Tamási Claudia

Unknown Artist II

The Godot Gallery presents

Tamási Claudia

Unknown works

the exhibition titled.

Opening: 2012 on the 21 of March at 20 o’clock.

Opening: Gergely Szöllősy‑Csák, comedian

Viewable: until April 21

Unknown művecske V.

Once again, the Godot Gallery’s youngest artist, Claudia Tamási, announces new works at the gallery. The series is titled *Ismeretlen művek* (Unknown Works), its most immediate inspiration being Balzac, the narrator of the story *Az ismeretlen remekmű*. On the oil‑on‑canvas paintings, we see works in beautifully chiseled, watery or simply striking frames, yet astonishingly the images themselves are positioned within the frames with their backs facing the viewer – in other words, reversed. In both studio and gallery, the back of the image has always evoked mystery, arousing curiosity in the viewer. For the artist, the same situation brings safety: as long as the canvas only shows its back, the work remains his; when it is turned, the solemnity disappears, and he himself becomes an external observer.

Unknown artwork X.

Tamási Claudia creates works that simultaneously speak of the picture as an object, as a subject, as a theme, as the mediator of thoughts, and as a personal imprint. She attempts to portray the nature of the picture. She considers what painting means to a painter, the process of creation, and remarks that when she takes on a painting she can never know whether she is producing a “masterpiece” at that very moment or not. This judgement, arising from the nature of things, is generally not the one she herself makes, so the eternal longing remains: with every single piece she strives to give her best.

Unknown Work III