Sokratis Romilios had an interesting interview for the new year with the talented abstract artist Beata Belanszky-Demko. Enjoy the interview!
What role
does the artist have in society?
Being an
artist means for me to dig deep into my soul and then paint it out. When
someone is touched by my painting it means for me that our soul has connected
for a second, that we resonate on the same frequency. My paintings are
reflections of an inner landscape, a universe that only I can see and feel
until I let it paint itself through me. My paintings usually brings tranquility
to the viewers so bringing peace to people in this sometimes frustrated and
anxious society is my goal.
What are
you working on at the moment?
I am
currently working on a series of abstract mountainous paintings for Carré
d'Artistes Gallery for their Gallery in Aix en Provence. 20 small sized
paintings plus two larger ones. The interesting thing is that every single
painting needs to born under my hands as I don't use reference photos and it
does not matter if it is just a 8” x 8” painting or a 30” x 30” it takes just
as much time as they are built up layers after layers just as the Earth
evolved.
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| The Curch |
What else
should we know about you and your work?
I am a full
time artist currently but I was not born as a painter. I did not draw and did
not paint all day long when I was a kid but art has always been part of my
life. In my childhood I was a dancer, took piano classes and sang in a choir.
My father was a photographer and I have spent several art camps as a young girl
in his and his artist friends' company which is unforgettable experience for me
as an adult.
I have
tried different mediums from acrylic to watercolor, from graphite to charcoal
but for several years now I am using oil paint and I paint mainly abstract
landscapes.
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| "Where I come from" |
What are
your goals for the future, both work wise and life?
My goal is to have a sunny studio full of windows as I am
currently painting in a cave during winter and plein air during summer. Plus
one day I’d like to exhibit my works in New York. Regarding my life I'd just
like to keep being a loving wife and a mom for my little family.
What’s your
favorite piece of work that you have created?
My favourite work is "WhereI come from" which was created in the summer of 2017 right after returning
from a painting camp from Transylvania, where I was born, in order not to
forget where I come from, where my roots are...
By the way
the artwork (saatchiart) was purchased by a collector from New York through Saatchi Art. I
truly hope the collector loves it just as much as I did.
Short Cv
I am a Hungarian
artist who was born in Romania in 1976. I am a member of the Transylvanian
Artists’ Community and participate in international artist’s camps and group
exhibitions with them. I had the chance to learn from the painters of
Europe-wide famous Nagybánya” (present-day Baia Mare, Romania) in these art
camps in the heart of Transylvania.
"The
Church" painting is choosed to be part of the 2018 Art Calendar of
Pannoncolor - Hungary
"Runaway
Balloon" painting is featured in Saatchi Art's collaborations with Samsung
in the new Frame TV
"For
Gil Grissom, with Love" painting as illustration in Morta Las Vegas: CSI
and the Problem of the West
Author,
Nathaniel Lewis,Stephen Tatum, 2017
"Two
Cities" painting is book cover for Clergy in a Complex Age. Author, Jamie
Harrison. Publisher, SPCK, 2016
My works
are currently sold on online art platforms and in Aix en Provence in France in
a classic Gallery.
Artist
Statement
What drives
me is the feeling of inner silence & peace – the kind I had not felt before
picking up a paintbrush. Starting a painting means I never know what it will
become, I don’t have an exact idea in my head, sometimes I don’t even know the
colors I’m going to use, I just let it happen... let the painting paint itself
through me. Such a wonderful feeling getting lost in the process of creation.
The amazing thing is that this happens many times. I’m not saying that every
single time I get into a meditative state. Neither am I saying that the miracle
happens every time. But it happens often enough to take my paintbrushes again
and again and lose myself in my inner world.
Website: https://www.saatchiart.com/belanszky
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