What is common between a stage photo exhibition, excellent graphics, a private “Meditation”-collection and Hundertwasser? Right, nothing. Yet, it has an explanation, said Róbert Nátyi, the art director of REÖK: the Szeged Open-Air Festival celebrates its 80th birthday!
"There are no colours you can buy which have a feeling and a life. This is one of the secrets of my paintings."
Did you know that Friedrich Stowasser, a.k.a. Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser has not only designed buildings? The Reök-palace exhibits almost a hundred of the great Art Nouveau-architect’s pictures born in the 1960s – 1980s and a few instances of his stamps and porcelain. The artist masters and mixes exciting techniques and vivid images, yet, the house-motif frames most of his works. We can see his ultimate philosophy manifesting in these paintings. House is the mirror image of mankind, he claims.
Don't you feel a strong desire to get stuck in this Roundabout? :)
The exhibition made my day! It really is friedensreich (peaceful), feels like a fresh Regentag (day of rain), sometimes dunkelbunt (dark gaudy)….It’s Hundertwasser!
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“Meditation Objects” is the title of another exhibition these days in the contemporary arts center that consists of pieces of the huge Bodnár-collection. Contemporary abstract (and not so abstract) artists from near and far provide us a mind blowing entertainment.
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Almost 80 years passed between the stage images of the first Tragedy of Man at the open-air theater, 1933 (by György Buday graphic artist and wood engraver) & the stage snapshots by the best photographers of the popular port.hu website... Great contrast, the two!
Never have I seen so many items exhibited in the REÖK contemporary arts center, strung on a chain of associations. Take your time to go through it, contemplate on the ones you like and enjoy the spirit of Art Nouveau.
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Through Sept 25, REÖK (Szeged, 56 Tisza L. krt.)
Tickets:
Graphics of György Buday (2nd floor): free
Színpadképek/Stagepix (ground floor): free
Meditációs tárgyak/Meditation Objects (1st floor): 800 HUF
Hundertwasser: 800 HUF
Meditation Objects + Hundertwasser: 1000 HUF
Discounts available.
Graphics of György Buday (2nd floor): free
Színpadképek/Stagepix (ground floor): free
Meditációs tárgyak/Meditation Objects (1st floor): 800 HUF
Hundertwasser: 800 HUF
Meditation Objects + Hundertwasser: 1000 HUF
Discounts available.
