Eszter Anna Vörös is the first exhibitor of the Muse Gallery. The tiny black figures of visionary adult tales and the stories embedded in colorful backgrounds can be viewed between April 5-30 in the gallery set up within the walls of the Muse co-working office in Budapest. On the occasion of the exhibition, we spoke with the artist about creation, inspiration and inspiration.
Eszter Anna Vörös is young, talented, impulsive and after the first meeting we felt that we were a perfect match. “Everything you imagine is real” – this is the apt motto chosen by the young artist, who is already known by everyone in Gödöllő and has a large fan base in the capital. Apart from high school drawing classes, she never learned to draw in an institutional setting, but today almost 45 thousand people follow her daily creative activities on Facebook. She was studying English at ELTE when she discovered her talent. She was always a great pathfinder, grateful to fate that she found supporters in the months following her start and was able to participate in a group exhibition.
“In January 2014, my first painting was born as a result of a dream. Even then, there were black, elongated figures in the painting, which are still characteristic of me today.” – the renowned artist begins her story. “ My first group exhibition was two months after creating my first painting, in March. I feel very lucky that I had such opportunities in Gödöllő right from the beginning. I live and create here, many people know me in the city, and it feels good.” – Eszter continued.
The audience loves the dreamlike visions that lead to a fairy tale world from the first minute, and according to feedback, people are amazed by the more abstract layers of meaning and spirituality. Like many other artists, Vörös strives to awaken thought.
“I have always been drawn to fantasy films, dramatic scenes and movie trailers because they suggested that we are capable of theatrical and even monumental things. Films and reading experiences have also inspired me when creating my own world,” said the first exhibitor of the Muse Gallery about his greatest inspiration.
He is influenced by the work of many artists, but he does not have a single role model. He loves the surrealist works of Salvador Dalí very much, but he follows the works of many contemporary artists online every day, and they also influence him. “I absorb everything that I like, and these experiences seep into my work while creating. I get the main inspiration for my paintings from dreams. In the dream world, time planes blur, anything is possible here.”
Vörös's pictures are most often defined as dream visions, a fairy tale world for adults. It is seemingly dark, sinister and ominous, but the meaning of the pictures is not always negative. "I like contrasts, I often use luminous colors as a background around the black characters. My pictures reveal difficult themes of my own soul, in the beginning it was therapy, when I was on the verge of entering adult life. Before making the pictures, I wrote a diary. Now I write the diary in visual form with my works, this is another form of self-expression," Eszter introduced us to the creative process.
The artist admitted that when a person is in a difficult phase of life, they are more artistically productive, but according to her experience, it is also possible to create from happiness and good feelings. "I rebel and I rebel. I want to set a good example for young people. There are many young people among my followers, they can still be formed, and they need someone to show them the right direction and inspire them to create."
And what kind of pictures will we see between April 5th and 30th at theMuse Gallery (1055 Budapest, Szent Isván körút 15. III/1.)? There is no strict theme, Eszter strives to show as many pictures as possible to the Pest audience. The exhibition will feature approximately 25 pictures, including, of course, the audience favorites.
“When I first visited Muse, I immediately liked the wrought iron coat hanger at the entrance, the atmosphere of which immediately reminded me of my own images: I simply felt that our style fit. I like the office's different style, the impulsive and attention-grabbing environment,” the artist concluded.