Geometric forms meet and enter into dialogue in Dániel Tarcsi’s exhibition Connections.
The title carries multiple meanings: the works not only resonate with one another – as the artist often creates in series – but they also establish a dialogue with the museum’s collection, particularly with the pastel-toned ceramic sculptures of Géza and Lívia Gorka.
Tarcsi’s path toward art began during high school, when he first engaged with painting and photography. He later studied at the Corvin School of Drawing in Újbuda, followed by the Decorator School, where he became fascinated by street art and pop art – a surprising influence when looking at his current abstract paintings. Initially working in pop art, he presented his early works at the group exhibition Conjunction at the Átrium Gallery in Veresegyház. Soon after, however, his focus shifted radically: leaving behind figuration, he turned toward abstraction. His paintings became marked by refined forms and restrained color fields, intersected by delicate, cross-like strokes. Layers of thin glazes alternated with thicker, more textured surfaces, enriching the pictorial space.
With abstraction came a turn toward nature as well. Rather than depicting landscapes directly, Tarcsi sought to capture their atmospheres and transform them into geometric compositions. Often his works combine multiple impressions, creating new spatial experiences rather than abstract translations of a single place. The title Connections refers also to these internal relations: the parts of the paintings interact much like the layers of the Earth shifting in tectonic motion – a thought made visible in the limestone sand sculpture Encounters, but equally present throughout the paintings.
August 22, 2024
Dr. Dénes P. Szabó – Népszava