I I (P Comcrrnescu).

- April.Ihe exhlbilion. "P ostic Group 1934'. leonc' Rc -

Bibllogrophy. Adevorul lilerar si atttslrc , 22 opr. li . B az :'

t935- February,25: The Thlrd Exhlbition of Contintporonul .

Mozorl Room.

Pcinling: Ptcluresque Park; Plaslic Slalue, Hormonies or: 'Beach, Grey Swintnting Pool; Greek Ruins, Classical

Architecture, Lanscape with a Turkish Cop, lights ofDebauchery, Miners in Winter, Girls at the Salon; Bu{fc ,,Sod Aninols, Pirates' Hole; Porfraif, and wo Still lives.

Bibliogrcrphy: Rampa,24 febr. {A T Wlth Mr Mcrrce

oncu obout ...Cont mporcnul. New Fine Art. ...The

Conlimporonu Exhibltion ), Facla, B mort. (N. Ccrcndl' -

Adevarul lileror si ortistic, I / mort., (F1. B ozicn); Bis,

nr /l (P Lcstic)

t936January, )9 February, 1,1. "The Fotrlh Corttmporan;

Exhibitlon . Dc es Room.

Pnrnrinn A./^.trntin R' .h. . r Ch.r l- '11i". Pn-n l.:'



i l--- '.'"io Pdtroscu. Solo

:---: -r'3: Constoninopol. Plolo

'- -:,= :cheion, Furluno,

flilr+r Jr:,,: -::: Sciarab; Beirut, Plaidtnnan'- :'.' : :':'j' i Horem; Bordel,

{ftrhrca -- -tr-. - -- :.. c q'. D u m i n ico lo, I lo I a n dl

rud omr;r: -:,::-- . :i Pogrom,Spania,

-lm,nlew :-r- ' :,:ct Doliu, Civilizo1e;

Bibliogrophy: Adevdrul literar 5i otistic, i6:e::-.

iH. Blr:zion); Gandireo; nr.XV/2 {Al. Busu;cce:-- .

t939- Moy: Exhlbltion of Morcel loncu Mllilo Piircsc.,"Ghico" Room, Buchoresl.

Porniing, 3B woiks, cmong which: Constontinopie. Becc,n

in Bosphorus; Village al Sculori, lslonds; Egheion; Furiuno.

Archipelogo, Pireu; Asia, Haiffa; Arobion Village; Beirur,

ariental Beach; Nocturne; The Meditenonean, Harem-,

Brolhel, Algerian; A{rico, Europectn Dance, Duminicoic:;

Itolion; Solrde; African Beach; Vifol Space, Pogron,Spain;

Madonna; Castles; Visions, Escape; Mourning, Civilisation,

Widowhood; Peace; Slopover, Peosant Wonen; Petters.

Bibllogrophy: Universul,27 nallProl G Oprescu); Fcrclo,

25 moi (lon Vinec).

*The list r:.{ exhtbilions wos compiled b,7 Dono Herbay.

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AR.HITECIURA IIU

ESEUR.TLE LUIMAR.CEL

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l{icolae Lascu

MARCEL TANGO'sESSAYS ON

AR.C'IIIECIUR.E

Uno dlntre direcliile cee ro rportcnte, degi puf n

cunoscule, ole octivitotli ui Morcet loncu, esle cceeoconsocrcrld pub icisticli. Ponc in prezenl sunt cunos-

cule circo 37 lexte o e so e.in

ccre dezvoltc probl+me teoretice ole orhitecturli moderne o oni or l9201930. Ce e mci mulie ou fost pub icote in Contim

poranul. A scris insd si c olle cotevo reviste o e epocii.Miscorea lilerord c: ui Liviu Rebreonu, Arlct si Crasul(printre fondotorii cdrreio s-o 9i oflot), Facla, Adevdrul

lilerar si orlislic sou Crasul, o revistcr condusd, lo

mi! ocul cnior '30, de Cicerone Theodorescu.Conttmporanu/ esle inso revisio in core o publicolce e mol numeroose si mcl semnrficctlve crlico e refe

rilocre lo orhiiecturo. Doudsprezece dinlre ocesleosunt pub iccte in 1925. Revislo o dedicoi douonumere dub e unor teme porticulore o -^ domeniului.unul Arhitecfurri moderne (nr 53 54, februorie 1925),icr celalo I lnleriorului nou \nr 5Z-58, cpri ie 1925)Tentclio eseistu ui de o-qi c orifico proprio gcndireeste dub crtd de dorinto de difuzore o idei or orhilec-luri moderne europene. Aoturi de propriile scrieri se

gdsesc lexle oporfinond unor nume sonore ole noii

orhilecturii (Le Corbusier, Ado f Behne, Th v

Doesburg, ALberto Sortorls etc.). Articolele sunl ilus

irote fie cu exempe oe unor reoizdri europeneimportonle, fle cu propriile proiecte sl construcili.

Edlficotor este numdru consocrol Arhiteclurii moder-ne o lui Le Corbusier. Pe oceecrgi pogind in core este

pub icct criico u lui M oncu ,,Arhitecturcr noud', sunt

tiporile scurle extrose, seectote, probobi ,lol de e,din Vers une orchiteclure Proiecte o e ui Cud lBirouri-i fob ' o) O'apt lCn;e ogo Tr:p rp1 o- Bor-rgeo s

lBlocuri lo Berchem), slou c dturi de proiecte si schite

vo umelrice ole lui loncu lPo;ta si felegrctf, Vild si cine

mc: lo munfe, Sludiu de volume; Zgarie nori, Vild in

oros). Pe uhimo pogino esle inc us si orlico u ,,Funciiune si formdr", o lui Adolf Behne, unu dintre princpo ii rdeo ogi oi misccrii moderne gerrnone. Deschi-

dereo lotolo o Confimporanului st a ui Mcrce loncu,

in primul rond, spre gcndireo si experimente e orhitecturlr moderne europene, esle sub inioto de insls

iento prin core se semno eozdr, numdr de numdr, prin-

cipolele revisle occidentc e de ovcngorddr: ABC DeSlill, Esprit Nouyeou, eic., ior cotevo cpcrifri ediioriolesunt prezentole cilitorulur romdn prin propr r e note delecturo (,,Cor1i de orhilecluro noud ).

Texiee sole, in specio cee pubicoie in Contimporonul (oproope douo irelmi), ou, in bund mdsuro,

rodicolilolec ionu ui si o formu ori or din monifesle e

ovongordisle. Screreo este opidcrd, lexlee scurle,

percutonle, ofirmo cdevdruri definiilve, convingeritronsonte, de nezdruncinol, opLnii foro echivoc.Acesleo ollerneozd, deseori, cu lonu profeiic, cu ex-

Ot -nO,cO OOe O \,/ior O O CO ^ |taot ^ Op Op-de irismul coroclerislic fuiurismu ui:

,,viotose consuma

repede in goono senzoiii or vio enle si nervoose'scu, in o tc porie, lmobilele turn ,,vibreozd de curso

crscensoore or rcrpide sl de viclo lnlensd '. Ccrnd iese.inscr

din mediul ovcnqordist ol Corlimporctnului si se

Litile is known oboul Morce .lonco's oct,.

nalist, ct crucio ospecl indeed of his ccre:texts hove been known so for, ncmey, ii,,=wilh lheoretico issues of modern orch'=: -l92Os ond l93Os Most of them weie :Contimporanul yet there were severo r- I --- - -hcd his essoys printed, such os: Misc:'-whose dlreclor wos Liviu Rebrecnu, o si:-::wller, Arla si Crctsul (he wos omonc :

.o,lo Aoer o ,/ l;letc: , s; 6,r:5Ti6' 6.r '

whose editorinchief, Cicerone Theodc-=,ovcnfgorde poei.However, he pub lshed the moiorily ol r - -'on crchLieciure in I6e Contimporc:nui -

--.,

lnstonce, he published 12 essoys in 192:issues of Conlimporanul covered some :.-ems in this lie d. Modern Archilecttr:Februory l925) ond l"lew lnterior (n. ----

1925) respectrvey. The essoysl oliemp-::set his own rdeos in order, bul he oso ..,disseminclion of those pertoining lo mo:-'orchitecture. Addltiono y, he pub ishe: ,-beonging to some resounding nomes r - :ol fieLd, such crs Le Corbusier, Adolf :=

Sorloris, Th. v Doesburg, elc Piclllr:, -imporlonl Europeon cchievements onC ' .

ond bui dings were printed to illuslrole -,=re evonl exomp e in lhis respeci s the s: =Archifecfure. Jonco's essoy "New A.:- '=

published o ong wth short excerpts fro.- --Vers une r:trchilecture, presumob y se c, :I r'e r. Mo,eo,e C.o s p'o1e , {C -

/o rorl o ,ve o. Cooi. {C- c,Bourgeois' lBlocks of Flals in Berchen ,,' -wi-l lorcos poo ono rolr Tei ..

O{.^ o'td le,egropt \'llo ord ( -^tains, Sludy on Volumes: a Skyscrope' : ,',vl.C.'lebo t pogetloe .o) L.

Aoo r Bo^r a -, e ^1o) -"lpo lor I oe

e - Go.ron

Morerer I, wos o o i ,-Contimporanu/ ond lcrnco hod o dei- -o*o ds "rod^., o hi'e .t,e e.pe., .

Ecch issue ol lhe mogozine consi: -

Western Avonl-Gorde pubiccrtions, s-:- -

Still Esprit Nouveau, elc., in order to [e:: ' -reoder lnformed on the lclesl news '- '-

iniroduced by .lonco himse f os his o,,'. - '-.

do ("Books on New Architeciure")

l-so* a \ trspero, [oAvv' a

nul (olmost lv/o thirds) shcre, lo o grec :. -gorde rcdicolism of the monifesios, b:--'r oor d oa.-5cot .Strlo..''-i,'[ ord eq voco opi o.r o-- '-orl^r ore-^ole * l p opre.. 5oo^.lic cnd

visionory imcaery, very much.=

cism Thus he would wrile ihct " ife b,' ,

run of vio eni, nervous sensotion", wh : -- -ment bui dings "throb with e evcto,. '

down, wiih lntense rfe in them" W.: = -



"-r ,nui cerc moi org de citriori, concen

- -' se dilueozd, lexiul devine moi iung, mol' r-lr-lnnefle e sunt cduloie cu moi mu ld

=-=,-ento tonului sccde lrepiol, spre miilocul

:-nd orgumentele invocote in fovooreo'=: urii si urbonismului devin moi complexe

, :-e dor convingeri e scle rdmdn lo fel de

-- oo e c e gondiril soe osuprcl orhilecturii't'e in ce e dlntoi orticole (,,Slil nou:

: Arhitecturcr noud' , ,,Construcllvism si or:zoivoreo funclionold odecvold c iuiuror

:e o l itr. t' ro (. or torr -Te q6r6cpti

co'loT O qo^fer -o ir e o r {. S.rqr

r :ctiunir de o clodl '), occentul pus pe

,,:pul socicrl o orhiteclurii ') si, nu in u ti

, : -:b emele unei noi esleiici orhitecturole, - sensu utr iicrrist o clodirli' ). Se poi re-

,-,surinid, principolele drrectri progromoti-,-j'ii moderne europene. Tooie oceste:np ificote, oprofundcte, uneorr suferind

*.crlonle de oplico, oproope obsesiv in

-' : so e u teriocre. Exlsid, toiodotc, o

= ,:-nifrcotivd o inleresu ui, in timp, de o- -=:iurii spre ce e o e urbonismului, u ttme e

- =t"nd dediccte oproope in exc usivilcte

--tr5e or.

,- de por :,ipc eo so d ta -o lo pr^'o

-p tLlt de

"'

o.. Mo' o. o-. occe^

:- ,lle ori ore occrzio, dependenfc orhrtec-

- -= de diferiie experimenie ole miscdrilor

-= :,cngcrdd ,,Arhitectul modern esle con,,: srnu ul cfirmo undevo (,,Despre orteler-'itecturo noud'), dor conexiuni strOnse

-- :cdoismul (de lo core revendicd ideecr

r-e or plostrce obstrocle cu orhiteciuro),

.--, (core esle ,,expresio ceo moi violentoie constructie o vremii noostre") si, prin

----enlele supremotisle; lc fe de direcle,. - -cie co otore, sunt influenie e gruporiit

='eo demiurglcd o ortislu ui ,,Siilul nou

ao romontrsm o inceputurilor unel noi

- ::csebrre de prelungirile romontismu ui

- ' X-eo, pe core il dispreiiuesie profund)

= t-:.c, pe Morce oncu, o voinlo de arld: ed o orli'ti'e e,'ope'le o pA, oo

= roi lArztu, o tronsferd si crhiteclurii (,,o

- :'- -eclurd superioord', in ,,lndr timi, c tnieri- Din oceosld necesord corelore inlre

-,' -: s orhiiecturo decurge, in vrziuneo lur

^ p^'otiv-l iefoce' r'lo o .

,I -- :odirii moderne esie srngurul eement: :rhitecturii ccruic ii ocordc o olenlie cu

. : :. Aso cum s-cr vdzul, Morcel lcncu il con-' ,, scop ol oclu ui de edificore, : inlerioru ui modern, generole de un

:= : privi functionoLitolec (dimensionoreo

ssed o pub' rc thot did noi c3 '-: ,.,cle tero^ €,',o o o- ,-awhot while the lexts ihemse,,:- ,. , -

and didactic os the ouinc- ...:.qor,d ro p0\6 ' J

The moin ihemes underyrng h s crcniie.---tr '- .r -:*ee ir-rodt po 1 eo',, " 6. \ c cArchiiecture"; "New Archiieciure"; "Consi.Lrc-rv sn crIArchiteciure". They spinned crround such proc ems os.

the oppropriole functionol so utlon of ol orchltecluroprogrommes (occording to

o"truthful

idec", os he putsit); the importonce of ihe interior spoce ("the on y ooolof the bui ding octron"); the emphosis on urbon plonn ng("the socio gool of orchrleciure) ond of course ihe oesthetic ospects (undersiood "in the utilitcrion sense of the

building ) We con ecsily troce here the mcjor trends ofihe [uropecn Modern Movemeni. Loler on o lheseihemes come up obsessivey, lhough deot wiih in o

more comprehensive monner, while hls vrews some-iimes seem io hove significonty chcnged. Likewise o

moior shlft o{ inleresl seem to hcrve icken ploce, r.e,from orchiteclure lo urbonism, os h s osl essoys published in Romonio decrh clmosl e,clusively with iowndeve opment issues.

Being utlerly involved in the ecrly 2Oth ceniury chonqesrn the reolm of crt, he never ceosed to emphosise hbwmodern crchitecture depended on vorious e>perimenlsof the Avcntqorde orl movemenis. "The modern orchllect fo iowed cubism" he put it ln hrs essoy "Cn Fine Arts

ond New Architecture", yet, he equo ly identified strong

lies with the Dodo Movement (to which he cscribed the

ideo of co crboroiion beNnreen obstroci ort ond orchl-

leciure), os we os with conslruciivlsm ("the most vio ent

expression in lodoy's building') ond consequeni y wllh

ihe supremotrsl experimenis lost but noi leosl, he im

plied the Lnf uence of De Still, though noi overtyNcluroly, the ideo of godlike power of the ortisi ("NewStye lres in ourseves") thought of os downing romonli-

cism in o new wor d (unlike the unheclthy persislence ofihe l9th c. romonticrsm, which he utiery despised) led

lonco to the so-co ed willtoori ideo (Kunswollen) pre-voi ing in lhe Europeon orl mi ieus. He oier ironsferred

ilio orchitecture ("o wi to lofly orchiiecture" in "lleights,

olignmenls, cnd urbonism") So, we shou d not wonderwhy Morce Jonco slrong y odvocoted the imperotive

lo remol<e ihe broken uni! behveen fine orls ond orchi

leclu re.

THE INTERlCR of the modern bui ding wos the only

specific orchiteciuro elemeni he considered ot ength.

As ii hcs been clreody noliced, Morcel Jonco thought

it cs the unique gocr of ihe oct of bui ding. The bosic

feolures of the modern lnterior, qeneroted by o newmode of undersionding funciionoiity (dimmenslonino of

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spoliilor inierioore, rnclls',' c ro'in or, omplosorecr

feresireLor, mobi orec mocern,i e minorec decorotiei, iluminoreo etc.), suni idenilce pentru e, cu scopu

ri e urmdrile de ,,esletlcc noud . Pulereo de creotie o

orhitectului, susl ne Morce loncu, ,,se rezunrs (s.n.) a

opiitudineo de o vedeo spctic , de cr concepe spotiu limiici s de o troge dinlrjnsu toole consecinlele 1n

vo umu exlerior' (,, nleriorul" ). Se poi descifro orci

ref exe o e gcndirii orgonice, filtrote prin perspeclivc

neop oslic smu ui o ondez o grupu ui De Sti1l. Arhileclul modern, ofirmd oncu, creeczd spoiiul de violo

inleroordr, lor coso modernd, 'in intregul er, esle ex

presro ocesiei nol orqonizor o vleili. Este lnteresont

de observcri modu in cor-e coso (ocuinlo), co obieclorhiieciuro supus innoirii rodico e, este ridicoto o

nivel de slmbo o no r epoci, in opozifie totoio, de

dolo oceosto, cu otitudinec onll slmbo rcd o neoplos

ticismului. n consecinld, folodo isi pierde sensu

trcdilioncl; ec esle subordonoid funcliunil 9l modeloril

pcstice o oceslelo, dor copdtc, in schlmb, o tmpor

tontcr semnificoiivd pentru orog.

Cec de c douo volocre esenlioLd ccre, in vizluneo ui

Mcrce loncu, lrebuie 'revizultd", este URBANIS-

MUL. Arlico e e so e referiioore o urbonism nu cu fostpubliccrte tn Continporonu/ ovongordei orlislice, ci in

o ie douo period ce. Ato si Cra;ul(1925) sr, respec

Iw, Crctsul (1934) D n oceeosi oni 30 dotecrzo si

conferinlo,,Uiopio Bucureslilor', linulo in 1935, pub

rcctd in brosuro Cdtre a orhilectura c:t Bucuresttlor

impreund cu lexle e conferlnte or ui F-Jorio Creongd ;iCclcrv Doicescu. Articolele dln

,1925ecrgd cotevcr

dln idelle urbonismului modern de ce e ole orhilec-

turii, enunfcte simu lcn in Conttmporanul dar, in primul

rond, cccenlueozd dimensiuneo soclolo c orhiiecturil

moderne, core se regdsesie prrn urbcnismu socieldlirdemocrotice cr incepulului de seco. Morce oncu

crfirmo, pe de o porte, dreplul o o solulie esleticc

pentru or ce tip de c odire (nu numoi penlru celereprezeniotive), foce din orhitecturo modernd o orh

tecturd ,,de consum'; eo esie considercld, de c

incepul, cc un imbol occesibi oricui (,,oricine ore

voie sd focd crhiiecluro nouc'). Pe de olto porte, orhi

teciurcr esle socicr c prin importonlo urbcrnd o

Locuinlelor ieftine; prin urmore, orhitectu coniemporone chemoi so ,,deo soluiii morole din punci de vedere

sociol si esleiic' .

Lc un intervo de un deceniu (oiunci cand Contim

por<tnul jst 'incetcse cporifio de colivc cni), ideile generc e, enunlole onlerior, copotd omp ocre, dez-vo londu se in doud drrecili. Primo dintre ocesiecr

iind,^ spre exo loreo ro u ui urbcrnismului in viotc conlemporond, in core crre direclo cu orhllecfuro, cdci

,,slilul modern cere urbonism modern". Urbonismu

esle, de fopl, pentru Morce loncu, in primul rond,

,,crrhileciurc dirilotc' . lmportcnfo so esie covdrsitoore,o( r'l e ^qtr po prolelr. cr o r ^ | Cr p ,Oalao

'intregu ui orzonl spirituo o epocii sunt odevdrole e

dote ole orlei urbcnisiice' (,,Urbcnism nu romcniism ),

interior spoces, inc uding height, p oce-=e iminoiion of decorolion, i uminclion. : -

wlth the goo s pursued by the "nevr :- -

orchitect's power of creoiion, os Mcrce" only involves (our ito ics) his skil fulness '- : -tio ly, io creole /Ae liilted spoce ond use :'

effects in the exteror volume" {"The lnie- ,

see here lhe effecls of orgonic ihinking : '- -lhe Dutch neopostlcrsm of De Still -lo-:

o so thot the modern orchitect wos cb + -

oppropriote spoce for rnterior lfe. ..' -dw"llrng o o .nloe tros o' e pe'orgonrzolion. lt is worth noiing how the , -sidered os cn orchitecturol object, sub e--=

renewol, become o symbo of the ne',nr ::=by, thorough y opposed to ihe onti-symb: : -

toining to neoploslicism. Consequent y ''=

its troditlona meon ng ond was subord'-:-=-tion ond oeslhelic mode ng, rn exchcnc:c crucio signrficonce within lhe city

ln Mcrce Jonco's opinion, URBAN Si.

ond essentrol vo ue ihci needed "ree, lessoys on urbcnrsm were not publishe:, -

gcrde mogozine Conlimporonul inslecc'

=in Arta si Oroeul \1 925) cnd Oro;ul ll9:on "Buchcresl An Utopicr", f rsl de ivei-e: -pub ished loier ln lowords c:n Archifectr,

= - :iogeiher with Horio Crecngd's ond Oc-:eclures Hls I925 essoys crrlicu oted the :-ern urbonism ond orchilecture, thot we': =

Contimporanu/ simulioneousy. Firsiy, ':=

lhe socio dimension in modern orchlie:----be troced in the urbon p onning ihink':2Oih century democrrrilc soc ely. On lh: , -osserted ihot the "right" to on creslhelic s: '

lpe of building (not ony ihe pub, c o::,modern orchilecture into o "consumer r-wos considered from the siorl crs on r:--guoge ("onyone is cllowed io toke u1: --ture") On the other hond, he under ine:lure is socio due lo the urbcn imporicr:=housing. Thus the orchltect wos sun'r: -"moro so ulions expressed through soci: -:

viewpoints".

Ten yeors oier (when Conlimporanul c--:,-out for few yeors), the moin ideos. he .:ecrrier, exponded cnd deveoped ln -..

Firsf y, he proised lhe roe poyed by , , -

modern ife, directy connecied io orc.'= '

"modern style demonds modern urbcnis- '.lonco urbcnism wos essentrolly "direcle: :l le deemed it hcd cn overwhe mi.:be-or,e ne o.lrol oorc of r'bon o ' .-the prophetic underslonding of lodcy's :: '

ond the comprehension of its spir', ,"Urbonlsm, by no meons Romonticism" :- - -in the some visionory monner: " is mole' :meons ore revolulionory, while its pcrn.=-:



' ' r oe i^ o -e os s viz o^or: ,Mo-e'o '

- esie urios, milioccele uj sunt revo-

- : c crnu sdu lrebuie so fie utoplc" (,,Utopio

. -- J Cecrlolto direclie obondoneozd gene

- -'-- o se oncoro in concrelu bucuregteon.

- -rbcnismului modern sunl osrmi ote de

: -:-,r, in mod focrrle precis, cu propuner e lui

: , :' oeniru Une ville conlemporc:ine. Profund

--:':lei, el

.incecrrcdtrcnspunereo, in cozul

: - o ideiLor ui Le Corbusier {idei cunos-

: ,: -:. 'in cercuri e profesionisti or romon ), in'- .ore nou Plon Direcior de Slslemcrlizcre

: r -icurs de e oborcrre. Detolii e urbonislice,

- :.rr.rcioTe sou egisloiive o e mode u ui,

:-- -oi

convingdior, sunt puse oloturl de ofir-

:reri ln rdspundereo,,nemdsurold' o gen

: re core deprnde dezvoLloreo modernd o

- , I timpuL so focem opero de urbonism,

, , ,minocrsd'.

--- :neni o lui Morce cncu, in iuru c-rru c: ':ote lntentiile so e leorizoloore, este,

=-'ri spre definireo FCRME ARH TEC

- : lerne. Eo esie corolorul eforturi or de': : c mediului construil. Cc ortd obslrocto,

:-e. drept miilooce de exprimcre, ,,vo u-

,: ::, numdru, suprofofo, greutcleo, linio-:, orhiteciurc' ), c ccre trebuie crddugot

'=- ,'. Arhlteclurc este, pe llnio cunoscuiei: , Le Corbusier, ,,orlo corespondente or

- . -:porturi or echi ibroie de vo ume, o pro. : ''r.nuri or consiruiie numci conform egi or

. I t ser, b, io-i >i o'e qe91 all e

. . : ncudr ') 1n ocelogi limp, este oflrmolcr

=::rdenfo strictd o formei de utiliicie: orhi

:: rle rezulto decci din ,,sinlezc formei sim--- : core, in mod inevitobil, exprimo funcfi-

t -- , ...r modern insusi este dependent de uii i

::: :e e ulil nu poole fi urci", cfirmd Morce

= -:rC o sintogmd ccre, de lc sfOrgitul sec-

. - :sie prezentd meTeu o orhiteclii moderni.- ,r re sublinioi schimbcreo de otltudine folc'

- -:-donote esenlicle oJe orhiteciurii moder

- -3e drumu de lo punciul de vedere o

' =-'-J ccrre un motericJ oorecoTe nu poote. , -:'o credrii ,,stilu ul' , pono o c cfirmc, in

' r re p ongelo' , co motericlul esle unu din

:;evdrruri ole orhilecturii, c dlur de vo um.

-' .:r il urmeozd, dor cevo moi lenl,

- : mogrnism. Refuzul mosinii, co sursd de

: -----..r orhliectul modern, este ofirmoi rdspi

- cl olelul, nrci piotro, nic sgcroie nor i,

. - cl mosinc nu ne vor'invdfc stilul nou". ln'. :erd insd cdr nou ideo orlistic ,,se

* ::- in formo trenuLul, outomobiLelor, c

sou o unei mcsini'. Din oceosto

li desprins-r, cel moi bine, poole,

on" ("Buchoresi An Uioplo

lion, we moy noice lhoi he::.: - --- - - .- -o 5-o eTAr -\ lo ro

perioining lo fincnciol, cnd, ond e: : .- ,: -:r, -:

ments of hls modeL were convinc ng y crese'ier c :--jwlth his sloiements obout the "extreme respors c r,, ;phis generclion for ihe modern deve opneni of

Buchcresl: " i's high time we creoied o prophetic cndbrighi urbonism"

Morce Jonco's theorefico thinking steodiy spinned

crround lhe definition of the ARCH TECTURAT FCRM lt

wos lhe crowning ldeo of the efforts lowcrd toicr

renewol of the bu lt environmeni. He thought thot orchi

teclure, os obslroct orl expressed itse f through "vo ume,

colour, number, surfoce, weighi, lrne, eic" ("The NewStye: Achitecture"), lo whrch the interor spoce should

be cdded up Fo lowing Le Corbusier's wel -known def-

inition, orchiieciure wos described os. "the crt of spotio

correspondence, of the bo onced relotions beMreen

vo umes, of proport ons cnd rhythm buil cccord ng to

ihe orgon c lows of sensitiveness ond geomefry"("New Architecture"). At lhe some tlme he would crssert

thoi form strictly depended on uil ity, which meonl lholorchileclure cou d on y issue forih from o "synlhesis of

simp e crnd noluro form", indubitcb y expressing ihe

function. The modern beouilfu itself, in its turn, depend-

ed on uiility' "whct ls useful connot be ugly", he soid,

echoing o commom stctemeni of lote l9th ceniury

o rchitects

i is worth emphcrsising howlonco chonged his cttitude

loword h,vo esseniiol coordinoles of modern orchiiec

ture, r.e, ihe mcleriol ond the mochine. As for the former,

Morcel .lonco wenl ihrough the whole woy, from the

oriist's vlew point, ihct would thlnk thot the moteriol

cou d nol bios the "s1'ye" to o rolher osion shing siote

ment (see "Drcwing boord Archiieciure"), odvoccting

ihot the moiericl wcs one of the wo lruths rn orchileclure

o ong wiih lhe volume As for the loiter, the orchiieci'sthought weni ihrough c simi or chonge, though ot c

sLower pcce. His denying the mochine ony ro e os o

source of inspirotion for lhe modern orchiteci wos cole

gorico y sicrted in his first essoy "The New Style -Architecture": "Neliher ihe outomobi e, the sione cnd

sieel, nor lhe sky-scroper crnd crysiol or the mcchine wi

tecch us the new slye" However,ln 1929, he thought

ihot the new crtistic ideol could be expressed freey ''in

ihe overc shope of ihe troin, cot, ocecn iner, cs we I

c.s in cnv mochine". His evolulion shows how his ideos

on the Jrchitecluro form mcrtured by groduo inlergrcr

iion of oll components regcrrding the Europeon iheoreli-

col thinking .

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molurizoreo gond ri so e cs,rprc lormei orhiieclurc e

prin inlegroreo, lrepiolc, o tuluror componenteior.Ota OO- I OOrilo ' lao O e. -OpÔr

O.

Formo orhrlecturold esle, in concepfio lui Morcelloncu, o simbiozo inire rotiono itcieo dotdr derigooreo conslructiei qeomeirice {core confero oblectiviloie orhileciurii), siricto definire o ei in roport cu

functiuneo (prin oceoslo ccpcrtcndu-9i volenle e

socio e si deci, unrversolilolec), dcr 9i o voinlei cre

oiocre o crrhiteciu ui. Penlru el, orhiiecturo modernotroieste, agodor, ,,dinir un imbo d, dlnlr o bucurie construciivir, ndzuintd sociolcr colecfivc, in p in ocord scru

ndscuid din insusi spiritul, cerinle e proclice si o sensi-

biLltote specifico vremil (,,Arhiiecturo de plongetc' ).

Morce loncu nu so numdrci prinlre cei ccre ou oduso conlributie noiobi a o leorlo orhiteciurii moderneeuropene. Ansomblul orlico elor so e despre crhifec-lurd demonstreczd insd, foro putinto de tcacdo,cunocslereo perfectd c idei or si o iendinle or mcnifeslote de mori e personolitdli sou de migccrrile degrup Legcturile sirernse cu migcdrile de ovongordo,oleniio crcordotir circu ofiei ideilor, o fdcut co e so fie

tot tlmpul informcl de evoluiio speciocu oosd o oces-

lorc. Morce oncu c osrmiloi cu repezicrune orienidri e ce e mci diverse, penlru c le redo mediilor ortis-

lice romdnesli - dcr nu numoi - intr-o formd personolo,core linde spre exprimcrreo idei or generole, fdro inso

o luo 'in considerore diferenlele imporlcnle, deseori,ole orientorilor sctu persono itoli or. Decurge de otci

un onume ecleclism ol idei or din oriico ele sole.Privil inso in coniextu romdnesc o perioodeL, ro u lui

Morce ioncu in difuzoreo ldeilor crhiiecturii moderneesle de primd mdrrime: nici un orhitecl romern n o foslmcri oproope de sensul noiLor direciii o e orhltecturii si

nimeni nu e a propogot cu cldio cioriicrte sL posrune

vreme de un deceniu. E o siiul sd creeze o slore oespirit fovorcbild orhltecturii moderne, moi oles in iuruConfimporanulur, care o fost, qrolie u Morce loncu,

incepond cu 1924, revisio romernecscd ceo moioctivo in p omovcrreo idcologiei noii orhilecturi. Eo olo I do o'l^l rg. O rev o -_ opo it:tr o..lo-lo I

onii '20, otunci cernd reflexe ole mori or schimbdri deotiiudine fofc de orhiteclurc opdreou sporodic in efe-mere revisle de orhiiecluro \Revistc: de arhilecturd si

construclii, I 9I 9, dor moi o es in Cdninul 1928 29)sou ln pub lcctii cu o t profi cu turo, deschise uneorispre ocesl domeniu lluceoforul sou Vir:1o

Rononeoscd ).

Depcsind cu muli perioodc de moximd octrvrlote o

primer ovongorde rometnesl , Morce lcncu si-o contlnuol, neobo sil, camponict publicisticc pOno o'r 'lo, , d" o-i.I i A [r oo o a -r ,ao izo eo p op i-

o'poec'c) ol.r condchelr rorodorr oeodejo

oreo iiote

ccceptoto 9r osimi ctd de societcleE o fost mereu in ovcngordo.

ln Morce .lonco's opinion lhe requrre^-= '

form were thought os o symbiosis of the -':-

stricl geometric construction (ihol confer. : .cleor definition os to funclron {thus c::,o er.e. o d I o5eo re' -1, rr;, o c -.

odded lp lhe o , -ec s ow (rool .e I -re, he thought lhot modern orchitecture .

= -

impu se, its construciive ioyfu ness, o :: - -

ospirotion ihorough y iuned lo or born-procticcl needs, ond the speciflc sers' . -

iime" ("Drcwing Boord Archiieciure").

Morcel Jonco did not belong to thot c:-=--tects thot disiinguished themselves ihro-:- -

r'o' tors o ê iêo y ot nooe.T cr'his esscys cre on irrefulob e evidence :: -

versoni with the curreni iendencies of vc- -

eA o w-' tê oeo ,-ppor-od o, --lo o,f .rro.--li:.gl l,o-r^r-o^ -

.

movements coup ed wlth hls wokefu o-= .

' o-ior of idô -nooe nir g on i'

person. Here is the source of o certo r :: =opprocrches. Morcel .lonco woud ::,- .

diro .e o, orioiiOrs O or oto,, I 9 I -' '

ncte them in the Romonion ortislic mi e,. -

in o quile personcl version. He se =- -,occepled ideos, wiihout tokrng nto c--ences belr,veen orieniclions ond pe-:- ,significont occosionollyll ."'o.a^to616.0rr IloPo'or - .

period, Morcel .]onco's roe in ihe :,,=modern crchileciure ideos is on outsic-: -

wo) ô olr^ Po^ or o^ orch ect o

to the direclion of ihe new orchileclurc -:-ihen. Moreover, none wos ever ob e -,

-os c eor y ond possionole y cs he dic --

docode. e [-er.r [-o,v o lreo ! -d'esprit for modern orchrieclure, esp., -Conlimporanu/ mogozine, which rnr:. ,-, -

.lonco, the mosl ociive Romonlon chc--=inolion of new orchileciure ideolocy i- '

ceosed io corne oul. lndeed rt wcs '--to come oul regulcrly ln the '20s, !.. = :crucio chonges in lhe orchilecturo cc:-tered in shori-ived crchiteciuro molr- --61lriro,1111O "; ,OrS,u l;;

-O O i.Cdminul, l92B2S), or in olher cu iJ-r :

were sometimes open to this suble: - -Romaneascdl

Mo, ol Jo'.o or lito6 -1

"^ o, r ^

the firsl Romonion Avonlgorde grcr. : - - .

inhis canpoign until mid '30s, in pc-c =ing ocliviiy. By thot time modern c'--'-verso y occepled cnd osslmi clec

m lreu.He wos clwcys cr step oheod.



nou: t tea vrs: . : Dodo p'olp.'o5e (ol -ro Te'r, o'o ei eopo'- o'ir rJt 'rothitectro

-- r-:. o pornil de o ortlsli.h - ---:l- primele monrfeste in I9I5 in core procc

",-

.

r: l.crreo orteior ploslice cbsirocle cu orhiiec-''=- o {zo.o.eo ior e o pri. iro -epllirie

)

: ror er ' . de o'd i o e/poz'ior {veroi: ::i nosiere indireci insingurorii oifirtulri il rir: : a.re);- -: rcmei lcr lcblourile obslrccle (e e nu mcri

---,ri noiuroliste; singurd orhiieclurc este cod-

'': -'ufier suproomenesli cr ortistului culiivotd de-. :-e incooce (ortislul nou esie omul core se

= : soclelote).

' c' ires o eroL .tro- le o J[c oa e,e-np -

: -oobo,or. o'eopo -ctr ob tro. o r- o h

', : ',.4oi lcrziu, grupul ortisti or rodicc I (Arp,

- -: Richler sl loncu) cereom chlor ononimcrlul.. = l: OfiO.

'-.: : :ecundot, cdci scurt timp dupo oceeo omrr - : minuni: expozitio orhiteclllor independenti

: : r-.JTq, prin sfortdrile uriose c e orhiteciului; i ' urmd gcoc c orlelor obsirocte op iccrte in

. . . ., d r We ror (Bo,-ro'.)- 7 remorcdm o inf uenio omericond (vezi F.L.

: -' lricogo) lo linerii orhitecli olondezi. Acest ori-, .- simp ificotor e'inlr-odevdr in spiriiul nou Dor

, : - oic inseomnd preo pulin. ln ocu 'verliccl

rermon de oltodoto, n-cm inironct decdt un

. ::loent. n ortd orice preferrnlc preconcepulo" - ^-a de mcrlericrl, esie o impurLioie. Eo sobegte. r r-e e mijiooce obslrocie de expresiune.

' :r :e erijeozd in principii de ortd noud, simpe'. ::-olLuni lehnlce, o noivd pcrsiune penlru

- , I o pueri o odmirotie penlru ingineru ei.- - ^- oceosld otitudine moi mu t di eiontlsm decdi

-t:'e si creofie. A spune cd o cosd noud nu' , :., e sd oibd ocoperis, nici igheoburi, este moi: ^ rr decdl o cfirmo cd cei moderni nu moi. , =. - decdi in cristo sou in belon ormol. Si in

- - - .: poote iurno romcniism, ior fonlo pooie luo-= = Renosterii. Nici oulomobilul, nicr otelul, nici

- : -.ci zgcrrie-norii, nici cristo ul, nici mosinile nu

- -' ^rvdlo stilul nou. Moleriolele ocesieo con-:::zd coteodold un ospecl. Arhitectul insd ire-

= .: e uli izeze ca o formulo, sd e mdnuioscd, sd-ra Arlo, prln mii ooce e ei, demoteri alizeazd

. Ate.le -n oo(e sr I p.ra oo ro.'i-r' loor^. 1L"Tor . rp oloto 9-tr, o-e .ir e et..

. -: - este in noi si nici decum in moiericle, oricdt- -:rfi ee.

_ ^ Jo'tttnporonut. t .18. oclor o ^ l074 p.

ilrdtilecluta noud

lhe new slyle: ArchiMvrclle Dooo Movor-'t loo c' ': .-. : -iir g,^6' rF, 6o rtr'co s. ^ : ::The ortists were the first to recc'Wolo,r.^^dlô'irsr ro.e..,-'- - -..:- .

cloimed.

l. The interrecrtionship belyzee. :c:--t,-t-: t-t -:re uvenoied crchilecture {iso ciior :- .. :r ----2. Agcinst commeTce with ort onc er.- a :-: ,:-t -.

hod indlrecty led to ortist's clooiness l-: lr-:- tr-pover!),3. Agcrinst fromes for obslroct poiniinas (ihey oie ncinoiurolistic seciions ony onger; crchiteciL,r-e cl one ccnsupp y ihe frome),

4Agoinst crrlisl's

superhumon houghiiness, which hcsbeen fueled since ihe Renorssonce fthe new cr|st is lhemcn who returns to socie!).

tose lorte. o iol \ we c -l er , ppor-eo oy e.pa,mentol evenls exemplifying lhe inlerre otionship of obstrocl crts ond crchiteciure. Loter on, lhe qrouo of the-oo . ols iA'p Lgg^rilg R, -e' or o o.r. i) evor , loi

med the crnonymily of the work of ort.

This ideo b oomed ct once, cs we wilnessed ihree mir-

ocles: lhe Berlin exhlbition of revolutionory crnd inde-pendenl orchilects, fo owed by the first cubrst city{Mogdebr 9 duo 'o orch,,e,r

'l o,,' poinl', eltorr.}

ond 'ô 1 l-o Wein or :, -oo ol obsrocl cr-, oppi eoln orchileciure (Bouhous).

Since l9lZ we hcrve olso identified on Americon influ-

ence (see FLWright, Chicogo) on ihe young Duichcrchiiecls. Such simplifyinq horlzontol composit onoccounls for lhe new spirii. Shou d we holt here then it

wou dn'l be enough nsteod of the former Germon'veriicolism' we hove enthroned o subsiilule. ln orl crny

preconceived preference for shcpe ond moleric is

impure. lt weokens ihe true obstroct meons of expression.

Here ond ihere, simple iechniccl remorks ond o ncLve

possion for ihe mochine ond o childtsh worship of itsa'g leer c o r lo oe l'Jp pr 1, p es ol 'l e rew o t. W^perceive rother cr dileitcrntish mode thon insiqhtful cre-otrvily. To mointcrin lhot o new house needs no roof orguiiers is even moTe noive thon to slole ihot the

Moderns will only bui d in crysto ond reinforced con-

crete. Romonticism con be poured into concrete ondccsi iron molded into Renoissonce shcpes. Neither the

oulomobile, ihe slone ond steel no ihe sl y scroper cndcrystol or the mochine wl ieoch us ihe new siyLe.

Sometimes lhese moteriols induce one cspect lhouoh.

Yel the orchiiect should know how to use ihem lLe lor-

muloe, to hcnd e cnd win through them. Due to iis

mecns, ort demolerio izes lhe molerio . These meonsore bui pure obsircrclions, vo ume, colour, number, sur-

foce, weight, ine, eic.

The new siye ies in ourseues cnd by no meons in the

role' o s we r .e 10 '-lot e' ôw -ew lrey r g^ bo

Conlinporonul , no. 48, Cctober )924, p 1 .

firAncEt tAt{cu:EEXrE DESPREARIITIECruP.A-

TTAR.CEL IANCO:fExfs oNAP.CTITf ECTUP.E'

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Lrlcrce clcl !'c lme

arl'e:iai:e ' 92Lflt:':: :.rr Arcf 'ectonlc

Ruperec unltolii olotcupii.za-ac:e ce ortd cr arhilecluril, osc cum oceostd crla . .e rn:ati.eozc in vremeoRenosierii, esle prcino ce or diniol erezii in orfeleplcsliee. incercoreo usurolecd si deplosoto o "iluzloro,i ' ccr'tr o \o I op q , .,o ^,

-o O.f te , nglI^B r^1".rr M,1eo q-o Borool e .).

5c z uneo s o occeniuol cu vremeo, ior romonllsmusecolului trecut o consolidot coicrsirofcrlul individucrlism in orld

C consiiinlo orlislrco noud si pulernicd s o ridicot in]ume cu noslerec orle or revo ulionore (cubisr.,,,

obslroclionism, construclivism), tocmoi cond orhitecluro ero sd disporo 'inlr un suvenir dulce din irecui si

o ale po. , a oa pr io ^ de i^5 se, lo, o oc.,6 3c7,a po, o- 1 Oe, O-6-IFO

Cu o cloriiole, o violentd si o compelenlo neinlo nildde veccuri, ortele p osilce cu dot dupo rczboi p imuloloc core trebuio sc libereze si sa umlneze si ccleoorhlteclurei. Preqdtireo se fdcuse cu fo osinld, coleoero deschiso. Din looie co iuir e vechei Europe seridicd strigotul ortistului dupo vicrto Arle e p csticerefdcuserd procesu reinleqrorii e emenlelor esenf oleln creoliuneo ortislicd si dictou luiuror orle or clorilcrteo or.

Mcnifesiul ortistilor rodicclt din l9l B glosuio.Trebuie o conceptie unif<trd, adan*, docd vremdc. ,2,t, : pJtp t Ctr de tgo d .,o'c:

Noi arlislii reprezenfdm o esenliald porte a qeneralitdlii si vrem sa preludn rdspunderea evoluliei ideole.4' t1 O- .O egco O c-.rO O \tpn: rOA, t^ p-t^ 07opraope fornulotd. Spirilualilotea unei ctrle abslracteinseomnd deschiderea orizonlului slnlonc,tnlului delibertate al omului. Credinto nooslrd este ctla frdte-ctscd, misiune noud ct omului in socielale. Arla'a' oôe loo

".ooo^ on. ^pie. e,.eoLicso..e' "dore.t a' osLlt ô. . V o^ .o - a pL tp.pa .on_

slienld ct productrei {orlelor indrvidrrctle penlru recslizc:recs misiunti acesfaro in cea comuno. rotala. luptctmconlrct indlvidualismului fdrr: si:tem. Cel ncti inal'l concepl ol nastru esle coutorea

unuiplctn

ATCTCUPRINZATCR d" orizonturi spiritualeAceosla esle daloilo naastrd. Von da erpresie vo/ulo 'o - dob' ^. \ or oo di e r e t:, 7p1 6 r,elo- o.5-porole {Eggeling, loncu, Richter).

n oce o$i timp, dor foro nici un conioct, 'De Stiil , qruooroc, rodor" li'o, o'o Oe-i o ^ . a, O .,ot ,nEuropo ou reolizcrt orhitelurc noud, lonscr un monif_^stsemnol de pictori, orhitecfi si scu ptorr, in frunle cuhô,or Do^.b, ,o oi. o,F e.,og^.r.

I Exisla c:zi o constilnld noud si uno veche in lume.Ceo t^. Le 'o ,Tat eoo,o sp ^ .tot.d. o . eo no.oSpTe untvetsol.

2. Arlct noua o odus la lunino ceea ce contine consliinto ceo noud: echilibrareo propottiei intre induiduol

si universal.3. Con$tiinlo noud esle pregolilo a se rectlizct si invicslct exfeiloc:ra. Fondatorii noii concepliuni core credin reforma ortei si o cuhurii, vor sa jistuga pupo,

fhe new ArchifectureThe breok inside the o -inclusrve orl unriv :

j,

os the otler monifesled ilse f durino the. i=- -

fhe couse of the first heresies wfthiriftne c- : :c.rOr d- OO,aOOa-lpt O.tÔ-anl i 9 ool orc^ re lB , ô o,..Blondel, eic ) vigorous y objectedThls split become deeper in time ond ftr':lury Romonlicism slrenqlhened lhe coics'-::o ism in ori.

A -r., ord pow^ l o . or . -lwrth the birth of the "revoluiionory' c-. , -

Io o^ n .oT\r,ciu nIwlêr o.obo.i or^lr o,rc,y -oo.weoi

.

-- oo^d ol l1a o go. Too, 1q ^'d"

'ho, ova O ! ,p ol .ot{ôAher World Wor fine orts lounched c --- -

lor- oro 'orpe a.t o(\o rtr -"tao, - --'L ôol o orhile.,.e. I,cpopocpoinlless ond the rood slood open F-_- -.o aPl\ o f ,6po 6.1o o, o reo- l. :te. , e or . -oo er-o. ed rr- einie

lhe esseniio elemenis within crlis|c l-:-: -

were dictoiinq their cLorily lo oll cris

The I 9l B monifesio of the rodicol oi' :-i ::lf we are for strong ctnd lasling decis,: - . -ct deep, unitory fhinkina.

We, lhe artisfs, stand for csn essenlia :,:c:l ond wish /o ossume /Ae resoonsii-.. -

fion. We hereby lel everyone'know ,-:- - -ol our time is almosl drcswn uo. The sa -

lrctcl orl mectns lo lel mctn's'feelinrJ'ic-,-=-wide hoizons. We believe in brith---- - - -

is a new missron {or mon wilhin socie-. - .,t" ) a ioco. or ooc;" o -er"l ^ oo : io oo\^P'a[ .d:\ o a lo a'

d:'r, a:<r:o1t be netq"o ^ta --one We light the individuolisn thr:t rc, -.The search for on ALLINCLUSIVE c: -'zO' ' S a,

.at- €,t rOo ^p 1n." 6 :

ct woy lo express t'he huge billows ...=

directions lor odd tendencies (Egge i-: l

Mô' whil^ a a yc x.i,r ro roT--.le g o' p oi r-o D.lr n Mooer -

modern orchileclure in Europe, wos I - _-

l^ '9 , 6s9^^6 o) or -r 're, I o olhoo vo't Doerb,,g ol wL'.,1 AA:, -

I Today t'here is o new oworcness ..- -

o'o''hevot o tncooo pt ..

new one lo the unlversal.

2. New ot hos brought to light the ^ :--owo enls". on eq, 'l b,., ^ oe 14 epthe ar:rlicLtlor

3. ihe new oworeness

isreodv

lo [1,:ide life The founders of the new ihirtr;-:ot ctnd cullurctl reform, wish to desiro,, :-=

"toet lhe oae-''to, fl'o .; oe, .^^the wc:y fine orts did with the csbolitior c: .



r. - - -.viduolo, dogmele cctre slctu in drumul-' ,' cso precum in orlele ploslice sa distrus- -- -- ,-eo noluralismului, ceea ce stoteo in dru-

'r -- :' nottuni de arto.

,-:' . cerintele comune erou: I ) Dislrucereo- l-;"rb \e .ar o-tr iere oe .o oio,o,

- := oiob eme e vieiii; 2) Exprimorec unei con'= i.tl-,or orielor oer- L o oozo 5p ri-Jo o

- : I le o conslrui, 3) Dislruoerec duo/iiolii inire:-': orro devine violo; 4) Distruqereo duo i-

' '=:rtrsi sl om, creotorul nou revenind lcr

r' - tocelor sole orllstice, cere loc in vioio,

' . :- ^-chipui ce ecou o creoiin sufletu crchi. -:,-:ii de neincredereo in creolii e lor oces-

. .' - :'i. Zi ele revoluliilor post-belice ou fost cel, -: :borotor de incercdri pentru ideile noi.

'. :-:hiteciii, pictorii oceior ocuri ou produs: : , -trTe ocele serii de erpozit i sl reolizori din- - o PS Ce rorio pe core ro re

cor.i: - I 'or de cro^vo i ce rr (p ooo-e Jo

-:= -rprofoto pdmonlu ui. Deodolo, heqemo-- -_ I r revenit in moinile orhilecturi inoculote.

- :,': :cczie omintim nume e lui Gropius si Toul, - ' : ::re o fdcui primele reo izorr experimen

' - :r :, doi eo, core c reclizot lonqo Berlin, in

-::eburg, primele reolizdri prc-tice in onul, - .cr rdmdne vesnic, cu tocto insuficienlo" --:-ziiiet - primu monument ol vointei crriistice

. - - lsire.: eo1o T,rpof'-ooegilc{g6g'g 1-gi

:r-a o elemente cle problemelor crislicer - - - - Cecot orchitectul, coci el rdrmdsese in- " . : - :oliie, fdrd gcoo d, fdrd mestesugori, foro, - -- noment s-o simlil ocest lucru si lumec

: :t=l co rnginerul, co mci odoplcri vietii, prcr ,, - - - sclutiilor fdro inconiur in concepfio sirict'- r: procticd ceruld ozi, ii vo luo ocul.

--l 'nore, cu oiol moi mull cu cdi lonoru]: ' :: - Cin scoolo purio " ovol iere', polorii cu

:-:r'ice, icr in foto viefii, cu toote diplome-,-I -cce nlci mdrcor cdt zidorul sou.

. ': ôud, in viu contocl cu oriele ploslicer : 3JS si dOnso cu oceostc problemo sim

' --e cr, o priceperri moierio eior de prelu-

slood agc:inst lhe latesi ioec

The common demonds we-e. , r::--rs'eod wo I nops or^ oe- r. j: : -.

*o I {d.clir e wi' o p or c- _

n Ot , O.t.Ap-iO^ rO.Oll O.t\ . , .t_

. ..

sol spirituol bcsis to build on 3 . -: :=---: .

boh,ve^" liie o"o c,r , o'r becor ?. -: -

T]

. ) o oislr 'ge'iide, e lerri,e de ,ur'.viu de vederi ce s o iscot, s o inleles

exisiirq dL o n bo *eor a 01 c : j.. :-

co. -A,.1'lq -olL e os,e,,e ol . . :

denond.opro,e o -rs-lf ' I- ^.become lhe crofismon of o new civi izc:ionWe con imoqine how these demcnds echoed in theorchilecis' s-oul, iroubed os they were by o thorough

]o l o,o-'oor

ce r rroir wo l. le po5wor Avol- o'o ydoy.wereo nuqe lobo oor/ o o ..o.1 e.a. ewoeos oL. ll o

"omwo I of s, r.po ", o,,iii"a,, o"o

pcinlers produced ihose e>hlbitions cnd ochievemenisin Russic, ond especioly in Germony, which we nowperceive os o vo conic lurnoce of lruihs lkely io chongethe foce of the eorth. All of o sudden, ortisiic hegemonywos o.en over cQo' oy lnis r oce o-ao o-. ."." ,,..

Wo tcrl ^ thi' oppo -lniry to re.o' Grop. , or d or s

cor ''b ' o' .'l-ero'n" do Ine rir l^)pa 'la^ \ o.ro laeo ro lLe ri , oro^'co ocLiever o, . r lg2A l

Mogdeburg, neor Ber in They ore bound fo lost fore-ver,.despite ihe inherent shortcominqs of trcnsiiion, osihe lirsi monumeni showinc the crtistic delerminotion ofour oge.No one cou d hove ever benefited betier from

the thorough. e ucidoiion of the crlistic prob ems of our timethon the orchitecl hlmself, since h" *o, the one costo one in the world with no trodilion ond school, with nocrcflsmen ond no creed. For c shortwhile evervone fe I

this siiuotion os such, ond the new world shored in tlreopiriolLo lre e1qêa boinq bele'odir- reo.o, o

o'ob en s o^c, . oooole o t rc, r-re ,, o gt-for*o,d"co-nomic ond procliccl so ulions specific Io our time, wi

ever uoly oL o t 's o oco.'l-e do^gtr. wo. evel q eote,) 'lca lf,P yotlg q'odLo e or( niter yr6. *o6: i. q g'louollie'o or o o w.oeor'T"reo lo or o desp,1o"n1,diplono. ê wo. ess prepo ao o ro, e e -no" -l o

bricl cver he worLed with

New orchiteclure, inlensely interreloled with modernfine orts roised, in ils lurn, the problem of shope reduc-

tion. ond knowledge of ihe moterro s to be processed,ond whol is more, the obo ilion ol eclectic ideo of sly-les.

A v v.d r-o'crcnge ol v'ewpo ^ s -nooe quo y6ro ,rol-

ly .o':prel"nd 'o 5y,es we'a ro' ro bo -ode orc

-orb;n"6; or,y o l;uely op ir'sr. o-d or 'r. ql-,,', rrer

ligerce d ecrod lo spo, 'ic ror le.to io-- or o Jr rTr ecould generote s!le, Lust ihe wcy ihe orgcn generotesihe iunction The boses for new resecrchln orihitectureore, on lhe one hond, the science, o necessilv of proc-lrol oercr o, (corrp'elely o tl^rer

I or .no\e ir l1eb ooming oge of ihe Bcroque, for rnsionce) thct nowcre solved by the mochine, cnd on ihe other hond, thepossion for ortisiic synthesis of noiurol ond ploin noiurol

:

'

ti , .:.

I'

: -- -riie nu se foc, nu se combino si cd-"-- optimlsm viu si o inlelepciune pent-,,'r- e oldi de corocleristrce si soecific-^:'r- e oroT oe corocler slrce st soecitic_^

- -:oslre, doco ii suslln rosiul, se vc: . ''--o funciie orqonu: sli u. Pe de o

: -ecesitoie c cerintelor proclice (ccrer .'-.le de oJe epocii inflorirli borocului, .= -.," ; g;ri;;;;;r;;;; p;;;;;;;,

Lr. - . ': ::'ie pcsiuneo pentru sinlezd ortisticor - : -:-,':e si simple, reprezentdnd funclium' ' .- l- soc u cerceldriior orchileclurii noi

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ClC OSICIZ.

Acum so inleles cdr o.hiec-,-: -- oooie fi o*c de cr

deseno folodc scr nud.lr ccr c- problemo ei orlrs-

ticcr rezido in crlc corespondenie or spctio e, cr

roporturi or echilibrote de vo ume, o proporlrror sl cr

rilmuri or conslruiie numc coniorm egior orgoniceo6s^'r.io,o oeqeoâi^Dooorâoeo- ôi l.eeoeolcocr o.

Uzlne e, Crogele,Grcdino, Locuintele Eftine, Sgorie-

Norii isi cer o conceplie odevcrrotcr. A 1e supune sli u

ri ot mocrle este o monslruoziloie Si o dovodo deimpotentc. Tocte vo orile esenllc e c e orhtieciurii lre-

buie revizuile: inleriorul, singuru scop o ocliunil de cr

cladt, urbc:nisnu/, scopu socio ol crh iecturii st esfeli

co, oceosto 'in sensu funcliono uii llorist o c cdirli.Un tondr crhitect germon, Hilbersheimer, prectzeazain lermenli urmallori prob emo orhiteclurii de cslozi."Cc orice discip incr slo sr orhliecluro in folo necesitolii de o oduce urnlnd in luru mi1 ooce or ce-i formeozd fundcmentu si insdsi nclurc ei.

Aci i-o servit plcturo drept ca auza, ominlindu i e e-

mentele de bczc c e oricdrrei orle. e emente geometrice si cubice core formeczd u timcr obieclrvoreoos b al

borpurile slmp e cubrce cubul, sfero, cjlindru , prismo,piromidc, e ernente pur compositionole sunt elementele de bozcr o e oricdrei crchileclurl.Foptul co noturo crhileclurii insos esle volum in spcl u,

conslrOnge Jcr o cJorllole [ormc]o. Arhllecluro rsl creoriginec in geometrie'.S o inteles in line ozi cd crhitecturo esle pr n excelentd orlo socio d si co individuo ismu in orhileciurao re ol o' no e per' o.Arhilecirro cr inf oril numoi in oce e vremi cond ideecr

de conceplie o ce er moi simp e orfevroril, co 9i cr

celui moi simp u monument se oqlindesle oce csi spi-

rii bozot pe vo or funclionole crescuie si de ocordoccepicrte in t mp st 1oc.

Dupo un seco de 'incercdri slerile si in ciudcr islorici

smu ul ec eclic, se orold osidzl in Cccldeniul Europeo miscore de orhllecturo, core inlToneozd un nou siml

o molero e]or, moi sincer, moi vru, ccre dupo cred-intcr noosird se vo dezvoila 'in timp,

.inodevorclu siil

crescut din spirilu si economlc vielLi nooslre.

Conlimporctnul nr 53 54 februorie 1925 pp 3 4

Conslruclivism si'',lhilectutdonslruclivismul este orio obslrcrctd', core, cresculo

d nlr un slml optim st c vietii, purifico orlc de orice urme

de romcnlism, fiind expresio ceo moi vlo enld o doru ul

de construclie cl vremii noostre (Epoc e mor or sliluri

se corocterizeozd prinfr-un crsemef eo dor de o clAdl).Lo

incepui consiruclivismul ovusese o otltudine di elonld penlru mos nlsmu zile or nocrslre. Acesl ]ucru cfosi lnvins prin ridico u siiuoiiei, cocl e] nu reprezenlodecol un nou romontism

Cu occrz o expozif ei internollono e o lechnicei ieotro

shcrpe representing rts funclion.

Frno Ly rt hos been understood ihot orchlte: -'-not be the crl of drowinq focodes cnd nuc:.prob em lres with the ori of spoticl correspo-r:bo onced relolions lhrough vo umes, of prop-' -

rhythm buil only by the orgonic rues of se-..geometry.

Todcy's prob ems cre different from os yesi3'lPlcnts, Gorden Cities, Low price

llc,.-.lu ooe . .trao 01 Or - a I ot 6ptO

ihe deod slles on them is monsirous ond c-,=

tence. All lhe essenliol vo ues of orchrieci.r-: ,-reconsiderec: lhe tntertor, the ony purpose -'ptocess, urbanism, the sociol purpose ,-tl -,',-ond oesihelics, understood in ihe funcliorc -.sense of the bui ding

A young Germon orchilect, llilbersheirr:- :todoy s crchiiecture prob em under i-:,.'Archileclure, os ony other discipline, foces --! to elucldote ihe mecns ihol moke ils bos: :-noture.

At th s point pointing hos guided il by recc - : 'e emenls perloinrng to ony orl. the cubic c-t r-aF1 erq.Ct 'Ôo'or-iTOeObo --.;

The simple cubic bodies, such os the croe :ihe cyinder, the prism, ond the pyromid, r-'- .

lO O âTeT) OclroOO OT^ O /

leclu re.

The very ncrlure ol orchrleciure, whlc'r ,

spoce, imposes o formol ccrily. Architec---: -

in qeometry."

Jt hos been fino y undersiood thct or.-': .sociol orl por excellence ond thus lndjvlc-: .-

leclure rs the greolesl donger of o .

Archileciure cou d on y thrive during thos: -- -lhe mosl unsophist ccled go dsmith s worr r- l

unsophisiiccled monumenl ref ecleC ll-e . --bosed on developed ond commony c.,:: -tiono vc ues in p oce crnd ltme.

After o century of slerile pursuiis ond Ces: -tic hlsioricism, o movemenl in orchitectu.e , - -\,\7c ial r I gpo I o- o1-l 'o a o r e^ lond genuine sense of the molericr s; we a: :-

w.r qowi -oo,a \q6o.o6po6ond economv of oLrr rle

Conlimporanul, no 53-54, Febrr.lc- -

Constrvolivism lrlnd ArchileclntreConstruciivlsm is the cbsirocl' orl lhci .'=-01 OOI -"r \ aw 01 to p go5 Or ,

'or ol [-,6 r\^ os ,o^t I

sirucllon fleld (The epochs of greoi sty e: - -

rized by cn irrepressib e impu se lo b, :lnitio ly, constructlvlsm showed o i e-:-'iowords todoy's mochinism I cou d be ,by sensing the ridiculous hypostcs s o: . .

' oor I. o 1^^ , o^1onl 5n



r,: ce Coslee s o scris urmdioorele:. :' r. rlre r:orfois des d6formolions sen

= - -i qu",lrn. Lorsqu ils veulent c lout

,= ^--ob e PJus d'icones ! Plus de fetl

: , -- -es liberes I crieni i s. Et i s decol-

: - . : r- s ne scveni pos lire ou mellent

,: r rce pour vorr l'effet Si vroimenl lo

-i:-.,r", Messieurs, s'il esl vroi qu'el e

: :-: empoignez lc, soyez m6cono,

: .=z rngenieur, conslructeur ou mot

- --*:r, commondez d lc mochine ou- ,' :- por e le el olors, si vous 'oimez

i :'es pcs un imbeci e peufelre, fer

. ---' '-6conique. Mcis s'll usionner ou

: r,: e mol et 6 6meni suffisent, c'est

- r..c de eou'.o, o;9r -ôo.a r

"ce:-:--rc-e (Rodl[o e KunslJer Zurich), s

,: : es in Rusic sl PoLonic (Molevitch,

o-p"l le ^ pe'n er orF o

;': opl .oo 6{o'gq olo noi 1Io

- , ::eslor oriisti de o coloboro in violo

odooorer ero p^ o-o':epio'ce' ôAoLe'l|:o

- --l-sfd ', core se pierde intr-un com

, '- : peniru o pune numci problemcr

,: -l' csldzi n o existoi o concepfie moi

: l: o reclizcr intre criele plcsiice 5i

- ---o, cr compune in obsircrcl, creind

- s;orofefe, vo ume pr n cifre geome. = :poi cr 1e tronspune 'intr o reo ilole

. : -cierlolul viu dupo egi e sensibi itolii

.-: -: oduce orle e p osttce in co eo unei.: -:: conloprri cu orhrieciuro rendsculd.

-:-r': o fost reliefu obstroci, cote cetecr

^^lato.t 151-[ ys t.e. o a tr | [D o .r t rO :'oôord d^.o P

---'-- o cloriflco rcrporluri de volume 9iI : emd de puro crrhiteciurd). Apoi cu

: : ,:r moi curotd, cu evlcvio ceo moi- -rirt sd compue din lemn, piotro, fier,

:,-:, cdevdrole evoziuni din domeniu

:: = -: ploslice, cLodind numoi dupo egile

,' : emolivilotllor moderne.

- -: rd-inv nge romcnlismu mcginei, recu-, -

--:otibilltoiec inlre eo si geomelrie, fiind

- :',- - de o rto ( Fieren s)

- : :oemee sensrbllitclli, constructivismu

- --:odele si milloocele moderne, reol-

.3q"oeoPr -1 oo9o1 70-qP,rr',o. Ge -rot l-o D !-lal o p q'

: -:rsiructivigrilor, din Dusseldorf,'incd in

-'-

nume e grupor lor de crrto noudr din

, - - :rn), Scondinovro (FggeL ng), RomOnio

. 3etmon o formulo urmdloore e.

: : 'eolitatea unei probleme obtecilve de arta

-.': problemele individuole. Acectstd pro

= : c:ltcevcs decat o cdufa cs face un tctblou

Cn lhe occcrsion oi e r-e-- , - = -e -a 'i o eq p-^

wrole lhe followlng Ei e r: ::-- :' r- - - - r-

d6formotions sentimenic es l: -r-- -r --:' -:

v^_-r roiorpr .d^ -P,soele le \ode oq.e'l '46'3r1on

^ _rq 3,^l e .o' , q ob- p

mochine vous inleresse. Mess e,.: : -: .'l -l- - -d(Ievo'le )r Ie a^POO',/ : -

pour de bon, soyez rngeneur :. ,',,'=, ,, -:'chond ou recordmon, commcndez a a '-la- -: J,o ssezvous muttler por e e ei o ots sl vous airrez

encore, si vous n eles pos un imbeci e peL:relre, ler-ez

vous de ort meconique. Mors s iluslonner cu po n- de

croire que e mol et elemenl sufflsenl, c est voulojr s enlvrer ovec de I'ecu."

Construclivsm, whose roots con be troc[ed down lo

ihe becinnings of obslrocl ort (Rodi[o e Kunsller -

Zurich),-hos moin y deve oped ln Ru:sicr cnd Polcrnd

f Mo'ev.r | ".,'t' , To l,n PJa l ,^/ne e-r'a a po';-'ror'6r

lreld of opplred ori olfered o lorger choice These

o ilsts desLre to collobo ole in motters of ife (the oriist

hos never ived in such o precorious tme os ours) hos

been orliculcrled convincingly in iheir "supremocisl " for-

mulo ihot slnks in the middle of cr formol nowhere, ln

order lo put only the problem of the moteriol.

The similority of conception befueen orchrtecture ond

fine crts hos never been obvlous. To creole on o rhyth

mico bosis, lo compose within the cbsirocl frome by

qeneroiinq re otion, behveen ines, surfoces, cnd volu-mer through qeometric numbers ond colour cnd then to

lronspo:e lhem oll into cr new klnd of reo ity by fobrico

irq -,ive, ô'p,O o oO. oIo l^ Ow.OIo'oot;sensilivly he e it ls how oris contribuie to o cose ond

[ru tfu welding with the reluvenoied orchiteciure. ll

beqon with lhe obstroct re ie{ thct c ormed c ploce wit

htnlhe woll. [oter, Lisiizky ottempted to moI e lhe obiecl(Proun) cs o purely oesiheii. stcndord meonl to c orify

lhe relotions beilnzeen volumes crnd moterlcr s. (A pure

orchleciurol probem lndeed) With their uppermosl

sensitvily ond inlense devoilon, they begon lo compo

se pure conslruclons in wood, slone, ond lron - o lrue

escope from the lensuous reolm of oris bu ldrng up

occordlng to orgon c lows, the only funct on of modern

emolion.The new sensitivily overcomes the romontlcism of lhe

mochine, oc[nowledging iis incompotibil ty with geo

re'r 7berq eo /o9 ooofor"(ieet)Aporro-'o:o1 11;rypober o-"..q oF-

meoleo n -' 'Le 191^ 1 a^q1 619 'Te'L 61l i or

omnipresenl focior due to cn internotlono spiriluol orgc

nizotion. Cn the firsi Congress of ihe Conslrucllvisis

1922) tn Dusse dorf, lhe Germcrn oriisi Hons Richler,

on beho f of ort groups from Swilzerlcnd (Boumonn),

Sccndinovio (Egge lng), Romonio (M. .lonco) ond

C^rr o, , o.p o od -r" o o,tr'g idoo::

Wc ôre Fo. "eo t eoc t o n, otoaob1e. re ot' p a

blem frc:nscending the tndiriduol problens. This pro

\lorce rcrAil,':-:1924

Morce ,crcc .rrno A pi oi':1924

?71



sau o plcrslico bund, vrerr, -ecrijieo Vrem de comunacard si realmente sd consiru-rrn. so cicdrm si sd punembozele scoale,noi Ne ptnent singuri problemele, casa,

'po'.r S PtctlO'A . oo'A.O .a

Preciz(tm cd arlo o sfarsit de c fi un vis ce se pune de-c,t

curmezisul realitalii, un niiloc de o descoperi rnislerele

cosmice, c,trtct esle o expresie realo ;i generald a energiei creoloctre care orgcsntzectza progresul omeniri.

Contimporanul nr 53 54 februcrie 1925, pp lO I 1

InlefiorrtICmu clddeste cu un singur scop: de c creo lnlerloru.Scolie 9l occdemiile ou ucis, prin formule, insdsiintenilo, scopu c oditului, cdci moioriloteo orhilecillor,ormoli cu dip ome, n ou ceo moi modesto nofiunedespre inleriorPseudo-orhilecili de crzi stiu so picleze nuduri, so

scu pleze ornomenle, sd oquoreleze fclcrde.

Arhilectura esle insd numci si numoi orio de c vedeoin spoliu. Existo spo/iul lrnitot de pionuri pereti. NTERLCRUt, icr co o urrrcre o inlerloruJui, vo umu:EXTER CRUt

Puterec de creof e o orhileciului se rezumd in opiiludineo de o vedeo spclic , de o concepe spafluil lirnitaf si a troge dinlrinsu loole consecinle e in vo umu

exterior.

lnteriorul modern proportioneozc, dupo scop, ind li

meo si mdrimeo inc-rperi or.

Economio sl utilllorismu] ou creol necesiloteo mici]or'inollimj, core prin conirost creeozo un eleci spotiolroi bogol oo | ;- a or,'-i o rli- ota \pe' t.,o.Esietjco nouo, simpld co sl cer nlele igienice, precon.zeazd in dluroreo topeie or, perde e or, covoore or,

lcb ouri or, si cere perel zugrcvifi dupo scop si impre

iu rd ri.

nleriorul, loc de odihno, cere clorilote. Ochiul vreodintr-o privire so cuprindo tot spcrliu .

lncdperec modernd cere mobid

mrco,cot de iocso9i pufino Pereti sl plofoone unilcr lrolote.

Fereslre e de lumino si vent otie pot fi csezole dngcrp cfon

Corpuri e de umino ortificio o vor fi osezole in loculunde sunt mci uli e, foro o se line secrmo de oxio tto-

te.

Mobi o nocsird seorbodo si p incr de infloriiuri tre-

buie, prin odougiri si invenlii ulile si un moximum desimp ficore, sd reo izeze moximum de confort.ln orlo noud, ulilitcleo, scopu, vo dicio ultimo formo,core vo fi frumooso cu prisos ntd.

Conttmporrsnul, nr. 57 58, oprilie )925 p2

Arhileclutd de plangetdln seco ul rigid 9i sob,r'ol betJnu ul ormol, roco ortificiolO de inzecltd ldrie, domnesle incd concepliomeschind o podoobe or si ornomenteior. Ce din

blem means o lot more lhan naking o g:-,and a work of ol , we denctnd lhe recti '' -

agree ond wont to build, to build ond lie n-- :,

of lhe new school. We al<;ne pose our o\..,- :

which c:re: home, spoce, surface, colour, c., ,We d like to mctke clear that ort is no lotc='set ogainsl reality, o means to find out.ovi , -arl is a reol ,:nd generol expression of ct c'::gy lhot alone orgc:nizes the progress of ht- -:'

Contimporanul, no 53 54, Februcry l9i:

fhe inleriotWhenever he bui ds, mon hos jusl one gc:lhe inlerior spoce.

The frozen formu oe of schoois ond cccc=-the very lnleniion ond goc of the building : -'most of the orchiiecis, showing off their dic , ^

hove the sliqhtesl ideo of whct lhe inlerior -=:

Todoy s pseudo crrchliecls con pcinl nude. , -

menls, ond drow fccodes ln lhe oquore e -=

Archileclure is exclusive y ihe crrl lo see ir .: ,' |.s ;71e6/ rpo! e ir) p o.F sr,' o- e -

ord r û^. I tho volL e. H[ tlTrR CThe crchitect s power of creoiion on y n,.: .-tyloperceivespoliolly, locrecte lhe lini e: .-.use cll its polenlio effects in the exlerior r .- :Modern inierlor occommodotes, occo-. :iecl's gool, lhe height ond size of rooms.

Economy cnd utililorionlsm led to smolle' -= -A I Na /O OllO r 'rigg^1og grl g. -. -

effect thct rendered o specific rniimocy i: ---

New cesihelics, os elementory os ony r .I -recommends lhot wo poper, curloins ----'pointings be removed; il demonds inslecc :, -

occording to the given conlexl ond pur..:-The interior, os o p oce for resl, needs : :--., l^. oaôo a l-ee,iro.po,po..The modern room

needs only low, smo : :wc s ond cei ings uniformly trecrted.

The openings for ight cnd ventllcrtion .r- : -close lo the ceillng.

The ighting cpp ionces con be p oced c .':-- -

oxiolrty conslrcint, wherever lhey ore neel:lCur ife ess ond overdecorcrled furnliu.e .

moxrmum of comforl by usefu odditions -.--oversim plificclion.

Withln new ort, the crlterio of purpose crf : --

diciote the ulimoie form, lherefore, on..--b,ôLrlifrl one

Conltmporanul , no 5Z-58 r,:-

Drawing board Architectvten the stiff ond sober oge of reinforced c-- - -

the ortlficio rock s len times slronger, the ,-=decorolion ond ornoment is still dominc.-



-: rford vlalo vuieste de germinolii noi, orhi-t':-'l pcno o ido olrie cu plonseto, s-ou bori:-e iere 9r sco i be eortisfe, copiind cu febri-:: c bume si dictioncre, stiluri perimole.-r orlo volume or in spoliu, nu se rezumd ]o

'=: simeiricd o inii or pe hdrtie sou umple-

: -,: or. Chezcsio orhrleclurii esie bucuric

- o reolizdrii si nu ornomenlciiei de

: :: o crld noud, incd fdrc nume, incd in ncs-

-' ,r-e pornlnd de lo 'inlerior' , nu pune coscr

- -: :-rrd decorotivd, ci co uno de expresie o

=,c,nzdtoore nevoilor de stondord si utllito-

r raevdr in orhileciurd e vo umul; cel de ol-.:-erio ul Clne foce orhileciurcr pe hcrtie,

-'-:'rci pe unul, nlci pe celOlclt. Ardetr. ::ceti modele, este lozinco crhileciurii de

':cronul, nr 60, seplem6rie )925 p 67

,fm#hifecnra de m6ine:-: ,:men nld de o gterge crh iecturo dintre

::': inldlurol prin imboldu novotor ol plost-

::--al de zid e inveil inlro inlreogo founo si

:: psos. Singuro vrnovotd e p onseto. O' -'uncot o in focl

, -: crlo prin exce enld o spcfiu ui, o devenil

-:-olorie de desenotori minioluristi, oquorelis.:eclivisti. Cc orice crrid, sclu mcl muli decol:: lrdieste dlntrun imbold, drniro bucurie

', i, ndzuinld sociold co ectivd, in plin ocord

,,,-a dln insusi spirilu , cerinfe e prociice s o

: : specificd vremli.

=.-erizoni de ieri foce oc unui rofiono ism

r: o cucelloore drogoste pentru noua.:-d: industrio zoreo.:-c de ozi trece de drept mosinii si pro-

,--: izdrii consirucliei nu esle uno din ce e

' 'ednsemnote probleme economice din-: :ptd in iot ocu cu 'monopero" scumpd

r ,^one si reolizol experiente de more-'-u reducerec cosiu ui unei ocuinl-^ orin

r: -mp si monoperd ln montcju or. Zect: = roi upto sd 'in ocuioscd orgilo orsd.

: :ci de ipsos, din perefi de ozbesi sou

:- : -enl sunt peste iof cunoscule 9i experi

-:--, 'e dln tob o de fier de curond experi,- l ;o ou dol ]oc unei industrii cu tolu noi

-=j noi iefiine, ce e moi ropld monlote s

:: ccuti.

spoi on the wcrll ls enve c::r - --: : : - -tloro. -r^ o ; o'o c l :

oer oJTce i l ,oryi c.. :. - =' =

Ar'l'^-op^e^'e : :' ::. -.-o jugglerstrrckof those'"'"-::-r--:r-----:- -: r l^ q r" O-.re OQ' Ce , , r.

or yoL^ o' o'de.e-- . : :'

'rpJs^ o lu'.e :.. . :

a'p o-o' f o'o g., 'ac '. . lproclicol needs,ondlhespec--:i-: .-.,- , -..- -:.While outside ihere is i,ie : e: . - -,r: -- -:..'''sprouting germs, lhe crchiieci: co c-'- -, ) ./.JJel ;o

iheir drowing bocrrds borrlcode ihem.e ve" n ii-eir s-u

dios ond BeouxArts schools, fronllco y copying obso-ele siyles from olbums cnd diciloncriesArchiteclure, cn orl of volumes in spoce, does nol confine io the symmeirico order of lines drown on popercnd to skrllfuily cover up fccodes for thetr own so[,e lt

is nol the drowing boord decorotlon bui the ioy of ther o er'o] o, d lho otco-oiirt -"ro^- t.o no' ruo ror I qo'uine orchileclLrre

A new orl is emerging iodoy, yet nomeless, yel in lrcvoil' o orge .o- ide'roo o o-ior c-.' o ro roeo .ni

leciure, bul slorls from the "inlerior" os on expression ofife conslstenl with the needs of stondcrd ond uti itu .

The first trulh in crchitecture is vo ume; lhe second 6ne is

ihe moleriol. He who does orchlleciure on pcper hos

hcrdly ony chonce lo know either the flrst or ihe secondole. BL'n;o,,t d o^.ng boo ds ond aL ,o trp -ode's-I , s o-o ow ' po-.wo'o i' o" ecrJ e.

Contimporanul , no 6a, Seplember )925 p 67

I o m ottow' s Atchile cluteThe donger ihoi cou d hove wiped off orchitecture from

omong the iving orts wos removed due to ihe innovcr-

iing impu se of modern orl.

Yesierdoy's historrcrsm, turned rnto obso ole oesthelcs,

mckes room for virile roliono ism urqed by on oll embrccing ove for the new reoson of ving. ndustrio izction.

Todoy's produciion rightfu y be ongs to the mochtne

ond the conslruclion indusiriollzolion issue is noi in the

ieosi o simp e ond mlnor economicol problem in the

word Everywhere the rnochine flghts the vlcious ond

expensive' hondicroft"Londmorks hove been p oced in, ond extremely impor-

tonl experimenls hove been ochieved lo decreose ihe

house cost by reducing lime cnd cbour in the ossem-

b ing process. Tens ond iens of new building mcierio s

ore fightlng to e im note the burned brick; oll over ihe

word pcsier pcne houses wlth osbestos wol s orcement ponels cre known ond tesled out.

The recenly tesled iron sheet houses in Eng crnd opened woy for on enlirely new induslry ond now they ore

the cheopesi, ihe eoslesl to ossemb e ond ihe heollhiest

lo ive in.

This new horrzon in bui d ng hcs been opened by the

simp ifyinc uti itorion oesthetlcs thot odvocoies

Morce oncu, Conslruclie,

1924

Morce lcnco, Corslruclion,

tq24

I

:ri creol construcfiei cr fost deschis dej.oloo o o t l o-s'nr I orF 'e e

223



Vorbesc oici de bund seo-i ce o.ob eme de orh-teclurdr slrdine, cdci noi ini6 r:- c ioi posu 'betonu]

ormol' co o suoremo proco de progres. Aiureobeionu ormct o losi oprocpe comp el parosit fiindpreo scump si prec putin ropid.

Confimporanul, nr 61, octombrie 1925 p 6

Expozilia Wetkbu,n*.Die Wohnvnglntr-un iimp re ciiv scuri, crhileciuro modernd c focutposl gigoniici. S ou dez dntuii forfele conslructive c e| ^,.gela O- !e r, r O PJ'eO .r ^ i. iqr .TO trO 1a'r . ol 1a 'e 5 C)^ror 'oose.

Primele incercdri doieozo din tlmpul rozboiului. Doto-riio cubismulul in orhliecturdr, ovem ozi o estelicdr nouo,o ume de reollzdrl: Be gic, Clcndo, GermonioAcei ce ou

.inlees sd reinceopd un mestesug pierdul,

sd I refcrcd din necesilcli e vremei 'in ccre troim, so sl

, bo oo.oze po--e e ^.lo /ot -e e, a re r I r

f1 qr li6. o i ,n eo, o, p Jq ,ôo-et -.1 s ll,..t o.t.ln looie co turile lumei ovem ozi cdte o grupore coreloo. rota Joo.t o i5rr o" 'oeoooo

I. r '' or o i. to ror .lrr r-i ,i-16.A sironge, o uniflco oceste eforturi, esle problemo demolne. /olo ce st o propus Germanro cu expozitrainlernalionold de conslrt,ctie anuntotat lo Sfutt.qctrl

penlru onul 1927. Arhitectu o de mcrrne, or sput o

mereu, merge spre induslr io izcre. Mosino vcr produA. O.e -1oi ol.b'e ^ o .o or oo a 1o e -^ --lo

smpe si moi frumoose deceri cele ce scru reoizolpono ozi, prrn eforturi individuole moderniste. Nimenlnu vo puteo sldvili cucerireo vietli de cdlre mosincmodernd.

Expozitio Werkbund vo fi u timul cuvdnt ol industric i

zorii.in

domeniu conslructiei. Eo vo deschide orizorr,lu si d rectivo crhileciurei de moine.Eo vo do mdsuro in core meconico pocrte pcrirunde.r\oo

d.d'ol oOo^ rr.Exirem de oporlund, oceosidr expozitie vc unr eforlurt rdz ete creind e emenle e tipizdrii, creind sr

o.ec'o e p'o.l^ loro'e ^ obr . loroo o.fer, emn sou osbesi. Merii ol Germcniei cercetdto-ore si neobosite, desboroid de iunkerism Chezosiosuccesu ui mondlo ce il vo suporicr Werkbund-u cuexpozilio Locuinlei " esle nume e inspirotorulur s

conducdloru ui ei: M ES VAN DER RCHE este desi-gur osldzi ce moi insemnol reprezentonl ol ultimeigeneroiir modernisle. Co oborclor o orupori G,o.z ol oo oo p e oe, o We.L b .d l.ig^,ro, o

siiul so-si csiqure co oborcreo luluror fruntosilorcrhiteclurei moderne.Expozilio din Stutiqort nu vc moi fi decl o serie oeslonduri comercioie unde olcine vo ouiecr exoun-^

cr se vor vedeo lo o lolc eforiurie moderniste locore lucreozd de ocum,.l P Cud - Stomm (Clondo),Corbusler (E vefio), Fronk (Ausiric), Behrens, Docker,Gropius, Hllbershelmer, Mies von der Rohe, Poe zig,

'Stondordizotlon'.

Cerioin y, 1 om referring lo foretgn orchileclure.1 ele,e we )t -Ole ogo'l ,l rîr ot . Fo o'ove. o r il weto .t-^ ro.en ^ p.oor o.Anywhere else reinlorced concrete wos combehlnd becouse ll wos loo expensive cndhondl-^

Continporanul , no 6l , Cciober'

Werkbund ExhibitionsDie WohnvngWithin quite o short while, modern orchiteci.r-:oheod lremendousy. The construclive forces ,ol or lhol , o rid .o olqe' o.A - e )wa-'rolil o- o 'ele,. . hoo *er^ F- oo .e.

Their first oitempts monrfested during the Wc-D e lo .-b .-.r 'r o'.- A,t a toooy' w6 o.oo Lol .. ord o wo o o o rievenen._ooId o oGe'-ro.y'.llebo. o rhore*.y'e.o se ovrho - .

p o9o'r l'e o goler '-o oô n ooP ai ':

il lo lhe necessilies of our time ond lhen subo.:

oo-r[^l ord e..ec i. oppo-1p5 o oo t.T'^ tL^ .e^1oe | ^,d. o, lho wo o ,o e -,;.group fighting for the new purism cnd func ,slrucivisi ideo ogy in orchiieclure.

It is tomorrow s duty io gother ond unile i-::Here is whol Germony intended wLtert it se' -:'toto.o,a "',L('ia,t e,,nib iot o . o,, ^ :'Sfut'fgort. kept on soying thot lomorrow s r-moves iowords induslrlolizoiion. The mochi-=produce heothier, more comfortobe, che::,":ooh L o-ed oro oy lo ror^ oeo. ;f

:

Io.^ ssred o^ -"rooA ri.- dir orol e -

wil ever slop modern mcrchine from lts r.t---quer life.

Ihe Werkbund exhibiiion is ikelv to be c b-:--of lnduslric

izotion in therecrlm

of buildinchorizon ond iomorrow's direclion in orJFi'=:-open.

ll wll meosure the exlent of mechonizolior ,:mon s privcle ife.

This timely exhibition wi bring together s. rt\r 6 o6 9 e e-^' -\ ol lvoi od o- 9 .-:)e) ^ or u'o. | 't^d ir Io, ro e: 'ôdu o be ;iron, wood, or osbesios. We shouid prc:-*oLôono ioo. Ce.ror y -.ippo.:p l-L ewo'o5r. a5\ol ro l.4e,o ceLoi-o^ o\reoo\leJoraol 5 l

,

o 19 pe.o o y MILS VA\ DrR DCI r -minenl represenlotive of the oiesl moderr s :-As col/oborctor of the G oroup ond sec:-:of the Germcn WerkbunJ he'monoqec --

-porircipotlon of the ecding personcliiie. _io rchileclure.

The Stuttgort exhibition wi no onger con-c -

commercioi stolls for onyone to disp oy ..

Morce oncu. Ccnslruclie,

)q25

Morce lonco, Corstrlcliof ,

1925



,- trToun, Schneck, ts. ou , /V\. Loul e c.

Scnfimporctnul, nr.72, ionucre )927 97

i[n{nifecfuro- = -: oil si lndiferenll irdim noi in oro5e impro-

: -l oocrie scdpc octuoliloiecr covetrgiioore c

odevo, rouo.

, r- oi ce cresc o puiem cu preciziune urmd

-':-:e lor mcrlerioLe.

, :nr s o urnil moi muli decct in lO decenii

- ::iir osezoreo cunocrgterii orhllecionice in

: - - - ::st necesore erezille ecleclice, neogoti-

- , :tmpozil, looie fontezlile oportun sie,

- - ,.::ession, neoclostc, co sd pricepem nouo

-: : r, .sezot dincolo de "estellco puro' de

--,: ctiistico-culturo o, dlncoLo de lronz Jio

. r' oloLZe e irc eplt"r''o': r:' :e novotoore ou depc ozjtol crrhrtecturo:

- - : letn ol v efii core insplro in genero orlo

. ::' :xpres uneo sociold si orhileclurii

- ': -odernd ore obdrsicr form-î sc e in solls

: , :" t c o cerinlelor de conforl, economie si

,:. Nczuintele esletice o e omuLui nou se

. - -:zuLiole e desdvdrslte crle Tecnicel $l se

- ::- ^n formo lrenului, outomobile oT, o trons

_ I q.Jrei no t.-= ;cce numoi dln coordonoreo eforturilor

- r : riio vc limpezi obiectu orhltecionjc

cdire- =:'vd si universc c. Colecr esle deschiso

- :: moderne il puiem u morl ln succeslu

- r:e neintrerupld de monifesio I de orh tec

- '-' cnl.

-' : crlelor decorc,ttive de Lo Poris o pus pro'. - -:: o incepuiurilor Desigur' cltfel decot pe

-:-entoliei se puieo experlmenlo gondul v tl

' r ô' gordi r i^ror-r. 6e 16'61; 6'o

- r-,--or onul trJcut evenimenlul expozifiei de

. . ='- mci bun-i crrhltecli iineri din Europo'

- - ':-ricd de iolocne. orienlore lechnlco si esl

:'- : dotc reiese clordr si ototcuprinzdtoore

- :---irioruluiistei: o Lul Le Corbusier

' : -eo a- \'az.). D'pozl'a de o o^ 'e 'i. = :=:rhlieclurd nouc din Vo sovic unde o pre-

. -:rducereo dei pur ste rusesti cu oce gust

- : '. 6 oto 'r ot,(o oso ,o Qorol I bo'

. : - :nuL ocesio irebue so noidm cu sotislocfie

r r: orhilecturo nouo din Brno. Un mdnunchl

-: ,:- vo orhitecli lineri cehoslovoci ou reusit scr

. -.,: oceosld mlnune ce este expozifio vecini

= : 'noi frumoose cildm cose e lul Bohoslov'::onek .lcroslov Grunt, Prof J Kroho, H.

'. 'oslov Putno.

- -:te credinlo 9r socrificii e necesore infoptui

ni ; n , -

nisr etro ls or ,"o'L L a :

(lo"o o) Cobt ^ ) : i

Be ers Do l- Crop -:Rohe, Poelzrg, Roding, Sc-:-- --Tcul, etc., etc.

Co, tirpoo '.. .- : - :

Asohilealutelso oted ond coreless os we ve n our mproviseo

cilies, we connol fol lo notlce the overwhelmrng pre-

senlness of the truly new orchlleclure.

We con c eorly see ihe triumph of the developing

ideos ln their molericl outcomes.During the lost len yeors the whole bosls of crchitec-

turcl knowledge in Europe wos sel to move more

rcoldlv lhon in"ihe previous ien decodes. AIL sorts of

"rl"rii,neo'qolhic, composile baroque heresies, o I

L , d o' [-ir"^1, to^to" e. :JC' os jLqerd' I :ece:

tot 1ea'cla.5;-o 5jlc, hoo o ôpoel lor L' 'o be'

ier oroso the new lesson.

ThJou des fo the new sforl were lhose who set them-

se ue"s beyond "pure c:esthefic's", c borren cu luro ond

c 1,.-. ro r o o b-yo d oo.oele tlol Io^

The lnnovclrng orts hove dlsinfested orchiiecture; ihe

modern foce of lrfe generolLy nsp ring the new orl suc-

ceeded in rendering o socioL e:press on lo orch jleciu

te.

Modern orchieclure grew oui of the new economlc,

or{o' o, o ^yq er tr eqJ.'e^ ear). New rol oes

rr eii,o proior, or b"ide-.Ied ^rhee.oLi leo' r'

comes of Technique, FREETY EXPRESSFD in the overoll

shope of ihe lroin, cctr, oceon liner, os well os n ony

mochine.lâ'ttrw ''ve o^ be o, o-np'.sl.'d or r, o/ ,oo'd

ror I q 'ê oiv o' o' e' o''s. At- ,v l re6t7 g -e lf a

crchlieciurol obiect towcrds on un versol ond ob!ecti-

"elo'r 'r e woy 1'e- 1a lo 63o'

We con fo low the progress of the modern ldeo ln th-^

o most unbroken succ6ssion of orchllecturoJ events

over ihe lost few yeors.

I The exhlbrtion of decorotive crl n Poris could only

ri e lnis o ob or ir'o v. S rely he i'e y '6 , i^9 o[

ror'o.o ,--.t, -\or .''d o 'ho-gh T, Pa.co oV leo, lv

could hove been betler tesied thon by wcy of ornct

mentolion.

2 lost veor we cnnounced oboui ihe orchiiecluro

cze r o,ro oreo by trp $'11lg6t o ^btor 'ôl d'

oo/eo Ir e wo rs or 'ne be. Tolrg s ' \1c 15 ir

F,,,oo". A oower[ul work thoi sei irue londmorks: the

ret nn, -o' ond oo'1, or; gl q ^ ;91.

For rhe frrst time, though, ihe work of ihct clever guide,

[e Corbusier,.ot" oiri cleorly ond comprehensivey

3. Then we witnessed lhe new orchrteclure proieci

ond model exhibiiion in Worsow, where ihol Russion

ourisl ldeo wiih lts f ovour of proleior on foctory' troce-

obl",n"o.h

ciiy house or urbon po oce unmlstolobLy

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[ij oceslor monifeslori ne.L-.sc,r:e poncr in zi ele

nooslre in orhitecturc vo lnre ege cd e vorbo de o

odevorclo rencgiere ortisticc eL-ropecnd.

Conlimporc:nul, nr.78, icnuorie, )929 p.39

Le GorbvsiesLe Corbusrer esle creotorul, fouritorul core o sliul

trocre consec ntele loole ccrri derivdj din rolluneo orlenoJl. Din hoosul exoerimenie ot conslructive e o dis

ti ot gerndireo rece o formulci s reo lzot fundcmentul,

poote chror esenlo el

Pe cond revo uiionori qetmonl in f runle cu Gropir-ls se

chinuicru so deslcrinuioscd ]umil o orhileciurdr nouo

ccre incerco infoliscrrec functiune in plon si fele, o

crhitecturd exprimcrnd in loiu coniinulu, o9c'incdt ne

dc cose s{erice sou incoper cu un plon serpurtor [e

Corbusier pubLico in Esprit Nouvecu, ndicond dru

mul rollono ismu ul construci v p e onlzcnd odopto

recr tololo lo technicc s econom o limpuLui prin slon-

ooroizore p ,dl '-iot zo e ,i ooie 'iro oo fo reln timp ce I P Cud sub tutelo omerlconizonlo o ur

Wrlght proeclo cose cori erou odevdrole scu piuri

incorcote si neconslrucllve, Le Corbusier executoccso Jui Czenfont in rue Reil e o Porrs cu ocel sed

pesle ole ieru pictorului co unicd podoobo Frcr

oTimoto5oo^ o."t o'eA1p-no(. b oo I AI

lo,o"'

o1o oo, o ôool.i'^Co'b.,".Vc oorec lui Le Corbusler constd'inoinle de looie in o

fi dot violcr sforfdri or neldmurile, in o fi formu ol cu o

oq ccr lucjdo esenlo estetlcei moderne in roporl cu o

lo].i,-,o. A-o'izor d r^.o|tr r'bo,;.'e 't d ,-o^ i

economio noostrd, o creiol exemp u felu ul modern

de iroi, orgonizond pe boze nol i pu cosei de moine:

Co. e t-"o^ r"'r' .o po e ^l^ 6^ 6o ^ o o

mul etoi, jor lc o 2 eo cee de locuil esind spre lero

se cor ocupct si inve toorec cosei, recuperond osife

rpo ' lq od ror p." d la 1s 6 oa 1g

le Cor5usler este oce o coTene

cconvins pr n inio

simplltolil impersoncrle, rndustrio e, de cele ce vo

deveni orhitecturo vittoore. Pe urmele cercetdri or sole

ucide o pdgil intrecAo Europo de lo modernismul

decorotrv'neo-pLosticiln s pono lo borocul :poniol

din zi in zi spre linio vlobi o utilitara si lr umooso o ui

Corbusler.

Le Corbusier esie un profet.

Confimporanuf nr.8O, mortre 1929 p 3

Athilealur.lr socill,rdDoieJe reformei orhitecturii sunl insdsi ospecle e viet i

soclo e. Timpu exiremei corslrongeri sl o lroctionc l-

zdrii se ogl ndegte'in noile principii Muncitoril intelec-

tuoli sl monuoli troiesc socr lrcrul indrviduLu pentru

totolltcrte.

Moginc rldicoto de forlo de diviniicte prin legeo efor-

tulul minim foce din cosc vrilorului "mcsino de ocu!l' .

orevoi ed.

4 Finolly, we ore delighted to remork --=

teciure exhibliion in Brno this yeor. A hc'-wi ed young CzechosJovck orchilecls . -,.e, i"9 p ,- .ro'v^ o, \ ' q. o, F :

lion

We'd li[e lo mention some hondsom€ - - , :g 'q -o Bor o ov l- r' ^- St"poreL ,o o ,

I Kioho, ll Foltyn ond Miroslcv Putnc

He who be ieves in ihe omount of sc:- ,-I O 5tpoor 5L,h no1 ec-o ol, II

L ^ O -O a,,' eioi^,/ , -Oe O

Europeon ortisiic revivo is ot sloke.

Co ,,rpo'on,t lo. 78 Jo .

Le Cotbusiet-eCOb,.e *rra-'ro5'6't- TO e ct.drew on ihe effects deriving from the re:: -

-

ort Cut of the chootic buildlng expe'^-:-ob e to extroct lhoi type of cold think'-: -

ted ond crchieved lts bosis, moybe ils -':::- :While the Germon revo utioncr es hec::: -

tuere wolN To , o'd o re.60 ê ^'

teclure lo th"e world, ihot kind of :-- -oltempied lo represent lhe function ir : :-ljons, on orchiteciure lhcl expresseo :

hensively, therefore resulling in spher c: -

d.q oor leCob' o'pr [t .l o6.\or-r oo;ho* ng 1l o L e, l,o o

rolrn propo rq I a o-o sl; 'l'r^'or o ^.or o rly o1 or o9e by . oro -

iriollzollon, cnd form obiectlficotion

Whi e J P.Cud, in on Amerjcon ike ^-.

Wright's tute oge, wos drowing ho--:-stotues, locking ony conslruclive cr:':busier executed Czenfont s house in i-=who.se onLv ornoment wos its shed ob- . =

slL;dio. lt wos the firsl house to .--:

express Le Corbusier's robusl r:nc , -

direclion

Le Corbusier s vo ue ies essentic r,'

o'-q ror-h o l-e t " gospobl" :,n, .i to'u ne e '^ c' or-, odo

the dwelling. By tuning the urbon crc 'to our economy he hos sel lhe exc-:.rode n ruoy o{ r'r ' g o-d o'oo, . ec

^q 01 tew P ltp'c l^L6r :'

'oo.s o, h" g'orô '.o61 tl-' [â'oo oro o'trjo rpp^ lool lP . :

onto terroces, iopping lhe house; th,: -=Ior IAQ^^'spoo tôi .oo'ed :

'o Jgl 't ^ irpet-o ol. t d . o

Lo pL -odeo ,. ro ' o er r./ o[

6rq 1 ile ' ro 5 ,ir el, 'o oo. ol"ofrom lhe modernisi decorolive ne.':Spor

',. ooroq r^ '"olil , ro"o -o.eo. h oô .^ e .^d 'o .o to b



rrnl nlei indrviduole si o "efortului m nim

-::rd azt nouo eslelicd., :'rilecluro lusese orlc folcde or, o polole-, : roi mult festivo deccl utilo. Renoslereo- :- din orhiiecluro o cdevdrolo orto groficd,r .rm nu mcri fusese niciodcic si sJpremo

r - re o orno, de o impodobi, ucisese sfruclu-:ceslei morr orte. De 2 secole s-o incercot

=:: roreo ocestei orhitecluri de f orice e s-O O OL Ol OOr O tn Z €re noo\T,e ond c durol pono in zi ele noosire cdndvletii o modificot slructuro insosr o simtrrii

crtisilc crl generoliei lrnere o reodus efor:-:nic spre obcrrsie: Suprofete, VoJum

S pof ru

:dntecu qeomeiriei nu o slcpon l moi

senslbil minunecr

-;nif c simt reo omu ui

û so inlrebuinlol mol

,' pure.

splendooreo nuditotii unui plon n o fosl

=ri intrebuinlold.vom puleo ofirmo cd orhilecluro conlrmmoi pocle fr decot onli-decorolivo.

ei rezidc: in iocul de roporluri si voiume si

mdrime si bogolie decorotivd-ezidc in geomelrie, ce tinde spre o con

- coie, ior.inie

epcrunec ei in modeslio sr

r'iocso o mclerio ului.

Contintporonul nr 93 95, I 930, p 1O

l|ur-trLrrisnt|r I noslruI .,' esinu ortei crr fi cuprins umeo looto

,-- -elii n or fi ucrs irisfeleo.

reqretelor, lomento6iilor. melqncoliei* -::ôdeidei, opiimismul ei prezentul vie6ii

- er ar 'a ,i OilO tr'. | . O. -O Ot gO .a.O

:o't o,'io rpo'ooi o.i qa"ôoo-::^ FoSi \ô,l omj mooe,n

t-'- - .nul c ogezoi in Jocul de frunie curogiu s

.lodLIo ii ,ce-e..' :rul - oa\roo o o oir oiol o-e-' | | 7e?

: :ocut din crrld ccf iune un nerv nou, un sfi-

. ari.

'."-':inul ezvdlue vo ocrrec creoliei, o ineditu ui, c'p a5 e 'loLo t'l o o.

. - :-ul ri-o oo oc r orlo o,ep oo izo . e

:': ;dnd rdspundereo fericrrei umone.

't.--- :rul nostru qre ospecte proprii. Nor n om. - :rifeste fiindcd nu se cliesc-- r',/ut uple de strodc fiindcc tooldr lumec e

:ius poezic in strodo flindco trdim un ritm

, ,lsird n o depcgif vreodolo ironio si subver

-:r permis luxu exubercntei, ol lempe

rion cnd beouilfu line

Le Corbusier is o prophei

Cont,rnporct". - -

Social Architeclvre,, or .h're ' e 'o doc ..

soclol life itself. The time of exi.e-e ''-:'-t -' .-. .sron reflecis itself in the new pi . _ C ::. : --: :_._lot d ro LCrl *oio'rd;,

o .ol lor r^^ o e. I r-.'le -ro'tla ''o'tF' qoo or -l o ^

-1gL o-L"lo:eol

-l ot, i.-o ,o . o . .lodoy ."^ oa -Ttrr d^.^ op r, oa .aa . q

o^ .,

r 6 elr6 t' Or O O.riO O] ,TO ete .

Cnce crchriecture wos the ori of fcrccdes. ol oc oc_e.which were more feslive ihcn uselu . The Rencisscrnceeven lurned crrchilecture inio o iruly grcrphic cnd decorolive ort which it hod never been befoie thus Lrllinq its

very nolure of this o* ihrough on ordeni zeol lo od-ornond decorote. Cver lhe ost 2 cenlures lhere weresevero oilempts lo repecrt this sort of f owery crchileclure; lhe crisis losled unlil now when the mechonism ofife oliered lhe sfruclure of c,ur senses.

The ortisiic oplimism of the younger generotion hos tiedthe orch tectonic efforl bock lo is roois. Surfoce,\o ,r ^ More oro Spo ^The me ody of geomelry hos never ever coughi mon's'o^lir o, ooaeoyo dgorior y

Never hos lhe enchonlmenl of pure mcterio s beenused so sensitvey.There hos never been such on oworeness os lo lhe use

of the dozzling nokedness of o p crn.

To sum up. we moinlc n thcrl coniemporory crchiieclurecan on y be cnii decorotive. ll owes its beouly only ioihe interp oy of vo umes crnd re oirons ond by no meonsodecoo .oro9'1.,oô o "'te.owa rt," oIo qo6.orlI'toi tFt o'o inpl.while to p oo'ol il. nisdo li-. ir ' I ooa I o.d l-,, d, erp o .ior o ,, T cr'er,ol.

Conlintporanul , no 93-95, 1930, p. IO

Our own JulvrismAfter Ruskin, the ethorgy of ort would hove overwhemed the enlrre word if it hodn t been for Morinelll icr

end lh s oqony-p o :o': o regrets, loments, despondency, ond.despoir' e oopo'-o ,l ^ optimism ond presenthess ofItvtng 'h' .reo-;1q'r Jr' o rr th j.^ 1a^' ^. .-t ot

lhe revolulionory squcd'on storted the noble ond generous boit e thot freed modern mcn's fee ings ond verb.Futurism hos sel cr greot store on lhe couioge ond the

undenicb e right of the young oge.Futurism hcs chosed crrl owoy from librorles ond mu

seums. Fulursm hcs urqed ori rnto octlon, o true incenti

ve for life

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romenlelor lrbere, cl sincei,i- oe-i-L o nu ne perdetin ulo.

Noi n-cm dot frOu liber revo iei iilnccc suntem cresculi'o .. oo,o ^p . o.

)lor n9m profesct deschis iubrreo verbu ui, iubirec

lO ^l^ |' d. d e ., tor' O id^q,O 1esri ^1, leo.

Noi n om cunoscul br.uiio ,.t",'"i' .u., ,Jn]",,,'incon jurofi mereu de oceeosi odmirolie ,mutd,.

Noi nu ne odorom idolii f rndco suni odoroir idu loti

6]c1r6

16

i,6rr..

Noi nu focem nici o profesiune de credintd fiindcofugim de ridicol ' Lo noi e"rusinos ,a.i".i ."uu.otitudine intectuold Totus futurismrl o fori-r.oo u'oCt(rrO -l .e.o on r Cl' .r p re-e OA ,irbo' , oloo,ôvonlgdrzile. Lo isvorul ideilor sole cm crescul. o,nolelli elonul noslru

Futurismul creotor, opiimisl, iconoclosl esle fulurismulnoslrrl

Foclo, nr 35B din 19 moi 1930, p 4

Scfieoare lcdtre G.M.Gantacuzinol

Stimoie Dle Ccnlccuzino,

Do. o o, I o:o . .o .. r';6g.o6 d o'^ o ,or co,o o, ,

o .n .o-evo r ,o pr r s., ^ e, o. t po.o, . t.l1l"c l1O ,i r n O,e q'OOO O c\O'_Or O,r te, Cl Ono . Lovoleril schiopi cru sosil drn loote colturile loproznrcu p otitului Sou cosiumoi'ponuri, si folode5orobondo 'goclo' e in rul peniru odorolio viteluluide our.

lolusi n o precedol nici o evolutie, nici o revolld n osquoutl lemel re vechi.Ciro o o,opo;oor ri1ao. lr par'. rreorzorao .roJO

^) o o ? C -- '^ a) o,'co roo,, o ,.5o .\ooto

1. o.,o ô o r .ep, . o ;o pcl.rA o eror | -rodo..?( r'"t oJ d^re, ,d r 'o doro r gs rî e' . ,b.,te oe er.

odevdrcte idecluri de frumusete, un f" J" L.r,icomune chior ? Cine o convins oulorildlile sorenunte o renlo ce le-o ofereo lrodilio si * ol."rrt".h'o' .o e o ro,o ./a,7aoaF .o T \6 l)o r- oo e o,e ^Cr ^.ptalt,a. Ttro5.aproo n6\ood- odcro'o - lo er, ^/c -or-o, , , o,^ ^cor ot e ?Crn" s ylql11 minleo crtolor moeslri core qirseou elonu cTeot/er numoi si nLrmoi in prolul rucinii ol ',siiiuluinoiionol 2

Scr fie o pulere subconstienld core o neiezil disonontele st core o lndreplol oieniro sj oproboreo uncrr'rO O-'o ^'tot Fr |l 619 6o O.p,rOl O, O -p, ,OLOformu old in.'A murit cubismul? '

Cesoinlompct?Nimie Des gur co nimrc din locrle osleo. Comertul cu

de le r ode ro O r o\. ,, ,o . O; p. . I,or oO.

i' l''o,Oo lr"d.d .rrrr ',6io j, po ^,,e oc -"-rodo ,.o

le din cinemologrofe sou ouiomole.

Futurism shows the volue of creolion ond ,-=,

olr noveliy, sensction ond expression ."nto -=anew orl.

Futurism promoles orl os o guide for life wf =.-_

o_ J^r^\ fitr'o por b'V,o ] -o, nooo n

Our Futurism hqs its o*n" feqtur; _

6r !;ra-6 o,\ \o ol -no^ es,o. .:r,e ,-r ecd

We lor-"-loct o., .'r6'c-rjgJ- oe. or o -o modernisl over hereWo]-ove' bo-,gl -ootrr yoow,,, t^ (o. r t y'h" ol e i. ,lo ne-.Cur opposilion hos never oone beyond lrc- .

v6l) On.

Welou- ra re- i1o, oged o , ot1 p ,r tr,.: :ol ,hO e r1a .,oi, -d '^-npe oro ,. ,OIen Ou",-,, IO -€Or \n 6.f'q, r,O a O,J OO ,

W^ ho,^,ao(rô o, . ,a;, lo. s,se np ..

led ol o skeptrco schoolWe I o,er i o'€ 1.) po.e, o '1 61 o ls .b^.o. ^ t . o :L o.'t^ to . or a) vo I ie_W^ lo.^, , -or-ed .r^

io1 oto,, \ to , : .:

orP \-re^cl .o v .rort dao or'no. .toomllol on

We 1^,^1 wor r p o ,J roooe., oaco , ohio' ihem tooWe 16ro o p.o a, ,oT ot ro',t b-Co s .

ridicule We o e o"to.r.o' i"';"'OJr^ al^r,€'Lo O po i,or Lowo,e, ,

lool. rt suTbo .o e-trre zeo d.e., -

oth^ o o^ 9o d- We t oue ed o.i o qler^d o,, e 11, .o\,^Curs is o creciive, optimisiic, iconoclosric :-,

Foclo , no.35B, Moy , -

A lelter lto G.M.Cantacvzinol

Decr Mr.Ccntocuzino,

Hod I onswered your eller c few mon,". ::onswer wou d hove been o unpcrdonca - .Meonwhi e, our crchileclure evoved ci, r r _

f or o-o'ror d . op,edl.,g"r,o1-, , .

l oblp bcrr qr-ei f o. ooe . o, d p olo ' Lo' r. lne ro' eo' orooolc _-

o(loreo i ioô(t 9 |ogocla. o5 il] 'l er" a6 , 6 o1611 ;e, ir crt oll _

'eteolôrd otrdo,on.WLo o ecr rao -h^ , 6\4 oa\-r e-, o.h'n?low ore'r o.rho,looie or ; -'-d le n OOA,' ar r . iosm?to,v,

on e 'ngr ,o '-,6o, e ,a', - , -t-r-e doo s o boo tv o.^.r gl - -.-iWro po ooed I o o, rho.ir e o gi. :

'rOd,r;or oro oC, ^p rno_tr i o , e ..

o d o' e. wL6 ,6€,'u612- li e ,r^"oe, lod er. oive por,^. :



. st' dif 'Vogue" sou ' Femrnc nlerorul de--- 'Fiumo se cdsdloresle' potroneozd, orien-

. - . -spird orlo noud de lcr noi.:r- succes ol "cublsmului" oplicot in orhiteciuro,

le rJplom de I2 cni 1oi'Conlimporonui

orI re lorm <

- r: usor so bogcte izdm un gOnd, o pornire

- = excepfii voi vorbi oltodotO..l .] I Art L,FZ r-,T vOOO eO i6ol9. pgp rq i

- ..'. ^u moi posedd nic o viru/enlo, devin sierpe.- .: ,- a 6 gr!g; ,6: ,.Oe vO,o.ite .,. i,ttO:-= erori]e sunl groso one si oci, moi mull co

-= :xisld numoi bun sou rdu. Arto odevdrofo--',

=:zi explocleozo moierio ul modern, suni

: :Jtrundo lniregu lonl de evolulie Sd cuno; oor dt co lc, o os . o poro ,6 6"1i.ge y,6

' _ tl_s orienloreo noud in loole orle]e.r^ .O OilO LcO OdtrvO.O O r, i pO:iOi O

. - : scip ind. Artc nu rdmone un fenomen lndi- '

-3i de personcl e oriistul Eforturile n-ou vcr

. -::i nu sunt subordonole si insumote.

-,- ne siludm, dor'incredereo meo se indre-:-: qenerotlo de moine core no fdcui ccrcr

- -= :i de ozi..-':e

] J -_. ANCU

' -::'c:nul, nr 99, septembrie l93 l p 6/12/

ilu*ilecluta, - ::ernd este numci ospeclu unei nol orqonizo-

- :': rlerioord in sirdnsd iegoturo cu urbonismu .

: coordoncreo volori or exierioore si inle. '' ros or'o 'rr'eo i p ooloro o orl iec,u i

- -,ler-nd nu mol ore deci fciode. Aceosto din: subordonold funciiunii, tolor^r'e ozi r.i ocr, ole (e o -roi reolse.

ob-.l oo^o lo 'lslic ro'-o de, Lrgo'ro

- c soiuiionol gruporile de locuinie din meresdndloose prinir-o supro concentrore o

odlust io comforl ond economtc -::sed it?

Wl o. rcr,red i e ,p o-., .. - :..o' y errnus^ ova" l-e rt^\ o. :,siheeo,'ll'o't..o,s'o,.o, : : - :to^ ord cl or, e od lro , .ro- - .. I -

"er| -owo d' 'l o' org oeoo eo : --.

wos put in.''os , L-b r po:sed owor?Whot hoppened?

'.rdernd se coroclerizeozd prin reducereo::-eo creerii unui cdi moi mcre si moi uminos

'inde spre imobil

e-o situol in miilocu unor porcuri inf orife,

ce cceeosi suprofold un numdr mox m de., cor 'o' ioec hiqie-i,.

:-o o'"ro'lo o sc lie urt de v'oo oli, io;lo-e.,i e o dovodd cd trmpu sl c fourii singur sco-eciii soi.

-- inseomnd lo modo, lo modo putond fi si-:^ odo.n: paIe oe po orie.

', det,hdo 3rp ro -oi bre -rol^ o

-:rroieozd desenu de p onselo. schemciic.' o, 1J p s-€\5la 1 6 ,- 1,igr bogolie .

. o o u r'o r-'.odeuo'-to o oblio so o

Nothing Cf course, noihing of this kind. Wi.r _:--ccircfor modern ideos wcs born bv frcud.By lrcud indeed lust the woy siik stockings cre being

lmporiedBy lrcrud since lhey ore slolen lrom loshiono

DIE ^ AqaT'e5

'-On (rero. O Oj.O't O OT5.The "Vogue' or 'Femino' 'cubist" style. The cordboord

inle or from 'Fiumo ls gellrng morried' governs, direcls,Ol O rso e5 en, or' '1 61 - r6yrllys lhere cny reoson for us lo boosl with this kind ofcubism succes#ully cpp ied in orchileclure, we whohove been lightlng lor I 2 yeors ot 'Coniimporonul'?It s so eosy to minimize someone s lhouqht ond pureimpeius. We sholl write obout e^cepiioni some otherlime.

We hove no longer lrusted ihose ideos lhot were modepopu o , Qgcgyse they hove been stripped off iheir viru-lence crnd eft borren

Within the word of new ort, where lhe vo ues hoven ibeen clossified yet, ihere ore olso qross misiokes moreihcn crnywhere else ond ihinqs ore seen on y rn b ockor white. True crl or nothino ci ollThose who toke odvontole of the modern moteriolshou d olso underslond its evoluflon. Thev should Lnowlhe enlire thought thci led to the new direction in everyori, lrom pointinc io crrchrtecture.

Let s remember thct true orl needs o discip ined fromework. Ari is never on iso oted, individucrl pheno-menon, no moiter how excepliono ihe crlist mioht belso oted efforts beor no volue ot oll un ess ihey ole ,rbo d.orod o-o s--n-eo i p.

1 don t reoliy I'now where we stond, but I do trust thenexl generotion thot hosn't performed ony sorl of ropedo ncing.

Yours,

MARCEL iANCU

Contimporanul,no.99, September 193 1, p 6 /12/.

ArchileclureThe modern house is iust one focet of the new inieriorlile o.go ,,o'ior- ienlS ^rer-w,reo w L troor is^r.

The essence of the whole new crchilectu,o problemies in ihe bcionce ond coordinoiion of erlerior ond lnterior volues.

Mode r loL-.e no"'r lgol o -o.ooe or y o^qer. -l s 16

", ho: been s.,lbo diro-eo ro lrncl.onTodoy s orchilecture mokes use of quite lrmjied meons:

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Morce Jcnco, Lino eum, l92zl

loscd vrolo reduso.in

forne e cc'ocpe cscete de oziOricine ore voe sc focc orr ieciurd roud.

Conttmporr:nul nr lOO, )931 p 2

Utbanism nu tomlrnlismTimpul nosiru e chemol co niciunul so inteleogo, dor

moi oles, sd reolizeze, refocereo din ieme ie c forme or noi de violcr Vechi e tipore nu moi incop in for

foteo o si crdereo intensd o vielil ociuc e. Sumedenio

de cerinfe g nevor urgenle, riimu funcfiunior voriote

sociole, in fine, sdnoloteo pub rcd 9i economio cu

cerut imperios nosiereo unui oborclor cnume de slu-

dli orcrsenesli, penlru o moi bund, moi sonitord, mo

confortobllo o cdturre in cresiereo si intinderec oroge-

or. Urbonismul. Acecsld noud orld, coordoneczo,studiozo si ormonrzeozo elementele de construcfie in

mosse, core pono eri cresieou o voio intdmp drilor,

orgonic 9i dezordonol si core nu se moi pol inloluro

si odero struclurii moderne.Nici odoio congtiinlo omeneoscd nu s o incumelot so

priveoscd problemcr vcstc de spofiu 9i timp o ncrsterii,

cresterii si morlii oroge or, sub ototeo ospecte utilitcre

sou estetice, economlce sou socic e, de confort sou

de iehnico, igienice sou de circu oiie eic. eic.

Cunooglem inceputuri surprinzdloore de un urbonism

in seco ului o XV L-ieo froncez si unele frociiuni de cerceldri mci vechi, dor loiul se rezumc lo incercdri de cr

mprlrro plonu ui un formolrsm oproope decoroliv 5

insuficleni juslif cot de crnsomblul vietii de core esle

ozi egci urbonlsmu. Ero primul impu s de o cunooste formele nesldpdnite ole creslerii orgonizole, supro

puse, o e sinuozrtdlilor romonf ocse de ev mediu.

Nu se c ddegie un oros inir-un on, nu se ridicd un orospentru o singuro generofie. Viclc se consumd repedein gocno senzolri or vio enle si nervoose.

Fofo de ne'incelole cerinfe si prob eme socicle ce se

ridicc zi de zi, urbonismul obio incepe scr-si indepli-

neoscd chemoreo.Cricoi de revo]ullonore se por ozi incd orentoriLeobeo prevdzuie cdtre core se indreoptd desiinul

sociol, orhiteciu este chemol sd deo pietrei 'infe esul

ce se despr nde dln vioto noud, cdci urbonismu esle

moi degrobd fouriloru viiloru ui decoi o prezeniu ui.

Urbonismu s-o ndscul in limpu noslru 9i incepe in pri

mul rond cu oroge e grodini ole Ang iei

Adevcrclele minuni de peiscglu ortificic dcr romon

iic, ou ovul doru sd imbogoteosco orose e cu pcrcuri 9i grcdini schlmbond ospeclul sumbru ol cenlrelorindusirio e si descongeslloncrnd impreiurimile triste c e

metropole or'inegrile de fumu munc i prin sinuozltdli-

le si oeru grodini or.

Apoi Germcnic o creot, intr-un sptril sdroc 9i cu ia ent

redus, orose e muncitoresil, core ou trecut prin nenumdrote crize orl sllce pono c scheme soiesti lipsite

de orice voloore.Americcr o ridrcct co pr n mrnune dintr-un on pe c lu ,

ordsele inireg , cortiere munciloresii p ine de formecul

ihe unsophisiicoted, olmosl ruslic moter: ,

thot kind of form thct resu ls from utilii.y

Corbusier s so ution lo the unheo lhy me.-':super condense dwellings; however, he : - .inside blooming porks, ond so, on lhe sc-= ,

crecrted c mcximum number of house: ='ideol corio-obe ord lygi"r .po,

The new siyle wos born ond there wcs - - -

sonolil.y lo boplize iills viciory shows how time itself hos worie: -

-

iis own school ond orchitects.

Modern furniture is lol ored on o smol er::r:o orger ond brighter spoce. i is moslv -:,To be modern hos noihing io do with ios. --quite o dJoshioned ccn slcnd os foshionr: -ce, the feoihers to o hot

Wclls without openings show the moteric : .

wi never encouroge the schemctlc d-:.. .design.

Modern comforl poys no iribute lo wec -'

Those who wonl o new dwelling shou c :,---on o smoller sco e, coser to the olmost c.:=--todoy s ife

Whoever wonts lo proclice new crchile:'--=oll rlght

Conlimporanul , no. l ,l l

Urbanism., by no meolns|o''/l.,nftctsmOur crge is cc ed upon to undersloncl :- r - :

lo slort from lhe scrotch cnd buid ne,.', t --

The o d pofierns connol fil inlo the iurn' ,-combusiion of present ife ony longer -=

demonds cnd pressing needs, ihe rhi''-^- .

socio funclions, crnd flnc y, pub ic hec '^-

my, imperoiivey co ed for o oborolc.. --

belter, heo thier, more comforiob e shcc: --

opmenl ond oy-oul. Urbcnism. This --.' -

notes, sludies, ond hormonious y oggre r r : :of mcss consiruction thot used to deve :: -rolher chooiico y, ond which con ne ih:- : = .nor fitted inlo modern slruciure.

Humon conscience hos never dored to t:,-le up lhe vosi spoce ond time probe- -' '

growth, cnd decih, under so monifold ::-=

to uiiliiy, oeslhelics, economy, io soc I :i :comfori cnd technicol stondord, hyoie-= -'elc.

We do know some remorkcble cttemp': - - -French urbonism cnd even some o ce- : -

reseorch. However, they on y rmpresse: : -

plon on olmosl decorolive formolism, bc':

by ihe overol ospecls of todoy's ife i.:' ,-oclerize urbon plonning. This wos lhe : -- - --conirol the unpredictoble, overopp:: i--ond meondering forms of lhe Medrevc :--Yor o-lre re olido, -y' r o/eo



-.12a in noile centre induslriole orcrse intregi: Ce hcbitoiiune cu lolu nedncerccie incd,

: .d oducd servicii idei or noi sociole' r:, ie de comunism. Experienie e urbon slice

;-: deosebitd pentru coezjuneo indoitc de

, ,- imediole o violo Si economlo revdzuld.. - Fronio, cu finuluri e devostote, cu soie si

- -,adiie.in

pripo, forcr so se lie oproope, :: exper enlo siiinlifico 9r crlisticd o urboni

, :, fdcui olerteo de otdteo ori criticole.: ,rbonismu doloregle ui Perret (l), Corbusier::"il lronceze ldeeo orose or iurnuri, core

---.un

mod deosebit de ingenios toote pro. - '::hrlcei, higienei, circu of!ei, confortului si

- crosu modern. Turnuri infipie o disionte

= , ,-l m, ogezole in pcrcuri inflorite se ridicc in

, ='o e, cuprlnzdnd toote forme e confortului,. : ---'r birouri, olie peniru instilutruni si o te e

-, rie. Legcle prrn cuiosirode si trenuri vo cn:' -:r'lrole si ceroporturi in mijlocu or, ne per-

- ,-e odevdrotd o vriloru ui opropioi. C pop-

- -:i densd decdtin cee mor lrisie focore de

- : : croselor de czl, vo putec con ocui moi- -

-r porcur cu soore si oer cu sport si higie

- :gi si invdfomrnle se desprind czi din studl- , ' in lot ocul. Exisld numoi grode de dez

: : le concentrore cr oculnfelor. Congrese e

' -- roderni, core se ocupd inointe de loote

. : - .r sunl de ocord o genero izo exper ente-

. -.- oin dlferite Iori cdcr 'inlelegerec profetico' - ie desfosooro ozi s cuprindereo intregu ui

,: - ro ol epocil suni odevdrote e dote ole: - sitce.

::-^siui spirii umon sl civilizoior se inceorcd,-oonism regionol, colorot si romontios Un

::o si neurbon. Bucuresti grodino L

'.'echi e forme cu senlimenl si devoltune cu

- :- . esc osemeneo ominiiri o e lreculu ui, dor. =-z irl romontice nu suni ole oce ui lrecut ci

,. -: vrofo si spiriul timpuri or core ou doi nos-

- ,' .lrbe se exprimou rece si orgonrc in opero,' ,.,echl fouritor ol oce or monumenle nu ero

)-o1-o co re spa( oor T r' ooo ,

- zcdcr bocetele romoniote peste trcrdifle,

, --- nfe. Urbonismul e orlo noud core isi fdu

: I -9i u ,' odirec,esc.ed,-uco.;- ::. Orice rezidut romcnlios este o boolo': renoste zt de zt, ritmul ccluol gcto imbrd'-e proprii cprocpe stondordrzole de oce'

- : rnr peste iol locu .

- ^L.r se poole sldvi i pulereo decert peniru co

:-:scd oiureo cu dub e resurse, cstfel nu

,:. vioto noud in lipore mci, regionoe si

-::rru, copriolo ldri , este hoidrot chemcl sd

vs il .

:zei si o circuloilei pe oriere de mori pro- lent ond nervous excilemefl.Urbonism is iust siorting io cc". - - ':

Agoro h^ orgoi g d-^ o c :

ihol come up every doy\O-Ct o 166 eu6..6r g., :-.'

destiny mlght seem, thougn sore r-: :::lhe orchlieci ls summoned lo cJi 're ::'::irro-l e\o^trao o org^- o.:'the moker of fulure rolher ihcn of pre.e'-Urbonism wos born n our lime ond i- i,s'

Englond s gorden clt es.

The citles were prov ded with pcr[s ond gorders 'rue

wonders of orllficlo, yet romcrntic ondscope whlch

chcnged the gloomy foce of the lndustrio cenlres; ihey

o so c eored up the drecrry neighbourhoods of b ocke-ned cities by introducing ihe winding shopes cnd the

fresh cir of the gorden

Then it wos Germcny lhcl creoted, wlth itte spirit cndesser lo ent, workers clties thct underwent numeTous

orlrsi c crises sometrmes leoding lo vi oge schemes

devoid of ony sort of vo ue

From one yeor s end io the nexi Americo mirocu ousybuilt up who e towns, workers districts provided with

the geometric chcrm of rectongu or fobrlc imbued wiihthe sense of speed ond troffic olong end ess thorough-

fcres.

Russio creotes new industriol centres ond whole cilies

drown up on lhe hobiioiion princip es lhol hoven I been

lested oui so for, wishing io suppori the new socicideos inspirited by commun sm They ore urbcrn experi

ments holding o specio vo ue since lhey represent o

doub e cohesion of lfe shelters reody ot hond ond revr

sed economy.

Fino y, in Fronce, viL cges cnd cities were rebuilt hosti y

on devostoted londs, disregordrng ihe orlslc ond scien-

tific urbon experience, for which they were crilicizedquite oflen

lnstecrd, urbon plonning owes to Perret, Corbusier, ondto olher French broins the ideo of towercilies whichingeniousy soves o prob ems of lhe modern criy con-

cerning technology, hygiene, lrofflc, comforl, ond oes

thetic requ rements. Cne hundred floor buildings ihrust

ci every 500 m., surounded by b oomlng porks wiil

house either offices, inslitutjons, or dwe ings providingoLL sorls of conveniences They will be oll linked by

moior woys, by express troins stopping in cenlrol slo

lions ond oirporls plcced in lherr cenlre; thus we con

eosi y figure out how ihe imoge of the neor fulure ls

going to ook llke A hlgher densi! of peop e lhon thoi

one crowding in lodcry's gloomiesl centres of contcgion will hoppl y cohobit on o more economiccl bosis

in shiny cnd oiry.pcrls procticing sporis ond enloyingotuyhygenc te.

Cne con infer the sorne ows cnd essons from lodoy'surbon experience oLl over the world. There ore only

vorious degrees of deveiopment ond housing concentrclion. Modern crchitecls congresses primcrri y deowlth urbon p onning, ond ogree to unjversclize humcn

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I r e35l

Mcrce .]onco, Horio Crecngd,I I e35l

imbrcce uf scop si o io--: e !.ooeond. E un orcsiOnor in dezvo loreo scr, crero' ce scurt iimp cr ov crtd reprezeniotivc si mocernat ir Romcrnio More.Si ce vor poseistii sa pdslreze vriloru ui din vecheocelole o lul Bucur? ln oforo de cdlevo blserici si puline polole, orosu Bucuresti nu ore o pioic, o sloluie, ocasd in folo coreio seniimentul de pietcte sd-si opre-crscd respirotio. Genercriio noostrd este chemold so

fo6 '161-o pJc i50e. aO-OO a o,to-ro ôp. l.O

nilei urbe core creste sub ochil nosh I exemp u gene-rotii]or ce vin. Crosu noslTU, core o trecui cnipubertof r.inlr-o epocd fdro sti si ford corocler orhlteciuro, ne ongoieozd lo rezovdri uriose. Doco noi'L\o'r li ,o-l lo'rp .eo,o\o-cl \or i'rodispretuili decol meritom. Noi simlim co deslinuB ^ or 's-o -npl i. A' r e rô.l ese i

.ole . o. ^. , r ^, osp ,'06 eo tr ' ^-no.. ro cr.

Crogul, 1934, nr 2 din 25 februorie, p l ; 4

Ulopia BucvrestilorVod nevoio urqenio de o se refoce Bucurestii 9i omincercot sd schitez nouo orlenlore urbonistico (l) ccre

pore incd ozi o uiopie.Dec tfe urbonlsmu este orlo core trebuie sd scrulezeviitorul. Cel ce c ddesc orose foro deslu o previziunese gdsesc mereu deposiir de reolilcrte. Pono so reoli-z-^ze a necesilote urgenid, s cu ivii in progresie geo't a- Co o lele .i o.po o qoo"o d^ orr pp o\ o pO

covc codc timpului, esre Jel put,n comicJ. UiL"rlrirf. e-^ O] Ii , OO lO a 1OtO,/, ^-e . O,c \O O-p I On p .

ne nevoi virtoore. Mcteriolul urbonrsmulu este urrcrs,

mii ooce e sole sunt revo ulionore si p onu sdu trebuieso fie uiopic.Docd timpuri e f oostre liberole cer imperios o reorgonizore socic d economicd si politicc diriloto, opoiorhitecluro obicr o cere, ior urbcnismul se poole iormulo co o orhlteclurd dirl;otcr.

Cu toole cd necunoscutd co stlinlo, urbonismu ero inloole cu iuri e, o loole popoore e, legoi de orto de o' oOi.,De 16 ogiOler ta I t e,z Oo o" o,-.,O, . poroin evul mediu,-de lo renoslere si pond in seco u ire,cul, orlo de o croi orose ero o op icore pe ieren geo-melricd.

Acolo unde gdndul omului o ndscoclt, unde mono iui

o iopI r"eii 6 o leg e qeo^ra- e l, o doop-oloroio o p , o vo LT sirp r )o o( ^ôt lo obod.. o 'i PeL I I o o Osal^ Deô ot '

cle Regelui Soore cu creci ordineo prn geometrre.Numoi epocie borbore - epocile intunecosu ui evmediu co si nenorocllul lntru orhlteciurd seco ol I 9-eo nu ou procedol prin geomelrie. Crosee osifecrescuie in voic

.inlcrmpdrii sunl o scddere c consli

inlei sr orlei omenesti. Nicoieri moi necesordr, ordinecgeomeircd esle oceec core ingrddesie iberlcleoindividului in interesul obstesc, in interesul libertolii dedezvo iore crl co ectiviiotii. Liberclismul democrolieio' rorsi'-l veo. l' e -r. o o,l p'^,.< dezvoio.

experince from vcrious couniries, since lf e :,o, 'rDo. o.t,a-6r e,o. -1,, o .e o.opr e. lo--oooy'. co, .tr o li,,:q o, o re,o-pspiriluo horizon.

Despite lhis humon civilizing spirii there cr: _ -C Ao a o , olo rt ,, o o -o-"to^-ic

^q oTo : ..

r or I corl V. A o\o o o ,-oa ,o,B' hore. o . o-plo e qo oer I

We moy ook bock on the old forms ond i:=-ly ottcched to such memories, yet these ,.- ,-

ings do noi belong to ihe posl, lhey ore c--, -o leogoor o,{oyo- ,'rgtro poowe a o oo-, o lv or o .o dl; e/p-e ô -

he"o vo: ô , o'l,r or ilhe oos ur no ..'eooooro-iov l eocl5yo oo

^d oobblir o pa( o or. l, .oi- ,o,.

^. -.over trodition ond tombstones. Urbonism i: --rLo' .rdole\ ,i'ely oô o igir o low 9o . ll^ or dOr \ olO o-'to,.i. ^ Or epo.....diseose oround. Art revrves every doy, fco ^sear rhy f - o, e).ô p 1 q ow'r io -olro oroor azPab/ srilo,ê.e \;a.lust cs you ccnnoi hinder on overwhe mrnc :: -low ils course becouse il wi oush h.vic-^ ci r -

before, you connol freeze nJ* ife in smo :' =,o'no^ i po l^ ^ .

Cur cily, the copitc of our country, is summc-=--up on Europ-^crn form cnd gool. t is o qu ie . _

which recenlly hos been cclled upon to re:'=,-lpbc oirG,eoo Roror'o.Whol wou d the lrcditiono isls keeo from Br.: - '

ode] for the future genercrtion? Aporl fron- ,-- -ches cnd o few po oces, Buchcresl hcs nc .:stoiue, no house cb e lo orise pious fee ings :serby. Our generolion rs summoned to fo:.. .

creolive ond oeslhelrc force ond commli -.=:

unsullied ci! thot is risinct up under our own e.::exomple for ihe generoiions lo come. Cur c -.

now well beyond its cdolescence - o si.r:=,

devoid of ony so id crchileclurol chorocter c-:-mous problems to be solved. f we ore nol c. =-_

ouT own foith ond ort in it, we wi be Cesc.=_lhcn we deserve We feel lhoi Buchore.' , -hcsn'i been occomp ished yet. lt s time ii w,e'-everyrvhere, ond our responsibi ily is enormo,.

Crosul, no.2, Felruc:rly 25th, 193- :

Bucharesl dnd ils vtopiaI fee it's imperotive thot BuchoJest shouli c= -slructed; hove trjed to sketch o new urbcn c-:-thoJ con be perceived cs uiopionln focl, urbcnism is on orl thoi should scrutin z: -..

f .,"Ter,no'so 6.1roorFig^rr:

rof- o"r 'rd Aor e. U^ tnlr po: o' ccoming up, hundreds of them ore hovennq oi. -of lcggord roce in lhe covo code of time isiome-culous. Urbonlsm demcnds drcsiic, doring so L_r: :-:



r - evul mediu, s ", d"1t;".;"?ttr";HH:r::- :':, tocmoi in secolu lTecut core exceleozd' , dezorieniore comp eto orhiieclonico si urbo-

: rroblemo intinderil orcselor c fost complicoto

- :o emo circu oirei.r:'. spre exemp u, in t mp ce de o l 89O p0noI I creslereo vehicu e or ero 'in medle de 6000

: -- re o I 9l 9 ou'incepul sd creoscd in medie cu

' - : lr 100 000 onuo . oT popu olio ui din onii

: - :ino cotre l9OO creste cu l.5OO.OOO ocui:--- urmdiorii 3O de oni cu oprocrpe un milion d,^

- = Si nu numoi Porisu, dcr loote ccpiio ele eur-

::-- ou ordtol oceosid crestere formtdobilA.

, i: c inzecil producfio omu ui, fcrbricr e ou olrcs: r iTo etcrrd, orose e cu mullip icoi luplcr penlru'r-:c debuseurllor, comerful penlru p osorecl

,: or, omu o lnzecii i mpu tol prin mcsind,

. . .'ezc si mlj oocele de locomotiune core reduc

.": )et.ol 6aprotip:looogo lr,ooortie -

=:-egotilo, decodento, un urbcnism in fcgo

---: dezvoltorii orosu ui o fost ingreunotc de. - =-c circulotorie sr in NewYork in orele cond

=-rrr vcrsd zecile de mii de oomeni pe slrdzile

- - . inguste, circu ofio se poro izeazd. Ce fo o

- ::nsul unic sou semnc ul de incrucisore, cernd

-'=: sunl c fiecore 150 de pogi. Se cunocsie: :nericonu ui core povesteste ccr circuld pe

:--su crutomoblleor ce siopecrzd,.in corr cuco- - . ou c orcpul cvdnd timp so tricoteze o fie-

- ,' i de strcdd

-- . impolrivc circu oliei crescdnde, oprelistlle. r-ente or impolrivo creslerii orosu ui in ino fime

--''.r, exproprierl nelnsemnote peniru drgirec

- -- nimic nu poortd mdsuro vietli cocotiiocre o

. ., - coniimporon.

:-: zbuciumul ero mci odonc, cond ?nlunericu]

: =-e moi nepdlruns, zgomotu oroge or moi insu-

r: igieno si conforlu imposibi e, estelicc com'- ,: si urbcnismul prizonier, lumino gdndilorilor

--- cr deschis cdi nebdnuite si minunole orcselor

',:: rl om urmorilin oroseie mcrri oe occidenlu ui s-

';rploi intro mdsurd si lo noi si desigur co in- r se vor imp inl cu vorf si indesot.

- -:-e cd Bucuresti moi mult foro voio Bucurestilor,

-' : n nepricepere, 9 c schimbot firec si cine il

- = )Zi dupo o lipso de 20 oni, oproope ccr nu-l

-:, nooste. Hotoroi, orosu nostru c opiot peniru

-: de vicfc noud, negiicnd chior preo mull

. - ,:ievo vestigii de crrtd ole lrecutului core l-or fi

:'c i, cum ercr vechecr biserlco Sf. Gheorghe

- -.ll CoLlei

-- :zi intr o fozc de refocere comp eld. Cenlru

-', c cresle in ind fime, cosele vech j, ipsite de.', - toc loc in cenlru "b ochousuri or", ior putine e

. :rcdin dispor in fiecore ceos.

n p e TUTUTe nee s. l , -o e e/or rlio^c') wri o olo - , ,

f our libercr oge lmperollve y derc-:- : ., - . -

gonize lhe socicl, econom c ie :-,-': '- - :

beginning to think obout if; urbonis- ..- := :-t -=: :..

directed o rchiteclu re.

Arho' gl ruostllo^^o o - : -

tightly connected with the ori of bu c -: - r --'- ::for o I peoples. Storting with the Egyoi;or-. '-: l- -:.:ihe Romcrns, through the Mlddle Ages, ihe Re-: .-:-:eunlil the osi cenlury, the crrt of tcr oring ciies wcs c cecmetrico opp icolion on the groundYou wi I find ihe rules of geomelry wherever mon s mind

invenied things ond its honds chise ed them, thot ls, the

siroighi ine, pure su4oce, ond simple vo ume. This is

why Khorsobod, Peking, os we os the Renoissoncelowns ond ihose of Louis XV creoled order by meons

of geometry.

Only the bcrbcric cges ihe dcrrk Midd e Ages ondthe unhoppy l9th c. orchitecture - ovo ded geometry.

Such cities lhot sprowled cl rcndom represent o reqres-

sion of humon conscience cnd crri. Beinq o compellingfoclor, geomelric order checl s the lndiiduo freedomond fovours the communiiy interesl, its free deve op-

ment. The cte l9th century libero democrocy wosn'lpropiiious crl cr for urbcn deve opment. Most of the

Wesiern cities, creoted in the Midd e Ages, throve clon omozing speed during ihe losi century, c thorough-

iy disorlented lrme in mclters of orchiteclure crnd urbcnism. The troffic problem wos odded up to thot of ci!

exiension.ln Pcrrs, for inslonce, there wos on cnnucl overogegrowth rote of 6,000 vehicles behrveen 1 B9O oidl9lO, ond since l919 the cnnucl role crmounied BO

100,000 Belr,veen I 8OO ond I 9OO its popu oljongrew up wilh l,5O0,OO0 inhobitonts, whlle in the fo o

wlng 30 yeors it odded o most one mi ion sou s Thls ls

true for c the Europecn copiiols, not only for Pcris; they

cll showed lhrs speclcculor groMh. Why?

The mochine mode humon produclion grow ien tmesmore; the foctories otirocted lhe pro etorlt, the cliies

intensified their roce for new oullels, whi e trcders

sought for morkets, due to ihe mochlne, mon increcsed

his time off len limes by creoting speed ond meons oflrcnsport thot shronk spoce.

This speedy deve opmenl found o decodent, unprepored crchrteclure ond c greenish urbonism.

The probiem of ci! development wos mode difficu i bythe ircfflc prob em; in New York, when lhe skyscropers

pour oui thousonds ond thousonds of people into the

b ock ond norrow streeis, the troffic is iommed. Then

whot s ihe use of one'woy ond cross rocd troffic signs,

once you hove to slop every 150 steps. li is c weknown joke oboul the Amercon who is soid to wo k on

top of siuck cors, where odies hove enough lime lo knit

o poir of socks cl every street corner.

There is no meosuTe tcr[en ogcrnst lhe increosing iroffic

f ow, no reguolions to forbld higher bul dings ln the

iown centre, no lond expropriotion lo widen ihe streets,

Morce oncu, Oclov Doicescl,

I r 9351

Morce lcnco, Oclov Dolcescu,

I r e35l

IJJ



Cu rilmui in core crm pds':: c .ozboi .incoocene

vom pomen pesie cilivc ori iq,r-rp oros fdrd monurfenlele si vesiig ie de orio c e occidentului, dor cu'oolF po'ooree -i. ip,o o- .^ o o^ ,e doo-o , r

-lolio ^potblo o. o6^'|a,e o,^...^ ,po.,eo.eirf,r ocu5.oZ .lr ^ roo-e T,.doo .

npo..bl_tcie economicd de o urmori cu ucrdr le ediJilore cce-oslo inlindere.

Trecem ozi, urbonisiic vorbind, printr-o grecr criza. ndetollu, orhitecturo insdsi o oplol peniru siilul nou.C o r-O 5.-li o(O or , golfor- O O a5ir . sri'geore-tr ic nedecorolrv, sobru cu violo meconizold in corecu totii ne miscdm crslozi ?

Cine vcr moi consirnti lo oltfe de viotd ccrnd o cunoscui uii itoteo forme or simplificcte si cr conforiu ui corenu e un ux, cu[n s-cr pdreo, dor core se orcrid onevoie imperiocrsd in fe ul nostru 'urgent' de c troi?A iubi ireculu nu inseomnd o porolizcr victo. A cer-^ oorhitecluro romernecscd, nu insecmnd o o fobrico,cum s o incercol in diferite ronduri. Numoi odoptondIor-ole ri 1or,o o 5 p.ere" t,clg, .po, i-ce o e olui, se vc noste prinlro lungo experienld ceeo ce se\o p r'ao t,rir^ sir ro-ronor,Deocomdold constoidm

cal oce eosi condilii lehnice,economice, oceleosi sirucluri socio e, oceleosi mofe-'Oe O ooO,i -"r j'OO a Oe ,O,OTrOr .r e O ateo,sporluri si poceri, oceleosi ecturi si imbrdcdminfi,ccelecs slrri si oce ecrsi speciccoie, foc dln metropoO nOO O rf O Os ^-'OpaOT.Oro.ele \t t O/ n In oi . a1,-e d^ de lo, al orc O.oducliei regionole, dor moi runt io.r, l" l"-*f-lrll!

"olorior spirituole inire popoore, ceec ce fcce co eleso oibo oproope simullcn toi oce e prob eme si lipsu-ri.

Cuodeosebire cnoi.Bucurestri ou norocu] de o fi un oros tonor, lo incepu-lu .formorii sole urbcne, ferit de suprodezvolioreodefectuoosd orhilecionico, nehiqienlcb si suproooou-oid o seco ului lrecul din centrele mori occidentoie.Este oore obsolut necesoT sc irorm lnireoqo filiero degre s. 3o o,e o ioon'. -o fo. r .o ,E rvoro-nnoi cevo?

Grijc si drogosieo ce o purldm orosu ui noslTu nefoce so dorim evitoreo oceslei evolulii crstdzi inutile.Numoi si numoi o timiditcrte urbonisiico vo permile coorosu nostru so devie unu] model, un o os minune.Troim ozi ziiele de odevorofdr formotiune: Cecsuldrrectivei. ncd nu esle forz u. Asocicrtio prieienilorBucuresiilor si noi, orhitectii de crzi ne osumclm o tos-put doro I o'o'^toi gtAo ( r.ol n ,o- dezoo ,- por dA -i(ra^loti,tare t r r, rL. ceos.Ceeo ce se pocie face azi in Bucuresti, nu se vo moipulec reclizc vreodoldr.Stilu modern cere urbcrnismul modern.

E oro hotdrertoore core irebuie so decidc oscluro,bozo g-ômelrico, linio de continuitole penlru dezvo-loreo urbond o Bucuresliior.Unde esle mOno de fier, minteo vlzioncrrd si pulerecculezdloore de core ore ocum imperios nevo e

lhere is nolhing ot oll to show lhe extenl of lheiry 'rr, t.o \ 'e ir deeo.^ Lo very ror tr, or Ine doepe toT'ieJ, wLo'ort v I ere wo. ô woy o, ,rner iê ir, - o sT.e,rboo,oDA w-ep o.o^ttorooeond l,,oe"rea-leo Tpos\ o e lo reo, . wl or .t-^ ooil-p(o-no or od or o ,root )^ ^toda p :)onar -

r odor r tniT . e'r nignliql- tpd ro-"tA r te , pa ao or

d. t' p o5pa, I lot ,^" ies o ,nel . .euo viL.n9 -Lor los ol,ôo) oêl a,pe er e!

We t^ r b o c -o. Los roppero! ;e s -^ 16 ^ eo- ow't (o r- tv. ord it ô it ur' o r r \€-V 5ooroe sao e

Aliosf ogoinst its own will ond less due towordness Buchoresl hcs chcnged its spirit; whcpoor5 o v ..- oLo WorYyôs,o- noo,,' ,,e Cb;io. ly ou , -y ororred o ^^* e loov^ lool "o

-.o .o o o o ,"/A rge, l;i^ I e Ci

Geo go ChL,,ch ord Colieo -o*^ -l o o.embellished ir.

We tnde go o soqa o lu" o-ove'y'. tLo o, oif,o. oT.rt" .iol ^^l.e q oW l gt cr o,ol q1eo1d rconro lcrble L o.rros rol e oo.r- io,

'blockhouses', whl e the very few courlyords odens vcrnish everv minule

f we move on oi th" sorne poce set cfter lhe wowe ll find ourselves burdened with c the shorlcof ihe Western clties bui without lheir monumenisua,-i6a SO ,v^ O o lii.e , o IOr ^ he .o.l o rqr' oo e. heorv of e^cr,e\s r-ot'i. o. r oen--..o lhe probler ol erd]^,c o',r g wir^ ir

rir ',e ,,ode-sccs, ossocioted with the lcc"k of economic m'eru b,n lô .r,, v ,v. c't ove, 5L, 1o vob.rtr ri-o

Tne. oor-po.'lg Jr lo qoeso s€ve c[..i:.Ar, rit elf 'nose re iow .rV".. Wro 16r- 1 lell -l-c-L

'.1 19 ol lri, g^6al" ,,, o' ro1-oo, otot vd \ootr* -l 'h^ 'nor t orized e ,ve o e ort \ô 1e odoWl owor opva colsel, oodiirerc"wol 61 1;rg

he ho. o.,oo ert ) o'

';rplit odo,rs o-rolif- rot re.e,sc'ilv lr ^. 6 r5 oS ora rgl .l

'roeo i/ely' how rq or ' , gar I' woy of ,,rrq

o louc'no posrooe5r l-"teor -o po.olyzo he.-o.l 7o. o e ror o Poro.io- crr, l -o , o ll door^'rthotyou should fobricoie it out of the blue, os it hoo ter o od ,evo'o' re. Wl-o ,re riqr I looeporor io, ,1 le .lr .o.re o,.o .e e'fî ol o.oT.o5r 6 6! . lir q ir^lir,o,u lo ^t:,o pe ,r. o.oond choices

For the momenf, we con see thcl ihe some iececonomic condttions, lhe some socio] siruclursome moleriols, lhe some lronsporl meons, lhesporls cnd p eosures, the some books ond clothsome news cnd shows moke our cooitol cF, .ooeon . )'odoy -l-'^ ir'es or- o- o'r y n o .e,. -o -i-e .eoodr, lor b'olro plo.es o pootf As' a/ no,.O il rol Vo Jes ill . r n o.eq ,16."1 ,l 6 c -Lg grbort. ord,lo''. orir q'o,'r oSi .,."t ''lo1oo,:,.I owev^ t\p " s d'is'^^ ^ * l- ).



-:-- ,4, . ,:- gd in onful dezvo tdrii economice sr

- = : : renirii o cvut repercursiuni imedicie osup-. :: viotd o omului 'in co eclivifofe. Mu te cu

. - -::r: e de cdnd omul lrdieste in orose, do". , - :r bine irecutu din ounci de vedere urbo,

--'tidm co formoliie ordsenesli erou foorte- -

- r rrre ponc in seco u noslru. Crose e cunos

. - -l:eu mct geomeiric si mcri ogic oltodotc,- - -':. - inso toldeounc in morgineo drumuri or,',

= - .'1r cunoscute 9i in Pompei. 1n ce privesie' - - ::-onii si Grecii ou cunoscul forme de more- t t-:.

=- :iirmc cd orose e evu ui medtu pe core,=" e moslenesle azi, cu u iciooree intune-

- . :-:pr etdfi inghesuite, chicr in proporlii e o'- ,= ::eomdnd in conceptre unor scte mori, os

. --- semi urbe. Dezvoltoreo in indllime si ino-. - r -, ccrtiere sumbre, inso ubre si curli infecie" - '-- l-ose, cu toote po ole e si coledrole e lor,

, - r . -eo noud orientore. lncd suniem in linio

. 't- :aiesli.'" - -': ::ire iumololeo secoiului lrecut, bctrono

: = : zdruncinoto din teme ir, de mosind.

-- ::. -e preo slrdmio, populofio inmuiiid se- '.: -- .echie cortiere, cenlru otroge lot comer

. - = ::ninrslrcliile ;i viofo pu seozd un riim c o::- -e.inteles.

: =.' ilmp code epoco insloloiiunilor edilitcre' = :.., ccnol, lumino si telefon, trenu subur

,-.:i.ll e eclric, ouiobuzu], in fine ironsporluri.,-,- cu o dezvoltore supdrdioare.

-: :e lechnicc, ouiomobi ele, electriciioieo,r'-ct.i$i impuneou cuceririle zi de zi, planu:-:eciiuneo orizontold o proprlelcrtilor rcmo

. . . ; Bo r lin p .s poro lcr 11 -'ro-'rtrr- prop:.droo oveo ore1. J^' coro 1,s01e

. ,nino, nici circulolio, nici oeru orosu ui,

' ,:- io oricdrui bun simt se 'ingcrduie fcromiio-' : : -: nii sl de unde pond ieri sotu more (semi

' - cesfiinlo nici o polecd mdccr, ocum se

'' : .-':zt noi si fundoluri o mie prin pcrcelori mori.- r'- :e more sufocoi de technico mosinii cu

' : , t-,muri intortochlole si imposibi e penlru cir

- , . zzd,n-o infeies sd odopte formcr cuvenild

: .,-eo respiro 9i primi o dezvoltore conformd"r -l-e ic promovoi progresul. S-ou conlinuor- ' -,c si lo noi formele sotu ui.

i .- r-:rsld formo uzcrlo devine imposibilo cu

- -"-?.' ' -::tibi iloteo'inire formo sdieosco de ieri cu

.. . .e si o'osul de no ne

. - este ccelo ccre trebuie sd prevcdor::.l toreo, sd intompine roul cdl moi e timp

- -. . cu p indlctec mdsuri or.

: , - r -: creeozd inco o slrodd, se mdreste o'--:dor se lorgegle o slrodd cu 2 metri,

: -OCe SenS Un C

,' :, -- )Jnlopere de urbcnisl.

v Brcl-o-esl :oyo , o... :-. ,: --'-: rrbo^ g owih or d-t rs .pc rr . -or rilec-r'o oe e opt or --'o t^r '- . . . .: . - -overcrowded Wesiern towns durirc '-: l:- --- ,-.Should we pick up ogoin ihe ,.-i --. - ,: -.-1.:-thot the Wesiern countries o Teocv -->.aa' --',:t l- lI rolly l-oe o eo t ltei- e: ot )

Cur love crnd coring for the city mc(e: ,s'-. -: :.: lthis use ess expenence. i is on y our ov./: s:\,-es: o-ahesrlotlon in urbon-pcnning ihot couc <eec ts tTc-

moking Buchoresi o mode ciy, o wonoer city. We o

witness ils lrue shoping. the hour of lhe Direcilve l.cscome. i's nol too lcte. The Associolion of Buchorest s

friends ond us, the crchilects of todoy, ossume cr rnore

serious responsrbility since we hoven'i deboied on lts

mosler plon even ot lhe elevenlh hour.Whoi we con do in Buchoresi iodoy, ii connol be

cchieved in lhe future

Modern siyle demcrnds modern urbon p onninq

The e evenih hour hos come ond we shou d determinethe ci! bockbone, its geomeirico frome, ihe prospecii-

ve line of iis urbcn deve opmentWhere sho we find thot iron hond, thot visionory mindond the defylng force lhoi our c ly imperotive y needs?Eoch ock in ihe economic crnd socio deve opmenichoin offecied ot once mcn's woy of livinq inslde the

communiiy. Ever sLnce mon hos lived in towns lots ofchonges_ occurred; however, if we corefu y exomine

the post from ihe urbon plonning viewpoint, we find thot

humon sefilemenis were uery much o ike unti ouT centu

ry. Cnce they fo owed o more geometricc ond oqicolpcliern, yet, the houses o woys were p oced c ong lhe

roods ihere were sidewolks in Pompeii os we . The

Romon ond ihe Greeks hod spectoculor pub lc

sq uores.

We moy olso odd thot the medievol cities, inherited bythe West, with their dcrk ond nor ow o eys ond crow-ded housing eslotes, even if they were lol ored on o

lorge scc e, their concepl wou d roiher po nt io o big-ger villoge pollern, ihey were ho f,towns. Their hrqher

buildings deve oped ogoinst o crowded bocl ground,

their gloomy, unheothy districts with fi thy courtyords

didr how oly new o ieto ior 6s'p -e 'le - po o e

ond cothedro s. lt wos lhe vil oge type deve oprnenl

ihot prevoi ed.

A of o sudden, in ihe midde of the lost ceniury the odho f lown is shoken by ihe mochine The sireei becomes

fcr too norrow, whi e the increosed populotion is crowding in the old districts ond ihe cenlre otlrocts o the com-mercic ociivitres; ihe enlire odminislrotion crnd the rhythm

of ife pound intensely, yel nol comprehendedDuring the very scrme period lhe towns were provided wiih

utiliiies, such os woier pipes, seweroge system, llght ccbles

ond phone iines, ircins ond eleclric tromwoys, buses, bul

the pub ic ironsport turned up to be o reo nuisonce.

Whie lhe new lechnicol devices, lhe cors, lhe elecirrci

v ihe eirlorced .ot, o e wo'^ .leoo ly rpos "g heir

loiest inveniions, ihe iown plon, the hor zoniol pro jeclion

of ond properties, remoined unchonged. Whi e the

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Urbonism e orhileciuid c' c:. I-ecuie plonu con-ducolor so fie c n ve u sp rii,c cerui, cc sc prevcdopenir u coievo generot :o ui i necesore si suficienloso schimbe slstemu soiesc inrr rnr ribon ;"r; ;;r;;:leczd o dezvoltore socrolo ideo d.

Core or fi principiul urbel moderne ?

Suce inl se poole spune cd.in

congrese e de crhiieciisi urbonisii inlernoilonoli sc ofirmol, dupo diferite

s to,e O dO o oîiêr-e .O i.t,^ pti-

veste economio si conforiul oro:u1ui, el :e poote reclizc numoi pr ntr-un progrom de conslrucfiilno te si ocecsto in ropori cu preful terenurilor. Coso se ridico inino time dsond terenu liber grOdini or in mij oculorosu ui.

Ceeo ce esle insd coroclerislic pentru ocesteconstructii concenlrcle core evocueozc pcrterulnevoi or circu]otiei si qrodini or este co e e, cu col se

ridico in inliime, cu clct moi muli spotiu iber vor oveoimpreiur.

Siudil e orhilectului Perret cc si proiecte e ui

Corbusler oiung in centrul comercio o un procent de5 o suto suprofoio c odito, oblinond totusi 3OOO deoc. de ho (Po isul ore in ocuri e ce e mci concentrote B5O si Bucuresi i 2OO lo hc )

Dupd ocesle siudii, corlierele de locuinfe centro e vortrebui sd ocupe I 2 eloie si ln periferii ZToole ocesle dcrle se refero Lcr pretul meCiu ol ieren-

u ui in strdrndlcle si numoi in mori e melropole.Lo noi studiul vo stobi i norme si regu cmenie specioe.

Aceste conslructii concenlrcte coleclrve (si sd nu ne

spere ccesi cuvdnl, orosul insusi e colectiv), ocestecose brne oronduite pe sirozi orgi, 4a-7a metri, cu

grcd ni imense inlre e e cdci nu ccoperd decot mcximum de l5 o sulo din suprofotcr, dou.1 posibi itoteo de lorqire cr drumurilor2. reducerecr sircrzilor inut e

3. grodini inlre ocuinle e concenlrote in indltime4. reducereo suprofeiei orosului, prin indesire5. conditiuni economice, soniiore si de confort necu

noscuie in zile e nooslre.Dor cum vo ordlo ocest oros idecrl dupo Corbusier?Crosu se compune din centru comerciol si odmlnis-lrcrliv cpoi rozc locuinlelor centrole, rczo locuinle orieftine si corliere induslriole elclolurile loromole dispor si propreiotec comund voingodui orosu u so l e un more porc semdrnol cu ocu-ideorri )\po .toti-olcrî.Do^deî p i

bozi o do . o- or ' lo ,.d^r o,o -jero. lo. 1 r

ldngo ocuinto so. Drumuri e pielontlor or strdboteoe. ip rbo o.e c po rrri.ln inimo orosului in osemeneo pcrcuri se vor ridicocrcele cose lurnuri ccre in 60 de etoie cuprind fiecore oproope 30 000 suflele. Aici e creierul orosului,centro o, birour e, odminislrcrftie, societdti e,

comertu, in fine ocul de muncd iniensd sr concen-lroid. Acesle lurnuri sunl osezole lo mori distonle -

com 4OO melri - si vibrecrzc de curso oscensoore orropide si de violc inlensd, fiecore fiind dupo specio i-

orqe dimension of privote estoies hcrs never obsi-iohl o '-ol' o ho o g o-'.A owl o* oqoô'rnor te".o I e erdle.. o v's or of props 1

,veo. Whil" v^sierdov c o ggtrr vi .og^'

1. o

woudrlgverpor yir ,l.o-ol row.ew r66'.. -de.o., ore oe 1q *ide-oo or' ryoy o r .

ond ihouscnds o otments.

Tl e Io I t^cr' -he o qgel r rl66e - o^g Ad os

Iobylre10, re w -'^r-orgoo'-6e .^'..

l:

.r,,, lo.o.ces oqo .paô dld" , ,ol " ,pIopo thot wo o |ora oowô io,ortr o. .

spoce ond deve opment, occording lo ihe scre-:-',d-.d ir p'ooo.. 'le oggor v oqc 16; -.

b-or p on o-ed 50 fo oro rhey rr " cre.Todoy such on obso ele form is no onger prc: , -r o n oler wtor I ir d or -ofo r wo r gl- cpp ,'TeoT t-6 lcye'ordoy.'"lloqeor r rr-wilh tomorrow s town.

Urbon plonning is colled upon to mogtcolly for:.=-deve opmeni ine ond duly prevent ihe disos,e' '

oboul lo hoppen, by icking some sound mecs,-::In voLn one more street is cut ond o souore .s:ned, in voin onother slreel is rnade 2 m wide' -

onewoy sireels ore beincl cul.

An urbcrn'p onner hos nothing io do with such e.=Urbon plonning mecns direcfed orchiteclure - -'

olor .f o 'id ue -o s lo o6-..ol .pir'--o e.o 'or-,ee e. e. Oty Ord .r

ui, t^l ' Cord:l oqe'erol o'r oh"od ord -o -r -' lre lrcrl s/ ^^

bor o' o oo e -o ^r 'F or oecr roc o de..Whot princip e shou d modern lown fo low?Briefly, o orchiiects' ond urbon-plcnners' inre---congresses moinloined thct ofter vorious ex:---undergone in ihe ilnzo conlinenfs, o comforlc: -o.d o, o,oricoi .io-u. ir lr^, ) Co. oe or-hro gl tre l'gr- e b- cri'g p og.or -ra -

:

nected with the ond oric-^

The house is higher ond higher, mokrng eno,:for gordens in lhe lown centre.

Whct chorocterizes such condensed buidirc-

legro. olloo.isler-oo o sreel . -r.ol o- :

der S i: I O- ire .9, et rloy g O v ^^ ^.tord

creote.

Perret s (l) ond Corbusier s sludies succeedec -

nrng 3OOO dwe inqs per hcr on o 5% built c.::commerciol orec (Poris hos B5O dwellings pe, -:most congesled creos, whlle Buchoresl recc--.per ho ).

According to lhese studies, ihe ceniro resider- : -wi hove to rise I 2 floor buildings, ond ZJ oo :ore onlicipcled in ihe oulskirts.

These dcto ore bosed on lhe overoge lcrnd c- -=cd, porticu orly in the big cities.

o. ro ,r I y soe o :-o.doro s16 cg tioiestob lshed.

'

These co ective cnd condensed buildings (we .-.

be ofrcid io speok this word out, slnce ihe cii. '.-, olle. ir o er t ) ) t cra -esl Lo r5e' l'-eo tp -orqP .l ca'- ,v i^ vo go oet r oehvee



- - r -rs pentru slne.

: : - le circu olle ote pdno lc ZO metri sunt elo-- - - l- nd in subso circu cfio greo, o porter ci'

: -:rmo d 9i lo eto j circulofio rcpido.:': sunl lo 4OO metri, lcr o 2OO metri iniol

-' : c nive ul circulcijei medli, gosele de 3O 40t'-:.

' - = ..obilelor suntinloorse cu spote e cdlre cir-

. - -r'e si cu fofo spre grddini inlerloore si for-

- . -.-. .' rir o dispoziiie ingen ocrsd cu relrogeri sl

'- ,: un efect plosiic deosebil, ogcr incdl strodo

, - -rr cu ocr cnodin, cj o clee inire grddlni.

,:-e periferii sunt iocuinfe e efline in b ocuri. - r: 4OOx2OO m., coTe cuprind 25 000 de sul

:::-: inchizOnd lo rindu lor grodini cu umbro-

. , ,' de spori 9i de p imborl oproope cdt

: - ostru.--::rele obundc in lot locu. Vozduhu sulero

- , : e usoore core se grdbesc spre ceniru

: :::-3 !oro cenlro d este oeroportu orcsului.

, : -- :-'ecnd esle inlrcreo irenurllor si lol sub-- --:::d 'in fieccrre porc dlntre oce e cose sunl

- . ie$irile melrourilor ccrre eogd in viiezd:

- - l .Jrmezl:u si de- o ungul orosulut perlferii-

-.'.'',-:: esle o grddino mirocu oosd unde omu

: -: .-- de om foro so se ingromodeoscd, unde- ---, co ectiv isi lo formo ui ceo moi superio

':= confortu si sdndlctec, economio si esieii'=-: si sporiu vor do ocele forme de viclc

= :-j coTe inirunesc perfecfiuneo moterLc d si

- :::j sunlem de ocord co orcgul nostru nu o

- : u iime or imbunolcrliri posibi e de ce n-om

- .'171d

r - r-.indrepto creslereo Lrl cdire un osemeneo:

..:::lunile?- le foci cu noi e conslrucfir? Ce focl cu prop-

- : :pOrtiie 9i m i de porce e sucite ? Cum foci

: :- ? Cu ce boni ? Ce fccl cu senlimeniul

- :' ? Ce fcrci cu Conslrtulio ? Ce foci cu' - r : 3 ? Ce foci cu pitorescu ? Ce foci cu politl

- - :::l cu cenluro de verdeolc?

. -; s o mono de fier, cum ou moi cunoscul

-.- si utopio vo deveni recLitole.-. ::s cdr nu e vorbo sd cerem idec u . Un in-

I : o orlentore sdndloosd vor schimbo fundo- ,-:sului 9l op icdnd dupo put nfo cuceriri e

-dproznic, vom fi deschis co ec unui moi

- r 'nore viitor ol urbei.

. : -J mi se pore nlmic! Greutoli vor fl multe de

. ::- -eomd mi-e de un sngur bc our core o noi

' - = de copete (politce). ForO sd om preieniiu

- r rr indrumcri (noi stim docr sd proiecicm) voi

: cdlevc gonduri prcclice.

: :-, cere orhiiecturc dtr]1crto.I -: :reulole ln rec rzore esie mico proprietoie

l5%oI't a oo 5. .= .. : ..

I . roods to be wiCe'e:2.r-.ee> .oe 'otrc: j -:3.gooe"r[o-6e- . -.. -. . - . ::5. êo-r7 cLo'o- r i : - :-creoledW, o Cob;s,e c'r . :. : - :

ê ily ortoirs re o - I - : I l)- :.(enleonolnenooe.o ce-''t :.)='' ) | ; : :

be o ow-Q oc, lo g 'e'c ) )." -'There won'f be cny frcqmenieC ors c1c '-!s -fe co'ective properly will turn the cl! inio c vosi po'k spreod

with ploying ond sport grounds, slolues ond fountoins

Every nhobiiont wilL hove poo s ond beoches reody crt

hcnd. The pedesir ons wi I woll. through such porks to

occess vorious p oces.

ln ihe heort of the cily 6OJLoor tower buildings rnhcb ted

by 30 OOO sou s wi rise. Here lies ihe broin of the cify,

is heodquorters, ofllces, odminlstrolion, compcrnies, os

we I os iis commerce, ond flnclly, lhe iniense ond oll-

obsorbing worklng p oce These tower buildings ore

spoced 4OO m., oui, throbbing with the e evolors rocing

up ond down, with the intense life in lhem; ln foci, ecch's

o r'., | 'oti hov r9 ii- owr p . pore.

There wiLL be ZO m wide e evoted highwoys, wilh

heovy truc[s driving in the underground, normo lrofflc

on the ground eve, while speedy cors wi run on ihe

firsi evel. Crossings wi I be estob ished every 4OO m.,

cnd every 2OO m. for medium lroffic eve; the highwoys

wi be 3O4O m. wide.

The oportmenl bul dlngs wi look over inlerlor gordens,thus ovoiding lhe lntense slreet lroffrc; by o skillful dls

p oy, they creote o spec ol ondscope effecl due io the

rhvihmic pottern of recessed ond protruded elements.

Th" streei w ll no lono--r ook llke o dull corridor but c.rs

on olley crossinq throigh gordens Towords ihe outskirts

4aax20O m huge opcrrtmenl buildings will rise, with

25,000 souls eoch; they will o so encomposs gordens,

sporl grounds, ond promenodes, os lorge os our

Ci[migiu Gordens.

The oir is fresh ond lhe sun shlnes olmost everywhere.

The oir is filled with nimbe drogon f ies hcsting to the

town centre where the oirport is just beyond lhe centrol

roilwoy stolion.

The lrcrins ccces: lhrough underground tunnels ond

lhere cre olso underground enlronces ond exits in eochporl be\.veen ihe cpo lment bui dings for subwoy iro ns

thot ropidly connect ihe centre to the periphercr zones.

This cily is o miroculous gorden, where men come clo

ser lo men wlthout lhronging the slreeis, where the com-

munrly co leciive feelings reoch the loftiest level, where

heo th, comfortoble lrfe, economy, ond oesthetics,

olo g w -h .p"eo o.d ,oot ,v a 6's-€' th6re perio

ife forms lhot con ottoin molerio ond spirituol perfec

lion.

lf we ogree thol our town hosn'l obsorbed yei the otest

mprovemenls n this respecl, why shou dn'i we direct lis

oevetop^ ^- owo d 't' l'"

e?

- Iê o o- yoro o,o-rd wlo so/" "oy?

Morce lcncu, Conslrucile,

1925

Morcel Jonco, Conslrrclion,

1925

?37



le. Nu esle nevoie de com'lrisr pentru cr le desfrinlo.Nu esle nevoie de schimcdri Ce conslilutle. Privltl ']n

iuru nostru. De cotivc oni s ou creol si lo noi proprietdfi

.incomun, unde individu vede din ol Z-eo etoi

locu grddinii core ii opcrline si ui, in comun cu c ii

6o de loccrtori Ccre pcrrte e o ui? Nu o vedel Dorminlec lul inte ege co ln ocesl fel, cu toolo sdrdcioui, crre beneficille unel economii comune si pocteocui pe bu evorde. Are curte si nu o poole ingrodi

Are cosd si nu poote donlui pono diminecrlo. E o ui

sl e o iuluror Si orogul e ol lui si e ol luturor. Si slro-

do e o tuturor Liberioieo e ingrcd ld pentru binelecolectiv.

lcld o propunerel

Conform cu noul plon ol orosului, se vo concepe spre

exenp u de cotre comund, cu cjutoru unor socieidfiboncore, ridiccrec unui corp cu l2 etole, cu ce e moi

conforicbi e si moderne ocuinie intro oripo, so zi-

cem, cr Cismigru u. Acesle ocuinfe luxuoose si con-

'o.tob e a,c) \ Lirbo d-,o a o-n,, o obigolo .

contrc unei seril de proprieioli expropriole 'in cenlru,

conlorm p onului de s slemolizcrre. Densitoleo de300500 oc pe ho. vo ellbero un loc de douo orimci more cu densrtcie de l50 oc. pe ho., ccoperind

cheltuielile de conslruclie cu volooreo ui si permilcrndprin v0nzoreo resiu ui ridicorec unui nou poieu deocuinfe si oso moi depcrte.Nu plongefi Cismigiul, cdci fiecore poteu vo copotoun C sm giu in inimc lui. Un consi iu de economisli si

ovoccli vor lrebui so pund desigur o ordine'in co cu-

eS 1eg COrO 'OOevi,z|O.2. Ldrgireo strdzilor de circu ofie more, indreploreolor vo do riveroni or in schimbu pcrf i expropricle si

forO ploto, so sl pund in voloore terenu prin'indlfcrreocose or dupo o orhitecturo indicoio. Este o conirovo,loore ccre trebuie socolild osc precum or fi o depreciere de vo oore ccrnd nu e permisd rld ccrecr moimullor elole.3 Apoi desfilntcreo strdzr or inuiile circu oliei, vor da

lreplul riveronilor scr p imeoscd cportcmenle in conirovo ocreo exproprleri or, chior in oce e constructiioeL.prdo.,ri e^popr ola ores^.o olo,

oeeecoqroon.Astfe comuno, prin concenirareo 9i mulcrec locuinfelor dln ceniru orosulu, vo deveni proprielcrope ce moi vcrioros teren pe ccre il vc vinde societdrli or ce vor voi scr refocd centru comercic dupoplonu impus. Beneficii e oceslor operciii vor servi lolucrorile morl edi itore cerule de cutosirode, me-

trouri elc.Circulollo se vo desconqesliono cdnd lromvoie e vorfi trimise.in subso ul orosu ui, dond oslfe un moi ropidmij oc de miscore muncitoru ui. Aulostrodele vor trebui proiectoie in oso fel co sd lege cu ceo mor moreropiditote coriiere e indeportcrte c e orosu ul, core vofi redus si in suprofold, prin densitcle.Si ocum o9 spune co docd toote exemplifrccri e melerdmdn 'in siudiu", uno or trebui ropid reo izol-r.

Tronsformcreo mohcr c e]or bucuresiene cu pitorescu

Utopion thinklng, whoi will you do oboui ihe --d^9,dW[o * yo do66err rfic or dpor. .

I er o -der ir o [o -ordr or o 'qol soT cl

o-.? -low^ )or'o oe ^ec'p'opr.cro I .'

Whot obo' i -l e - o-ra) ? Wl o w yo, oo o:

oiiochmenl to his property? How will you l':-, -Constiiuiion in this mctler? Whol cbout the s L,-..will you do oboul the o d good piciuresque o- r: -

Whot crbout politics? Whol wi you do oboui--: --belt?

All you need io mcrke Ulopio come true rs de.:--ond on iron hond, os lhere wcs one in Buc':-= '

re.

Cf course, we do nol osk for the ideol thlr-c '-A o' d qL,idir g I're ,vill ^ .'p' slly o .

moreoveri if we put inio proclice, crs rnuc- t: :

the oiesi deeds of stormy lhinking, we r,,, :-' ' .wide open for o better ond greoler fulure.

con see nothing impossible obout rlL T.--= . -hcrrdships ohecd for us to overcome, yel .'one sing e multi-hecded politicc mons':-inleniion to give directrons (we o'e -,'designers), yet om going to droft some p-r- -

Urbon-p onn ng needs direcied orchitec---:

I The f rst obslocle is the smoll lcnd p'-:=-being end ess y s iced.

We don't need o communisl reg me tc :- :ihem, or lo moke chonges in lhe Consi - --o o. ^d. la e o a ori few 7€or: . -perties hove been crected ond the persc- -

Tth l oor ccrn see the gcrrden he shores vr -- r -

Whrch shcre is his? He ccn'l see il cl o - .mind con understond lhcrl no mclier how : - . .

con benefit from ihis kind of shcred ecc-,-ond ive in o wide bou evord. He hos c. r - -

yel he connol build on enclosure He h"o-. : -

roro /e a or 10- do^ o 'ere o' g

ond everyone else's. The town ltse f be c. :.'O olro ,. loo. 'to ) ree o^ o g o a.6

dom is imited for ihe soke of the commu-: -Here ls o proposo I

-t-a.ot. 1 J1e o, otdi.g -o -l e.o^ o^ -

ossisled by some bcnks, will moke c pr. : '

floor building provided wiih modern cnc , -

oporlmenls, p oced, et s soy, on one : --Cgmigiu Gordens. The commune will ex:--- --orlo toblo or o r, ior . o ,ilo ^9 r

expropricted ond properiies ocoted ' '- -

oreo, occording to ihe moster pon. The c:-, .

to 500 inhobitonts per ho will hove the ::. : .

do,blo [" r^r- der ] ol 150 ir toc-

cnd free o doube surfcrce of lcnd More:.-ding expenses wi I be covered by lhe esic-= .once lhe resl is so d, some new oporlmen' :

bebuilt,

cnd so on.Do noi weep over the Cigmigiu Gorce-. -ecch unlt will hove ils own 'cismigiu gcro=-of cwyers ond economists will lLove to :::cc culoiion ond revise lhe leois oi on.

Mcrce oncu, Conslruct e,

1924

Morce lonco, Corslrucflon,

1924



r--r neo ferit de moreo mizerie din cenlru

- .::hi, opoi ne o hdrarzit crcele suburbii fdrd

- -:-olizore sl umino, cu sumedenio de co -

- -' si cose de emn ccoperte cu corion, ce

= : 'oosird in f olo slrd in i o r.

.-r''rose ordinii cr dsot, cu locie protestele

sd se intlndo p ogo porce drilor moho-

. .'eo I. 01 ao rp'op-iee rilo: :^ - lo prop' o e ol loclirtelo' eL

- : : pcleu de 400x200 m. cu grodini frumo

,,- de odrhno in core sd gozduiosco o

. -'-::go de 25 30.000 suflele, expropriin

-,=: Contro unei cociocbe cu trel chi ii, ford

- . t:'a oer, se vo dcr un oportomenl de 3 scu

=.= ,, bucdtdrie sr co orlfer, spolotorii comune,

,=: cpd lo rob'inel 9i qrddino minunold.

-j-zi sd creodar cd vreuno din ocele fcmilii

- ,i-e se ingromcrdesc ozi 'in co ibe inso u

'=t,:e schimbu. $i opoi pentru oce ce vor

-- .- sieo.in cdmcse de noople Duminiccr o

- :e cceio i crs trimrle 'inlr-o comuno lo 20- -esli.

-- '-ebuie sd doreoscd gr sd suporle prog-

- --:>- or.

,-= lin p onul Bucuresli or vor dispore slrodo

: r, .rne e porceldrri de suburbie, desigur co

, -:dern vo p-rslro vechi e sp endori ole

- l sos Kisse]ef, bu evordele nol si prec- '= cuTn vor ordto obio dupc cdfivo oni,

-,-ei in olle proporiii si cdl se pooie mor::,relrlc croiio si cJtele.' .: irebui sd pdstreze 9i pefee brserrcllor,' : ---:et trebuie sd focdr lumino sl cer in cenl

- -=i" sd sufere de congestier:-: vom puleo privr cu mondrie vrltoru,

::-j pentru decenii, oslfel vom fi cormuit cu

. = = :-esfereo orogu ul nosiru, numoi osfe vom

: sdndtoteo urmosilor notlr in ceosu rds

-: -e pondegte ocunr.- -.:ru hotdrdl e peniru infe egereo timpu ui

- :*. Geomelrio 5i inio drecptd sunt unice,

.= i 'dcd numoj e e sunl opcnolul crtei $i lnle-

. - , : -esiune cr finlei clcre si vornfei omenegli.- : siru esle penlru conslructio noud core

- ,:, expr md vie, eslelico funcfiono d c seco-' ..: - si deschide coleo industnolizorii cotre

r: -'reogo economie o tlmpu ut.. -:siTll esie pentru ordndulreo, col mol esie

- :: -oiei tdrii nocsire lo pos cu vtemeo, cu

=. =:eri e posibrle, cu toote consecrnfe e sl lu

- ,-conismu modern.

- -. r une sonilord sou de circulofie, orice usu

; - -i prin economie de timp sou preocupote- -- - estelicd, trebuie sd prevoleze o 'inloc-

'- , :i director. Bucurestri ostfel refdcut vo fl ln

: r- -r.r oros fericrt si sdndtos, un orog grodlnc

,- .; pclole, iordsi un orog grodind cum se

= - : mei nooslre. Fiecore iimp ore pilorescu

2. Wh-^n ihe streets wth heow -- - r-- .'. r---r rsl og^lered le -roo-or -, . - --: .. :

^.,Ls.gefor the o.oooice:r::. - :-.o orilo o. )es Jrde ro'-o -ing. This shoud be consdeiec .s ::,-:- .r -: r-los devoluctron in cose no mu i s;c-:: -:-::r r-: r :wed to be built.

3. When useless irof{ic lones discppec' '-: --r. tr--:

wi get oportmenls in exchonge ior ire' axc-:c'ciecproperly, on ihose very premises, wricr- vu,i conio'n

gordens too.

By successve concenlrcrton ond moving of the iweings owcy lrom ihe town cenlre, the commune wr own

the most volucb e ond thot wi L be so d to vorlous conr

pcnres thot occepi io refurblsh the commercio cenlre

under on imposed p on. The proflts obtoined from such

operotions will be used for the uii ity system, highwoys,

subwoy troins elc.

The trolfic will be mode ecsier when lhe lrcms run ln lhe

underground, offer ng o more ropid meons of trcrnsporl

to workers The highwoys will be designed to shrink the

disicnce be\,veen the forihest dislricis of the town, which

wll be crlso reduced due to the growing densly.

lf o my suggeslions ond exomples ore sii I 'under

study', ot leost one of them hcs to be qurckly to[en.

The chonging of Buchorest slums ond their piciuresque

scenery.

lf we hove been spored the filthiness of the old city cenlres, we hove been "b essed' wiih those slums ihct hove

neither kerbs noT sewers or ight but insteod they do

hove o muitiiude of cloy bLind wc ls ond wooden hou-ses covered wilh ccrdboord thot mo[e us fee oshomed

in fronl of forergn vls lors.

Thot kind of pollcy lhot overru es order, ond cgclnst lhe

slrong proiests from urbon ponrlers, it ollows the curse

of end ess lotiinc ln the s ums. There is o so ution lo it.

wrlh iis own fund"s the commune wLll creole o lorge oreo

of 4OOx2OOm for low price dwe l ngs. lt wr contoin

beoutiful gordens cnd resling ploces cnd the enlire slum

of oboui 25 30,000 souls, whose property wos

expropricled, will fit into ii. ln exchonge for o three room

window ess hui ihey w get 2 or 3 rooms, o kltchen,

pub ic loundry, bclhrooms, loi eis, running woler ond cr

wondedu gorden

I con i believe thot one of ihose poor fomilies, thronging

in unheoLthy huis, wou d turn down such cn offer Well,os for lhose who wou dn t give il up wecring iheir pyio-

mos, eoning ogoinst their fence o 1 Sundoy long, I

wou d send lhem lo c villcae, 20 km off Buchoresi.

The inhcbrtonts of Buchorest shou d wish for ond suffer

Buchorest's progress.

Should Lipsconj street ond some suburbon lots discp-peor due to this p on, lhen modern urbon p onning will

prese^/e the old sp endor s of the cily, such os Kisse eff

Avenue, ihe new boulevords ihoi wl cppeor norrowy

iorlored, quite soon, Coleo Victoriei, ond others, yet, on

o ouo or I \.o e o-o geore-treotlT .l b,, o'' r eot r.

The urbon-p onner shou d [eep the church squores;

however, he hos to oir the town cenire thct begon to



sdu si oriccrtdeinduiosoto' c, :i o :rescu ruine cr, noiopiom peniru pitorescu vier core oie deslu d cu oore. Nu e timpul sd bocin lrecllu, cvem dolorio so

pregdtim viltorul .

E ceosu..sd

focem opero de rrbon sm, profetico si

U M ]NOCISO.

Calre o c:rhileclurd o Bucurestilor, Bucuresli,

f o ll 9351, pp.7 20

*Textele au {osf seleclctte si grupofe de Nico/oe

Lascu.

S a pasfrat in more pc:le ortografic: si punctuatict ortgl inc:lu lu i

overcrowd.W^ ,l oll be obl^ ofo.o ^o' r e Oro c :,vo o. ld oi o"ro-'oA ono Lore r / noncile

of the city crnd the hecrlth of ou hJi,, now, c-'l=venth hour which meosures ouT own commilrie -

We ore delermined lo undersiond our time i- :-mislic monner. Geometry ond stroight ine c-:ond beoutifu becouse lhey o one be ong c --nle igence, os re evonl expressions of lhe c::o"d Lr o^ ^ r ^r,We ore for lhe new conslruclion lhoi uses o- =expresses the functionol oeslheiics belonqino "- '- -I y 6I -l tr -"ro, rA o o oo.r .ll o "r,o, oiion, on ideol for the who e economy of our c:=Weo'eoAATrrao -oro eo luoorol re :

presenl cch evemenls, wiih o necessory pro\ : -

effects of lhe new siy e in modern urbonisn :.,'l tre.

Ary pov,or .o an q I^ol h o( . -

'O O' OA Or \eO 01 O/ Ai- et l'"tF O. C

, O , a o' o^\r ^-COl Ord -1ooa t \O.\eremenis shoud prevol in lhe concepton ci'-mosler p on. Thus in 50 yeors, Buchcresi w ----

hcrppy, hec thy town with gcrrdens, porks, o.: :

o gcrden-cily os il suils our climcie. Every c:=own picturesque ondscope, crnd no motter -:..lic ihe ruins mcy ook ike, we vote for--: : -.oo,r

'llite o.o I p. -r esq. - o'r oaJ ce /.

sro, tooo._ oL_d / _o

ccrn do obout futu e

t's high time we creoled o prophetic onc .-i'nism.

Towards on Architecture of Buchcsres, , -

f o [1 9J,'

*The lexls hove been selected ,:nd cc - ;, -

Nicolae Loscu



= v o eo so p oslico, orce lcncu s_o

- : impresionontd uciditote si in considerotii: -: -€spre ortd. Morcel oncu, crilic de orlo, o. ^ :'er a oproooe e, I volerro ' oporo

_ :6ndireo sc eslelicd reprezeniOnd o conr )'ooJo s nlslcge co 5 p o-no\oreo ,-ei

' t-rtriole in serviciul ccuzei pe ccre fondoto_- .

'= Contimporonul, c,t pri elul oporitiei numoru_ - . r ar. o . T, orevo rrozo o-n. ,loore. '\oi

- :- :ici, om simlil si om gondit c fel, om ovul, ,cului, unii despre o lii, o buno pdrere, co-. '.. j oo'o 'o odr'ro, e. Ni-rc, o o g.rpo eo-r -oos'rd oveo o'rd ep'cr'^ s, u't s, op.

= :: cici om vrut, penlru fiecore, o violo si o. = cerd si deplino. Din oceosld ofirmore om

' -:: o infe esuri in forme si cuvinfe, coTe nu

--: ole nocslre, ci o e iimpu ui si ole oomeni-,, c-^noi

- - - -:i deci pe n jmeni, nu om si obisil si repetol

: j tr''dece,eo 'o.r- i :--oroto,ep.:::..riuri. Nu om rospuns o nici un opei om

lcl dr e (e .ora ot r oico- rrocq1, {...1.

. r ei deoc rJ r-eeee""-r orono;^rp:' - i'r' i r Otc n O itr ri- COpr,vi rre r_lL,r_i

: r , o e/ot ,li ro :e loc pellrL i, s tJri not,: - Ne procomdm in stcre de revolulie per

' tl o oe ot ceeo .o d^u re pro.ede' s,--= r si gorgord'in orto, indiferenl de ordinec lor

: -i de o reclismul osificcrt pono Io suprore-

- =^-

cutrefoclie, lolu se poote'inchide ,rb o.": _ 't I neputinlel si islovirii.:.' iL.l de cercelore, sinqurd intdmpincreo mi-

..: I. oirie le';

- -: urmdrrind cu infriqurcre dezleqoreo ieore. : :::icdr o proble.me or pe core le puneo proq- -':liie si dezvolloreo ptclurii in cenerol, prin

: : :le, Morce loncu o losol un d-ocument de: :--,:lltote sl de o deosebito voloore csuprc

- r- l'/ongordd de core se leoqc moi mult de

=-' d ioio,.lrrooo161:^6s5-p ^-ev. ---'-ooronuf cilitoru poote foce cunostinld cu. -::::cl moi pulin stiut ol bogctei sole octiviioli.

' - -::i seecfio gonduriJor despre crto ole lui

: :ncu pub icote in ocecsidr revisld 'in douo

:'

crmo, NSFMNARI DESpRE ARTA, ce re-' - :-::cup-rrile leoretice c e orlislului, insumeozd: --:cre compoziiie, culocre, curenie crlislice;

' -- r douo, CRONICl PLAST CE, concentreozd- ' : perttnente, orrgino e, prin core pictorul,: - r- r orlo conlemporoni or soi, se defineste in: -: TD pe slne.

'tr t c ot Tretto'y or o t. r's :i_, l, :- : .

o ro-- eqLo s l.. rn79 o, o c,j :- : l -:.oesiho.'.ll'ri'nq'owo..1/co'.:.:.'_sord,'g o'd p o-otior o- l- l i -

r ho serv,ce of lre co, 5e o - e . . .*: )-founders summed up on the occos or c: --: '

I l--issue, os fo lows W" ( ) fell ond iho,;gti ir -r-- 53rswoy, cnd from the storl, we opprec o-iec oni e,renodmired eoch other. This e,,,p oini whv our erouo ondociion hcrd o good r"oson io exisl ond oim"ed ct onecommon gool.Wo r, Led overyo, e eriOyol .re .lO ore.ty' O.roeyp-6( \ed tin'elr lleo]t. Tr s o"se - or lco

r.r o,,-

ro ly, to words ond meonrngs lhof were no ongerours bul were shored by our generolion ond ihupeop e we educoted.Thus we neither lmitated onVone, nor did we soel outond repeoi onythrng ol o L From the slorl lhe nomesyou con ,reod here were ufiered crlong with those

oo olel'o l : o, -v ,/ o) o po'-e .

|

"ll-,-5^,i w:,n o, o\e w

who mode the first s1ho mode the lirst steps obrood. ll wos nol us lcrrespond io ony oppeol in Europe we were omonqope we were omong

,TAR.CEL I'.NCU S'cAtzva eAxountDESPP.E ARIA

Roclics Marei

MAR.GEL /.ANCOAND SOMEfHoueHfsABOU| ARf

those who roised the bonner (. ).Todoy we do not wlsh io be lept coptives by onyo-ne, nol even by our own pcrst. ln pol tics revo utionsore storled to estoblish new insiilulions, whlch neverhoppens in lhe reclm of orl. We procloim our permo-nent revolutionory slole ogoinsi onything thol iurns inloTrO'r' er syc-trT. e . pe ord ohO"y e, pre\ , O- n Ori

ro mo' e tl-e,:^querce. or lrozor reo i5^ -o ot- ngsurreolisms; they o con be burled under lhe scmeeoi'oo\ ot i"tccooci / oT o elt or ) on.On y the inquisilive spirit, the one ihol we comes wolder wil endure '

Morcel Jcnco, c ucid ortist, who leverish v souqhl lt'_,

'l eo ^'cor'y ord p-o r.\ Ct ry c\o,ve -a" O-oE"'-,

,poseo b1 h \ owr' ' ,ec,,or or-d oy r.a ooVoflrarr€prot po t rg I qate o eL o wo lv ot o alllenA /lopico wrillen Jocument on lhe ovoni-gorde orl, thotcovered over lwo decodes of cuhurof history in ourcounlry. He who recds the Contimporonu/ moqozinewill get acquointed with this ospect of his exiensiveo viry ilrl^ r'rowl qo lo .

We hove grouped lhe se eclion of Morcel Jonco's

lhoughts crbout ort published in ihe Conlim'porctnulmlgjlzlne into lwo ccl-^gories. The [irst cotegory,NCTES CN ARI, including ihe theorerico op!,ooches of lhe ortrst, conlcins hrs noles on composttrorr,colour, ond trends; the second coiegoiy, ARTCHRCNICLES, focuses on lonco's orioinol ondcompelent ludgmenis on hrs fellow orrilrs work,somehow defining his own orl os we L

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,. ,NSEMNARJDESPRE ARIA*

AIOIES OIU ART*

Illofe de piclurdAbsiroctismul, denumit si c.rc srr ce cei core qresesc,inseomnd intoi llberorec pic,rr;i oe cspecieie"viefii side semnele din oforoPcno lo e, orto iniei si o cu oli, desenul si ptcluro, se-"ro!,reo', o ^p,e_r.e, l,o:. oa,oa,o,, .rool^ 'dal O,eO O.oÔ.rO,i ..oi.tOOTa6 pi ., gO siimogineo reprodusd fusese condvJ sinquro preocu-oo'^ Mo at t t oi. D.

"

.i o r-goo , ,ol, ,^, pr" _r-'o o b6 od. o o ri1 ,1c pe 5o.o c o ,,. , i'o..A,er oro'oo rio,do e.o p -,o 5, ,o o,o fo,oq.c,',or.'i. -o' .l e .r'od , o .o p. r oo ); o o,o,o .-' . .,

",ibrolie, ormonie.De lo romonlicr incooce putem urmdri sforioreo inceotc o .oi i' r, de o ,^ oego o oa o. ..roiqe eo'ao r'o , De^lr I o ot ro, ,bo,o a,a,pra o ^ si or.oluire subieclivd o lumii lmpresionrsti cu och ul lroged

, P,lo t o oe. , o' ., di o a-, reg lio' .roo i,edo \ lt,. ô or I ro o /, r'r]o. ,,o,oii a coo-ora ,

vorieioleo s surplzc ]or deconcerlotd.txpresionismu o renunioi lc deto iu penlru c degc;,o r c-o .a rtr,/L To avoro io-r pi r- _ ,t ir o ,, o_lor procedeu de o reliefo inlreg obrectu cu oir rbutiile, osezorec si ndzuintc so" (Vezi ,,Dontul,,-de

Arn pencolAbstrociismul .insforsit, nesocoleste modelul, ospec

tele'g ' re h, ,.e r pi.1, ,o. \. noi e ". ^p'Fio6o ]rri dir o,o,o,i, r,.orio,.1 p r

do oii,' ,- eo. I o'.t,' :, pe,,oro. Po.r^ re O^ ro

linie :i culoore co de lo volori obsolule intocmoi cummuzico pornesle de lc sunei. Si precum muzicc gru-oeo70\ latee J yol^ a6rre.o ro. i o,oe.ori-.too role .i'o'oos' o p ,,ro ob tro ti 'o o, Ou.^ ,te16F\, Cr]Or,leit\aOA.eO,, r,.e/,-O,O a OeOf On ios.

Picluro, ostfe liberoto, devine o conslruclie obslroclo,co o ,imfonie neprogromctico. Jmr pore deci co obs'or,i -' l^ io. lo p, , ip,.e o p,.t , OAr,r, Dt_, O. D, e. Od OoO,,.t ,i . o O O o5 o' O to O;.1momenlul

cond n sufletul omenesc s_o fdcul un ocpenlru .inlelegereo ei o inceput, penlru simtireo ei morldrziu.

C .o' ro'o o ub... ..Li: ^ pe d- o,.-eq., co,r:rr,r r.opo.r,oo;,odo'. oro-,,oaoo; ^, o;' . oco6 ro,o /c o. ,,or- d^ pono ,o -. Se ob,;,^f Lrmor de o e lmilo. lst urmeozd co]ec lui creoloore.

Contrmporanul, nr.4, 1922 p 13

lnsemndri de olfidI.f Ino\1 , o"ocoo-^-oe o-o.2. Inleligenic e un fc,cior negcrliv cno rt c, orto unupoziliv conslruciiv s nleiic.j. l ,^.''cr 6 o oo r'-ore 'ol 'e,/.o o , reo,e.4. \a itre.'ot ooo ota .r ro,e e edo lo o^ o .orice virluozilote oudiiivo si vizuolo.5. Artist oriizon - crrtificiu, lrei sensuri deosebite cucpcrenle de osemdnore

Illoles on paintingAb 'o. ri ^ w orgr\ ton ^d . ro, -1 ov \ome oTI n ecr-s Ia .:6o:6ti6r ot oo rg t,on i'^ c ;

ond exlerior signs.[-.]11i 1 -1c geo ,ne ol or ir e iro co'o,r orc..or d _oo'rtirq

In teo i',etr ro q ,.e ,ono oo_' ,1-l le Son tr re ooo ,ne to ,.. Jaroo.r 6

o.'ori,ol ,^ oge o-d rl e r€p ooLuô or ^ roc :

ffa.6'ôt efl. roigr 6r, tr ^ Ooitrer o to\\eclo rnterprel, i.e, to hcve his own vision of thinos .

resembionce wos ihen socrificed ond l"fr rl -lo ool o fl e ooi.rar wo: r"ri,g -o cop _

represeni m,ovemenl, vlbrolion, hormony.Ever since the romonlics we cor woicl-L ihe slc.. -

oo,'[-, e'o,r -1ot oo..,9 oot o q-. lio o-' o'l5,ro r-: r o de 16 i €,or, "'e p,o, oô ocreoie lhe world The lmpressionists, with ihe- :

_g'lnignyole .or r\ov^.rrre'l oe :a

/ -'o' or h ng pe, L.o.eo -ro coio eoOnd ,l o;' rO,o V Or O \. Or -e,r'1g ,,pri oL Oror. o'i.^ go e Lp rl.o dc'O, r o oc.-l o1 ;l r q " o- -p to-n./ar oao oro.a --

th o,on o, n po 'rq -no,Ttr ^ ao'ti to o- -n' o'- obio I or CJ rr5 olrio te I crri.to

c,_

"or. (Sê r^ Do..^ gu A,t;o"n.n1 "ri ql , {9s- O list O re,roo. \ It tr 1- oOA, :Or ,61;ra '1A Oro prate.r, ir poi^ti.tO. |

,

r'- p-^'o,;on o- te o. oo wo lo o] r torc.ô h ror o a-6 er e oo, | , o-no-.,, :o O OAr)O1O t, o' erred. r slo.t: n r-( olo t o c,bso,r'e ,/orrc\ 'r r 1 6 v\o/ ^

,nzl o.o.A9 .,,1 e,ro,^L .o ..o"o:- l Ct '"tot v - to ol c po,' O -o. j

poirt 10 f o'o es :o ''to. oad , o o ro .tly hcrrmonious effect.'h. '.be o'od po r "i q oe. o-ntr oo .o

Ô'\e'/ T' r ,L^ Or U,pOgrolt60

Abs,ro." ^r r wo .,d o7 't o loa ,.o

"1q, O OO n' "OiO' OOir,,rg Ol o. ,

C.

to'Ct 51 ..o.,o''1.)o,t ,a;,o oa-oleIob'e ro o^ pleleno I o.o -Lo, o êC-o o.oit) O Lbi.^:,'i. o1 .,pr, .9,ol 'ntl odrior \e trati tr.'o.5l -d , o ooA\ ir oA' \ tr a O,aviouq o l

O ', cr'6'r. I o^ ^.1 -ot;1g tn^-r-;..jo*olrve pcrth.

Cor '^ po o". ês. I

Art nolesLlh",9^6 rL,)neao,el roi e,o..2. 'ol io^r, e .s o ,ego \tr o1o , , o -loo lrve .1rtl ^' ol . O' . ',.e ore.

J "'e, 01 Teo, - ob r r\ i-nog , o.o..

/ Morr de . i es lova oael .,Fora:

_ol\ 'eo'Oo,. e Or ) s.j,riyo O, O \ .C

5 A"' ' .slrsn or o.- r: e n-ê o le _yel seemingly similor



- cr copillor, or o popuord, or o psihopofiLor, o

-::orelor primitive sunl ortele ce e mci vi , ce e mci,,-:slve, flind dln cdcncimi orgonice, ford cu turo

- -:su ui.t:pocrele prmrtive nu foc orlcr primitivo.- orid nu existd primllvrsm, nu exisid grodolie in

- . c iore. Romonlicii seco ului irecut cu cvul pri ei,- :idccliclsmul core se dezvotc olunci, sd otrdve-

, -: nrnlec genercfLilor ce e'ou succedoi cu tomon-

- frumosulul din ldeolu grec.: l:iicd, osirlond, romonicd, coldeionc, indicc, per

, - r egipteond, etruscd, sunl orle cu repercusluni

roi puternice in suf etul umcrn decdl "closicismul".

: - .-rl cu loiul necunoscuie chior de critlci si oriigti.

lr cot creotorul stie sd fie moi dego jot, isi postre-

: :rospdtoleo, se feresle de obi itol, cu otOt expre-, :--stlcd e moi violento, mol iscusitd.

ehnicc nu ore nimrc comun cu vlrluoziloteo si-t : ,].

l:oo c oriei, cum se procficd ozi, ucide fontezio,

.-.,- to preslidigiictio, viriuoziiolec, morolo, colitdli

: jensibi itotec creste dln nou co unghio din corne.

- -, b I to Ao e .re re eL o(eeo)i ,'guro co^

--': din creofio orte

.iniimp si spcfiu.

.'le e populore: ce e moi putern ce exemple de

:-::rd cle sensrbjlitolir. Toporul creeozd mereu dln

=:-i pe tobulo roso

- -'-o noud urmdresle lntensiloleo prin orice mii o-

Conlimporanul, nr 45, 1924 9.7

Cubism---: ce numim frumos nu e 'intoldecuncr frumosul

l: :.

- :.-.ll e ultimul ine in evoluiio picturii de potru se

- oo(e I ' o oL" problemo construcdiei plos-' :e .lmoi in momentu] oceslo s o cerul cunooslerec

: ?mentelor plostice

' : .c umul, cu ocrreo sunt elemenie plostice si nu se

-,.=.: decdl sub infoiisoreo dezorgonizotd, incon

---: in ncturd.

- ,-:Ee s o orgonizo eemenlee plosllce consliiuie

: :mo ortelor p ostice.

- r oe o v ./ . re o -o e.o, o reolitodi plosti-

:: . ::o,rc e de i .ziorore (v,,,rêo r ot. o o).

- r-gq reolltoieo exlerjoord, existd penlru noi 9i o

re"olitoteo plostic6 C ropie o ro r i n- inp to--nosul plostit ôr.l'o ôli ô o teo iote po'ii o::clitoted plosticd ep

"zir o o co'r,- r cio o rlee -

^.- numol c simlirii omenesii. Trebule sd contno

- :,-erislico ucru ur compus, ordonoi, pur. Reolito

6. The ort o chl o -e- - 1 - -- r-- r e psycho

poths, lhot of pr mi've cE:c es .-e ihe ve iesl ond

mosi expressive ones be ng Ceep y orgonic ond oc

king the cu ture of the becuiifrZ. Primltive peop es do noi crecle pr milive orl.

8. There s no pr mitivsm ond no degree of develop-

meni in orl Due to the growing didocticism, the lost

century romonlic ortists po soned the minds of the nexi

generotion with the romoniicism of the beoutiful from

the Greek ideo9. The Gothic, Assyricrn, Romonce, lndlon, Persicn,

Egypiion, ond Elruscon crrls impress on lhe humon soul

more effectively thon 'cossicism' They cre lotcrly

unknown, even omong ort crrlics ond crrtisis.

lO The freer on orlisl behoves, ihe more he preserves

his freshness ond ovoids iricks, ihe more violent ondresourceful hls orlislic expression wil be.

I 1 Technique hcs nothing rn common with virtuosiiy

ond ortiflce

I 2 The schoo of ort, os it is prociiced nowodoys, kills

fontosy, encouroges lugglery, virluosify, ond moro -secondory quolities.

13. Sensitivrty roots oul Like o noil out of the f esh

i4. Sensitivity is o woys the some, the on y volue

through time ond spoce in crrt.

I 5 Folk orts - lhe rveliesl inslonces of sensitivily ston

dords. The oxe never foi s to creote from the scroich,

on tobulo roso.l6 New orl rs in seorch for inlensily by ony woys crnd

Conltmporanul, no. 45, 1924 p.7

CubismWhct we col beoutiful does nol o wclys imp y the

p osiic becutifu .

Cubism is the lost rinq wrihln the evolution of pointing

for four centuries. r pJts the problem of plosiic con-struction L or,y row ll or l e l ro*'edoe ot plos-

tic elements wo: der o'd^d.

Line, voLume, co our ore p osiic e ements lhcrl ore

found only under disorgonised, unconscious forms in

noiure.

To gother ond orgon ze ploslic elemenis is lhe very

issue of fine orts.

Siori ng with vision, crt creotes plostic reolities freedIron

lr p . lt:ivo {ro cr visior ).

Aport from exleTror reo ly, there rs onolher one for us.

olostic reqlifu. A coov of nolure does not invove lhe

illosti. b"oriiful ,',e rol 'e is ro-po t rôli\.

Plostic reolity is not on y c producl of the humon fee-

ling o one, but it ls on rnie lectuc conslruction. t

Morce :r r

t93 r

Morcs :-:

"a-'

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ieo p osticd e o ume ir.c.isd : corsi.uc ie ibero, un

cporof emoliv.

\'COio rroir rO.r.9O5 a.aroaoaOr c .,dCOreo iioleo exteriooro nu e rezullclu inie igenfe si simlirii nooslre. Gresesc deci cer ce contrnud so confundemereu orto sl violo, reolitqteo ombiontd neovondnimic ldenlic sou csemdndior cu inientiunile frumosu-lui plostic

Compozitio unui lcbou e inchegoreo volumului dinjurul moiivu ui principol, os"roreo in ccdru (lnchlderec) cr ceeo ce se recl tzeozd prin pdlrundereo inlreviziune si co ecluro egi or p ostice. Toiu este cloditoe Lr ton coloristic i, .'oo -eô .o to ro e, .'o to,r- olor oo o'ro i : d or o'-e o r o- 5

repulsiuni ole iniregului cporol co orislic.

Conttmporanul, nr.7l , 1926, p 4

GoloritD po hoo.L ''npra:or c-bsrr pe^ | o ruoo'o COmPUne CUlOOreq D, -o , 6 ^ por o ic

'r -O A O(a I ep^ a \ a.aci /67e r i loo ol^.

Lumeo co orilu ui esle moi exprestvd, mol misierioosddecOl oceeo o sunelelor, 9i moi bogctd. De oici, difi-culloleo de o grupo si ordonc sumedenrc or.

Orice opere vechi, chicrr sr ce e lolce (de e'empluce e din scoolo flomondc) erou ucrori de oteliercompuse dupd ccrnoone co orisllce.

S in lumeo culorilor e o diferentd fundcrmento d inlre

"zi.o lo lror ot . o .,e.eo or qrtisticd {^.p ^,.r'.

toteo I

Pe cond fizicionu ne vorbesle de speclrul solcr undeloola ro. a -or. oo,ro

prip

oO, 1^ - ql[tl )ioo o . o go .^ or^ o't negfUl eo lo eo olor'Ca o .olo tu de.rr i re O ô:tO.Se spune co din cele lrei cu ori fundomenlole, rosu,golben, o bostru (core onume?), se poi compuneloole celelolte n reo iiote cu orile pomcrntii nu se Dotobline din cele melolice, ior cele orgonice nu se poicombinc din ce e vegelo e scru mine"rol-^.

Unii piciori, dintre cei moi de seomdr, isi zdmislesc o'ormonie" pe core o epetc mereu, crezOnd o-sl fr formulol o lndviduo itcie. Noi le puiem recunoosle un

do ionism nou s oldio lol.

O obso uldr demcrcolie 'in ]umeo cu orilor nu exislo'incd; odeseo un rosu e moi degrobo clboslru, sou un

verde moi degrobo golben

C sistemolizcrre o culori or e posibilo prn cifrcrrec s

grodoreo or pe o scord, pe doud scru moi mute.

should contoin lhe fecriure of the composed, c :-pure thing. Plostic reolity rs o word n ltsef, c f.:-slruction, on opporoius to coplure emoiions.

Nowl e ^ r lolr la .o, wa 'oce in.,ron. e

bo o' e e..e io oo iu i5 10 o proor L o. oqe1.a o1o i^^, q. lro o wô l^-p or to. :-le

o e ry o-g: re.-olity of the ombient ootrctr ott,t'rqide't,.o or 5ryio 'o't'^ 1,e,'cplostic bedutiful

Composllion represenis the condensollon of rhe .

oround the moin molif, the setting into o frcme :of whot is ocheived ihrouqh the interp oy of v. -co.re,.ro, ol o o.-. lo* ."-ue,y, ,

9 is o ,i . :of colour bu o tro o.g .rornloogo o- o, ,

,

ond dishoromonies, offinities crnd reieciions n c, _

-

Morce oncu. llno eum, 1925

Mcrce .]onco, Linoeum, 1925

Conlimporonul, no 7l, lQl-

ColovringFor the firsi lime, ofier lhe impressionist choc, -

composes the colour . 1e po rltrr ry'o n c .

o ryl o fe *o ooirg oagor o otgat ,/a '-'Lo r.ro d of .o o' r i r o'^ o.p ^.sir" '

rious lhcn thot of sounds, cnd for rlcher !e-= -difficu ty to qroup ond set iheir multitude in :--:

Any of the o d works, even the secu cr ones t,

ce, the F emlsh Schoo ) were studio works :-- -cccording lo colour conons.

Even inside the wor d of colours ihere ls c t,- lio difference between iheir physico esse-:: - .

ond their ortistic force (expressiveness)

W|, ^ re p. y., ,_' pô. s ot 16 .o o pe

o olor\ -r^ga o poo. ^ tlewhite :

lwo hormonico ly opposed colours produce -- - b : tr ^ plo, , eol ty o, .h- olo,-, o^r o:

.

They soy ihci o lthe other colours ccn be ._out of ihe lhree fundomentc co ours, red. ,,,:

{wl t or c?J S6 l6,y.olo, -or . . -'l ^reo or A O.ro 1Ao-gcl; o e\ C-

out of lhe vegeto ond mineio ones.

Some pointers, some of the most fomous t--: -

'o o^ lo-nor, ,r1 ,, - oy.o.p'L 'l ey' I olo r ooo .p re' or 1 .ro . -

ror o 11 -ae o Âw to-t o- oo or -n j.

There is no c ecr cul in the world of co:_-:mes red shows rother b ue, ond green .c--:-

:A syslemotizotion of co ours is possib e b'" :.,number ond o grode on one, lwo, or moie . : -opercrtion, recenty storted by o chemis- ,-



cn mts e u e nso:-.- de cdlre nouo genercfie de pctori con-

- ; l iereo de expresie o culorrlor nu trebuie-= --1 ldoco suni] grupcie in ocorduri. Ele s-

, '=: -npdrli in mciore (citron-cobcr lveronese. = r'.nin) cu putere reioricd si as zice "con: r cele minore (crom-rosu cinabru verde,

- , r : cu puteri moi mu]t rnieriocre,"convexe".

Contimporanul, nr.73, l92Z p.7

Honul de foamnd

- :e toomnd o fosl trist. C injghebore neprer=-rrtentoid. ln nebulooso sumbro o oficio itclii,, .ori ,etie ropre" ed to-e co e . ocl o

nodern smr]

: :rlsiic poote vizo o osemeneo injghebcre?:- de o foce cu o socielole de o ul,tr mutuo: :iori, scu plori etc.

: : o inovotie sub formo unei coo ilii notrono-:- "portideior" crlistice? Crne sr c osumol rds-: . ritt 'i? Jldeco.d o .DO t-( o- ic p.6,ri61o

. ^n irdo o\ p o /oacep i'o. . o,zor _ J-_ - 4.'- o.t de o,rc,o de olib do corpo.,i,e lc o

.- o o ctloo e. I'e'ri. de, o oliue o.-rrioro:;- o or€: lpso o^ vctoo e n r poora.;, o'o,

_

_..: )o,ro.,l ,)se,

l,r.- --r- o mullime de lucrori deo dreoiul imorole si: Fro ,.^ tr pr r.r t p or i Solon. Am ,pL -

. : '" str1-- co de-or ,t o I o -o'cr o l oso d-. ro

oo.odo oe r ,o.o r ed;o. ro'e . ol" a,"o"t-: : rnico pornogrofie in ortd core lrebuie evltoto.'' : lo cd Co org Bo'o oo evo r eozo oe oo

e'oozi ie ir r J^te e o' e r o-ienpo o-

:,' :l on nu poote decot sd proiecleze in minteo

= - : :rului cdutcnd o orientore imooineo unei hoo-:=zordinr.--- :ur cd oslfe conceput, Solonu este penlru slo

- -:cstre promisiuni crrlislice (vorbesc de cceo. -. :o col o to do p'^co-iro') re 1o p e I

-'-- o lL." : Lr seio., oo.to.o, po, eo eo

--= cdevdrole. Contribulio unor to enie co Pdiros-:lihericde, Bd dcescu, O. Greceonu, d no Mi- M io Do- oscr ol' . e-c. rt lo'oeco si n o'

. - t -zi ctmosfero destu de nec ord si oso c ocesle. -' .ni

-- ne pe lorgulescu-Yor. D. orgu escu Yor ne-cr

iin frumooscr 9r p ino de oveniuro co dtorie lo: ,.-,:c, intocmci unei trufondo e, o mostrd de costilo: -:i nd.

t= - : scle de o picto Roguzo se oseomdnd leit cu

r-,o^ d- o p.o Bol,icul '^ oso lel i.co o r

, '--economlsi bonii de voicj, so picteze Roguzo de- :: cic si vice verso.

occomp s e y the new .=-_--. .-pc iniers.

Conttmporonul, no. Z3, 1922, p. Z

Ihe aulvmn saron

The ouiumn sc on wos very sod indeed. A blurring,disoriented potchworl Whtthin the g oomy offlct6iho-inosr. .ore verie -t p e-eoi oreo olienpr5 r .-

lng w I node r\1 o e.o-'ttq JO.

Wroi .i doo-s,p posêo]o:' ôpo(rwo.por.b7 or c? A a pe tol r g ooot o -"l't,-o od:o' ie y fo po i e \ :c, lp-o eic.?Should it be o lind of inovotion disguised under onotioncl coolition of cll ort pcrrties"?Who hos ossured rl-^ l-ry raspo . o iy? j roq -q o,,e. ll ^ p.z^dworl , *e ho,e r o douors os tJ.ne r deo. ord l-or

i3f ,nr,on.", I remember c hvbrid composition. with10 o ow rg or colo-,' ye- obu o 15 y oecoro-ve. vep zed ,rzLose lo. . or 'uo -A co.r'ro oe r ro.crcleri-

zed os l:olong,-9 o rne poirter Dojo, l ]-

lf,alavvs e o so lo->o,iro gl tlLly,rro o ord _r oc-cepioble works exhibited tnlhe forefroni of the Solon.By berng immorol, I imp y o totol lock of tolent ondgross evidence of peiiiness, which, we think, is theo'r 7 po'|r og op\7 tl o o tho' ro o,o d.

When Borlcd, Cotorgi, Bcsorob ore disployed in theexhibition in the nome of coniemporo,y o,i, surroun-ded by quiie o number of underdeveloped opprentinces, this So on con bul induce lhe imoge of chcoticdisorder in ihe mind of the viewer seor-hing for guidonce.

As for the hopes of our feeb e ort (l om relerrinq to thotJ'rL o(.ii-o to o o eco or 5 -o el s) -^" Solor o. t

is, represents lhe mosl childish invitotion to work ond o

serious obstocle for the creotlon of o true work of oriohogether. The contribution of such to ents crs PdtroscLr,

E eutheride, Boidcescu, O. Greceonu, Mrs. Mlroco-vici, Ml ilo Pdlroscu, etc. odds on odditiono nole ofconfusion to ihe blurry otmosphere of this exhibition.lorgulescu'Yor s po niings ore olso shown. From h s

wondrous ond odvenlurous voyoge rn Roquso, Mr.lorguescu-Yor come up with o sompe of- the litteDo notion .oo . . ,oreth r q êw rdoeo.The monner he points Rcrgusc ls ldenticcl wrth hismonner of pointing BoJclc, so he wouJd hove bet1er soved his irove expense ond poinled Rogusof rom Bo cic, ond vice versc.For us Mr. Lorgulescu rs that kind of the ortlst frozen n

,t. cRoiltc,PLASI'lCE

I'. ARfCHRON'CLES

(onwnrca*

Morcel loncu, Linoleum, 1924

Morce lonco, Linoeum, 1924

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l':: ai:! G'cvrr- pe lemn

ra':a t-c. WoodcLrt

D. lorgule..LJ o'ez;r 'o pe lr o 'pe. o gr.1, 6.,'s11r;iinchistol in proprio obsesie, c ortistului siiuoi in oforoumli din core isi e\iroge moiivul insplrolor. Din oceosld couzd, oceeosi viziune se formuleozd lo infinitindiferenl de imprejurdri, reolizdnd operc monotonc,vesnic oceeosi.Ariistul, odevorclu , esle ctct de rnu t sub imperiu umii

exlerioore incot din fieccrre schimbore de peisoj fre

buie so rec:lizeze o lolcrlo ve if core o m iocce or sole

jog.61o5eS O r tr9::Oe.O'tC€pr o-t i.e.ln solo Hcsefer om reusrt sd vedem primo expoziiec nor o unui Poscin sinieiic. Bucdti reprezeniotlve dlntoote epocile, mcrrcdnd o oproximolivd evolulie o

operei ocesiui senzucrl si pur lcrlent, ccre o foslPosci n.

Desi creotor, in sensul co o iosot conlinuotori {o nolser), o irebuit munco si sccrificiu orgonizolorului deio Hcsefer, pentru co sd ovem in sforglt o primd expo-z I e foscrn

Conttmporanul nr 1Ol, 193 l, p. l3

" Probcrbil cd esle vorbc: de pictorul Hojos lNota red.)

Expozilii - 1928N NA ARBCRE o expus onul ocesto icrdrsi ortd vie.Desenu dur desioinuie o vointd de obiectiviiote.Piciurile sc e sunl grele de luptc cu formo. Culocreordsund moi des in lonuri minore de un irlsm stroniu si

nou. Docd ne moi omintim oceo "Feiild" cu fondu decicoore sou "Piofc leolru ui" din onii lrecuti vom ofir

^ o co D o A-bor" o p.r. olooê puternice lo r,i-smului" crrlei nooslreLo ocodemio crtelor decorolive expune putine bucofiM tllA PATRASCU ln ciudc reclizorilor otci de per-

sonole o e scu pturr or so e, D-no Pct cscu este deporieo conceplii or closice. Adevorul mcteriol, vo u-

mul inchis sunl premizele operei sole.Un lemperomenl inerpugnobil

reuseste sd creezecu lo e ronole o n leco e pos-1l ro m rrivi <'

noi, de o sensibi itcte puro 9i de o gondlre ine-diio. Astepiom expozitic viitoore cu noi e so eLJ.rari

LUCIA BATACESCU DEMETRIAD e serioosd si senlimentclcr. E cioi de ciudoto inso inrudireo dinlre'on o^ti-r- o opo'e- o orecdo,,e o gt,reoro.Re ' roo. cn 'o io'i e 50 A oe 'o-npoz-e o gro toleo qoro' p o.pe n tro e/pr 1o' .i mg

o es vivocitcieo liniei scrle p ine de un boroc sensrfr'

De ce insd oce bo som veiust 9i prcfuit peste otdloemotre de .oliicrle p ostico nouo ? Cri e lecrmo oebonclloteo core o mond in visurl cochele de o burnde fomilie lmi poreinsd cd or fi ctoto loc penlru D-no

Demetricd de o ne dc o picturc in codrul probeme or ploslice cctuo e sou cel puiin in oloro de oli-tudineo senlimento d.

Mor c es nu 'infe egem cond D so vreo sd ne certifice

his own obsession, of the ortist sloni -: - .

wor d he tc[es his inspircrtion from Th s ,'.

-

v \ O'l \ c ôl"d erd ors \, 'to To ra -- '

lôd rg o o rolo'or oL wo'r o ^c.'

lâ o lA lua oê so -"r lsion of the outsrde world thot the s ic-'=,. ,

o lorc,,, ope sto ,lo o'od',

o o g

his meons ond lechnique.'r -lorele- hol ,"e.ollo:ee l-^

Poscin s work in our country. Rep':.= '- -from ol his periods, somehow esicC :- - r ':or of h" \tr1qLo or o o re lol--

wete snown

Al torgh it deo w''r o tr.e o

lser, for instonce) the exhibition ,=:=

work ond commitmenl of lhe oroc- --' -to show Pcscin for lhe first tlme

Conltmporanul, rc. - -

*Perhops the oulhor refers to ihe :: -'-

tor's note)

Exhibitions - 1928N NA ARBCRE hos exhibtted ::- -

wo.s "i- yoo.The iough drowing unvei s o wi , : :pciniinos cre heovy due lo her : :-.o o r, -oJA ol'o't roso ' ds

new ond sironge lyricism. f we .'Little girl", with its chicory bc'.: -

'Theolre squore" exhibited some .:r.:'ov il ol M , A oore 1o5 5er strong :

'fcuvism "

At the Acodemy of Decorc' .:PATRASCU exhibtts c few pieces )=,: -y persono ochievemenls of ihe:: ,,.Pdtroscu stcnds on the clossic. Tl-e '- '-.

o,oo vol-r ^ o e ile p e1,soHoving on unyie ding nclure, s.: : - ::oting, with uncrospoble forces, ne.. : -

imbued wiih pure senslivity onc :- : -,every new work. We ore look rc i-'l'or ',eo -,1 [ 1,9a

TUCIA BALACESCU DEMFTRIAD S.:'lc. However, there is o strcnge '=.,"romoniicism ond on crpporenl cnecc:'= - -We recoqnize her compositionoi c,: --r7 or l-er I

ll.lo | tr I o5T a\p o

u ud os: o'lr^ ^ | orgod n ,

lcor'l .eo wt,, il-e.^ .o r_ :.bor po. eo ove 'f iq rer po;'oo o' ll e boro - o- dr ,e he-

dc,yo,ecrn r

!ovc 16-'y o b. r

D"rol od I o' qo n cL roo- :' .

tf6 cpoirlirg rir 1^', iiooo o: -'.o, o loos-. [oyord rne \e1t -r e-'c .:

We con't rnderslcnd why she s-: , - -



-: .: DANIEL esle un primilivin sensu more ol nof -

'..esinchisil in orto so de c lcevo decdt de slne,

-=::i cu o diobolico perseverentd o ume din ce,: ncl bogoio in emotii si senzuo ism plostic.

. . .co, lr l^ir r'r 'r odevorol o,,er,s^t sopor ': :u miiloocele cele moi reduse un mesiesug

- , --eeczd o lume pititd in ironie si sensibilitcte

-i::Jg genetos Ce Ominlesle lehnico p ino d n

, -:'.,-LlA BABIC DAN EL este un pictor de roso.,- e specific spelel ocesteio de colorisii senzuoli

. =::.i osimllot de D no Bobic Doniel

- : -: prezinto inso o lcluro "expresionisio" dinr :l Jnor neinfelegeri inlre formd si cu]oore core

.-=Teo

or trebui sd disporo sou sd devind o=--:'. Am fccui inso inloldeouno ce e moi sird-'= :.evestiri si cel moi more credit orlei sc e.

Conlimporonul, nr.77, 1928, p. I 1

8r€,ncugi

, :, : ^:npopor vdnios si senzuo puteo do umii pe

- =-- :-esci de rec omd, ddnsul nu figureczo inco in

:: :reclorilor orlei noi pe cngo Picosso, Broque,. . i:-llor Totugi dupo Rodin, impresionismu sculp

'; rposibi Bror u'i orosl oceo cora o

HENR DANIEL is o prir:;.= - -: ,-. --tr-.r.-ihis term. Disregording eve.\r-- -r a, - -:3 t - - ,*",,he creotes, by woy of diobo c :e-::,.e ':-:e c r cnerond richer wor d of emolion oro c cs'c sensuciism. Abuilder coged inlo o worid of genuine oscetism, he

mosiers, wiih few meons, thoi crofi cbre to crecle o

wor d hidden in irony ond sensitivity.

A gcle'6 s Lrol-,""rcrs1 p ll of re.o , ro occorpl .

hed lechnique of the porce o n cnd minioiure of the

oreot epochs of creotion.CORNEIIA BAB C DANIEL is o pointer of noberoce. Everything ihoi is specific to sensuol co ourists

hos been perlecily cssimiloted by Mrs. Bcbic Donrelto*evo he' cr d rp ay. o'l '^^p es. o, s ' 5 oe

becoure ol rone ron i, l: octweer [o n ord , oo ',thct wil hove to be done owoy wiih in time, or beco-me c 'licence' effect. I olwoys onticipoted ihe brightoutcome of her ort ond gove it full credit.

Conttmporonul, no.77, 1928, p I 1

BrGnousiOn y c rJbust ond sensuous peop e could hove pro-duced Broncusi.

Being iotol y dlsinteresed in odvertising his work, he is

nol in lhe top of lhe new crl creolors, of the prophets,olong with Pjccsso, Broque. However ofier Rodir,lhe scu piuro impressionism wos no onqer possib e.

Brdncusi wos ihe one who turned lo ihink over the

depths of feelings to find the new truth. He hod to cryout the grondeur ond science of the Negro ort for thewhoie wor d to heor ii

While the others, like Bourde le, Moillol, Nodler,Hc ler, Fiori, goi lost in sly izoiion pursuits, BrOnocusiwos the on y one to hove experienced lhe sensoiLon

of ,roo-rqwil God,qf '.I ron lho s o ^a .ro5 oeeT g, d-o by 1p lcep w S.

dom os to form reduciion, the vosi sensilivity for lhe

plosticiiy of ihe molter, ihe pursuil of stroiqhtforworde^p^(,or {wit-o.t 1ao9er ,}ot hc nco6-) 6l pr -

mltive cri, ond oi the some lime en ighted his lnfinile

ove for nolure s cws ond lrops.

Broncugl's work deepy louches the one who cpprooches il wilh pure ond devoled feelings, il e those

you experience in fronl of ncture.However, he who oves nolure in iis simplified, sim

p eion, omorphous forms of posiol cord sun sets doesnol hove the psychic force, connot fee ihe new emotion cnd thus wil see mere nckedness in it.

Brdncusi s ove for ife ond ncture hos viri e wisdom in

it. His love is nol cn exiotic, possive, romontic one.

Quite the conlrory.Flis studio is on extensjon of noture's own loborctory.n the middle lhere stonds the wizord ike o olnnt.Al the moteriols, essences, instruments, thi wholesclence ore reody lo serve hlm When he sets his

mlnd lo it, cl he hos to do is lo fol ow ihe cosmrc ows;

::ndul c oddncimi e simiirii penlru o gosi-,nou. El trebuie so fi stngot umii mdreiio 9i 9ti-

_ r--a negre

:-: o l: , c Bo,rde le Moilo \oole', 0 rer

:.l prerdul in cercetdri de sti izore, Brdncugl cr

r,rTU core o pricepui senzolio de c plosmui cu

: ui Dumnez-oLr.

- , - -rdd inielepciune pentru simp ificoreo formei,

:,-: sensibi ilote peniru plosticiloteo moteriei l-cru' ; -, dintr un inceput in cduioreo expresiunil direc-

, - : rtermediui inte ectuolului) din ortele primillve., -'ninoi o drogosle neidrmurild peniru mreiele si

: - =-:iurii.

--'. -': ti BrOncugi zguduie pe ce ce vine in foto ei,

:' . :redincios, cc in fofo nolurii.

- - --son-o iubit noturc decdt prin chipu redus,

' -i , stupid ol crpusurilor cromolitogrofiote din cdrti

. .': : ccelo nu posedo pslhicul, emoiivitoieo nouc, .:ie decot go icruneo.

r: ----:-. iubeste violo si noturo cu o'infe epciune vir

; I '::osleo sc nu esle extoticd, posivd, romonticd.-::-'vd.

:= =', ui esie o urmore o loborolorului noturcrl. ll

'' - - - ui, co un urio9, std vro jitorul.':-= rolerio e e, toole esenle]e, ioote inslrumenlofi

: :' -ic inireogo il servesle. Cdnd crede sd urme

:. - --oi sd oscu te numoi egi e cosmice, el le puse-

:-- , .cmpune deseori o iele moi slobi e, mo orgo-- -ci drepte.

,, -- ncgrcion, e1 o poiruns ce]e moi iscusrie vroli

Morcel oncu, Conslonlin

Br0ncusi, I 925

Morce .]onco, Constonlin

Brdncusi, I 925

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liltrond sufleteste cceo emoiie s mp d, senrnd core te

.. or'nde lo ,ede eo r ''.

Olr ^ .Oot oo' tre e îel Ô-oOe ltrOoa/loi

icte. Munco ut esle o slhostruLul core s o inchlncri

qondireo e emenie or filndco stie cd ceo moi deplino

soilsfoctie o gosesti ccnd te misiu e putereo creofie

ln cludo civilizollel 9 o cu lurii sterpe, el este singurul

'p-or 'oteo eo'zo' oot -'oetlotoo"o n-''t,, .tCr o^ O bote L l 1l,r rpi'-lol ,/o - lJ.e de o J

sou bronz, sfero de mormurd, moierie vesnic vie, oli

mentold de lumincr.

lntrevdrd mdrimeo u Broncr.lgi ocolo unde o liberot

insilncte noi, emofti moderne $l o refccui megteguguri

nemoiinlolnite de multe secole in plcslicd.

Conlimporc,tnul, nr. 52, 1925 P 2

*Pr"rent'ar-oc, si seleclio texlelor. Rodica Matei

^r ho

' ob e ,owr. rro a Aqr 'rob.e ord o ooî '

J ^ 'i e o -r rorle worre ho [o petc'c =

\ereS' or *. crof'r I'l-o rq - li' o. ':

serene emolion thoi pervodes you in f ron; :'wonder.However, his vctory is noi bosed on de'-- -

works Ll[e c hermit who comm tted his wl-: ='

lo elemenls, becouse he knows lhot you c:- -

the mosl iniense solisfoction when the pc. =

olion consumes you.

D-^sorte civi izoiion ond borren cu ture, he - -

,--toro . o ov6 o. r orpr'shed oerorio :

O .e^ -1. . O )p I ,Ot ,/oCI L l'noe OO,O' '

wonder, morb e sphere, toitet living foreta- '=-roon lchi.

oT)6eBo'.s' qooer ,l tre^/l - -

new instincts, modern emotions cnd ree.-: -

ihose crcrfts thoi hoven'i been used rn flne c-'- '

lu ries.

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