Whereas particular works of his might range vastly by way of content material and magnificence, a basic description of Hungarian painters József Csató’s work would usually spotlight his modern use of coloration and type. He has an method that to me resonates with the legacy of Twentieth-century summary expressionism, marks that appears really feel of power and instinct, however he additionally offers us nods to European modernism and basic figurative works. I first noticed his artwork within the custom of Kandinsky and Miró, who explored abstraction as a method of conveying deeper, non-representational content material. Csató’s work additionally replicate a contemporary sensibility, the place digital and world influences converge, embracing the eclectic and sometimes boundary-free ethos of up to date artwork. So that is to say, Csató is a good painter for this second.
Vielmetter Los Angeles presents Siren Hospitality, the artist’s first present in Los Angeles that mixes site-specific set up work and portray. Hidden into every work is the eyeball, a surrealistic contact and a little bit of connector between all the present. It’s a contact that accumulates artwork historical past with the present second: there may be somebody watching us, whether or not we want it or not. —Evan Pricco
