Márta Kucsora studied at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts and later at Montclair State University in the United States of America. Besides pursuing her creative practice, she co-founded Budapest Art Factory, a non-profit art centre, and is the organizer of an international residency program for contemporary artists. Kucsora's paintings are created with water-based paints of varying density, additives, copper dust, varnishes, automotive paint guns and the force of gravity. Although her work is stylistically related to Abstract Expressionism, the way she creates pushes the boundaries of the technically known, navigating through uncharted domains. The painting additives of varying consistency react to each other, and these interactions influence the surface of the paintings. Although the paintings, made without the brush touching the surface avoid direct representation, they evoke natural formations: tectonic plates, aerial shots, sea currents and various plant motifs. The dynamic, abstract surface formations reflect on organic processes,  micro- and macrocosmic phenomena and their representations. The drying of the paintings is an integral part of Kucsora's working method. As the surfaces are formed by gravity, the work processes include conscious and unconscious painterly elements. The method, which the artist calls process painting, is based on the material being malleable throughout the act of painting: the aim is to keep it in motion and then let it halt and freeze at the perfect 'moment'. Although chance plays a significant role in the unfolding of Kucsora's works, alongside chemical and physical processes, the paintings are always the end result of a pre-planned and elaborate performative workflow. Viktória Popovics – Kálmán Makláry Fine Arts