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 the model change its form if its taken out from the environment in which its familiar with? Will it cause different impressions if – of course on only one painting – it gets maimed or got placed in another demented life situation?

Betuker portraits, nudes record daily moments that could seem a little banal in many cases: a neighbor look-a-like person for example a young woman lying in the bath with cotton balls on her eyes  or a man at work. But sometimes we can see absurd situations on canvases beside the realistically depicted scenes – which can make us constantly disappointed and able to keep us restless.

Institute of Contemporary Art – Dunaújváros, 2015