Vernissage:
"The Color Yellow-Ochers or the Fascination of the Desert"
On the traces of the English Patient
 Peter Almássy was drawn into the deserts again and again. In November
of 2001 he looked for the "floats" in the southern Libyan desert that were
discovered by Ladislaus the count Almásy (a name cousin) who was
one of the last classical expedition geographers. Peter Almássy
went over the Aquaba pass that opens up the way to the great Gilf Kebir
plateau, further following count Almásy's traces down into the mysterious
Wadi Hamra. Continuing through the large sand lake, one of the driest areas
of the world, to the seemingly unreal White Desert and after 3,200 km again
back to the oasis Farafra. Peter Almássy was artistically inspired
by these unbelievable landscapes with all its forms and colors. One could
say, Peter Almássy followed the traces of the English Patient and
he probably found him.
 Immediately after his return
from the desert, Peter Almássy started to create images from his visual
experiences. For his exhibition, he decided to disguise his studio and home in
Baden into a magical desert tent that creates an unusual yet fitting
surrounding for this exhibit. The walls were covered with beige cloth from
floor to ceiling and no furniture was left in any room. There will be more than
40 pieces in mixed media, oil, oil pastel and egg tempera. |
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