Untitled White 08, 2024 Painting

Krisztián Tejfel is a Hungarian painter. His works can be found in many private collectors from Hollywood to Taipei city. The painting of Krisztián Tejfel explores the possibilities of experiencing attention, presence, and time. His works approach the relationship between humans and nature not in an illustrative way, but as an internal structure: visual spaces emerge in which cyclic repetition, imbalances, and slow, layered formal construction become defining elements. These paintings do not necessarily tell stories, but evoke moods and inner states that are difficult to express through other means. From early on, Tejfel's artistic thinking was shaped by a duality that continues to define his practice. As a child, he spent long periods with his grandparents, where daily life followed the rhythm of nature – a formative experience that showed him how time can be lived as presence rather than used for purpose. At the same time, he grew up in an increasingly urban environment during Hungary’s post-communist transition, when a sudden influx of cultural energy emerged through the gaps left by collapsing systems. Skateboarding and hip-hop culture played a key role during this period, opening up new visual and social spaces and shaping his identity through experiences of freedom, community, and embodied presence. These influences further intensified an internal tension between the natural way of living and the fast-paced urban existence. This duality – between quiet perception and the impulse-driven rhythm of the contemporary world – is not oppositional in Tejfel’s thinking, but mutually reflective. While he remains receptive to the current movements of visual culture, his painting practice consistently seeks spatial and temporal dynamics that invite deceleration, reorientation, and focused attention – both from the artist and the viewer. Boredom – often seen today as an undesirable void – becomes, for Tejfel, a slower, quieter state of awareness. A kind of time that once was naturally part of everyday life, when being present mattered more than constant response. His paintings are often built from smaller and larger shapes, thinly layered with washes, unfolding from emotional and mental states rather than pre-defined concepts. The process is intuitive but not aimless: it is part of a long-term, self-forming visual system.