My entry for the Samsara project exhibition, painted on top of a Kálmán Piri piece.
Title: "Excuse me, I've lost my hat, have you seen it by any chance?"
"The aim of this project is to start a dialogue about the past and the present, the classical and the contemporary. The idea originated from the rediscovery of a long-forgotten art collection, which would be considered valueless to the modern art lover. However, instead of accepting this fate, and recognizing the creative potential trapped inside these 27 pieces, we decided to set them free. Each piece was handed out to a contemporary artist to be repurposed, for which only one guiding word was given — Samsara: the wheel of life. This gesture was driven by a refusal towards linearity, and ultimately, imminent doom — to realign these fading artworks into the circle of existence and birth.
The main concept is diversity, where we are able to see examples of rebirth ranging from student to master, sculptor to painter; from simple editing to complete reinvention."
The pieces were exhibited at Nagyházi Gallery and Auction House, Budapest, in 2022.
Founder and dreamer of the project: Péter Mónos
The original painting by Kálmán Piri, before.
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