Bortnyik Sándor, Lámpa Gyujtó 

Here we see Sandor Bortnyik's enigmatic Lamp-Lighter. The lithograph's Cubo-Futurist style presents a figure composed of geometric forms, kneeling amidst a landscape of stylized buildings. Notice how the artist uses sharp angles and simplified shapes to construct both the figure and the surrounding architecture. The monochrome palette enhances the stark, almost mechanical feel of the scene, evoking a sense of early 20th-century industrial modernity. Bortnyik’s composition reduces the human form to essential geometric components, reflecting the avant-garde’s interest in abstraction and the breakdown of traditional representation. The semiotic system in play here involves the reduction of forms to basic signs. The lamp becomes a symbol of enlightenment, while the figure's stylized posture suggests a ritualistic act. This blending of form and symbol invites us to consider how Bortnyik uses visual language to destabilize our expectations of narrative and representation. The Lamp-Lighter is not merely a depiction, but an exploration of form as a carrier of meaning within a rapidly changing world.