The Hungarian Academy of Arts ipresents an exhibition of contemporary Hungarian fine and applied arts, curated by the academicians Tamás Felsmann, graphic artist, Ernő Sára, graphic artist, and László Szotyory, painter, at the kind invitation of Mr Przemysław Witek, Director of the Palace of Arts, Kraków.
We would like to express our gratitude to Mr István Kovács, Chairman of the Committee, and Mr Tibor Gerencsér, Consul General of Hungary in Kraków, for their steadfast work in the organisation of this exhibition.
We would like to express our gratitude to Mr István Kovács, Chairman of the Committee, and Mr Tibor Gerencsér, Consul General of Hungary in Kraków, for their steadfast work in the organisation of this exhibition.
Touched by Time
Paintings, sculptures, graphic works as well as works of goldsmith’s, ceramic and glass art, along with textiles, vehicle designs, furniture and architectural visions enter into dialogue in a shared time and space in the Palace of Arts, Kraków.
The artworks evoke the memory of past centuries, recalling the historical connections between Poland and Hungary, our jointly venerated saints, the rulers the two nations gave each other, and the shared features of the friendship and destiny that link Poles and Hungarians.
A key element of the exhibition is a digital visualisation of Imre Makovecz’s unrealised design for the Church of the Resurrection. We consider the presentation of Makovecz’s architectural plans and drawings to be of particular importance since he was a founding and perpetual honorary president of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, as well as the internationally renowned and most prominent master of organic architecture, whose intellectual legacy continues to shape the Academy’s work to this day.
Academicians, established masters and artists representing the middle generation active in different disciplines now present their works together with invited participants and young scholarship holders in a shared exhibition space.
During the selection process, it was interesting for us too to observe how the passage of time in life itself permeates, influences and distinguishes the visual interpretation (understanding?) of often similar experiences.
The exhibition is ‘set in motion’ by the fresh ideas and virtuoso graphic solutions of internationally acclaimed animated films.
Our aim is for the exhibited works to offer an insight into the current aspirations of Hungarian art, with quality and the dialogue between generations, nations and, of course, between artistic disciplines being important considerations. It was not our intention to organise an exhibition of the Academy’s individual sections, but rather to present a contemporary ‘Hungarian vision’ to the Kraków public, in which different branches of art appear together, strengthening one another.
We sought to convey how Hungarian artistic tradition is passed on and how it changes and develops in the twenty-first century.
We warmly welcome visitors to the exhibition and hope that they will be enriched by meaningful experiences and impressions.
The artworks evoke the memory of past centuries, recalling the historical connections between Poland and Hungary, our jointly venerated saints, the rulers the two nations gave each other, and the shared features of the friendship and destiny that link Poles and Hungarians.
A key element of the exhibition is a digital visualisation of Imre Makovecz’s unrealised design for the Church of the Resurrection. We consider the presentation of Makovecz’s architectural plans and drawings to be of particular importance since he was a founding and perpetual honorary president of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, as well as the internationally renowned and most prominent master of organic architecture, whose intellectual legacy continues to shape the Academy’s work to this day.
Academicians, established masters and artists representing the middle generation active in different disciplines now present their works together with invited participants and young scholarship holders in a shared exhibition space.
During the selection process, it was interesting for us too to observe how the passage of time in life itself permeates, influences and distinguishes the visual interpretation (understanding?) of often similar experiences.
The exhibition is ‘set in motion’ by the fresh ideas and virtuoso graphic solutions of internationally acclaimed animated films.
Our aim is for the exhibited works to offer an insight into the current aspirations of Hungarian art, with quality and the dialogue between generations, nations and, of course, between artistic disciplines being important considerations. It was not our intention to organise an exhibition of the Academy’s individual sections, but rather to present a contemporary ‘Hungarian vision’ to the Kraków public, in which different branches of art appear together, strengthening one another.
We sought to convey how Hungarian artistic tradition is passed on and how it changes and develops in the twenty-first century.
We warmly welcome visitors to the exhibition and hope that they will be enriched by meaningful experiences and impressions.
On behalf of the curators,
Ernő Sára
graphic artist and lead curator
