Last week we got a break from the scorching weather, there were a few rainy days and life was actually normal. Obviously normal is a relative term, it means different things to different people, but I enjoyed it. Today it is rainy again and the temperature is 16C outside, which is perfect for me after the over 35C temperatures.
One of my favorite exhibition rooms is on a summer break for a month, which means I'm left with one and have to work with what I photographed till now. No worries, it's not a tragedy as there are plenty photos that I had no time or occasion to upload. Today I'm under the weather anyway, so I'd like to show you more of the art school exhibition as I find those paintings more valuable than anything else.
Let's start with this this still life, which is not as geometrical as the others, but still can find geometry on this canvas.
Here's another one, a bit more colorful and a bit more geometrical than the previous one. Look at the cups.
Seeing them from two steps pack, one next to the other, you can get an idea what the assignment was. Even from far you can see how lovely and special they are. Talent can be spotted from far and you can really see it here.
Look at this painting for example, from Örs Bálint. I bet you won't say it's a work of a high school student, if you don't know. What I love the most about this painting is how the colors have been chosen. It's mostly blue and grey what you see here, the shades were carefully chosen, to get harmony between the colors.
Another fantastic composition from Abigél Fábián. At first glance you may think it's a colorful serpentine, like a multi level ope parking lot, but at a closer look you see the two violins. What I love about it the most is the creamy light that draws the eye towards the middle of the canvas. Please disregard the two vertical light that is not part of the artwork, but couldn't do anything to avoid it.
Talent doesn't only refers to your ability to paint. You need more than that and Tamás Szabó knows that. Just look at this still life and tell me why I say that. But I'm going to save you from the trouble of figuring out and I tell you. Look at the lamp and the mirror behind it. This was a trick people used back then, to get more light in the room. This detail makes it more valuable. The colors are special too, the dark brown goes very well with the light blue and grayish white.
A glimpse into how colorful and diversified the exhibition was.
Does seeing them together makes it easier to choose? Maybe it does but I still like to study them individually, to see the details. Which one would you choose from here? I'd definitely go with the one in the middle.
Krisztina Tóth is putting you to the test here as the painting looks like a labyrinth, I think even if you don't want to, your mind tells you to follows those winding lanes.
Each year I'm looking at these paintings, admiring them while having huge respect for these young talents. My next thought always is, what I would do if I'd get such an assignment and the answer is always the same. I think I'd be staring at the empty canvas or paper for a day and then give up, which is why I admire these young talents so much.
Which one is your favorite today? Let me know in a comment.
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