Klemmné Németh Zsuzsa szerk.: Gorka Kerámiamúzeum, Verőce (PMMI kiadványai - Kiállítási katalógusok 10. Pest Megyei Múzeumok Igazgatósága)

EXHIBITIONS The three levels »

f the huilt 011 the hillside house the exhibitions of the museum. Géza Gorka's works are displayed in the one-time living rooms on the second level. Entering the middle, large hall, the Haban character yet "Gorka-style" dishes can be seen in the left-hand side glass case. Some were made at the end of the 1930s, most of them in the 50s. In the two middle cases, mainly objects of renewed forms created after the war are on show. The most characteristic ones of them are the long-neck vases in bottle-gourd shape decorated with various glazes. The left side room is also called Hungarian-style one because of the furniture and the plates and jugs of folkloristic inspiration. The vases and dishes produced in Losonc during the years of the war are an interesting group of works. It was in Losonc that he acquired the technique of „írókázás". He used a tool with a clay reservoir and tube to draw in coloured, liquid paste. In a small glass case, the figures and ornamental dishes glazed in eosin are displayed. He produced most of them in the porcelain factory of Pécs in 1955 and 1963. The outstanding piece of the room on the right is the wonderful tile stove designed and created by Géza Gorka. Through the arched opening, you can see a closed terrace, where a beautiful collection of dishes and vases of moderate colouring are presented. It was Géza Gorka himself who had the system of shelves around the arch made. The interiors of the house were similar to those of the museum of today even in his lifetime. The bigger or smaller vases, figurative objects are arranged on the shelves. The large size plates are hung in the staircase. Lívia Gorka's objects are displayed downstairs. Besides the small series in the glass cases, several important pieces of her life work can be seen in the Gorka museum. The grand stoneware disc of In Harmony or the balls of Andromeda and Earth, which open cosmic prospects and could rather be classed among sculpture are the most interesting pieces of the exhibition. The light colour ceramic works, which suit organically the natural environment and remind you of large flowers, are placed in the garden. In the room on the left downstairs, you can see a selection of Géza-Gorka Focht's works. The ultimately settled forms of plates and vases thrown on the wheel become exciting because of the artificial flaws and breaks. Their main ornament is moderate glazing, the tension between smooth and rough surfaces. Rózsa Köpöczi