Szucs Gábor
Born:
1990, Dunajska Streda, Slovakia
Education:
2011 - 2017 Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, The Fourth Studio of Painting and Other Media of prof. Ivan Csudai, ak. mal., SK
Solo Exhibitions:
2019 Organic moments, Tallós Prohászka István Gallery, Šamorín, Slovakia
2019 Membrane, Crown, Šamorín, Slovakia
2018 Chronophobia, Crown, Šamorín, Slovakia
2017 Hue anatomy, Belvárosi galéria, Debrecen, Hungary
2016 Synthetic Paradise, Municipal Cultural House, Samorin, SK
2015 The Lost Minute, Dunaj Gallery, Bratislava, SK
2014 Beat em up, Mini Art Gallery, Bratislava, SK
2013 Results May Vary, Exhibition Hall of Istvan Tallos Prohaszku, Samorin, SK
2012 Amiability, Music School, Wieselburg, AU
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2019 Ausstellung Literatur & Musik Im Spätherbst, collective exhibition, Marktschloss, Wieselburg, Austria
2018 Entrée V4, Galerie Vestredu, Plzeň, Czech republic
2018 Entrée V4, Nick Art & Design Gallery, Pécs, Hungary
2018 Entrée V4, Artery Prague Gallery, Prague, Czech republic
2018 Entrée V4, Rómer Flóris Art and historical Museum Esterházy palace, Győr, Hungary
2017 International fall exhibition at MoRA, Jersey City, New Jersey USA
2017 Diploma exhibition, Kunsthalle, Bratislava, Slovakia
2016 The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA, USA
2016 Teesside University, Animex festival, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
2016 Moody Center for the Arts, Houston, TX, USA
2016 ACMI, Miejskie Centrum Kultury, Bydgoszcz, Poland
2016 Barbican Centre, London International Animation Festival, London, United Kingdom
2016 Glitch Art is Dead, Gammut gallery, Minneapolis, MinnesotaCICA Museum, Gimpo-si, Korea
2016 Abstract Mind, International exhibition of abstract art, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, Korea
2016 Fresh Art, Balassi Institut, Stuttgart, DE
2016 Fictional Choice, Exhibition Hall of Istvan Tallos Prohaszku, Samorin, Slovakia
2015 Young Art Show, House of Arts, Piestany, SK
2014 999/Nine-nine-nine, River Gallery, Bratislava, SK
2013 IX. Art Camp Selection, Odorheiu, Secuiesc, RO
Awards:
2016 Winner of '8th Fresh Art', Debrecen, HU
Artist's profile
My paintings are at first glance abstract compositions that refer to a kind of landscape, perhaps a cosmic landscape, or a landscape behind a window on which raindrops are reflected and make it difficult to see clearly. They leave the format in the form of drips, and we try to find something behind the picture through their raster. Their formal way of painting unsettles the viewer by blurring, smearing, or dripping the paint, making it difficult to simply grasp the subject.
I am looking for a kind of digital form of landscape in the painting, a landscape free from humans, perhaps even an artificial world.
By looking for a prototype of the painting in the digital space, I distance myself from the painting itself, which is further confirmed by my avoidance of the brush. Pouring paint or spreading it with cardboard leaves a lot of room for chance. Sometimes, after the painting is finished, real elements, faces, or figures hidden in the abstract structure suddenly appear in the picture. Painting itself serves to cleanse the mind of the layers of everyday hustle and bustle. Alone in the studio, mostly at night, I may enter a kind of meditative state in which I create sometimes silent monochrome areas of undiscovered worlds, sometimes a strange tangle of unknown spaces.
In my animations, I mostly work with non-figurative, abstract elements. I like big contrasts and strong fluctuations. Not always is it just about textures. Sequences can contain a certain kind of narrative representation in parts, in fragments. Similarly, in painting, I like mistakes and nonsense or open interpretations. In my animations, I explore abstract landscapes, roots, microcosms accompanied by mysterious sounds. I like to experiment with both analog video techniques and digital technology. I am fascinated by current software, from which I draw inspiration, ideas, even for the painting part of my work.
Gábor Szűcs
