Echoes of Matter
About
The “Echoes of Matter” explores the connection and parallels of society, history and walls throughout millennia. Becoming the allegory of life and existence itself, walls trace the history and mindset of our society. The human drive to leave a print has defined our culture since ancient times. The means of expression vary from age to age and can also refer to geographic ethnic and cultural affiliations. At the same time, it creates unity and cohesion: understanding the message of the medium around us is like speaking an extra common language.
The display is divided into two parts – the first section of the exhibition focuses on works that perpetuate the traditions of matter painting in contemporary art. The second segment of the exhibition highlights artworks that reflect the connection between people and walls, but in a rather figurative way.
By highlighting specific sections of the exhibition, our aim is to draw attention to the new possibilities for interpretation that arise from different painting techniques, representations and ways of thinking.
Viktória Ilosvay
Curator
Based in Budapest, Viktoria is currently working as an interior designer while pursuing her studies in art history and aesthetics at the University of Pécs. “The work of the curator is not so different from the work of the designer in many respects; however, the former has the potential of widening their horizon in a sociodemographic context. The walls, as the central theme of the exhibition, is related to this: In my everyday work I try to make walls more personal, to reflect the individual who owns them. Being a curator means to me that within one professional field I can study all the things that interest me most, namely art and the individual. A curator needs to know the past, and at the same time be up to date with the present, thus gaining the competence to predict the future. It is paramount that they are able to react sensitively to the current vibrations of society, so that they can create microcosms that inspire the public.”
United States
