International Artworks Exhibition at Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre.

The Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, in cooperation with India Art Fair, organized the International Artworks exhibition, COCOS NUCIFERAS by MD Deleep (Franco-Swiss) from France-Switzerland and SPIRIT AND MATTER – THREE ARTISTS – THREE GENERATIONS by Ilona Lovas, Anna Makovecz and Villő Turcsány from Hungary, organized by Anna Bagyó, curated by Katalin Keserü on Tuesday, 27^th January, 2015 at 5 pm, at lawns and gallery of the HICC.

The two exhibitions were inaugurated by H.E. Mr. Szilveszter Bus, Ambassador of Hungary and H.E. Mr. François Richier,Ambassador of France.

About the Evening

 The Ambassadors of Hungary, H.E. Mr. Szilveszter Bus was welcomed by the Director of Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, Mr. Tibor Kovács, Mr. Bus and Mr. Kovacs received H.E. Mr. François Richier, Ambassador at the premises of Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre.

The artist, Mr. MD Deleep (Franco-Swiss) greeted the Ambassadors and welcomed them to the exhibition with interestingly traditional installation work, based on the tradition and its spiritual values. He called it Puja, an offering Installation. He invited the Ambassadors to the lawns, where his works are exhibited, by making them break soil made coconuts. He calls it (coconut), the symbol of Ego and an invitation to break them stands as a symbol of people’s power of destruction, by breaking them, one gives his heart to Lord Ganeshan. After that, everyone was invited to the inauguration of the exhibition.

Mr. Kovacs welcomed the audience and introduced H.E. Mr. François Richier, Ambassador of France and the artist, Mr. MD Deleep to everyone, following that he introduced H.E. Mr. Szilveszter Bus, Ambassador of Hungary and the artist, Ms. Anna Makovecz, the Hungarian  exhibition organizer, Ms. Anna Bagyo (who were present in India) to the audience. Both the Ambassadors congratulated the artists about their respective works and each artist narrated their distinct ideology to the viewers.

The exhibition opening followed a short concert by Dávid Simon, on Flute and János Palojtay, on Piano. The performance was well accepted by the audience and was requested for once-more by the listeners, it was their third recital performance in Delhi, in past week.

The Ambassador of Hungary gave his gesture of thanks to Ambassador of France by presenting the gift to him and honouring him with national and sacred bird’s feather. The artists were also presented with this sacred element and other gifts by the Hungarian Centre as a gesticulation of warm welcome and well-wishes.

About the Exhibition  

COCOS NUCIFERAS

MD Deleep Franco-Swiss says, “My artistic approach is more than symbolic. I consider it as an act of spirituality as well as metaphysical elements, reflects a moment of everyday poetry approach. The drawing starts on a painstakingly cleaned ground, where the drawing starts, made of rice powder and using the fingers, in order to create a piece of art, inviting the protecting Gods.” The centre of the puja vessel contains coconuts and other elements (rangolis, shell, envelope, knot of fibre, pulp, water).

The respective titles being, Fallen from the Sky, Usha, Rainbow, Jewel Tamil, Pure Gold, The Fair Hair, Knowledge, Young Peahen, (Pure, Perfect, without Blemish), Desire, Mother of the Lingam, Pearl, Painting, Gold-flower, Gold-leaf, Charpai, Coconut Nucifera.

SPIRIT AND MATTER – THREE ARTISTS – THREE GENERATIONS

Ilona Lovas, Anna Makovecz, Villő Turcsány from Hungary, feature an exhibition-cum-performance, curated by art historian, writer and curator Katalin Keserü, organized by art consultant Anna Bagyó, with the participation of three Hungarian woman artists: Ilona Lovas, Anna Makovecz and Villő Turcsány.

The three artists, representing three different generations, coexist well with each other, but relate to Indian contemporary art, at the same time. The three artists have been recognized widely in Hungary and Internationally. Their works examine the metamorphosis of matter, body and spirit. These evergreen topics of art are translated into the language of contemporary mediums and will be presented as installations, photos and videos.

The initiator and organizer, Ms. Anna Bagyó, an art consultant from Budapest is dedicated, among others, to the promotion of Hungarian contemporary art internationally and especially in Asia (India).

About the Artists  

 MD Deleep Franco-Swiss

The artist MD Deleep Franco-Swiss, a French-Swiss artist will be presenting his show under the aegis of India Art Fair. He has been travelling and living in India for over twenty years. He began his artistic study with painting workshops and has also initiated his own studio-gallery, among others. Influenced by Marcel Duchamp, his artistic work may be identified as sculpture, but, it actually manifests rather through hybridization. It is through the symbolization of simplest forms into his installations and sculptures, that the nuances and underlying concepts seem to resolve in integrated configurations. With this view, he desires to participate in the journey of this power that is ardently obvious in this particular ambiance that permeates through the atmosphere of India. It is his attempt to translate and share emotions and sensations through these intermediaries.

Ilona Lovas, Anna Makovecz and Villő Turcsány from Hungary

The exhibition of three Hungarian artists, representing three different generations:
Ilona Lovas’s works examine the metamorphosis of material, body and spirit. These evergreen topics of art are translated into the language of contemporary mediums such as installation, photo and video. Ilona Lovas has already exhibited in India (NGMA, New Delhi) and her works have been extremely appreciated by various artists and art professionals. Also refer, https://www.google.hu/search?q=lovas+ilona&client=firefox-           a&hs=xPB&rls=org.mozilla:hu:official&channel=sb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=loWHVJzdE8eAU6eVg_gC&ved=0CCc

Anna Makovecz, The creation of her works is built on folk and popular art. The mediums, techniques (wall hangings, pillows, embroidery) refer the engagement of material/body and emotions; also reflect the ancient magic character of the art work (healing, incantation).
Villő Turcsány’s sensitive forms are concentrated on relationship of spiritual and material, the visualization of the essence of soul. The secrets of the intensity of her installations are the sculptural vision, musical thinking and the harmonic balance of these structures. Also refer,www.tvillo.com