The works of Győző Sárkány must be examined up close. We see works in which minute lines, and even dots, have meaning. Every millimetre must be considered. Even on a square centimetre a lot of things happen. Close focusing reveals all the hidden lines. Drawing is a form of artistic expression that is similar to the violin in music: a solo instrument. The artist is delicate with pencil and pen. We can observe the sensitive hand with which each graphic work is drawn. In his creations, we can sense a wonderful impression of nature. These are trees – we think that we discover the lush vegetation of the globe in his pictures. He is very mystical, because he has experienced countless times that the tree he drew, soon afterwards, died out, thus he stopped drawing outdoors.
Every tree is a strange, cosmic planet that radiates something to humans and vice versa. There are layers that are imperceptible to the eye, hidden in nature, of which man is an organic part, as we know. For example, a thousand different shades of beautiful colours of a plane tree, an oak or an ornamental tree can be seen in autumn. It is as if the subject of depiction is imbued with emotion, because there is a pulsating life even in the smallest mark.
These are not to be considered visual jokes, but one item putting the other item in position and vice versa. The artist is far from casting doubt on these graphics because everything is realistic. Every tree, every plant bears its own historicity, so it is not a question of a visual invention for its own sake, but of an existing reality. It is an endless geohistorical process when a seed becomes a mature, full-grown tree. There is only certainty in natural laws; uncertainty is excluded. The diversity of the flora and its rich colour variations are abstracted in the moment, expressing the created essence of the tree being illustrated. These graphics are brilliant, almost deceiving. Each of his images is a miracle, drawn with reverent humility about the unknown nature, inspired by the flora. While experiencing the increasing prevalence of digitalization, it is a serious mission to bring back the naturalness that is evident in everyday knowledge.
János Cs. Tóth art writer
