Kata Koleszár
1988, Orosháza
„The writings and studies on early garden depictions are very inspiring for my painting, and over time my work has been based on further reflections on the Garden of Eden depictions known from religions and cultures. This sacred place is a point of contact, since religions with different doctrines have similar conceptions of Paradise - almost identical images -most often identified with the garden. Perhaps it is human nature and evolution to cling to a lush, safe plant community, idealizing it and recreating it, maybe in the form of a painting. The presentation of this process through painting offers an opportunity for a contemporary representation of plant ornamentation, but also because of personal conviction and a presentation of different points of view: what does Paradise mean here and now?
As a painter, I am concerned with the idea of how I can tell a story to the viewer through given symbols and motifs. I aim to create compositions that could be the decorations of a contemporary home, but here only the plants will be alive, the animals will appear only on tablecloths and carpets, while the people will not appear at all or will be in the form of porcelain figurines."
