Research Article

Gold and Blue Transition - A Contemporary Realization in a Historical Site

Number: 16 November 3, 2023
  • Brigitta Maria Kürtösi
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Gold and Blue Transition - A Contemporary Realization in a Historical Site

Abstract

The paper aims to demonstrate the creative process of the realization of a fountain in the courtyard of the Archbishop’s Castle in Kalocsa, Hungary. Lead architect of the diocese, Márta Vörös designed a complex artwork symbolizing the Trinity. The rounded shape concrete body of the fountain is seven metres in diameter and positioned in the middle of the inner garden space. In the centre of the composition, an orb and a dove figure are encompassed by a thin layer of water in a calyx-form. The surface of the fountain will be covered with Murano glass mosaic executed by the author. The dark colours from deep tones through the transition of blueish and greenish tints turn to golden shades reflecting to the Earth and Sky. The mosaic is made by direct technique in studio following a division system composed by 36 slices with 11 sections of each. The prepared sections are edited to fit to the curved design of the fountain, and the setting style desires to delicately amplify the symbolic content. From above the work will look like the eye of God as a universal protective symbol. This contemporary artwork exemplifies the fusion of traditional visual and theoretical values.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeological Science

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Brigitta Maria Kürtösi This is me
0000-0002-1217-9162
Hungary

Publication Date

November 3, 2023

Submission Date

August 31, 2022

Acceptance Date

September 5, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 16

APA
Kürtösi, B. M. (2023). Gold and Blue Transition - A Contemporary Realization in a Historical Site. Journal of Mosaic Research, 16, 535-544. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1377343
AMA
1.Kürtösi BM. Gold and Blue Transition - A Contemporary Realization in a Historical Site. JMR. 2023;(16):535-544. doi:10.26658/jmr.1377343
Chicago
Kürtösi, Brigitta Maria. 2023. “Gold and Blue Transition - A Contemporary Realization in a Historical Site”. Journal of Mosaic Research, nos. 16: 535-44. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1377343.
EndNote
Kürtösi BM (November 1, 2023) Gold and Blue Transition - A Contemporary Realization in a Historical Site. Journal of Mosaic Research 16 535–544.
IEEE
[1]B. M. Kürtösi, “Gold and Blue Transition - A Contemporary Realization in a Historical Site”, JMR, no. 16, pp. 535–544, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.26658/jmr.1377343.
ISNAD
Kürtösi, Brigitta Maria. “Gold and Blue Transition - A Contemporary Realization in a Historical Site”. Journal of Mosaic Research. 16 (November 1, 2023): 535-544. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1377343.
JAMA
1.Kürtösi BM. Gold and Blue Transition - A Contemporary Realization in a Historical Site. JMR. 2023;:535–544.
MLA
Kürtösi, Brigitta Maria. “Gold and Blue Transition - A Contemporary Realization in a Historical Site”. Journal of Mosaic Research, no. 16, Nov. 2023, pp. 535-44, doi:10.26658/jmr.1377343.
Vancouver
1.Brigitta Maria Kürtösi. Gold and Blue Transition - A Contemporary Realization in a Historical Site. JMR. 2023 Nov. 1;(16):535-44. doi:10.26658/jmr.1377343

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