The Várfok Gallery is delighted to announce a major exhibition of one of its most established artists, Péter Ujházi (1940, Székesfehérvár), who has created a rich and versatile oeuvre. The exhibition will present the range of Ujházi’s iconic visual language through showcasing his impressive, multi-faceted creative talent.
Ujházi’s art has been created over a period of more than fifty years, presenting his unique motifs, figures and locations and always pursuing his own individual path without following shifting stylistic trends. His diverse creative work which, in addition to paintings, includes collages, prints and watercolours, assemblages, artist’s books, wood, ceramic and iron sculptures. It is clear that Ujházi’s visual world, which began to emerge in the 1970s, has developed into an iconic language of its own over the course of his artistic journey.
The narrative, essentially the telling or „talking” nature of his works, is reinforced by passages of text and inscriptions that appear on the finished pieces.The peculiar perspective of Ujházi’s paintings, composed from several viewpoints, and the strange spatiality which results, led directly to the boxes and sculptures which he made that have their origin in Dadaism. In the stage-like world of sculpture, flat figures in the paintings come to life; playfulness and lightness, a grotesque vision of the world and an acerbic, critical voice are characteristic of Ujházi’s art and are evident in these works.
Expressive colours and gestural brushwork, typical of narrative paintings, and which testify to the joy of painting, are reflected in Ujházi’s series of landscapes and foliage paintings, which have been significant features of his oeuvre since the late 1960s.
Ujházi is guided in his work by his independent voice. He creates without compromise. The raw, deeply philosophical „everydayness” of his works has made him one of the greatest living artists in Hungarian art history. His works can be found in major public and private collections, he has achieved significant auction successes and has presented many large-scale solo exhibitions.
The exhibition will be on view from the 18th. January, 2024 to 24th. February, 2024, between 12.00 and 18.00 from Tuesday to Saturday.
