Coffee Break

About the artist

Katalin%u2019s practice combines applied and artistic work, including linocut, monotype, and abstract photography as a process of visual research. She is interested in semiotics, symbolism, and how meaning is constructed through visual language. | Her work is defined by geometric composition, bold colour fields, and a focus on layered interpretation.

Katalin is a Budapest-based graphic designer and MA student at the Budapest Metropolitan University. | Her practice spans both applied and artistic fields, combining traditional and digital image-making.She works professionally in graphic design, with a strong focus on illustration and poster design. Her practice operates across commercial and artistic contexts, with an emphasis on visual communication and experimentation.Her work has been exhibited in several group exhibitions and cultural projects, including the Verzió Film Festival poster exhibition (2025), Danubia Orchestra visual projects (2025), the Kurtág 100 series (2026), and the TIPOZÓNA /6/ exhibition in Eger (2026).

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About the artwork

This multi-block linocut explores coffee drinking as a social and emotional ritual beyond caffeine consumption. It was developed through research into invisible female labour and everyday care routines, where coffee breaks become rare moments of pause, connection, and selfhood. Printed from nine lino blocks in four colours using a two-stage process, the composition is built from different coffee cups that act as symbolic portraits. Each cup reflects individuality, memory, and everyday intimacy, while together they suggest shared experience and community. As both an artist and a mother, I am particularly interested in how domestic routines shape identity and how ordinary objects can carry emotional and social meaning. Multi-block linocut, edition of 2 Fabriano Rosaspina 220 gsm 50 × 50 cm