Exhibitions

finissage of the exhibition of Mária Petrás and Alina Petrás ceramists

Born from Clay, Woven into Light FINISSAGE

2024. 01. 12. – 2024. 01. 12.

Both Mária Petrás and her daughter, Alina are special characters of the Hungarian field of art, as in their art craftsmanship and the respect for our traditions are combined with their unique tone reflecting the contemporary world. The relationship with God has a central role in their art. They realised that even a creative person is not only merely an individual, but also a successor of the inheritance of many previous generations, the responsible representative of our ancestors’ sacral inheritance in today. They both know that stubborn moral attitude and empathy-filled artistic sensibility cannot be preserved in esoteric or cliché-like commonplaces. Their works are penetrated by the vital force overwhelming their Moldavian Hungarian roots and unique vision. In the present day art-industry fetishizing competition and artistic liberty, we warmly recommend this exhibition, titled Born from Clay, Woven into Light to those, who are rather interested in our places in the world, our relationship with God, and how we could reorganise our transcendental connections and maintain them in unfavourable wind.  László Koppány Csáji

photos by István Lantos

photos by István Lantos

Additional info

FINISSAGE: 12th January 2024, at 6 pm
finissage of the exhibition of Mária Petrás Hungarian Heritage, and Prima Primissima Award-winning ceramist, folk singer, member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, and her daughter, Alina Petrás Szervátiusz Jenő Award-winning ceramist, folk singer
Curatorial guided tour by: LÁSZLÓ KOPPÁNY CSÁJI, writer, ethnographer, ethnologist, director of the Hungarian Academy of Arts Research Institute for Art Theory and Methodology
SURPRISE MUSIC FOR THE BEGINNING OF CARNIVAL
VENUE: 2091 Etyek, Magyar utca 65.
SUPPORTED BY:
Emberi Erőforrások Minisztériuma
Nemzeti Kulturális Alap
Magyar Művészeti Akadémia
Etyek Nagyközség Önkormányzata
Begavill Kft.