Entanglement

Peter is at home on two continents and thus his life is that of a perpetual emigrant - which is also reflected in his work that is permeated by signs of presence during absence.

"Philosophy, so said George Lukács, is essentially homesickness - longing in all directions". 

Panyocki's homesickness embraces thewhole world. It connects the once separated power blocs through his place of birth Budapest in the East with Zurich in the West, the place of refuge of his family following the 1956 uprising in Hungary.

He studied at the University of Zurich and Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, USA, where he taught also. He showed and worked in different European cities, before making his home in New Zealand.

He has erected his emigrant life into an artistic standpoint. He shows his work internationally.

"He belongs to the 1980s generation of artists who polemically rejected conceptual art, yet did not simply return to figurative art, instead having a conceptual interest in the question of art as a medium: art is perceived as a medium when its visibility is put to the test. His work expresses the paradox of communication that refuses to reveal itself by providing information of what it is made of", write Beat Wyss. It is pleasantly free of morality, while at the same time it does not avoid the tension created by self-irony and a socially reflected cultural criticism.

Short comments on my work - Peter Panyoczki - Nov. 25

The fabric of life rests on the interactions of all its components. The distinction between the physical and psychological makeup of our being is becoming increasingly blurred. The question of humanity’s nature, its value on Earth in the face of the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, advancing technology, etc., overwhelms our clear judgment. Nevertheless, we must hold on the edges, mold the contours into a tangible form, be it social, political, scientific, or in the realm of the soul.

In artistic practice, one can make a statement, perhaps find a temporary equilibrium. For me, these are visual units that I attempt to aesthetically transform as metaphors, hoping to communicate them outwardly on an emotional and conceptual level.

Everything is connected to everything else. My fundamental artistic principle is to place my works within a larger context, so that the individual parts exist in a free interrelationship, meaning their components can reformulate into a new image and statement, like the words of a poem. My older and newer works are kaleidoscopic images that express themselves poetically and are open to interpretation. Entanglement, a concept from Quantum Physics, seems to be a theme that currently appears to be spreading in our minds.