The painter whose pictures people talk about in town (as well as the audience and the critics) is twenty years old. 1 get to know this fact only after having visited the exhibition: the pictures show a greater maturity concerning form handling.

Arp Kovacs sets off “armed to the teeth” on conquering new ways, the painterly and human world; in his pictures we can feel strongly that his intention is to tell people something, to make an opinion about the world. This intention is the one that has to attain full growth in his works. The two­ element composition of “Setting off”, the interesting monochrome of the self-portraits and the original composition of the “Three mothers” – just to

mention some examples – tell us about a philosophical depth and struggle. The paintings testify about a great professional expertise and about a well-founded sophistication that helps the artist pick and choose from the learned things, he tries to create a new, individual painter profile: we think to discover Gauguin and Picasso among his favourite painters, but in an interesting passionate soberness.

We can welcome a painter in every bit in the person of Arp Kovacs. His exhibition is a joyful surprise and we are happy that the Culture Palace put his show room at the painter’s disposal.

Eva Lendvay
Journalist