OPENING SPEECH AT IMRE EGERHAZI’S FIRST BUDAPEST EXHIBITION IN 1972 AT MOM BY ERVIN TAMÁS

“…Paintings affect the concise simplicity of a folk song…

…The pursuit of the essence is the supreme virtue of these works of art. Avoids any excess, in colors, in details, without thereby impoverishing the experience. Selects with a sure sense what can only be said by the painting…

…The balance and structure of the composition, the careful workmanship of the surface (texture), the drawing discipline testify to the presence of the all-measuring intellect.

The world of its colors, restraining any loudness, expresses a kind of shy emotionality and lyricism. Puritanism is manifested, among other things, in the fact that instead of the illusion of space, instead of the impressionistic, atmospheric perspective, it composes in a plane – in two dimensions. He does not want to dazzle, but to make a quiet contemplation. Therefore, it avoids high contrasts. The gloomy colors testify to a mature, self-aware, demanding artist who has matured over a definite period. About an artist who always starts from reality and does not imitate it, but adds his own humanity through profound artistry…

…Expresses the chosen topic, with modern tools, that he knows from within and can therefore honestly identify with.

Ervin Tamás
OPENING SPEECH AT IMRE EGERHAZI’S FIRST BUDAPEST EXHIBITION IN 1972 AT MOM