ÓBudaPest 150
2023, acrylic, canvas, 60 x 60 cm150 years old Budapest! - The territorial unit of Budapest was officially established in 1873 when the cities of Óbuda+Buda+Pest on the two banks of the Danube were united, and referring to the 1848-49 Revolution and War of Independence - Transylvania is an integral part of the motherland - the colors of the capital's first flag were added to the Budapest flag as a symbol of togetherness.
A framed history.
I present Budapest's 150-year-old territorial unity on three closely connected canvases and the changing color combinations of the capital's flag - as the stages of the city's historical development over time - I painted in layers on canvas.
The first and oldest layer of the painting is the red-yellow-blue primary color combination. Subsequent layers of paint show periodic changes reflecting the political changes in the city's history, such as the blue-green color change. The uppermost, newest white layer of the painting is penetrated and broken through by previous colors representing the events and changes of the past, and the triangles of the decorative border emerge alternately from the earlier red/green layers. The coat of arms in the middle of the painting is the same as the first coat of arms of Budapest in 1873, which has been part of the capital's official flag since 1990.
+ The Budapest flag in use today celebrated its twelfth anniversary on September 15, 2023.
