Mihály Mária (szerk.): 5. Fal és tértextil biennálé. Folyamatok - Vas Megyei Múzeumok Katalógusai 51. (Szombathely, 1978)
remarks within a serial work the individual elements have to be related to one another through their contents although the word „contents" is rather vague in the case of textile art. Thus there arose such a paradoxical situation in which; in the wake of spatial and mini-textile and material handeling experiments leading to a real revival of techniques; a definitely intellectual motivation is demanded to ensure the dinamic development, „the further discovering of textile art as a spatial and structural phenomenon" as astated by the Committee. However satisfying this requirement does not necessarilly pressuppose a change of technique or view or not even a stepforward from those who stagnate. If the only fix point of the competition is a precondition according to which competitors have to submit works composed of more than one piece, then this fact can equally attempt to cheap solutions (e.g. the trailing of a motif, variations for different sizes and colours, the introduction of literary elements, etc) as, well as to achievements of high intellectual and technical quality but seemingly does not guarantee the latter one. Nobody denies the existences of the possibilities to creat serial works specif icly bound to textile art, it is a fact however that the Competition does not make any restriction of this kind. And this has to be particularly emphasized since the Szombathely Biennial for Wall and Spatial Textile is the only sistematical, nationwide forum of the whole Hungarian textile art and the only possibility to have individual achievements related to each othre thus to have them gauged. Having clear conditions, for participants, hence, is an important demand. A work if it is really convincing is always an organic part of the continuous allaborat ion of a real artistic problem and a logical statio of the laborat ion. any way. This can only be accomplished in realization of high technical value. We have te raise here the question which would certainly follow the Biennal, wether it is worthwhile at all to give new tasks to the artists who day by day tackle with their problems specifically bound to materials and techniques or wether it is realistic to expect the challenge for solving rather far away tasks will induce artists; involved into treating shallow problems rather superficially; to achieve result of high value. Although the question does include the answer no one can state that the reply would be negative in either case. A definitely worded expectation might really have a stimulating effect and call attention to possibilities which remained hidden up to that time. The authoress thinks that the 5th Biennal for Wall and Spatial Textile is actually an experiment, a signalling for those who have not stepped forward for a long time, an attempt to creat a clear situation in the Hungarian textile art filtering out conservative tendencies and promoting new endeavours. The vigilance and sessetiveness for cooperation which led to recognition is unique in Hungary at least it hardly occures in any other branch of art. How to have this exact recognition realized the most effectively; wether it is possible to find guaranties for having valuable works of art created; wether it is necessary to push the most qualified contemporary artists into a unified modern Hungarian textile art; remain questions. The questions, however, are, at least well worded. FORGÁCS ÉVA
