Romanian Women Artists: Artistic Consecration and Recognition from Communism to Democracy

– Early Career Researcher –

Abstract

Romanian Women Artists: Artistic Consecration and Recognition from Communism to Democracy. In the same way as in other countries, the Romanian state, regardless of its form of government, contributes to the art world. The Romanian state has influenced the artistic recognition and consecration of Romanian women artists in the second half of the twentieth century and the first decades of the twenty-first century, both in a beneficial and in a negative way. The Romanian state’s involvement in the artistic process is evident in its establishment of certain conventions using legal means. The state’s legislative and executive powers provide the legal framework for setting up regulations for participants in the art world. By comparing the most relevant aspects that define the socio-political framework of each period, this study aims to analyze how the state, as an actor in the network of cooperation of art world, influenced the artistic recognition and consecration of Romanian women artists in the Communist and post-December 1989 period.