Interpretation of silence. Gazdáné Olosz Ella commemorative exhibition

The Art Museum of Cluj-Napoca, public institution which operates under the authority of the Cluj County Council, invites you to visit, between August 14-27, 2023, the commemorative exhibition of the artist Gazdáné Olosz Ella.

Three decades ago, at the peak of her artistic career, Gazdáné Olosz Ella (1937-1993), textile artist and prominent member of the Transylvanian artistic community, passed away. Born in 1937, in Teliu (Brașov county), she began her studies at the Ion Andreescu Institute of Fine Arts in 1955, obtaining her diploma at the Department of Textiles and Decorative Art in 1961. She inherited her talent from her mother, who was also active in the field of textile art. At the Ion Andreescu Institute, she has as teachers Ciupe Mária Sarolta, Mohy Sándor (painting teacher), Szervátiusz Jenő (sculpture teacher) and László Debreczeni (decorative drawing teacher). Szentimrei Judit also had a significant role in her evolution and introduced her to the world of popular art. Between 1961 and 1964, she was a teacher at the Bethlen Gábor High School in Aiud, where she taught drawing and manual work. Between 1964 and 1990 she was a drawing teacher in Covasna.

In the 70s, he undertakes several study trips to Western Europe (France, Italy, England, Spain, Switzerland and FRG), then to Greece and to several countries of the Middle East (Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan), respectively the USSR. These experiences will also bear fruit in the 80s, when she gave lectures about her visits to the states of the East. Since 1990, she has been the graphic editor of Az Ige magazine, respectively the founder of the Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Cultural Association.

Her exhibitions offer every interested person the opportunity to experience the fulfillment of this artistic intention. A part of Gazdáné Olosz Ella's work remained in the family's possession. The most representative works from the collection are presented in this exhibition, organized as part of the Hungarian Cultural Days in Cluj.

"I wish through my art to create a monumental synthesis between archaic and modern, between east and west, between folk fabrics and tapestries," the artist confessed in a note that was discovered after her death. In an interview, she stated that through her works she wants to induce people "the shock of simplicity".