Ábrahám Anna

ENGLISH

(Bp.1985-)

Her artistic practice has been inspired by Japanese art since its inception. Following her watercolors depicting birds in eatherel landscapes, she progressed to acrylics and later large-scale figurative oil paintings.

Her work is multifaceted, characterized by constant experimentation. She transitioned from canvas to wood panels and steel plates, exploring the unique qualities of these materials: using heat treatments and chemical experiments to create her images. The tempered surface of the steel plates symbolizes perpetual change, and the rainbow colors appearing on it reflect the phases of transformation. On her wood panel pieces, the natural grain of the wood is deliberately left visible, becoming a part of the composition.

Her paintings occupy what can be described as a two-and-a-half-dimensional space: the backgrounds remain unfinished and indefinite, evoking a dreamlike atmosphere or the nature of radiant memories.

She graduated from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in 2012, where she studied under Péter Vladimir and András Bánfalvi. Additionally, she worked in Arnold Gross's studio, assisting in the creation of vibrant copper engravings.

For the past three years, she has been studying sumi-e (Japanese ink painting) and raku (a traditional ceramic technique) at the Zen Academy of the Buddhist College under the mentorship of Anett Szeremley. In addition to Zen philosophy, she integrates aesthetic principles into her works.