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Conscious coincidence

How to use coincidence? Can coincidence be controlled? Does conscious coincidence exist?
 

These issues have been in my mind for two years since I started to perfom experiments with a unique, particular technic based on both coincidence and consciousness.

By choosing cotton jersey for my works made with pastel chalk, a material with special qualities (flexiblity, creasability), I opened the door for coincidence to enter into the creative process. Their incorporation in the painting and their scale of use is however the conscious control of coincidence.

It is a verified process and even though it contains random elements, it is the result of a conscious planning and progressive work. I've performed a number of experiments to be able to control, consciously produce, reproduce  random motifs and - by using them - be able to consciously create an individual style and motif system.

However, it may happen that the coincidence "starts to dictate". It pushes motifs in front of me tempting me to go for a different direction. Of course, I can decide to reject the "will" of the painting, wipe out the unexpected "offer" and go further in the direction I have planned. But it may happen that I like the "offer" I accept it and the redesign starts rolling out. (What is this? A message from  my subconscious mind? )

This is how my painting of "The miracle herd" came into being. When I accepted the will of the painting and began to develop it in the direction dictated, I recognized the wonderful work of expressing the mythical leader animal, the deer as a universal symbol, well known not only in the Hun-Hungarian mythology but that of the North American Indians and many  the Eurasian people.

I observed, the more chance I give to coincidence,  the more my paintings become surreal, and the greater the role of consciousness in the creative process is, the more romantic they are, while retaining their surrealism.

This ongoing dialogue between me and my painting entertains me.

I hope, that me and my painting can also include the viewer in this dialogue.

Agnes Réti
painter, graphic artist

Nationality: Hungarian
Permanent address: Budapest, Hungary
Education: University of Economics, Budapest, Hungary
Spoken languages: English, French, Hungarian

Professional education:
2005-2015      Dési Huber István Artists' Circle, highly recognized in professional circles and cradle                 for  the career of many famous Hungarian artists
2013-2016       Private master's schools of famous Hungarian painters
My masters were: Imre Ballagó painter, Mihály Bakonyi painter, Mózes Incze painter, Péter Balázs Kovács (Munkácsy award honoured ) painter, Zoltán Székács painter.

I regularly take part in international and national collective exhibitions. (So far in more than 100).

Memberships:

Association of Artistic Move Europe, France
Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Art Artists
National Association of Hungarian Creative Artists
Society of Hungarian Painters
Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists
Society of Downtown Artists (Budapest)
Capital's Painting Studio (Budapest)

Prizes

2018 – Award of Excellence, 7th International Spanish Flue Mail Art Biennial, Hungary
2017 – Prize of the Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists,  Carbon Art Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery, Tatabánya, Hungary-
2014 – 1st Prize,  1st  Still Life Biennale, Gallery Csepel, Budapest
2014 – 2nd Prize, Bakelit Multi Art Center, Budapest
2014 – Diploma of the Defense Minisitry, Stefánia Gallery
2013 – Bakelit Multi Art Center – 3rd prize

Exhibitions:

Solo exhibitions:

2018 – Pannónia Cultural Center, Balatonalmádi, Hungary
2018 – Gallery Átrium, Budapest
2017 – Gallery Vármező, Budapest
2012 – Gallery Atrium, Budapest
2012 – Hotel Benczúr , Budapest

Collective exhibitions:

2019 – Exhibition of the Capital's Panting Studio, Gallery Vármező, Budapest
2018 – Family, Exhibition of the Memorial Museum and Birth House of Petőfi,  Kiskőrös, Hungary
2018 – Christmas Exhibition of Almádi, Pannónia Cultural Center, Balatonalmádi, Hungary
2018 – Salon of mini-paintings, exhibition of the Association of Hungarian Fine Artists and Applied Artists,  headquarter of the association, Budapest
2018 – 7th Internation Mail Art Biennial “Spanish Flue”, Hernádkak, Hungary
2018 – Breast – Knee – Body, Exhibition of the Society of Downtown Artists, Nádor Gallery, Bp. 2018 – Island, Exhibition of the Society of Hungarian Painters, Vizivárosi Gallery, Budapest
2018 – Hungarian Landscapes, 23rd National Landscape Biennial, Hatvani Gallery, Hatvan
2018 - From Flat to Space, from Space to Flat, exhibition of “Assemblage”,  Újbuda Gallery, Bp.
2018 - From Flat to Space, from Space to Flat, “Assemblage exhibition”, Klebelsberg Kultúrkúria
2018 – 2. Digital Agora (2nd Intenational Digital Triennial),  House of Arts,  Szekszárd,  Hungary
2018 - Deportations’70,  Jánossomorja,  Hungary
2018 – In Memoriam Gustav Klimt,  Kortárs (Contemporary) Gallery, Tatabánya, Hungary
2018 - Journey – Exhibition of the Society of Hungarian Painters,  Eötvös 10 Gallery, Budapest
2018 – Landscape Biennial, Pannónia Cultural Center, Balatonalmádi, Hungary
2018 – Exhibition Typo Salon, Rex Typorum, Gallery MET, Budapest
2018 - Artistik Move Europe, Francia-Hungarian Exhibition, Gallery of the Old Poste, Besancon
2018 – Ecce homo, Artisktik Move Europe international exhibition,  Gallery Bartók 1, Budapest
2018 – Salon Fehérvár, Museum of King St. Stephen, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
2018 – Artistik Move Europe, International exhibition, Abbaye de  Baume les Dames, France
2018 – 10th International Grotesque Trienniale – Gallery Vaszary, Kaposvár
2018 - Artistik Move Europe, International exhibition, Les Halles, Pont de Roide, France
2018 – Society of Hungarian Painters, In memoriam Gábor Karátson, FUGA, Budapest
2018 - Deportations’70,  Reviczky House, Levice, Slovakia
2018 – Deportations’70,  Duna Palace, Budapest
2018 - Deportations’70,  Jedlik House,  Szimő,  Slovakia
2018 – Exhibition of the Society of Downtown Artists, Budapest
2018 - Exhibition of the Painting Studio of the Capital, Semmelweis Salon, Budapest
2018 – Exhibition of the Painting Studio of the Capital, Vármező Gallery, Budapest
2017 - National Exhibition to the memory of 3 great Hungarian Poets (Sándor Petőfi, János Arany, Mihály Tompa, Petőfi Birthplace and Memorial Museum, Kiskőrös, Hungary
2017 – Advent Exposition, Pannónia Cultural Center, Balatonalmádi, Hungary
2017 – Deportations’70, Tallós Prohászka István Exposition Hall, Samorin, Slovakia
2017 – White pictures – exhibition of the Society of Hungarian Painters,  City Gallery, Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary
2017 – Golden age – Golden pictures, exhibition of Dawntown Artists’ Society, Nádor Gallery, Bp.
2017 – 21st Faces and Destinies National Portrait Biennial, Hatvani Gallery, Hatvan, Hungary
2017 – Black planet – co-exhibition with painter Mrs Márta Székely-Móri, Vármező Gallery, Bp.
2017 – Chaos and Order, exhibition of the Association of Hungarian Creative Artists, REÖK Palace, Szeged, Hungary
2017 – Park of the exiled – Exhibition of The Hungarian Painters’ Society, Gallery Széphárom, Bp.
2017 – Carbon Art Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery, Tatabánya, Hungary
2017 – Protestantism-500 Contemporary Graphic Exhibition, Kölcsey Center, Debrecen, Hungary
2017 – 10th Book-Object Biennial, Ráday Castle, Pécel, Hungary
2017-  Balaton exhibition, Magtár Cultural Center, Balatonalmádi, Hungary
2017 – Exhibition of  Artistik Move Europe French-Hungarian Art Association, Church Gallery, Eger, Hungary
2017 – Exhibition of Artistik Move Europe French-Hungarian Art Association, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Győr, Hungary
2017 – “Dragon legends”, Church Gallery, Eger, Hungary
2017 – King Saint Ladislas Competition – Creative House, Nagycenk, Hungary
2017 – 34th Spring Exhibition – Museum Béla Dornyay, Salgótarján, Hungary
2017 - National Salon – Design and Crafts – On-line exhibition – Art Gallery, Budapest
2016 – 3rd National Triennial of Drawing, Museum Béla Dornyay – Salgótarján, Hungary
2016 – Les Halles, Pont de Roide, France
2016 – Gallery Hatvani, Hatvan, Hungary
2016 – Károly Flesch Cultural Center, Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
2016 – Klebelsberg Cultural Center, Budapest
2016 – “Fehérvár” Salon – King Stephen the 1st Museum – Székesfehérvár, Hungary
2016 – Centennial dada – Szentendre, Hungary
2016 – Villa Barabás, Budapest, Hungary
2016 – Cultural Center OKK – Budapest, Hungary
2016 – Cultural Center – Mü-Szi, Budapest, Hungary
2015 – XXXVIII. Summer Exhibition – Szeged, REÖK Palace, Hungary
2015 – “Light Energy, Mystery” – Special event of the Hungarian Painting Day – B32 Gallery, Bp.
2015 – 33. Spring Exhibition – Museum Béla Dornyay, Salgótarján, Hungary
2015 – XX. Faces and Fates, National Portrait Biennale, Gallery Hatvani, Hatvan, Hungary
2015 – 9. Grotesque Trienniale – Gallery Vaszary, Kaposvár, Hungary
2015 – VII. Erato International Exhibition – Contemporary Hungarian Gallery, Dunajska Streda, Slovakia
2015 – National Salon – On-line exhibition – Art Gallery, Budapest
2014 – “Sign-Sign language” Exhibition of the Hungarian Painters Society, Gallery Mazart, Bp.
2014 – II. National Watercolour Triennial, István Dobó Castle Museum, Gallery Synagogue, Eger
2014 – I. Still life Biennale – Gallery Csepel, Budapest
2014 – Salon Fehérvár – Sberbank Gallery, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
2014 – “Muses in the trenches” ( Defense Ministry contest) – Gallery Stefánia,Budapest
2014 – “Women in the Winter Olypic” – Hungarian Museum of Sports and Olympics
2014 – “Faces of Kecskemét” – Cultural and Conference Center, Kecskemét, Hungary
2014 – “This is what I like in Petőfi” – Petőfi House and Memorial Museum, Kiskőrös, Hungary
2014 – XXIX. Visual Art Month – Budapest Cultural Center
2013 – 32. Spring Exhibition – Museum Béla Dornyay, Salgótarján, Hungary
2013 – Almádi Exhibition – Pannónia Cultural Center, Balatonalmádi, Hungary
2013 – XXIX. Visual Art Month – Budapest Cultural Center
2013 – XIX. Faces and Fates, National Portrait Biennale, Gallery Hatvani, Hatvan, Hungary
2013 – Balaton Exhibition – Pannónia Cultural Center, Balatonalmádi, Hungary
2012 – Spring Exhibition – Pannónia Cultural Center, Balatonalmádi, Hungary
2011 – Faces and Fates, National Portrait Biennale, Gallery Hatvani, Hatvan, Hungary
2011 – Inspiration of Franz Liszt – Allée Shopping Center, Budapest
2011 – Cekl’art Art Show, Court Gozsdu, Budapest
2011 – Exhibition of the István Dési Huber Group – Aranytíz Cultural Center, Budapest
2008 – Summer Exhibition of the Mártély Art School – Museum János Tornyai, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
2007 – Summer Exhibition of the Mártély Art School – Museum János Tornyai, Hódmezővásárhely
2006 – Winter Exhibition of the Mártély Art School – Museum János Tornyai, Hódmezővásárhely