Lisboa International Contemporary Exhibition 23 - Official catalog

Childhoodmemories,trav els ,visualimagery ,andthecultureofJapanaresomeofthe
elementsthatnourishedmy adolescentyearsintofullartisticexpression.Fromavery
youngage, I was already fascinated by trav elling the world and the playfulness of
memoriestha tarein tegraltomywork,especiallyJapanesecultureanditssymbologyas
itplayedamajorroleinmyartisticresearch.Youcanfindsomeofthes einmyworkslike
themythoftheSungoddess:Amaterasu;thelegendoftheonethous andpapercranes;
andthefantasticmytho log icalJapanesecreatures.Inthepastfewyears,Iworkedmainly
withthesethreesymbols.Somearemorevisible,andothersareshowninamoresubtle
waytobeabletosharetheid eaofacommonconsciousnessthatwearenotalone,and
that we can find someone wh o supports us. A world wherethere is no place for
alienation.
From the symbiosis of thes e themes , I want to be ab le to achieve new ways of
expressing myself throu gh the world of colors,the exotic, the innocence, and the
unknown.

Arthur Rusznak