In Search of Lost Hungarian Cubism

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Wanted / Lost & Found. In Search of Lost Hungarian Cubism

À la recherche du cubisme hongrois perdu

Fine art exhibition at Hungarian Cultural Centre Paris, France | 2021

The research of Hungarian cubism is a virgin field, since earlier it was rather denied by the researchers themselves. In the last 10 years, Gergely Barki has discovered and found several hundred Hungarian cubist works that were thought to be lost or previously completely unknown. This spring he organised an exhibition of some of his findings in Paris, which has led to the discovery of new works.

3D Reconstruction Experiments of Joseph Csaky's lost Cubist sculptures

The 3D installation, centrally located on the ground floor, was the result of a playful imagination that could open the door to further scientific observations. Joseph Csaky's lost cubist sculptures are largely catalogued from a single archived photograph per-piece. The 2-dimensional images of the original works naturally pose questions as to the volumes, proportions and detailing of the unknown perspectives. The early B&W photographs presented on the walls of the exhibition were the elementary starting points for the 3D reconstruction experiments.
The development of the digital 3D project was carried out by a multi disciplinary reconstruction team including Jin Ho Jeon, Marcell Barts, Márton Barki and the team of Silent Resource, Stuttgart, Germany. Special thanks to Mr Mark Byass, the leader of this 3D project.