Bortnyik Sándor, Viadukt a Dombok Között. 

Editor: Here we have Bortnyik Sándor’s painting "Viadukt a Dombok Között," an oil painting on canvas. The vibrant yellows and reds, almost Fauvist in intensity, give it a rather cheerful yet unsettling mood. It's an interesting blend of abstraction and landscape, I think. How would you interpret this piece? Curator: Well, considering a materialist approach, I'm interested in the "how" of this image. The brushstrokes, the way the oil paint sits on the canvas. What kind of labor was involved in the production of that canvas, the mining of pigments, the manufacture and distribution of these art supplies? That to me opens this landscape up to questions of industry. What kind of industries relied on landscapes and exploited their resources? How does this connect to this Hungarian artist? Editor: So you are thinking less about the subject of a viaduct among hills and more about the industrial implications inherent in the production and consumption of this image. Curator: Precisely! It challenges traditional ideas about 'high art' by considering these elements, which, for example, directly relate to social contexts during its production. Can we examine its materiality and what kind of cultural values they represent? Also, I wonder, how does its consumption within a global art market play into these interpretations? Editor: That’s a perspective I hadn’t considered. It’s not just a painting of a landscape; it's a product of industrial processes and market forces. Thanks for clarifying. Curator: The pleasure is all mine. It’s exciting to see familiar objects viewed with a fresh and innovative lens.