VOLTO
Lorand Hegyi
The exhibition “VOLTO” is dedicated to an old, large, at the same time familiar and enigmatic subject: the face. Given the unique, significantly personal, principally singular, unrepeatable, irreplaceable, in-exchangeable character of the face, it is almost inevitably identified with the external appearance of a person, with the image of an individual.
Franz Marc and the humanized portrayal of animals in painting
Nicolas Eber
The anthropomorphous character of the painting reproduced as figure 4 is entirely obvious and doubtless, whereby already its title alone reveals the relevant intention of the painter, namely the symbolization of the extreme cruelty of the war in question. He is thereby simultaneously delivering a clear proof of the fact that the anthropomorphous representation of animals in other context and in general is not unfamiliar to him.
“I’m trying to incorporate more texture into my pieces…” – Questions for Susan Swartz
Ferenc Margl
I only create acrylic paintings; however, I am now exploring how to incorporate other mediums into my work, for example, elements of the natural environment. My moving art video is currently the only piece of work that shows multiple forms of art.
Colors, Numbers, Facts – Dóra Maurer’s Exhibition
Dalma Eged Dóra Maurer’s solo exhibition opened at the cultic gallery in White Cube Mason’s Yard in London on May 27. Although the exhibition is not retrospective, the over 20 conceptual paintings, photos, films and installations on show in the halls of the...
Energies & Echoes – Dumitru Gorzo’s exhibition
Paul D’Agostino Dumitru Gorzo's new body of paintings, an exquisite and compositionally electric series the Brooklyn-based artist produced while visiting a remote studio outpost in his home country Romania, evidence him taking his characteristic, indeed unmistakable...
He Who Sows the Wind
The Installations of Endre Koronczi
Anica RudolfThe wind blows where it wants to blow. It picks up the discarded trash, say a plastic bag. It carries it away, tugging at it, turning it toward the sun, then puts it down then lifts it again and hangs it on a tree branch. Endre Koronczi has been watching...
The Mysteries of San Francisco – Interview with Gergely Barki
Gábor PatakiIn 1915, nine years after the earthquake devastated San Francisco, a world’s fare was held in the city to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal (Panama-Pacific International Exhibition, abbreviated as PPIE). Just like at the other expos of the time,...
Creating the Past
Anna NagyInterview with Munkácsy Prize-winning artist Csaba Nagy about his Public Art Creations titled Organic Point and Time Planes As evidenced by the prizes you have been awarded, you are mostly known and renowned by the members of the profession as a graphic...
BACKUP: An Exhibition by Ádám Kokesch
Gábor KaszásThe selection of the venue for Ádám Kokesch’s exhibition titled Backup is by all means to be regarded as symbolic. The memorial museum of the first Hungarian apostle of avant-garde and constructivism serves as a hot venue for presenting a collection which...
An Inquiry About Fine Arts Events and Artists in Hungary 2015
As in previous years, we again asked our colleagues - art historians/theorists, curators, artists and writers - what they thought about the events of the past year: Which 2015 exhibition/festival/event/initiative did you find to be most the prominent and outstanding,...