Art in your home -- Kunst und Wohnen
Taste and style -- Geschmack und Stil
© Irma Michaela Szalkay -- ihs9art
From: Art Acquisitor Magazine 7/1, 2009
My art philosophy
Über meine Kunst
Pathos
- an element in artistic representation evoking compassion or an emotion of
sympathetic pity - has been said not to be conveyed by abstract art. Philosophy
of Shape disagrees with this assertion; to the alert eye, its abstract
elements stimulate emotions, reflexion, and ultimately evoke elements
of knowledge, philosophy, mythos and harmony.
Exploring an
artwork’s background in terms of its physical (material, shape, color),
mental (knowledge, information) and emotional dimension (musical accompaniment),
and reflecting those meanings together and in depth – that’s what Reflexionism
is all about. The process starts with a theme, collecting pertinent material,
creating a mental concept and a process of visualization.
In other words, the essence is to imagine a specific theme’s philosophy of shape. The observer should be stimulated to communicate with the artwork in a way that allows him or her to find deeper aspects of individual dreams, perceptions, and personality.
A lengthy virtual creative process precedes the actual realization of the picture. This is complemented by a special blend of background music, which assists the artist’s mental process of visualization and, most importantly, the creative act itself.
In other words, the essence is to imagine a specific theme’s philosophy of shape. The observer should be stimulated to communicate with the artwork in a way that allows him or her to find deeper aspects of individual dreams, perceptions, and personality.
A lengthy virtual creative process precedes the actual realization of the picture. This is complemented by a special blend of background music, which assists the artist’s mental process of visualization and, most importantly, the creative act itself.
ABOUT THE ARTISTWhile studying in Graz and in Vienna, Irma Michaela Szalkay started to pursue her artistic ambitions, employing several different techniques, including charcoal, verre églomisé, collages, installations and acrylics with mixed media. She visited museums and galleries all over the world, reviewing and studying all types of art.
Irma's work is based on her background as a university-trained philosopher (Ph.D. 1993). Influenced by various schools of art, she visited museums and galleries all over the world and explored the background of artworks in terms of their philosophical and physical (material, shape, colour), mental (knowledge, information), emotional, and spiritual dimensions.
To her, creating specific ‘Cycles’ is like writing a thesis: The expression of philosophical entities in terms of colour and shape. So the starting point of any innovative technique as developed by the artist is the study and reflection of an area of special interest (hence ‘Reflexionism’), collecting pertinent material as well as music, creating a well defined mental concept in the process. The essence of this approach is to imagine a specific theme with the full spectre of its philosophical underpinnings (‘Philosophy of Shape’).
Abstraktion mit Pathos lies at the very heart of this technique, combining elements of philosophy, myth and harmony. The observer is supposed to communicate with the artwork in a way that allows him or her to explore deeper aspects of individual feelings, reflexions, and dreams.
Statement der Künstlerin
Kunst, besonders bildnerisches Gestalten, hatte schon früh eine magische Anziehungskraft auf mich. Während ihrer Studienzeit begann sie mit Kohle, Emailarbeiten, Hinterglasmalerei, Collagen und Installationen zu experimentieren und entwickelte eine eigene Acryl-Mischtechnik auf Leinwand. Ich besuchte zu Studienzwecken Museen und Galerien überall in der Welt.
Ich versuche,
philosophische Themen bildnerisch umzusetzen. Im Malprozess werden
vorher definierte Materialien und Farben belebt und, von einem imaginären
Bild geleitet, umgesetzt. Den dabei entstandenen Stil nenne ich Reflexionismus;
dieser soll darauf abzielen, zwischen Kunstwerk und Betrachter einen
Prozess der inneren Kommunikation auszulösen.
Malen als Geste der Sehnsucht - Versuch bewusster Sinnstiftung - Schönheit des Augenblicks - Zauber des Optischen - Dialektik Sinn - Sinnlosigkeit
Malen als Geste der Sehnsucht - Versuch bewusster Sinnstiftung - Schönheit des Augenblicks - Zauber des Optischen - Dialektik Sinn - Sinnlosigkeit
