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Internationally acclaimed artist Peter Panyoczki returns to the Mangawhai Artists Gallery this month with an exhibition titled simply Entanglement.
Panyoczki’s work is both visually appealing and thought-provoking.
“The fabric of life depends on the interaction of all its parts,” he says. “The distinction between our physical bodies and our psychological being is increasingly blurred. The question of what it means to be human and what value humanity has on Earth, in the face of the challenges posed by artificial intelligence and advancing technology, overwhelms our judgement.
“Even so, we must grapple with these questions whether socially, politically, scientifically or spiritually.
“Through art, it is possible to express these ideas and find a temporary equilibrium. For me, these are visual units that I attempt to aesthetically transform as metaphors, hoping to communicate them outwardly on an emotional and conceptual level.
“Everything is connected to everything else. My fundamental artistic principle is to place my works within a larger context so that the individual parts exist in a free interrelationship, meaning their components can reformulate into a new image and statement, like the words of a poem.”
Panyoczki is at home on two continents. Born in Budapest, his family sought refuge in Zurich following the 1956 uprising in Hungary. He studied in Switzerland and the USA where he also taught. He exhibited and worked in numerous European cities before making his home in New Zealand, and will be at the gallery during most of the exhibition days.
Mangawhai Artists Gallery, 45 Moir St, is open daily 10.30am to 3.30pm (from 9am on Saturdays). Entanglement will be on display until January 22.
