Bogdan Rața was born in 1984 in Baia Mare, Romania, and is a sculptor, associate professor (Faculty of Arts and Design, West University of Timișoara), co-founder of Kunsthalle Bega, and initiator of the Pavilion Library. In 2017 he started the ARTISTHETEACHER educational project together with Alina Cristescu. He had personal exhibitions at Slag Gallery, New York; Farideh Cadot, Paris; The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest; Nasui Collection & Gallery, Bucharest; Calina Foundation, Timișoara.

This imposing wooden sculpture is inspired by a return to pure materiality. The two star-shaped forms, designed as columns with geometric surfaces resting on the ground, evoke the essence of Constantin Brâncuși’s work and traditional Romanian vernacular architecture.

Cut Stars, made together with artist Dan Vișovan