Artefacts displayed in this exhibition are created by re-designing objects and materials coming from different sources.
Materials basically considered leftovers: paperprints, pieces of metal, vehicle parts and driftwood start a new life as artworks while they are turned into statues, collages and robots with concept by their creators.These objects not only reveal themselves but are also showcased as examples of being environmentally conscious and socially responsible. They also unfold their own stories of heroes.
Máté Fock - statues
Máté’s work wander along the border between fine and applied arts, crossing this line every now and then.
Some of his works presented during this exhibition (“Prince”, “Relic”, „Rabbit-Shaddow-Wheel”, “Mosquito”) fall into the category of fine arts, „Plan(e)tstand” is on the borderline; while „Chair with a Bike” and „Park bird table” clearly represent applied art and object design. “Capstan” also belongs to applied art as it serves as a piece of the scene int he video clip „Kamilla” by the music group Jazzékiel.
The use of recycled materials for Máté is a mix of awareness and constraint. Remains of old object, broken spare parts have their own stories. Once they had been manufactured with great care from excellent materials. Throwing them away would pe a pity, what is more, disrespectful towards the past and using high quality materials also have a high cost resulting in not able to work with them without an actual client.
He began his studies at the sculptor specialisation of the Technical School of Fine and Applied Arts as the student of János Meszlényi and continued them at the Janus Pannonius University as the student of Ernő Tolvaly. He graduated from the institute of Graphics from Moholy-Nagy University of Art sin 2007.
He is member of the Hungarian Sculptors Society. He was nominated for the German Design Prize in 2016 for his “MOTOFOCKER cargo-scooter”.
web: www.motofocker.com
Júlia Geiszelhardt - collages
Júlia compiles and glues together pieces of pictures cut from different magazines and prints based on her concepts to tell her own stories. While editing her pictures she focuses on representing iconic design elements resulting in a strong design awareness of the collages.
The collages transmit their messages on different layers starting from the very first impression to the tiniest details. These messages mostly contain some criticism on contemporary society - making it especially interesting since these messages are sent via well-known references of the world of fashion, design or architecture.
Júlia Geiszelhardt works as an interior designer and art director. She is also a part time teacher lecturing about visual communication at Krea Contemporary Art School.
She has been working on her collages under a project named Jane Dessa since 2012 and also creates digital ones at the same time.
facebook: janedessa, dessacreative
instagram: dessacreative
Ottó Szabó - robots
Robotto (OttóSzabó) belongs to the first generation of young people in Hungary whose cultural world view had partly been shaped by superheroes and cartoon characters. Therefore it came to him more than natural to work with hero characters as means of self-expression mixing it with the view of a sculptor and the love for recycling.
He creates kinetic statues and installations and recently creates scenery for puppet shows.
The two figures exhibited are not kinetic, however they can be changed in an exciting way by adjusting the screws here and then according to the needs of the space and venue.
facebook: szabo.robotto
instagram:_robotto_
