Stefan Bertalan Die Zwiebel brennt, 1985

In his drawings Stefan Bertalan depicted the transformative biological cycles and their interactions with architectural or artificial structures, emphasizing systems-based aesthetics. The work is characteristic of the artist's near obsession with the growth and decomposition of biological structures, creating with his drawings meticulous visual records of a plant’s life cycle. His drawings are like seismographs, endlessly recording biological processes. They are half-way between a diary entry and a scientist’s notes, personal and speculative, filled with diagrams and theoretical reflections.