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Kákóczki András: Asszonyok, madarak, lovak és angyalok feketében, fehérben. Emlékezés Lenkey Zoltán (1936-1983) grafikusművészre

SOLYMÁR István 1972 Bevezető tanulmány. In: Mai magyar rajzművészet. Budapest, Képzőművészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata 5-22. VÉGVÁRI Lajos 1982 Lenkey Zoltán. Könyvtáros 1982/10. szám 620. WOMEN, BIRDS, HORSES AND ANGELS IN BLACK AND WHITE In memóriám Zoltán Lenkey (1936-1983) Zoltán Lenkey was an introspective artist whose graphic and painted compositions reflect a mature intellect and technique. Despite his achievements, he always strove for more, searching for new modes of expression, never resting on his laurels. His art reflects a creative blend of many impacts. His art was always based on what he had read, seen and experienced, and his artistic vocabulary was shaped by these creative encounters. He used his motifs several times, but always for expressing something different. These were not cryptic or personal symbols, but ones often vested with a common, everyday meaning. His most often-used device was the line, occupying a prominent position in his graphic works and pastel pictures. He often applied shaded dabs. His lines and dabs are expressive, radiating subjectivity and intuitiveness, but they are always subordinate to the content and to the subject expressed. His works sometimes evoke the imaginative world of Surrealism. His creations cannot be associated with any major style or artist. His works blend the traits of Expressionism and Surrealism; at the same time, his art absorbed influences from his fellow artists and friends (Béla Kondor, Kálmán Csohány, Gyula Feledy), but his forceful personality prevented him from slavish copying. His motifs and symbols reflcct literary influences. The bird motif, for example, was adopted from the French Symbolist poets, principally from Mallarmé's poetry. In addition to his motifs, the overall composition of his works can be linked to the artistic tendencies of the early 20th century. Lenkey's works occupied a prominent place in Hungarian graphic arts and in the art life of Miskolc between the 1960s and the 1980s. András Kákóczki 419