Julius Fürjes
Idiosyncratic Expressions
November 29 - December 20, 2011
Reception:
Thursday December 1, 2011 6-8 PM
Press Release
Hungarian artist Julius Fürjes is a painter who prefers to let his work speak for itself, and the reason is quite apparent. Julius’ compositions are complex dreamscapes where the laws of physics hold little sway. The environs seem to melt into infinity, and sweeping sundrenched plains are populated by pyramids, lonesome trees, mysterious figures, and exotic animals. These paintings seem to peer back at us and draw us in; the spectator becomes the spectacle. Not to be contained by one mode of artistry, Julius branches out into other surrealist venues. Still life paintings are transformed into a medley of floating objects entangled and woven together with roots that are strangely alive and aware. When living animals become headwear, portraiture becomes an absurdist tableau. Julius devotes himself with great concentration to each work, painting a limited number per year. With such careful and patient execution, he produces oil paintings of the highest quality.
Julius Fürjes has exhibited his fascinating works in Hungary and the United States. They are held in many private collections.
Artist Statement
For me there are two type of humans! The ones who paint and the ones who do not paint. In addition to this, I think that there are two type of painters: the ones who want to make a living from their paintings; and the ones who were born to paint. In my opinion, the second ones are the artists and the first are the impostors. I do not like to talk too much about myself. What is important is the painting I paint, not me. But I don’t like mediocrity or following the rules. I am trying to dissociate myself from the style of 21st century art. I think what we call art today is generally not serious, but of course there are exceptions! Overall, I think that one part of life is tragic, the other is funny. You can either cry or laugh.
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