SCULPTURAL ARTIST GYORGY GASPAR
Interview with György Gáspár
We are extremely honoured and excited to present the following interview with artist Gyorgy Gaspar, born 1976 currently living and working in Budapest, Hungary.
György Gáspár’s work can be connected to the deconstructive architecture, as a certain fragmenting of the sculptural forms, the mathematical system and the structural linings inside of the glass and spatial expansion of the most profound psychical experiences dominate his sculpture. His focus on deconstruction is notable in the strict contrast between the exterior form and the inner system of the sculpture which is based on an organic net created by precise geometric lines and elements
Selected solo exhibitions and highlights full cv here.
2019 /H/ Pécs │ Beyond 2000 │ Nick Gallery
2018 /H/ Budapest │ Neuron │ Három hét Gallery
2017 /H/ Budapest │ Electron │ VILTIN Gallery
selected group exhibitions
2020 /H/ Budapest │ Art & Antik Fair │ VILTIN Gallery
/D/ Karlsruhe │ Karlsruhe │ Heitsch Gallery
/B/ Brussels │ BRAFA │ Clara Scremini Gallery
2019 /USA/ Miami │Context Art Miami │Heitsch Gallery
/H/ Budapest │Color Field │VILTIN Gallery
lecturer, University of Pécs, Faculty of Music and Visual Arts 2015 instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, New Colors of Geometry, Session 4 2012 instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Free Geometry course, Session 3 2010 head of Glass dept., Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design, Budapest 2006- 2012 instructor, Moholy-Nagy University of Arts & Design, Budapest, glass dept.
public collections
2018 Ernsing Museum │Lette │Germany
2014 Corning Museum of Glass │Corning │USA, NY
2014 Foundation for Contemporary Ceramic Arts │ Kecskemét│ Hungary 2012 Mudac Museum │ Lousanne│ Switzerland
2012 Sir Elton John Art Collection │Great Britain
Your greatest inspirations or influences?
Almost all of my work is based on my childhood, which I spent in the Hungarian city, Pécs. The famous Ferenc Martyn and Vasarely were also born and raised there. That age, the community provided a special atmosphere and the housing estate grew and developed with us like a mushroom. The world of Western culture and sci-fi pointed to a heroic new world in the ’80s. Living freedom has created an environment that was free of fears and stress. This is where I always return through my work.
Tell us a bit about your creative process? Work you are most proud of, things you are looking forward to in 2021?
Although I build my art from geometric elements and start with the basics of the bauhaus, my works still tell stories.
At first I build he elements with the help of the thesis of deconstruction, which was built on conscious misleading, guidance, now a new kind of constructivism, a sincere reconstruction is my main desire. The elements are therefore very clean, the variables are easily recognizable. I create in series, I try to expand a topic through several works. I also try to highlight these topics in the titles. In my work, layers of images placed one behind the other form the structure of a piece. I create these images all by hand drawing or by scraping the paint back and fixing them with the help of various adhesives. The processed themes are inspired by different elements of architecture, industrial environments, abandoned man-made areas, special natural phenomena. Moments of futuristic, dreamy images.
The current work is always the most important thing for me, but now maybe my sculpture -Isolation- made in 2020, which reflects the atmosphere of this past spring’s unprecedented events.
I have a lot of plans for 2021, and of course I look forward to the end of the lock down, as I mostly present my works on an international level. I would like to visit art fairs again, both as an exhibitor and as an art lover.
How has this year changed your creativity or how you see the art industry changing moving forward?
Since I’m working according to programs that take 1-2 years, that’s not really affected by 2020, but despite having more time to deepen, I couldn’t work more because of the state of mind caused by the situation.
I am confident that the continuation of the sector will be smooth, because I think people are starving for culture because of last year’s subtractions.