Bronzes and collages by Dagmar Varady
04 / 04 / 25 bis 31 / 05 / 25
Four women with a scarf (in the wind)
Cast bronze, polished gold, patinated
Four heads of a woman with a scarf are lined up so that they can be viewed from different sides. The face is completely covered with the scarf and wraps around the head, opening wide at the back of the head. As if by a gust of wind, the scarf is pressed into the face at the front and opened horizontally at the back. Face and scarf merge into a form that is no longer clearly legible.
The cloth symbolises Dagmar Varady’s fascination with states of suspension. The floating and moving are to be combined with the worked bronze in such a way that contrasts such as light and heavy, soft and hard emerge and open up ambivalently.
In the exhibition, the bronzes are supplemented with preliminary studies on their creation. The studies in collage form are the starting material for the digital modelling of the heads. A 3D print was later cast in bronze. The thirteen collages (studies) are the background for the exhibition title Last Supper, 13 Women and a Cook.
DAGMAR VARADY is a visual artist living in Germany. She received the HAP Grieshaber Prize from VG Bild-Kunst in 2002 and is represented in international collections such as Die Neue Sammlung Munich, Antonio Ratti Textile Centre, The MET New York, V&A Museum and the British Museum in London.
To the exhibition
LAST SUPPER
13 women and one cook
we serve the menu ABEND – MAHL
Pike soup
Gratinated pike balls with pesto made from spring herbs
and essence with white wine and saffron
2021 Château de Madragues – Gaillac, Len de Lei
Salad
Leaf salad with lemon dressing and lemon balm
Pickled white asparagus with fermented honey,
Lamb fillet with Béarnaise sauce
Vegetarian: Baked Jerusalem artichokes with beurre noisette
2022 Le Grand Fumé Sauvignon, Gaul Winery, Palatinate
Maultaschen after mum
Maultaschen with veal, pork and beef
Roasted breadcrumbs
Caramelised onion and mushroom sauce
Vegetarian: Maultaschen with spinach and herbs
2022 Château Mourgues du Grès Galet Rouge, Costière de Nîmes
Dessert
Chocolate mousse with cinnamon jelly and hazelnut crunch