The best thing about art exhibitions is that you have no idea what is waiting for you. Even if you think you have an idea, you get in and see that you were wrong. My strategy is to never have expectations, not only because I know very little about art, but also because I'm always amazed about what I see at every exhibition. I must confess, most of the exhibitions I visited were wonderful, so I can't complain.
Today I'd like to show you the rest of the artworks I saw at the last exhibition I visited, that was organized to commemorate 200 years from the birth of the great Hungarian poet and revolutionary, Sándor Petőfi. This is why most of the artworks were carrying a revolutionary message.
This however failed to do that, or I failed to see it :). Knowing myself, most likely it's the latter. I saw a similar artwork not long ago. This is painted wood and has some dry flowers glued to it as well.
This one looks more revolutionary. The title of this one is Eternal fight and has all the elements that could symbolize that. The revolution the poet was fighting took place in 1848, that's why you see soldiers riding horses. The eager with the sword was an excellent idea.
Don't tell anyone but you can buy me with these colors. That shade of blue and green do well together. About the painting, it looked great but could not figure out what the artist meant.
The artwork is called Freedom, Love, which is the title of one of the poems, written by the poet.
This is not exactly an artwork, but it's maybe the most valuable one. What you see here is the poet's portrait (he died at 26) and next to it the manuscript of National Song
He is the author of the Nemzeti dal (National Song), which is said to have inspired the revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary that grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire. source
The Nemzeti dal ("National Song") is a Hungarian patriotic poem written by Sándor Petőfi that is said to have inspired the Hungarian Revolution of 1848[citation needed]. Petőfi read the poem aloud on March 15 on the steps of the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest to a gathering crowd, who by the end were chanting the refrain as they began to march around the city, seizing the presses, liberating political prisoners, and declaring the end of Austrian rule. source
Hungarians celebrate the anniversary of the revolution on March 15. Red-white-green ribbons are worn to commemorate the fallen revolutionaries and the ideal of the revolution. Hungary briefly achieved independence from 1848–1849, but was defeated by the combined forces of the Habsburgs and the Russian Empire. Despite its ultimate defeat, the revolution initiated a chain of events that led to the autonomy of Hungary within the new Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1867. source
It is a miracle that this manuscript was found, as the poet went missing in the Battle of Segesvár.
I'm giving you the translation of the poem. The text is pretty impressive and as I said in my previous post, Petőfi did not just write empty words as he died for freedom at a young age of 26.
There was music composed to match the poem, which is very popular ever since. If you feel brave enough, you can listen to it, here's the video :)
Moving on, there were other cool artworks as well.
This was an odd, but interesting one. I've never seen anything similar so far, but it makes sense. This artwork is called Reminder and that grate most likely symbolizes the lack of freedom. The rough canvas has the Hungarian flag but the colors are really washed.
A hand holding a big coin like piece with the crest of Hungary. Too bad the light was not the best.
This was a painting that I would buy gladly. The colors are absolutely amazing. It's called Evening Twilight. I love it!!! And the frame is perfect, although I could imagine another one as well, but overall I was satisfied with it.
Turul
The Turul is a mythological bird of prey, mostly depicted as a Falcon, in Hungarian tradition and Turkic tradition, and a national symbol of Hungarians. source
When I saw the sculpture, I knew right away what it was. Placing it on that stone was a brilliant idea. Bronze goes well with that color.
Zoboralja
Zoboralja or Zoborvidék is a historical landscape unit in Slovakia, which lies on the southern spurs of the Tribecs mountain range northeast of Nitra, the mountain chain between Zobor and Zsibrice, and on both sides of Piliske. source
If you have a close look, you can see there's a church or a castle features on the bronze piece and I suppose in the upper part there are the crosses from the cemetery. The church and the cemetery usually means history.
So I hope you can find something you like here. Let me know.
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What a short life but meaningful one. I could feel the emotions and the power on these artworks. Amazing!
You are right, he was one of a few who really meant what he said and was ready to do what he said. Too bad he died so young.
Art exhibitions are always unpredictable. The same goes for museums, I often see things I never expected. I also liked the painting a lot, but Turul is my favorite. It looks majestic with that wings.
That's the beauty of it and that's why each of them is interesting, isn't it? It's like a present wrapped.
Good choice, the Turul is nicely symbolized in that sculpture.
Wonderful tour of art and history. The story of the poet and the accompanying image is fascinating. I wish I had cool writing like that. Tragic he died so young. Well done!
You and me both. Poetry is not my thing but his words are part of Hungary's history now. However, they are valid for every nation I think.
He died so young and yet he left a substantial collection of poems to the world.
Hi, Erika, I think the work of the artist freedom and love talks about his love fractures and the calm he feels when he loves and is free it is a good balance and in our lives, it is like that while you love you are free even if the fractures in the relationship occur the hope of loving again is not lost... I like this abstract concept work very much.
Get a warm hug from this beautiful Caribbean🌴🌞
His words were more than that. In my previous post I quoted the poem entirely, which is this.
And that was exactly what he did. He died for freedom.
A warm hug to you too, although it has snowed here this morning 😂
Good morning Erika thank you for sharing your poem, of course, I will read it and get to know more his life and work at such a young age with the taste of freedom in his soul.
Hugs to you, it's getting very warm and humid here this Tuesday🌴🌞
Those hands were that were holding the Hungarian crest were shaped like a heart! This seems to be one of the coolest exhibitions so far! Cheers
Yeah, that is true, that's a clear message.
We say that at every exhibition, then comes another one that seems better. But this is good as it means quality is growing and we're going forward :)
I love the Zoboralja and the song sang by the legend that died at a very young age. We miss people like him in this world. The messages behind the song is a great one. Sometimes I sit and wonder how people were coping then. Thanks for the post and good artworks
I'm glad you liked it. How people were coping? When you have no choice, you learn to cope.
Yeah that's just it. You just have to cope when there is no other means of surviving than coping.
Hello, I loved the works and it must be nice to visit those spaces that contain so many relics, very important for the story and the good thing is that they surprise us. I liked the evening twilight painting and the hands that hold the coin, they have something that catches me, greetings.