Edina Soos

My art seeks to answer the question of how far it is possible to express ideas with abstract forms, beyond the evocation of emotions. How much of a form has to be shown to evoke an idea, an intuitive thought or any kind of meaning in the recipient. My work balances on the borderline between non-figurative and abstract mode of representation, it means balancing between concealment and revelation.

A constant theme of my paintings is evolution and birth, whether it is the genesis of the universe, the origin of life or the evolvement of a human being. I have a very strong desire to know the origin and I am preoccupied with questions about my own motherhood. This focus also stems from my subconscious contents emerging during creation, from which I have developed a deeper self-awareness.

I had five single exhibitions at cultural institutions and galleries in Budapest and participated in several group exhibitions, including the ’Kunst 2021’ Contemporary Art Show in Berlin and Yicca Final Exhibition 22/23 in Rome. I was selected as first prize winner of Itsliquid International Contest 13th Edition, finalist of Yicca International Contest of Contemporary Art 22/23, Special Prize winner of Globaltalent Artprize and Merit Prize winner of Ar...

I pursued graphic studies at the Graphic Arts Course in Pápa and at István Huber Dési Art School in Budapest. Later I visited the Painting Department at the Buda Art School for 3 years. I constantly broaden my theoretic and technical knowledge at the Open University of the University of Visual Arts of Hungary, as well as at the courses of The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Yicca Art Prize 22/23 - group exhibition, 28 Piazza Di Pietra Fine Art Gallery, Rome, Italy, 2023
Zoom into the Invisible, Új Galéria, Budapest, August 2022
"Kunst 2021" International Contemporary Art Show, Berlin, Germany, 2021
„Networks” group exhibition, Ady 25 Galéria, Budapest, October 2021
„Living outlines” solo exhibition, Fiktív Gallery, Budapest, 2021
„35th Visual Month” group exhibition, Budapesti Művelődési Központ, 2020
„Blending realities” solo exhibition, Budaörsi Jókai Mór Művelődési Ház, 2019
„Blending realities” solo exhibition, Ráth Lépcső Gallery, 2019