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These small-sized watercolours are my first impressions of my stay at the National Academy of Arts, Sofia. All of them were made in my studio during my erasmus program, and they picture the atmosphere and life in the atelier. Some of the paintings are more like a mesmeric, fictional image based on the place’s spirit.

Bánkúti Gergő

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Companions - 2022-2023

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Coloured sketchbook - 2018-2020

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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coloured pencil on paper 21 x 13,5 cm

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I miss you - 2016

I miss you 01

I miss you 01

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 02

I miss you 02

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 03

I miss you 03

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 04

I miss you 04

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 05

I miss you 05

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 06

I miss you 06

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 07

I miss you 07

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 08

I miss you 08

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 09

I miss you 09

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 10

I miss you 10

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 11

I miss you 11

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 12

I miss you 12

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 13

I miss you 13

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 14

I miss you 14

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 15

I miss you 15

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 16

I miss you 16

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 17

I miss you 17

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 18

I miss you 18

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 19

I miss you 19

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

I miss you 20

I miss you 20

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I miss you 21

I miss you 21

exercise book, photos, dog-cards

One dog - 2014

Once one dog has stolen the bone. pencil, stickers	I feel like a dog because of this (I feel like nothing on earth because of this) pencil, stickers
A dog's broken bone will soon be healed (The wound inflicted will soon be healed) pencil, stickers	There was a dog-market in Buda only once (This favourable opportunity was a one-time occasion only) pencil, stickers pencil, stickers
A late repetance is a dog's idea (After death the doctor) pencil, stickers	The dog is buried here (Here lies the rub) pencil, stickers
The tree of the dog! (Gosh!) pencil, stickers	The dog does not eat the winter pencil, stickers
Out of a dog there will be no lard (A leopard cannot change his spots) pencil, stickers	Money talks, although the dog may bark pencil, stickers
There is not only one pied dog in the world pencil, stickers	The hoar-frost is still to come for the dog (Be sure your sins will find you out!) pencil, stickers
It is like the dinner of the dog pencil, stickers	The tail wags the dog (Those give orders who are expected to obey) pencil, stickers
A dog that barks does not bite pencil, stickers	He ties the dog to the post (He sticks to his position/plan/idea) pencil, stickers
The bite of a dog is healed by the hair of it pencil, stickers	He barks like the dog to the moon pencil, stickers
A liar is caught sooner than a lame dog pencil, stickers	Two dogs can hardly agree on one bone pencil, stickers
Lord of the dogs! (Oh my gosh!) pencil, stickers	A living dog is better than a dead lion pencil, stickers
Dog and cat friendship pencil, stickers	Serenity would be nice among dogs pencil, stickers
He regrets, just like the dog who yeaned seven puppies pencil, stickers	The dog shits on the hill too pencil, stickers
Dog's lord is pale pencil, stickers	He is the kid of our dog also pencil, stickers
As if they drawn him out from the dogs' mouth pencil, stickers	A scalded dog fears even the rain pencil, stickers
Grumbles like the dog with fleas pencil, stickers	He is in the dog's cramp (He is in a tight squeeze) pencil, stickers
It fell to the thirtieth of dogs (Although it is valuable nobody cares for it any more) pencil, stickers	The dog doesn't bark to him either pencil, stickers
He is like the banished (jerked off) dog pencil, stickers	He doesn't have a dog, neither a cat pencil, stickers
As if they are talking to dogs (Be cat!) pencil, stickers	Dog and its liver pencil, stickers
Barking of dogs cannot be heard in heaven (Who cares about what he says) pencil, stickers	Who is a dog until noon, is a dog in the afternoon too pencil, stickers

In this sketchbook I juxtaposed proverbs/idioms about dogs with dog-stickers supplemented with pencil drawings.

Messages - 2014

If I buy pálinka, how can I go ahead?	Shall we drink pálinka in the Süsü?
It was good to dance with you...	Whereabout is Mexico?
I work in Italy and shit into the sea.	Do you know where does the poo bakes?
The Boby has died.	I need some cheerfulness
Coffee before Viola, in the Stühmer?	There is cigarette + tray of beer. Meet up at home!
I miss you a lot.	(I miss) You too.
Something happened between us.	From where do we know each other?
I am sad.	Let it be anyhow, you can rely on me.
Should I go after him?	Everything is good if (it's) the end.
I was sitting in front of the cold soup, mother washed her hair.	Mother chases me.
I want be unacceptably drunk.	I will love you even if you would like to fuck an octopus.
Useless is the beauty of my soul, if I am a protozoa.	I can't shit.
Shall we drink a bambi? (a drink)	It's a pity that you aren't here, coz' I am drunk.
I look at the concrete with chicken crap.	I'll be half an hour late.
I'm thinking about cats.	Ye, ye, ye...
You're in my mind.	I fell in love.
Hi, no!	Owl, snake, kitty.
I hope everything will be as it used to be.	I'm crying heavily.
He held my hand.	You don't have a palce to sleep again?
We are home. (I love you Tamás)	I crap myself.
Sex today?	Carbon = coal.
When and where?	Did you knead (work out) today?
Do you still have power?	There is hope.
I take you out, but I won't get you back.	Jug.
You are fairly enough for her.	Your shoes are nice.
But mine are good too. 'Suggestion'	Sex or saw? 'Reserved 21:00'
I think you should end this!	He looks at me.
Your voice is nice.	I am ugly.
I died.

In this tiny book I wrote sentences taken from different communication channels, such as: chat-, messenger-, and real conversations, e-mails, regular mails and also excerpts from my dream-diary. These messages are on one side of the book, and on the other side there are minimal visual informations regarding to the texts, creating a third, more complex meaning.

Can we understand each other?/Did we touch each other? - 2014
'exercise book for people in love'

Can we understand each other? 01

Can we understand each other? 01

Can we understand each other / Did we touch each other (exercise book for people in love)

Can we understand each other? 02

Can we understand each other? 02

'I would have given away one hundred gold in coins, so I wouldn't have loved you in advance'

Can we understand each other? 03

Can we understand each other? 03

'let's discover your better part - meeting'

Can we understand each other? 04

Can we understand each other? 04

'favorable signs - the twinkle of his eyes is like the shine of the stars'

Can we understand each other? 05

Can we understand each other? 05

'I can read from his eyes that there is sorrow in his heart - offer a hand'

Can we understand each other? 06

Can we understand each other? 06

'missing presence - when i sit down next to him, he catches my hand and baits the love from my heart'

Can we understand each other? 07

Can we understand each other? 07

'charm of the moment - filled bottle in his hands, he says thanks for it, his weak arms hug me around'

Can we understand each other? 08

Can we understand each other? 08

'I didn't trust a word what he said, what does this person want from me? - i give you a kiss, i let you go'

Can we understand each other? 09

Can we understand each other? 09

'broken spaces - it would be a trouble to let you go'

Can we understand each other? 10

Can we understand each other? 10

'the one whom my heart in love with, doesn't write me a single letter - challenges before decision'

Can we understand each other? 11

Can we understand each other? 11

'the fear is (a) decisive factor - sweeter is the dream in which i can see my dove (lover)'

Can we understand each other? 12

Can we understand each other? 12

'I drink every time when it will take a place - uncertain landing, mysterious hide-and-seek'

Can we understand each other? 13

Can we understand each other? 13

'still my heart can't find peace - the stolidity'

Can we understand each other? 14

Can we understand each other? 14

'it's not like this, as we believed before - and if it hurts, what can you do, it has to be like this at once'

Can we understand each other? 15

Can we understand each other? 15

'talk to me baby, the creator bless you - what is the lie good for'

Can we understand each other? 16

Can we understand each other? 16

'for whom my heart hurts, doesn't walk in this street - there is no agreement'

Can we understand each other? 17

Can we understand each other? 17

'only the sorrow wakes me up - However the misty mornings have a very particular charm, they can develop our orientation ability.'

Can we understand each other? 18

Can we understand each other? 18

'I would have wanted to start off, but I couldn't. From the half of my way I must have gone back - about the self-poisoning'

Can we understand each other? 19

Can we understand each other? 19

'non-healing wounds - my angel, I carry your picture inside my heart'

Can we understand each other? 20

Can we understand each other? 20

Originally this booklet was a school exercise book and was the property of my father. Its title, the two phrases: 'Can we understand each other?' and 'Did we touch each other?' is a word-game. These two different meanings in Hungarian is expressed by the very same sentence. I used cards from the traditional Hungarian playing card deck, different photos from newspapers, a biology book, and texts from. Excerpts chosen from random newspapers, supplemented with Hungarian folk song fragments with the theme of love. Most of the Hungarian folklore poetry is about love and articulate sadness in a very complex way.

The Death has hatched - 2013

The Death has hatched 01

The Death has hatched 01

'THE DEATH has hatched '

The Death has hatched 02

The Death has hatched 02

'The DEATH has hatched'

The Death has hatched 04

The Death has hatched 04

'The DEATH fell to the sunflower. Colour the drawing with the colours of summer!'

The Death has hatched 06

The Death has hatched 06

'The DEATH flies up in the sky! What can be found at the bottom of the drawing? How many worms do you see? Colour the drawing!'

The Death has hatched 08

The Death has hatched 08

'The two little DEATH have gone for a walk. Colour them as you want, and colour the sunflowers pretty yellow!'

The Death has hatched 10

The Death has hatched 10

'Colour the butterflies pink, the DEATH yellow, the cornflower blue, then the other flower orange!'

The Death has hatched 12

The Death has hatched 12

'The DEATH went to mushroom-picking. Colour the drawing, use the colours of the forest! In which colours does the forest flourish in autumn? List them!'

The Death has hatched 13

The Death has hatched 13

'Guess what the DEATH wants to have for dinner! Follow its path with a coloured pencil!'

The Death has hatched 14

The Death has hatched 14

'Mother DEATH feeds her nestlings with worms. Colour the drawing, use the colours of the forest! In which colours does the forest flourishes in spring? List them!'

The Death has hatched 16

The Death has hatched 16

'The DEATHS are swimming in the water cheerfully. Colour, use the shades of the blue!'

The Death has hatched 18

The Death has hatched 18

'The DEATH family is standing in the water. Use the colours of spring and colour the picture! If you recall a song about the stork, sing it!'

The Death has hatched 20

The Death has hatched 20

'Colour the tree and the bush green, the DEATH brown, then the flowers red!'

The Death has hatched 22

The Death has hatched 22

'What can you see in the picture? |Talk about it with your parents!| Colour the drawing!'

The Death has hatched 24

The Death has hatched 24

'Which well-known song can you recall about this drawing? Sing it and colour the DEATH!'

The Death has hatched 26

The Death has hatched 26

'Talk about the picture! Which season can you recall about it? Colour the DEATH, use as much colour as you can!'

The Death has hatched 27

The Death has hatched 27

'Draw the DEATH and the DEATH along the pecked line!'

The Death has hatched 28

The Death has hatched 28

'DEATH mother is working in the vegetable garden. Colour the drawing!'

The Death has hatched 30

The Death has hatched 30

'What can you see in the picture? Tell us, what do you know about these DEATHS? Where do they live? What kind of voice do they sound? Imitate it! Colour the drawing!'

The Death has hatched 32

The Death has hatched 32

'THE DEATH has hatched'

For almost five years I have been volunteering in a summer camp for gypsy children in Hungary. After a long day with the kids it was a great pleasure to do some other things just to release from the exhaustion. I found a colouring book called ’Springtime’ (Kikelet) and changed the name to ’The Death has hatched’ (Kikelt a halál) as a word-play. I changed some words to ’HALÁL’ in it as well, which means death in Hungarian and also did other visual additions connected to passing away. With the playful drawings and with the grim completions I wanted to creat a dark-humour, funny picture book.

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