"Romanian twin brothers Gert and Uwe Tobias create large-scale woodcuts and sculptural constructions. They use the dark mythologies and history of their native Transylvania as their subject, bringing age-old folktales and imagery into the realm of the present—while at the same time referencing modern graphic design and abstract imagery. In their multi-media installations they explore the way in which legends are formed and how objects stimulate cultural memory. Their world is dark, but not without a wry sense of humor." —Bob Niklas.
b. 1973 in Brasov, Romania, they live in Cologne, Germany.
Hochschule für bildende Künste, Braunschweig, Germany, 2002.
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