Réka Barcza
(b. 1986, Budapest, Hungary)
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Réka Barcza’s work is profoundly autobiographical: on the canvas she explores her emotional and psychological state, recalling personal memories as well as dreams. Inspired by folklore and myths, her metaphorical creatures tell new tales with feminist tones on the language of universal symbolism; they narrate the accounts of the invisible soul, which always connects to the visible, physical body. As a result, her current painting practice focuses on the exploration of the relationship between the invisible and the visible.
In her performative rituals, she examines gender-related issues such as power and equality and how the emotions, for instance, fear of death, anxiety, sorrow or love, leave imprints on the vulnerable human body.
EDUCATION:
2019 – 2022 John Wesley College, Hungary, Complex Art Therapist
2016 – 2019 Duncan of Jordanstone College Art & Design, University of Dundee, Scotland, Fine Art, BA (Hons)
2017 – 2018 University of Art & Design Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Painting, Erasmus+ Scholarship
2014 – 2016 Secondary School of Visual Arts, Hungary, Painting
2006 – 2009 Károli Gáspár University of Reformed Church, Hungary, Communication and Media Studies, (Journalism) BA degree