Bela Balog: We can show reality, freedom and justice

Friday, November 4, 2022

How did you start with art?

I studied to be a musician, but fine art was always close to me. I started creating my first artworks a few years ago and now it fills my everyday life.
 

What artists or movements have had an impact on you?

Practically the entire XX. century abstract art has a great influence on my works.
Piet Mondrian, Robert Delaunay, Umberto Boccioni, Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov, Waldemar Smolarek, Jackson Pollock, Eugenio Cruz Vargas.

Each of my artworks has its own story, which it tells if we look carefully and interpret it.

What themes come up in your art and do the memories and personal experiences reflect?

My environment, my cultural identity and consciousness, our history, our tales, our legends.
 

What is the significance of material and color?

The depth of the material is the most important. The composition must be provided with the right dynamics, without it it becomes bleak. Colours and shades tell the story. Each of my artworks has its own story, which it tells if we look carefully and interpret it.
 

Who or what are some of your artistic inspirations?

Life, memories, environment, cultural heritage and many, many stories and tales.
 

What are you working on right now and what is next?

I work a lot. I am currently working on a nude series, several of my pictures from this series have already won awards. But a storytelling in seven works is also under preparation. It is my story, about my new beginning.
 

What is your favorite art accident?

There were a few :) It happens in digital art. But maybe a work that I thought was bad, but other artists later looked at and said I was wrong because it's really good. Since then, this artwork has won several awards and appeared in publications.
 

What do you consider the role of an artist today?

Presenting the world, revealing the truth. People look up to and pay attention to artists. This comes with responsibility. We can show reality, freedom and justice. This can inspire everyone in their field later.