Patricia Kaliczka

The center of Patrícia Kaliczka's interest is the connection between human beings and the cosmos. She investigates the reflection of micro- and macro-cosmos in one another, the essence of energy and substance, the nature and functioning mechanisms of emotion and thought, the roles of transcendence and science and the relationship between the holistic and materialistic worldview. Her creative work is closely related to her internal work of self-knowledge and her spiritual journey. She uses her own experiences as a catalyst in formulating and questioning universal human experiences.
In case of Kaliczka, the raw instinct dictated by feelings and the distilled prudence of thoughts are complementary factors during the painting process. The fierce dynamics of heart-brain dialogue has led to the development of a picturesque language over the years in which the typical practice of abstract and figurative art cannot be distinguished: the conspicuous feature of collage-like spaces is the use of material, color and composition practices connected to different styles within a work of art.
Her canvases are dominated by the relationship between the backgrounds and the figure, complemented by expressive gestures, naturalistic details, blurry co...

2007-2013 MA Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest
2011 Faculdade de Belas-Artes - Universidade da Lisboa, Lisbon

Solo exhibitions:
2019
’About me deadly but never seriously’, with Patrícia Jagicza, Studio Gallery, Budapest (upcoming in March)
2017
’Long Ocean’, Art9 Gallery, Budapest (HU)
2016
’White Noise’, Viltin Gallery, Budapest (HU)
’System Error Paradise’, Fészek Gallery, Budapest (HU)
Horváth Endre Galéria, Balassagyarmat (HU)


Selected group exhibitions:
2018
Art Paris, Viltin Gallery, Paris (FR)
Dreams come from the past, not from the future, Löwenpalais, Berlin (DE)
Day of Painting, Kepes Institute, Eger (HU)
65th Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely, Alföldi Gallery, Hódmezővásárhely (HU)
Human Project, Viltin Gallery, Budapest (HU)

2017
Real Hungary, Collegium Hungaricum, Vienna, Austria (A)
Derkó 2017, Kunsthalle, Budapest (HU)

2016
Hope chest, Austrian Cultural Forum, Budapest (HU)
Gardens and workshops – The twenty years of the Alesd art colony, Kunsthalle, Budapest (HU)
AIR2015 – Artist in Residence, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna, Austria (A)

2015
Derkó2015, Kunsthalle, Budapest
„Narrative configurations”, MAMŰ Gallery, Budapest
„The Group”, Studio of Young Artist Association, Budapest
The Other Art Fair, Victoria House, London

2014
'Recently', Viltin Gallery, Budapest
Art Market, Budapest
Au...