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A confluence of art and aesthetics

Madhur Tankha

Hungarian show opens in Delhi today

NEW DELHI: The much talked-about confluence of art and aesthetics will find its expression at an exhibition organised by the Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre that opens at 1/A Janpath here this Thursday.

Titled "Multi-Coloured Monochrome", a special feature of the exhibition is that for the first time a combined work of top-notch graphic artists of Hungary will be held in the Capital.

The celebrated painter-sculptor Satish Gujral will inaugurate the contemporary Hungarian graphic art exhibition.

Comprising 35 pieces of graphic art from the collection of the Foundation for Hungarian Graphic Art, the unique exhibition will feature some of the best graphic art pieces.The representative exhibition features works of prominent graphic artists of Hungary including Damó István, Zoltán Kissc, András Butak, Sándor Rácmolnár, Sándor Farsang and Márton Barabás. Each artist is an expert in his or her field of specialisation.

Using several techniques that obey different rules and expect different artistic aspects, Zoltán Kissc draws, paints, makes prints, experiments with covered photography techniques.

An alumnus of the Painter Department of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Sándor Farsang loves to paint and do graphics, besides teaching. He regularly participates in national and international exhibitions.

Sándor Rácmolnár's work features use of monochrome colour base, strong contours and dynamic expression, graffiti and advertisements in a very suggestive style. He is well conversant with the various graphic zones from illustrations to animation film.

Belonging to a family of famous painters and architects who helped him develop a sense of vocation, Márton Barabás is aided by manual dexterity and inclination. Most of his works are three-dimensional yet they do not protrude from the plane of the wall.

An artist and writer, István Sinkó is known for his plaster of Paris statues, acrylic paintings, and most popularly for the torso of musical instruments, while Valéria Sóváradi is a well-known textile artist and has made goblins, carpets and done weaving, embroideries and trying various combinations of different kinds of material.

A graphic artist, László Újvárossy characterises his works by traditionalism, modernism, connectionism, and elements of folk-art and children's painting. He often uses family photo graffiti and waste material to create a unique piece of art. György Olajos, who graduated from the Hungarian College of Fine Arts, is famous for using ancient motifs, techniques mostly on paper and other natural materials, while András Butak is the proud recipient of the Derkovits scholarship. The central theme of Butak's creations is drawings, illustrations and motifs. The exhibition is open up to October 20 -- on weekdays only.

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