Denes Farkas: From Quitting Art to Venice Biennale
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This interview with internationally renowned Estonian-Hungarian artist Denes Farkas, provides an in-depth exploration of his fascinating journey as an artist. Denes reveals how he went from organ building in Hungary to studying printmaking and photography at Estonian Art Academy.
He shares valuable insights about his process of creating installation works, his interest in the limitations of translation and understanding between individuals, and the challenges of producing an installation for an international event of epic proportions such as the Venice Biennale.
You can find out more about Denes Farkas’ work on his website: http://denesfarkas.com/
And on Instagram: @denes_k_farkas | http://instagram.com/denes_k_farkas
Denes is represented by:
Ani Molnár Gallery https://molnaranigaleria.hu/ | http://instagram.com/animolnargallery
Alarcon Criado Gallery https://www.alarconcriado.com/en/ | https://www.instagram.com/alarcon_criado/
Also mentioned in this episode:
• Estonian Art Academy @eka_estonian_academy_of_arts | https://www.artun.ee/
• Bruce Duffy
• Ludwig Wittgenstein
• Reina Sofia Museum @museoreinasofia | https://www.museoreinasofia.es/en
• Traci Brimhall @OurLadyOfNod
• Wolfgang Tillmans @wolfgang_tillmans | https://tillmans.co.uk/
• Jan Kaila https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-kaila-0b5b9126/?originalSubdomain=fi
• Adam Budak
• KuMu Art Museum https://kumu.ekm.ee/en/ | https://www.instagram.com/kumukunstimuuseum/
• Estonian Centre For Contemporary Art https://cca.ee/en
• 55th Venice Biennale https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2013 | https://www.instagram.com/labiennale/
This episode was recorded at Estonian Art Academy, courtesy of Sander Põldsaar https://sonarpulsar.bandcamp.com/
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00:00 Introduction
00:29 Initial Interest in Music and Organ building
02:02 Transition to Architecture and Art
03:49 Parents' Reaction to Artistic Career
05:06 Transition from Printmaking to Photography
08:10 Artistic Process and Inspiration
21:21 Decision to Quit Art
25:17 Participation in Venice Biennale
26:51 Challenges of International Collaboration
31:40 The Complexities of Transporting and Installing Art
40:13 The Impact of the Venice Exhibition on the Artist's Career
55:24 The Artist's Current Projects and Future Plans
57:15 Advice for Aspiring Artists
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