He creates statuettes, medals and portraits, public memorial works and monuments (statues and reliefs).
His works are predominantly of bronze. The central motif of his work is the human figure or torso,
a grotesque appearance with a tragic slant. The oddly proportioned figures with extended parts of body are formed
into a single entity by using smooth surfaces and delicately flowing cloaks without any holes in the surface.
Born:
in Siklós, 5th November 1956.
Education:
1971- 1975. Secondary Grammar School of Fine Arts in Pécs,
1977-1981. Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest.
Master:
József Somogyi.
1982 he has lived and worked in Zalaegerszeg.
Since:
He has been teaching in Endre Ady Primary and Secondary School of Fine Arts in Zalaegerszeg (with the exception of four years).
Professional experience:
1981 Member of the Hungarian Union of Artists (MAOE),
1999 Member of Sculptors Association,
2000 Member of the Association of Artists and Applied Artists.
Prizes:
1982-1985 Derkovits Scholarship,
1987, 1990 The prize of Transdanubian Exhibition – Kaposvár,
1989, 1991, 1993 The prize of the 11th, 12th, 13th National Statuette Biennal – Pécs,
1989-1990 József Eötvös-Foundation Scholarship,
1991, 1993, 1996, 2000 The prize of Zala County Exhibition – Zalaegerszeg,
1994 The prize of Regional Statuette Exhibition – Zalaegerszeg,
1997 The prize of the 44th Vásárhelyi Autumn Exhibition – Hódmezővásárhely,
2001 Lajos Vajda Prize – Zalaegerszeg,
2004 Pro Arte Gold Medal – Nyíregyháza,
2005 Munkácsy-Prize and In Memoriam Attila József Prize – Tatabánya.
Exhibitions :
1984 Zalaegerszeg – County Cultural and Youth Centre (MMIK),
1985 Balassagyarmat – Endre Horváth Gallery,
1986 Lenti – Cultural Centre,
1987 Zalaegerszeg and Kecskemét – GAMF Exhibition Hall,
1988 Kaposvár,
1990 Zalaegerszeg and Kecskemét – GAMF Exhibition Hall,
1991 Nagykanizsa and Zalaegerszeg,
1992 Pécs – House of Arts and Zalaegerszeg,
1994 Pécs - House of Arts,
1996 Zalaegerszeg,
1997 Gmünd (Ausztria),
1999 Zalaegerszeg – Blue Horse Gallery and Budapest – Vigadó Gallery,
2000 Leoben (Ausztria) – Gallery Payer,
2001 Zalaegerszeg – Göcseji Museum (with Zoltán Horváth M.),
2003 Pécs – Horváth Theatre (with Klára Németh) and Turku (Finland) – Brinkalan Gallery,
2004 Varkaus (Finland) and Zalaegerszeg – Ferenc Gönczi Cultural Centre (with Ferenc Farkas, József Gábriel, Gyula Frimmel),
2005 Zalaegerszeg –Gallery Martonosi,
2006 Leoben (Ausztria) – Gallery Payer (with Zoltán Ludvig and Dániel Ludvig), Marcali – Gallery Bernáth (with Klára Németh) and Zalaegerszeg – Ferenc Gönczi Cultural Centre (with Judit and Bence Fischer).
Works in Public collections:
Balassagyarmat – Art Gallery,
Hódmezővásárhely – János Tornyai Museum,
Kaposvár – Rippl-Rónai Museum,
Lendva, Slovenia – Art Gallery,
Pécs – Janus Pannonius Museum,
Székesfehérvár – King Saint Steven Museum,
Szombathely – Art Gallery,
Zalaegerszeg – Göcseji Museum.
Public Monuments:
Dezső Pais (Zalaegerszeg – Dezső Pais Primary School, 1985, bronze bust)
Idol (Leipzig, Germany – 1986, stone)
Dr. György Kerta (Zalaegerszeg – Hungarian Oil Museum, 1986, bronze portrait)
Dr. László Vajda (Zalaegerszeg – Hungarian Oil Museum, 1987, bronze portrait)
József Egry (Keszthely – József Egry Primary School, 1988, bronze portrait)
Sitting woman (Merlebach – 1990, wood),
World War II Monument (Bak, Fő place – 1991, bronze, stone)
Pieta, Memorial of World Wars I-II. (Bocska, Cemetery – 1992, bronze)
Muse of Ady (Zalaegerszeg – Endre Ady Primary and Secondary School of Arts, 1994, bronze)
Ferenc Deák (Nagykanizsa – Ferenc Deák place, 1997, bronze portrait)
Drinking-fountain (Zalaegerszeg, Európa place – 1999, bronze)
Victim (Keszthely, Belioannisz street – 1999, bronze)
Builder of the Country (Zalaegerszeg, Eötvös-alley – 2002, bronze, stone)
Portrait of István Széchenyi (Búcsúszentlászló – 2003, bronze, stone)
Drinking-fountain (Zalakaros – 2003, Men-Dan Hotel)
Colony of Artists:
1984 – Lendva (Jugoslavia),
1985 – Leipzig (GDR),
1997 – Gmünd (Austria),
2001 – De Forma Foundation (Pécs),
2003 – Varlao (Italy),
2004 – Nyiregyháza – Sóstó, International Medal Biennial and Statuette Symposion.
He regularly takes part in the International Colony of Artists organised by Zoltán Ludvig.
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