Art for Peace: The exhibition "Hate war - because there are no winners or losers" - by artist Alexandra Kordas in October at the Museum Bellini Florence, Oct. 27th - Nov. 3rd, 2023 

After the success in Turin and Venice, the exhibition "Hate war - because there are no winners or losers" will be shown in the historic rooms of the Museum Bellini in Florence from Oct. 27th - Nov. 3rd, 2023. The Bellini Museum, a 18th century residence, was originally founded as an art academy and served as an important meeting place for artists and intellectuals. Over time, with the help of the Bellini dynasty, the gallery developed into a renowned museum. 

The exhibition "Hate war - because there are no winners or losers" is a powerful artistic expression of Alexandra's anger against war and violence as well as their effects, especially on women. Her goal is to raise awareness on the horrific consequences of war and to promote peaceful solutions to global conflicts. In her artworks, the Bavarian artist raises her voice loud and clear to express her disgust for war, cruelty and sexual violence.  

In the exhibition at the Bellini Museum, the artist presents her artworks inspired by the events of the Ukraine war. Titled "The Six Steps of War", her artworks deal with the complex issues of war, conflict and human emotions in a unique and stimulating way. This title refers to the six stages of conflict first indexed by Kurt Lewin. Lewin, who served as a soldier during World War I and later became the founder of social psychology, processed his war experiences in a scientific way. Kordas uses these phases as a framework to explore the emotions and experiences of those affected by war - from the early signs of conflict to the destructive final phase. The paintings in the exhibition combine abstract and figurative styles, each telling its unique story.  

On Alexandra Kordas: "My art comes from the depths of the soul and does not need to be constructed," comments the self-taught Alexandra Kordas on her works. The Munich native created her first work in 2018. Since then, she has not put down her brush, because the artistic creation unleashed in her the former irrepressible creativity again, which was indispensable for her as a Waldorf student. The inspiration for her artwork comes mainly directly from the depths of her soul, inspired by her own experience, but also by current spiritual, intellectual, social and political influences of our world.  

Between heaven and hell, life and death, joy and pain, the themes of her artworks move in the dichotomy of poles. Strikingly, the symbol of the cross runs like a signature through her contemporary, sometimes provocative works.  

For Alexandra Kordas it is essential that her art points out the wounds of society and the pain of people. Her art should open the eyes of the viewer. In doing so, the artist deliberately addresses difficult issues that people normally don't like to look at because they are painful and hurtful. She has made it her task to bring the viewers into contact with the problems and grievances of our world in order to stimulate an examination. 

Alexandra Kordas previously worked as an actress and screenwriter. Her artistic creativity and passion matured during her 10 years at the Waldorf School (Rudolf Steiner School), which has a focus on the creative, artistic and spiritual world. Traumatic things happened in the artist's childhood that left her hurting and with pain and heartache. On the other side, she also had the privilege of a very carefree and independent life hence her artistic dichotomy between "paradise and purgatory" today.