Presented in Venice, a city historically shaped by exchange, movement, and cultural transmission, Gestures of Boundlessness introduces the work of Attila Konnyu within a context defined by material continuity and transformation.

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Konnyu’s large scale abstract paintings emerge from a practice informed by Taoist philosophy, where process, balance, and non forcing structure the act of painting. Rather than asserting fixed form, the works unfold through gesture, resistance, and spatial tension.

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In this context, the presence of Konnyu’s work in Venice carries a subtle historical resonance. Centuries after early exchanges between Europe and Asia helped shape the city’s cultural identity, these paintings reintroduce a contemporary dialogue grounded in a different yet deeply connected philosophical framework.

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The exhibition establishes painting not as representation, but as an evolving field of relations where material, movement, and perception remain in continuous negotiation.