- Dates
- 4 October 2007 – 27 October 2007
- Venue
- Godot Galéria · A korabeli cím ellenőrzés alatt.
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An exhibition resurrected from the original WordPress archive of the Godot Gallery.
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Váli Dezső
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The Godot Gallery warmly invites you and your friends.
Contemporary Autobiographical Collections XI
for the exhibition titled ___, in which we will present a selection
From Dr. Nagy Miklós’s collection.
The exhibiting artists: Bács Emese, Bukta Imre, Csurka Eszter, El Kazovszkij, feLugossy László, Gaál József, Nádler István, Nagy Miklós, Szotyory László, Szurcsik József, Szüts Miklós, Váli Dezső, Vojnich Erzsébet, Zoltán Sándor
Opening: 4 October 2007 · 20:00
Opening: Judit Szeifert, art historian
Open: until October 27
Gaál József
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How did it all begin? Ten years ago, on a summer afternoon, with nothing expected to turn out well, I was loitering in the monastery’s exhibition room in Tihany with my London friends, between rather dull pictures. I rushed them along, because we had spent the whole day hurling things around, and the end of the road was still far off. Then my words stopped, because, in its own modesty, a painting by Váli hung on the wall. Harmony, beauty, the radiance of purity lit up the misty sunshine, chasing away the gloomy thoughts, the biting ill‑feeling. By evening I had taken down the phone number, and within a few days I bought the first piece of my collection. Váli Dezső had recommended the works of Vojnich Erzsébet and Szüts Miklós to me, and soon I found myself thinking I would visit about ten painters, floundering, like a drug addict. And so my “decay” began…
Erzsébet Vojnich
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Within a relatively short period I gathered a significant number of pictures, amid my family’s throbbing curiosity. Looking back at my “visual pre‑history”, one thing is certain: a lucky childhood encounter with image‑painting (through my mother) ignited in me a lasting attraction. This was reinforced by youth photography, music, and visits to artists’ camps. Still, several mysterious factors had to work together to ensure that the evolution of my visual culture—though sometimes diligent—progressed in good directions. In my view, a picture is like a catalyst. It launches a process in both conscious and subconscious mind, rushes across neurons at lightning speed, and triggers a goose‑bump‑inducing fizz. If I do not feel that fizz, either I remain ignorant, or, more likely, the picture is bad. With a bewildering head‑shake I say, sometimes this is not so simple to distinguish.
László Szotyory
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The current selection was not an easy task. Many artists are not here because there was no space due to the dimensions of the exhibition hall. However it is certain that the collection is divided into two essential parts. One shows the human personality’s longing for harmonious beauty and reassuring stability; the other displays the unsettling, question‑raising presence of uncertainty. A few modest pieces of my photographic work join these perfectly, from the same line of thought. Well, yes… If I could paint, I would not struggle with photographs, so I must find those who, “in my place”, create works that make visible the various desires and hidden and obvious traits of my personality.
If anyone at all is curious about these characteristics..." – Dr. Nagy Miklós
feLugossy László
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