Kő Ferenc - BABILON - A remarkable work of art...

We can admire a special piece of Kő Ferenc's oeuvre among the images of our auction.

The composition titled BÁBEL is one of the masterpieces of the painter's career, which is unique among creative artists due to its peculiar image formation system. While his fellow creators are satisfied with bringing a visible artwork to the canvas, in the case of Kő Ferenc, the support surface hides a secret. The experience of the visible painting is already thought-provoking during our contemplation of the work, but we do not suspect that under ultraviolet light, another composition appears before us. This duality is not merely a technical feat of painting but reveals unknown dimensions in the exploration of the theme...

The surface illuminated by UV light further aids us in interpreting the historical understanding of the foundational theme BÁBEL and in its further reflection. The architectural historical kaleidoscope of the immediately visible surface indicates to us the diversity of centuries, the disciplined ambition of the creator's abilities, and the richness of its mode of expression. The experience of the arrangement of the pre-image is replaced by the shocking kaleidoscope of human fates preserved by UV... Behold how suddenly the transition is from the state of order to the placement of shocking human fates on canvas...

The uniqueness of the image - its timelessness - is surprising, as the work was created in 2012... but the chaotic situations of today that span continents - a series of wars give the work its relevance and at the same time its eternal value.

Provenance :  / The painting previously exhibited /

2013 - TRASHART GALLERY - VIENNA

2013 - CHOPARD BOUTIQUE - VIENNA

2015 - PALAIS ESTERHÁZY - VIENNA

2018 - WIENER PRIVATBANK - VIENNA