Tibor Simon-Mazula is a Hungarian contemporary artist whose paintings explore the quiet aftermath of emotional experiences. His work captures the lingering traces of time and feeling through restrained color fields, layered brushstrokes, and figures suspended in psychological stillness.
Rather than depicting complete narratives or fully formed portraits, Simon-Mazula constructs emotional landscapes—spaces where absence speaks louder than presence. Often featuring his wife, Diana, as a recurring subject, his paintings convey a sense of intimacy and existential calm. Diana becomes a mirror of inner reality, embodying transient gestures and subtle expressions that invite viewers into moments of introspection and resonance.
His paintings rarely aim for resolution. Instead, they dwell in the thresholds of memory and perception, where the surface of the canvas becomes a site of accumulation—of time, sensation, and silence. Through thin washes of pigment and careful compositional rhythm, he creates visual fields that hold the quiet intensity of remembered emotions.
In the recent exhibition A Record for What Fades (2025), co-hosted by the Seongdong Foundation for Arts and Culture, the Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center, and Seoul Art Now Gallery, Simon-Mazula’s artistic vision was presented in depth. The show explored themes of memory, presence, and poetic loss, offering a contemplative space where painting and poetry converged—enhanced by the inclusion of a poem by the acclaimed Korean poet Jang Seok.
Simon-Mazula has garnered increasing international recognition. His work has sold out repeatedly at art fairs in Taiwan and has been exhibited widely across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. His paintings resonate with a broad audience due to their refined visual language and philosophical sensitivity, offering a compelling emotional presence that transcends cultural boundaries.
Seoul Art Now continues to support and introduce Tibor Simon-Mazula’s unique artistic practice to the Korean contemporary art landscape, recognizing the quiet depth and human universality embedded in his work.
