Mária Bartuszová
“I think that shapes on their own have a strong psychological expression through which they operate – for example: rectangular, sharp, inorganic shapes – coldness; round, organic shapes – warmth; round, touching shapes can convey the feeling of a tender touch, of a hug – and maybe also erotic feelings.”
– Mariá Bartuszová, 1983
A characteristic feature of the Mariá Bartuszová’s work is her non-figural, organic and sensuous language of form, which she expresses through such natural shapes as raindrops, seeds or nest clusters or through natural processes resulting from the influence of gravity or from decomposition and evaporation in the course of time. Her preferred artistic media are plaster of Paris and bronze, often combined with such natural materials as wood or stones.
A highlight of the exhibition are the tactile sculptures originally developed for children with impaired vision (symposia in Levoca in 1976 and 1983). Complementing the haptic aesthetic of her multi-part metal sculptures is the “feel appeal” of her plaster of Paris magnifications of tiny products of nature, such as wheat grains, dewdrops and eggs.
