Weavers
Acrylic on canvas
72″ x 84″(183 x 213 cm) 2012
Brigitta Kocsis paints large images that create a contemporary fusion between the abstraction and figurative worlds. Using acrylics Kocsis builds a variety of layers and glazes that create depth and space in her work.
Kocsis has exhibited in Switzerland; she frequently exhibits throughout the Canada. In 2010 she was the recipient of the Project Grant from Canada Council Assistance to Visual Artists, she spent 5 months researching and creating Art in Paris and Berlin.
In her own words
A bit of background….
Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your background.
SpareParts I
mixed media on paper, 24 x 18in
I was born in Hungary, to a Hungarian father and a Romani mother. I studied Drama and Literature with Bácskai, Mihály and Dózsa, Erzsébet at the Horváth Mihály Gimnázium, in Szentes. Later, I took drawing lessons at the Studio For Young Artists (Fiatal Művészek Klubja-FMK) and attended the Marczibányi-téri kör (Marczibanyi Education Center) in Budapest where I studied art under Szlavik, Lajos until 1988. I moved to the UK and learned English in Brixton and after two years there, relocated to Montreal in 1990 to pursue my education at Concordia University Fine Arts. At the beginning of my career, my artistic interests included painting, media and video art. After moving to Vancouver in 1994 I exhibited large scale multimedia installations and screened several videos nationally. In 2000, I returned to painting, integrating abstract and figurative elements. I received my BFA from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 2005 and since then I have dedicated myself to painting.
Mechanists
Acrylic on canvas
72″ x 84″(183 x 213 cm) 2012
What motivated you to become an Artist? When did you create your first piece of purposeful Art that is etched in your memory?
I can’t remember the moment when I had the idea to become an artist, but I think I always had the feeling that I am an artist. Early on, I was lucky enough to have inspirational art-professors. I was involved in a lot of groups who were doing art and creative thinking but it did not occur to me to make it a professional career until I moved to London, England. For a short while I was staying in the home of Drummer Chris Cutler (founder of seminal label ReR/Recommended Records) in Brixton and lived with international musicians and visual artists. They suggested possibilities to create full time, professionally.
SpareParts IV
mixed media on paper, 24 x 18in
What do you try to express in your work? How do you choose materials to help you do this?
I‘m interested in unfolding the implications of the structural and theoretical formations within the painting process by focusing on the interaction between abstraction and figurative representation. The starting point of the works are found images; I have collected a database of hundreds of images taken from various media (films, magazines, video-games, Internet, etc.).
What elements do you find most challenging in your work?
Listeners
Acrylic on canvas
72″ x 84″(183 x 213 cm) 2012
Every step of the painting process is challenging, that’s what makes the work “the work”. As a professional artist, managing my concentration and time between the creative and the business part of the profession is what I find most challenging.
Where do you hope to take your work in the next few years?
Right now I’m working on a new series called “Magnetic Fields” which will be shown in Edmonton, Canada at the Harcourt House Art Center this September. The beginning of 2015 my work will also travel to be shown at the Helsinki Balassi Institute in Finland and the University of Szeged in Hungary.
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Brigitta Kocsis in 2005 graduated with a BFA from the Emily Carr University of Arts & Design, Vancouver, BC. She currently lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.
All images courtesy of Brigitta Kocsis | http://www.b–k.ca/
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