Mobius Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
Chamber of Secrets is the title given to this international show with Mobius gallery. Curated by Michele Robecchi, the show presents a new body of works by Sandor and marks a new shift in technique, composition and visual expression of subjects the artist has previously tackled. However, here we see a fresh take and perspective. We see the formation and recognition of a signature style and unique engagement with the artist’s medium of choice thorough emotional, bold but yet subtle application of paint – and captivating treatment of tones and hues.
“Apparently contradictory yet surprisingly coherent, Sándor Szász’s paintings present apocalyptic scenarios that, if on the one hand are vaguely reminiscing of the brand of Surrealism made notorious by Francis Picabia, on the other hand, they seem to refer to the imagery of sci-fi cinema. His characters, invariably faceless, live in bleak landscapes enriched by the presence of mysterious relics. It is not clear if these rusty, semi-abandoned, stranded machines or ships constitute an exotic discovery or are instead the cause of these figures’ predicament. What doesn’t change is their collective engagement in some kind of labor that, coupled with the dramatic colors of his palette, render a twisted update of the Eastern-European tradition of realism as a way of chronicling, and often glorifying, the mundane and the universal. ” – Mobius Gallery
©Sandor Sazsz Studio