I graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 2024 with a degree in Painting, and I have been working as an artist with the Rechnitzer Gallery since 2023. In my master's thesis, I examined the nature and types of mother-and-child depictions in art history, which served as my main focus for a long time during my university years. I was interested in how this relationship impacts personality development, what role it plays in identity formation, and how diverse and contradictory the image of the mother can be that we all carry within us.

My painting draws from my own life experiences, childhood memories, and present-day dilemmas. I construct my compositions intuitively, starting from memories, sudden flashes, and imagery from my vivid dreams. In my paintings, I often blend intricately worked details with less defined elements, thereby creating an internal tension within the compositions. My goal is to create a visual world that conveys a sense of timelessness and a dreamlike quality.

Monumental female figures frequently appear in my artwork. For me, they symbolize the chaotic laws of nature as well as the invisible and unpredictable forces that loom over us.

Description of the Submitted Work:

• Title: Projection I (Vetület I)

• Dimensions: 70 x 50 cm

• Medium: Oil on canvas

• Year: 2022

The painting is part of a series in which I depicted crouching figures observing themselves. The gesture of gazing at one's reflection—a simple yet well-known motif in art history—became the central subject of this series as a gesture toward self-discovery and the exploration of identity.

The core question for me is whether the forces that drive us originate from within or from the outside: do our motivations, which we believe to be our own, take shape along the expectations of society and our environment, or do they evolve from the interplay between our growing internal experiences and our connection to the outer world? Furthermore, in expanding upon the theme that occupied me while creating this series, I question whether these forces can be changed—whether we can renew ourselves internally against the impact of external stimuli and pressures, or if these external influences might even serve as aids in our learning process.