Szentendre 

Curator: Upon viewing this intriguing piece by Kmetty János, tell me what immediately strikes you. Editor: Honestly, it’s overwhelmingly… green. Not a calm green, but almost an aggressive green, clashing beautifully with that bright yellow. Like a fairytale cottage seen through the lens of a bad dream. Curator: Precisely! This canvas painting, aptly named "Szentendre", showcases the artist's experimentation with expressionism, particularly the vivid palette reminiscent of Fauvism. Notice how the blocks of color create spatial tension, rather than traditional perspective. Editor: I do. It's interesting—there's a woman near the hay, perhaps returning home. It injects a story that’s both bucolic and slightly unsettling, juxtaposed against that near fever-dream background. The entire scene shimmers, as though illuminated by some inner light. Curator: Indeed. The brushstrokes themselves are quite gestural, even frantic, conveying an emotional intensity. We are not looking at a serene landscape but a highly subjective interpretation, influenced by a moment, a memory. Consider also how János collapses distinctions between architectural structure and raw nature. Editor: It feels alive, somehow. Even though there's a classical cityscape, the abstraction is bold enough to hint that this town, these buildings, are shaped more by feeling than brick. I like how unsettling this familiar, warm scene is – I want to write poetry about that unnerving shade of green. Curator: A successful piece often allows just that response. The visual language—expressionistic in its articulation, fauve in its coloring—culminates in an articulation of an interior state that invites prolonged pondering on art's ability to reflect our own emotions. Editor: Yes, absolutely, it reminds me art can, or maybe should be an honest, but sometimes ugly cry, instead of a staged smile. Thank you. Curator: An astute observation, to be sure. Thank you for offering such an engaging personal insight.