Laszlo Hamori
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László Hamori’s Madonna with a Gold Necklace is a potent mixed-media work that reimagines the Madonna archetype with contemporary edge. The serene yet incisive Madonna, adorned with a radiant 18-karat gold necklace, anchors the composition, her ornament a symbol of wealth’s allure and burden. Hamori’s meticulous charcoal underdrawings, oil glazes, and textured dotwork create a vivid, tactile surface, while subtle Orwellian motifs—circuitry and surveillance etched in the gold—critique technology’s intrusion on divinity. Set against a stark backdrop, the work juxtaposes spiritual purity with material excess, its restrained palette and luminous gold amplifying its impact. A concise yet profound fusion of tradition and commentary, this piece reaffirms Hamori’s mastery in navigating humanity’s sacred-secular tensions.