The exhibition is entitled ?Protective Gestures?.
?The figurative to me does not necessarily mean a human figure presented in a realistic way, but elements of reality that have the power to have a symbolic effect,? Botár said in an interview with theurszu2 blog.
?Human shapes sometimes do appear in my paintings, mainly in the form of female figures or signs. The female body and soul are so complicated that they are suitable for expressing a whole range of ideas. I have often utilised this capacity and used the body?s details to depict beauty or sometimes even ugliness. Details are more suitable for expressing ideas in a concise way. That?s why I have chosen to express ideas concisely with few details, leaving room for further thought. Even in places where one suspects a total abstraction, I am driven by an interest in humans. It is difficult to become dissociated from human emotions and relations, from everything that defines us all: the relationship between the individual and the community. Diversity to me results from the great variety of ways to express the above. Furthermore, the figurative to me is not restricted to humans but also involves all the tactile elements of reality that surround us.?
Botár has been a member of the National Association of Artists in Romania and the Paris-based Association Internationale des Arts since 1990. He has been a member of the Miklós Barabás guild since 1994 and a member of the Stockholm-based Universal Hungarian Association of Fine Arts since 1995. He was a founder of the Studio 9 group of artists and has been an invited guest at many art camps. His works are on display in public spaces in Miercurea Ciuc, Sâncrăieni, Ciceu and the salt mines of Praid.
