The experience of weightlessness, 1966

oil on canvas, 114 x 88 cm

"In 1965, he was involved in a car accident that resulted in a fractured right elbow. This accounts for the relatively small size of the work. He created the painting on a canvas laid on the floor while suffering from pain and wearing a cast on his arm. He applied the reduced black-and-white brushstrokes in this position, then turned the canvas upside down and left it to dry. After turning it back over, the paint that had slipped and sagged in places became visible, revealing the effects of gravity at work." - Peter Gimesy

"1965-ben autóbaleset szenvedett, melynek következtében eltörött jobb könyöke. Ez okozza a viszonylagosan kis méretet. A földre tett vásznat fájó, begipszelt karral készítette. A redukált fekete - fehér vonásokat így vitte fel, majd a vásznat fejjel lefelé fordította és így hagyta megszáradni. Miután visszafordította láthatóvá vált a helyenként megcsúszott, megereszkedett festék és ezzel a gravitáció munkája." - Gimesy Péter

- Reigl Judit - 1952-1966 catalogue, p. 65., published by: Maklary Artworks LTD, 2006

- Judit Reigl works 1961-1973 catalogue, p.33., published by: Maklary Artworks LTD, 2008

- Judit Reigl Vol.I. Restrospective exhibition catalogue p.229., MODEM, Debrecen, Hungary, 2010, published by: Maklary Artworks LTD

- Reigl Judit- Emptiness and Ecstasy Exhibition catalogue 2014, p. 151.,Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary, published by: Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary

JUDIT REIGL 100 Judit Reigl and the Second School of Paris exhibition catalogue p.83., Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungary published by: Műcsarnok Nonprofit Kft. 2023

- Judit Reigl Vol.I. Restrospective exhibition, 17 June – 19 September 2010, MODEM, Debrecen, Hungary, curators of exhibition: Gabor Gulyas, Kalman Maklary

- Reigl Judit- Emptiness and Ecstasy retrospective exhibition 22 March – 22 june 2014, Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary, curators of exhibition: Rona Kopeczky, Kalman Maklary

- JUDIT REIGL 100 Judit Reigl and the Second School of Paris, 4 October 2023 – 28 January 2024, Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungary curator of exhibition: Kalman Maklary