Hetey Katalin - Hetey 100

The current exhibition at Einspach & Czapolai Fine Art, in collaboration with the Konok–Hetey Art Foundation, pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Katalin Hetey (1924–2010). Hetey was one of the most significant representatives of Hungarian abstract art who rose to fame as an émigré artist in France after World War II. Her artistic direction, spirit, and complexity align with those of her peers who also left Hungary: Katalin Hetey studied at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts alongside artists such as Simon Hantai, Judit Reigl, and Vera Molnár, all of whom later became successful in Paris.  

The exhibition showcases a selection of three groups of works, including the white organic sculptures created from the 1960s, which Hetey later arranged in box spaces, the embossed paper works (Paper Reliefs, 1980s–1990s) oscillating between the dimensions of plane and space, and a frieze that can be interpreted as a metaphysical process, composed in 1973 from small reliefs and paintings (Relief Series).  

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