PRO FORMA / Abstract tendencies in contemporary Hungarian photography
The Budapest Photo Festival welcomes you to the opening of its exhibition PRO FORMA.
Roland PERÉNYI, Director of the Kiscelli Museum and Szilvia MUCSY, Director of the Budapest Photo Festival will give a welcome speech.
Opening address: Gergely KARÁCSONY Mayor of Budapest
Schedule
Attempts to redefine abstract art cannot be considered a recent phenomenon in the contemporary photographic art scene, as in recent decades they have gained increasing prominence alongside the dominance of subjective approaches and narrative photo series. In particular, the geometric abstract line of the second half of the 20th century, colour field painting, monochrome painting, has been a major preoccupation of many artists of the younger and older generations: recent graduate theses and exhibitions have shown how this field has been a major source of inspiration for different generations, and how these approaches can be transferred to the field of contemporary photography. More and more artists are concerned with moving away from classical imagery and visually balancing on the borderline between reality and abstraction. Photographers' questioning of the abstract painting tradition demonstrates the sensitivity and curiosity of the present generation towards the predecessors and traditions of fine art, with an emphasis on the process of image-making. The thematic exhibition of the Budapest Photo Festival at the Kiscelli Museum presents these trends and creative approaches. The exhibition is supported by the NKA.
The exhibition is open until 23 June.
Guided tours during the exhibition can be found on the museum's and the Festival's Facebook pages.
Kiscelli Museum
The Kiscelli Museum and its 15 hectares of parkland are located in the 3rd district of Budapest, between Óbuda and Remetehegy. The 18th century Baroque church and Trinitarian monastery, built by the Zichy family, was used as a barracks by the army in the 19th century. In 1910 it became the property of furniture manufacturer Miksa Schmidt, who later had it converted into a castle, hence the name Schmidt Castle. It is now home to the Budapest History Museum's collection of Modern Urban History and the Budapest City Gallery, the fine arts collection.