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Reading group presentation ‘duty free art’

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Reading group presentation ‘duty free art’

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Daniela Sean myself

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RHA

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The exhibition titled Half Shy collects specific moments of Basti's childhood and recent memory alongside what the artist considers as new information. The artist explains that their aim was to focus less on specific narrative and leave the paintings as open as possible for the viewers to engage with, with their own intimate memories or stories.

Artist bio:

Zsolt is a Hungarian painter who has been living and practising in Ireland since 2005. He employs personally familiar subjects as his central focus, before altering and abstracting their appearance as a commentary on the revising of disintegrating memory. Basti's engaging use of colour, composition and the prominence of the uncanny core subject resonate deeply with onlookers, often provoking a subconscious examination of one's own memory or flashback.

Images: 01. Zsolt Basti, Loved ones in the shed, 2023, Oil on canvas, 150 x 100cm, Image courtesy of the artist.

02. Zsolt Basti, First visit, 2023, Oil on canvas, 150 x 100cm, Image courtesy of the artist.

03. Zsolt Basti, Ex, 2023, Oil on canvas, 30 x 40cm, Image courtesy of the artist.

04. Zsolt Basti, Dream of Fashion, 2023, Oil on canvas, 150 x 100cm, Image courtesy of the artist.

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The exhibition titled Half Shy collects specific moments of Basti's childhood and recent memory alongside what the artist considers as new information. The artist explains that their aim was to focus less on specific narrative and leave the paintings as open as possible for the viewers to engage with, with their own intimate memories or stories.

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In recent years Bechert's paintings have moved away from the distractions of narrative in favour of more formal elements such as the dynamics of colour and composition. References to collage, graphic arts, printed matter such as early 20th century cartoons, as well as pre-renaissance paintings that employ a similarly flat or non-illusionary picture plane, are recurring reference points in her practice. In addition to her large abstract paintings, the artist assembles found objects and hand-built ceramics into sculptures that underscore the sense of precariousness, fragility and inherent cultural memories found within the material of our daily lives.

Artist bio:

Tinka Bechert lives and works in Sligo and Berlin. Recent activities include solo exhibitions at Oonagh Young Gallery Dublin, 2022, Custom House Studios in Westport, 2020 and Galerie Gerken Berlin, 2019. In 2020, Bechert was the recipient of Visual Artists Ireland residency award at Centre Culturel Irlandais. Recent group shows include "Home- Being and Belonging in Contemporary Ireland" at the Glucksman Galleries, 2021, "Truth, Beauty, Freedom and Love" at the Painting Center in New York, 2021 and other group shows at Schindler Lab in Berlin in 2021 and Polar Raum in Hamburg in 2022.

Tinka Becherts practice is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland. www.tinkabechert.com

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Images: 01. Tinka Bechert, Spring-Release, 2023, Acrylic on raw canvas, 150cm x 130cm, Image courtesy of the artist.

02. Tinka Bechert, Refuge, 2023, Acrylic on raw canvas, 130cm x 150cm, Image courtesy of the artist.

03. Tinka Bechert, Constellation, 2023, Acrylic on raw canvas, 180cm x 150cm, Image courtesy of the artist.

04. Tinka Bechert, Sonar, 2023, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 130cm x 100cm, Image courtesy of the artist.

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In recent years Bechert's paintings have moved away from the distractions of narrative in favour of more formal elements such as the dynamics of colour and composition. References to collage, graphic arts, printed matter such as early 20th century cartoons, as well as pre-renaissance paintings that employ a similarly flat or non-illusionary picture plane, are recurring reference points in her practice.

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Prep for reading group presentation; brainstorming a roughly written script 

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Prep for reading group presentation; brainstorming a roughly written script 

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Figuring out what gallery we should visit. Kenneth Danielle Sean and myself will visit IMMA

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Figuring out what gallery we should visit. Kenneth Danielle Sean and myself will visit IMMA

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Speaking solely about myself
*write a word for word script to stop myself from losing my train of thought and some bullet points to practice speaking from memory
*relax and use my body to look calm
*add photos to my slides

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Due to unforeseen circumstances I was unable to attend gallery with the group. I will go on Friday myself and we can all discuss the exhibition 

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Due to unforeseen circumstances I was unable to attend gallery with the group. I will go on Friday myself and we can all discuss the exhibition 

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Eight and a half minutes
Very content with the speed of talking and found my script helped me keep on track

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Prepare for presentation 10 minute script and pointers

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Prepare for presentation 10 minute script and pointers

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Iconic Nora Super women pose helps a boat load!!!!!

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Iconic Nora Super women pose helps a boat load!!!!!

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Feeling nervous about this presentation. I have practiced at home and will go to the bathroom before and after to do the iconic Nora superwoman pose and then shake out all the excited worries

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Feeling nervous about this presentation. I have practiced at home and will go to the bathroom before and after to do the iconic Nora superwoman pose and then shake out all the excited worries