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János Fajó
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- János Fajó
- Two Triangles
- signed, dated 2003 and numbered twice on the reverse; with the artist's studio certificate on the reverse
- oil on plywood
- 152 by 152cm., 60 by 60in.
Condition
The board is flat, even, and ensuring a stable support. This work appears to be in good original condition and no sign of retouching is visible when inspected under ultra-violet light.
Presented unframed.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
János Fajó is one of Hungary’s leading contemporary artists. He developed a personal style mainly derived from Constructivism and inspired by Op Art and Minimalism. He follows in the geometric traditions of his teachers and mentors Lajos Kassák, Max Bill, and Victor Vasarely, and his works share a similar aesthetic and artistic pre-occupation to those of other Hungarian ‘new geometry’ painters Imre Bak and Istvan Nadler, with whom he formed the Hungarian neo avant garde in the 1970s to 90s.
Fajó’s sophisticated compositions come to life in drawings, paintings, graphics, reliefs, linocuts, and sculptures made of wood, metal or marble. ‘Without form I would not exist. I would be not Fajó. Form is the basic element of composition. Art is the most concentrated form of evoking feelings, but it is an effect, not its aim. I regard reason as a primary thing before feelings. I try to create works based on mathematical forms with geometrical character, a physical system of motion, with colour structures of cosmic validity’.
Fajó’s sophisticated compositions come to life in drawings, paintings, graphics, reliefs, linocuts, and sculptures made of wood, metal or marble. ‘Without form I would not exist. I would be not Fajó. Form is the basic element of composition. Art is the most concentrated form of evoking feelings, but it is an effect, not its aim. I regard reason as a primary thing before feelings. I try to create works based on mathematical forms with geometrical character, a physical system of motion, with colour structures of cosmic validity’.