Jozef Bajus Long Distant Calls
Artist Statement
The title, “Long Distance Calls” is a »metaphor« that crossed my mind in connection with my solo exhibition. It is about moving away and getting closer, about losses and discoveries, about priorities and revaluation of values, about expectations linked with both sorrow and joy, about discovering and revealing layers... about unexpected challenges and searching for oneself... It is also about dreams, stars and dreams that become real... The title also refers to nostalgia for home and moving forward at any price. It is also about encouragement and new challenges we have to face. I often had to tell myself: Cheer up, life goes on, don´t give up!!! The exhibition Long Distance calls also represents a dialogue between me and my father and it can be regarded as our joint project.
Long Distance Calls Exhibit, Bratislava City Gallery gallery view 1
Long Distance Calls Exhibit, Bratislava City Gallery gallery view 2
Long Distance Calls Exhibit, Bratislava City Gallery gallery view 3
Long Distance Calls Exhibit, Bratislava City Gallery gallery view 4
Composition 1-9 1988, paper, staples, tempera paint, mixed media, 36"x36" each Long Distance Calls exhibit Bratislava City Gallery, Slovakia, 2013
Composition 1-9 1988, closeup
Composition 1&2 1988, paper, ink, mixed media, 40.5"x55"
Composition # 5 1988, closeup, paper, staples, tempera paint, mixed media 36"x36"
The Head #1 1989, photo paper, mixed media, 34"x34"
Black Cheerios 2006, paper, cotton thread, nails, mixed media 13"x32"x4"
Black Cheerios Closeup
Before the Rain # 1-5 Kosovo series 2008-9 Long Distance Calls exhibit Trencin Art Gallery, Slovakia, 2014
Before the Rain # 1 Kosovo series 2008-9, paper, cotton threads, binder, mixed media, 12"x24"x5"
Before the Rain #2 Kosovo series, 2008-9 paper, cotton threads, binder mixed media, 32x60x6cm each
Inside Out 2013, fabric, sewing, mixed media, 25"x55"
Inside Out in progress
Big Prayer 2013, screen print on synthetic foam stripes, hardware, mixed media, 9'x6'
Big Prayer closeup
Supernova #3 2013, paper, cotton threads, mixed media, 19"x6"x7"
Supernova #3 closeup
Twister 2014, junk mail, plastic tubing, hardware. Long Distance Calls exhibit Trencin Art Gallery Slovakia, 2014