Rita Ernst, a Swiss artist, has been exhibiting at OSAS exhibitions since 2010 and has been an honorary member of the association since 2025. In 2023, she was elected an honorary member of the Department of Fine and Applied Arts at the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts.
This geometric artist, whose work is rooted in the constructivist tradition, takes the floor plans of Sicilian churches and gardens as her starting point, transforming them into colors, rhythms, and independent visual compositions. In her works, architectural forms gradually fade away, yet their spatial memory lives on. The exhibition, featuring works created between 1999 and 2023, explores the continuity and evolution of the Progetto Siciliano series.
According to art critic Martino Stierli, Ernst’s works emerge at the intersection of architecture and the visual arts: compositions derived from floor plans gradually evolve into independent paintings, shaped by the artist’s intuitive, personal creative process.