Flow state describes the mental state of someone who is fully immersed in a specific activity, being almost completely oblivious of all the rest of reality. Flow… Read more “Flow State. Betuker/Gáspár”
STILL LIFE MADE OF LIVING THINGS
The paintings of Istvan Betuker are „still life made of living things” (with the words of Jean-François Lyotard regarding the images of the French painter Jacques Monory).… Read more “STILL LIFE MADE OF LIVING THINGS”
FRAGILE
The solo show Fragile comprises of new and old artworks alike, all representing Istvan Betuker’s continuous survey of the inner frailness of human existence; also, the exhibition… Read more “FRAGILE”
EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL
Only a moment of uncertainty perceived, or the uncertainty of a snapshot. We’re there or not, the artist and audience – could it affect any process? Will… Read more “EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL”
COLORED FIELDS
Form and color, wild and urban, value and anti-value are colliding into a transient field – this is Betuker Istvan’s uncommon dynamic of a colored visual landscape. The deconstruction of the… Read more “COLORED FIELDS”
FORAY INTO ABSTRACT
The ‘Foray into abstract’ series shows snapshots of a trip, both literally and metaphorically. The trip explores the territory of the abstract, disputes its provocation, absorbs the… Read more “FORAY INTO ABSTRACT”
DERIVES
Istvan Betuker depuis ses débuts avec les séries “Bruits étouffés”, “Errance”, “Gil”, et actuellement “Dérive(s)”, ne cesse de mettre en scène les exclusions humaines produites… Read more “DERIVES”
EUROPIAN TRAVELLERS-ART FROM CLUJ TODAY
Cluj’s contemporary art has for years been the subject of special international attention. The term Cluj School in reference to new figurative painting – which appeared in… Read more “EUROPIAN TRAVELLERS-ART FROM CLUJ TODAY”
THE SLEEPERS
In his paintings this artist is able to communicate both emotions and certain atmospheres by controlling the strokes of the brush and expressiveness linked to the spell… Read more “THE SLEEPERS”
BETUKER
István Betuker was born in 1984 under the Communist regime and grew up in Satu-Mare, Romania. He lives in Cluj Napoca. Even though he is still young,… Read more “BETUKER”
Idle
There is always a pause, in the blink of an eye, between the end of one movement and the beginning of another. It is the pause between… Read more “Idle”