Transylvanian art critique reflected in Luceafărul magazine (1902 – 1914)
At the beginning of XX-th century the Rumanian students from Budapest edited the first number of “Luceafarul” magazine. More then a decade, this magazine represented a tribune of the Rumanian culture from Transylvania. An important preoccupation of the journalists was also the promotion of the plastic arts. The art chronicles were signed by some personalities as Octavian C. Tăslăuanu, O. Goga, Otilia Cosmuţa, Marin Simionescu-Râmniceanu, Adrian Corbul etc. One of the aspects analyzed by critics was the encouragement of the artists through the publication in the magazine’s pages, in some exceptional technical conditions, of articles, illustrations and reproductions of some works belonging to well-known artist or of artists in the beginning of their career: Grigorescu, Luchian, Brâncuşi, Smigelschi, Medrea etc.
In the light of the artistic preoccupations and of the quality of published chronicles, it may be stated that the beginnings of the Rumanian modern critique from Transylvania can be identified with Luceafarul magazine.
Keywords: artistic chronicles, Transylvania, Rumanian modern art, Luceafarul magazine, artistic trends and movements.