Peter Machata

Statement

I like looking at old family portraits, their stylised compositions, demonstrations of idealised world... gentle nuances of the or eyes and movements which let us see inner structure of their worlds.. compositions of relationships, structures of family and social ties... a world that is hard to define or name, hidden in each one of us... the reality of internal emotions...
I create abstract compositions, interpreting those things we have difficulties to find a word for... layers of associations, surfaces, abstract forms and shapes, real materials.... reversible surfaces, showing a form from both sides... uncovering it´s hidden side... I add geometry of temporary world...


About the Mother and son series
This series is a reflection of my emotions and experiences. It´s a combination parts of the Pieta, a game between the positive and negative of the relief, as a game between the inner and outer parts of relief. The story of  Maria and Jesus is n´t important for me as a religious theme. The scene of the Pieta is a story about a mother and her son. Trough this famous motiv I try to show the complicated, tragical and loving relationship between a mother and her son.
My art- thinking is abstract. I work with forms and lights, with proportions and materials. My use of new technology serves only as an instrument to formulate my ideas. In this collection I combined traditional material – silver with plexiglass and corian I used the transparency of plexiglass and the colourful variability of silver. I was inspired by a wooden sculpture of the Pieta from our region. By cutting parts of the relief and setting them in new a composition I moved an old theme into a new context.
 

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