1932 – born in Balatonszabadi, Hungary
1958 – Academy of Fine Arts, diplom
1982 – Munkácsy Prize
One-man shows (selection):
Hungary, Budapest – Palace of Exhibition, 1970, 1977
Budapest – Óbuda Gallery, Zichy Castle, 1979
Italy, Citta delle Pieve – open-air exhibition, 1984
Citta di Castello – open-air exhibition, 1984
Germany, Duisburg – Kulturwerkstatt Meiderich, 1987
France, Paris – Galerie Marie de Holmsky, 1988
Belgium, Gent – Caisse d,Épargne et d,Assurances, 1989
Italy, Treviso – Ca dei Ricchi, 1990
France, Thoiry – Chateau de Thoiry, 1990
Germany, Darmstadt – Galerie Ambiente, 1990
France, Paris – Institut Hongrois, 1991
Paris – Galerie Marie de Holmsky, 1991
La Brede – Salon des Arts, 1991
Bordeaux – Hermitage-Compostelle, 1991
Hungary, Budapest – Vigadó Gallery, 1992
Spain, San Sebastian – Hotel Londras et Ingliterra, 1992
France, Bordeaux – Hotel Bourdigala, 1992
Saint Emilion – Salle Gotique, 1992
Le Touquet – Galerie Demay-Debeve, 1992
Austria, Vienna – Collegium Hungaricum, 1993
Germany, Lüdenscheid – Sparkasse, 1993
Hungary, Budapest – Duna TV Gallery, 1995
France, Paris – Galerie Marie de Holmsky, 1999-2000
Hungary, Siófok – Kálmán Imre Museum, 2000
Budapest – West Art Gallery, 2001
Budapest – Vizivárosi Gallery, 2001
Budapest – Bank Center Gallery, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Budapest – Vigadó Gallery, 2003
Budapest – Németvölgyi School, 2003
Erected Statues (selection):
Slovak Republic, Vysne Ruzbachy – „Hand”, travertin, 5m – 1975
Hungary, Nagyvázsony – „Horse”, maple, 5m – 1985 (now in Klára-puszta)
Upper Part of Lake , Lake Kornyi – „Human Comedy”, four statues stone, steel, 2m40 – 3m60 – 1986
Italy, Lucca – „La porta della vita”, Carrara marble, 2m – 1986
Yugoslavia (now Serbia), Arandelovac – „Ad Astra”, yugoslav marble, 3m – 1986
Italy, Budduso – „Croce Umana”, granite, 3m – 1991
Austria, Adnet – „Alte Tür”, red marble, 1m10 – 1991
„Le Grand Homme”, red marble, 1m70 – 1991
Portugal, Caldas da Rainha – „Onda femina”, portugal marble, 1m30x2m20 – 1992
Italy, Teulada – „Faro”, trachit, 3m40 – 1992
Hungary, Budapest – „Monument of Victims of Goulag”, Carrara marble, 3m10x3m – 1993
Israel, Maalot Tarshiha – „Secret of Secrets”, stone, 1m70 – 1993
Israel, Ashdod – „Nuclear Time”, Turkish marble, 2m80x2m – 1994
France, Carhaix (Bretagne) – „La Seconde”, granite, slate, 1m80x2m – 1994
India, Jayal (Rajasthan) – „Hanuman”, stone, 2m80 – 1995
Switzerland, Zürich (Dresdner Bank) – „Toro”, stone, dolomite, 1m10 – 1995
Belgium, Comblain-au-Pont – „La bouche de la vérité”, stone, wood, 3m – 1995
Hungary, Budapest (Duna TV) – „Kronos”, stone, steel, 3m40 – 1995
Turkey, Degirmendere – „Sun, Sea, Moon”, wood, coloured, 3m70x2m85 – 1996
Germany, Mayen – „Navel of Earth”, stone, tuff, basaltic lava, 4m50x2m70 – 1997
Hungary, Budaörs – „A heidelbergi”, stone, coloured, copper, steel, 2m40x2m70 – 1997
Columbia, Barichara – „The Rainmaker”, stone, coloured, 1m10 – 1998
Hungary, Törökbálint – „Sun, sea”, wood, coloured, 2m30x2m60 – 1998
Hungary, Kékkút – „Memorial Monument”, stone, 1m70 – 1999
Hungary, Balatonszabadi – „Millenium Monument”, stone, coloured, 2m30 – 2001
Italy, Fucecchio – „Sun-Dial”, Carrara marble, coloured, 1m80 – 2001
Hungary, Budapest – „What A Bird”, wood, coloured, 1m60x2m – 2001
Hungary, Budapest – „Ad infinitum”, wood, coloured, 4m30 – 2001
Hungary, Budapest – „Coloured Stone”, stone, coloured, 70cm – 2001
Hungary, Budapest – „Tale Stone”, stone, coloured, 90cm – 2001
Hungary, Budapest – „September 11”,wood, coloured, 2mx2m80 – 2002
Italy, Fucecchio – „Tagliata etrusci”, Carrara marble, coloured, 48cm – 2002
France, Lailly-en-Val – „Birds” 4 statues, wood, coloured, 2m50x3m30-1m40x1m70, 2003
Hungary, Budapest – „Celestial Sign”, wood, coloured, 2m50x2m80 – 2003
Italy, Fucecchio – „Tower of Venus”, wood, coloured, 2m40 – 2003
Italy, Fucecchio – „Sun Altar”, stone, coloured, granite, 1m70 – 2003
Germany, Duisburg – „Sun-Dial II”, Carrara marble, coloured, 65cmx75cm – 2004
France, Lailly-en-Val – „Dance of Old Guys”, wood, coloured, 1m10x1m47 – 2004
His statues have been shown and won awards in various national and international exhibitions during the last decades, the latest ones:
„Salon International du Monde de la Culture et des Arts”, Marseille, 2003 – gold medal
„Grand Concours International 2003”, Port Fréjus, France, 2003 – silver medal
„Salon International du Monde de la Culture et des Arts”, Cannes, 2003 – silver medal
„Salon d,Art Nature-Animaux”, Paris, Espace Auteuil, 2002
„Espace Int,l – Sculpture et Beaux Arts”, Lailly-en-Val, Val de Loire, from 2003 on
„Talents de notre temps”, Biriatou, France, 2003
„27eme Festival Armen a St Tropez” – Saint Tropez, France, 2004
„Eloge de petit format dans l,art d,aujourd,hui”, Paris, 2004
„Salon des Indépendents”, Paris, 2005
Participated in various international art shows, symposia and art congresses in Europe and outside of Europe, and was master in Dortmund University.
Works in museums, galleries:
Hungary: Budapest – Hungarian National Gallery
Győr – Xantus János Museum
Debrecen – Déri János Museum
Siófok – Kálmán Imre Museum
Hódmezővásárhely – Tornyai János Museum
Gyula – Library
Italy: Legnano – Museo d,Arte Moderna (Fondazione Pagani)
Fanano – Open Air Museum
Teulada – Open Air Museum
Portugal: Caldas da Rainha – Galeria Camera de Municipale
Turkey: Degirmendere – Open Air Museum
Columbia: Barichara – Fondacion José Maria Delgado
France: Paris – Galerie Marie de Holmsky
Biarritz – Espace Nael
Lailly-en-Val (Val de Loire) – Parc of Statues
as well as in public and private collections, in banks, art foundations in Europe and in the USA.
Bibliography (selection):
Művészeti Lexikon (Art Encyclopaedia), Akadémiai Kiadó, 1966, 1975
István Solymár (late director of National Gallery) catalogue preface, 1970
István Örkény, writer, catalogue preface, 1973
„Forme nel verde”, Editoriale donchisciotte, San Quirico d,Orcia, 1991
„Lapidea 97” Begegnungen „Nabel des Erde”, Majanum Verlag, Mayen, 1997
András Szapudi: Messze Betlehemtől (Far from Betlehem), 1997
Budapest Handbook, CEBA Kiadó, 1998
Dictionary of International Biography, 26. kiadás, International Biographic Centre, Cambridge, 1998
„2000 Outstanding Artists of the 20th Century”, Int,l Biographic Centre, Cambridge, 2001
Contemporary Hungarian Art Encyclopaedia, Enciklopédia Kiadó, 2001
„Hatvan jeles hetvenes” (Sixty Outstanding 70s), Masszi Kiadó, 2001
„Szobrászok”, Magyar Képzõ- és Iparművészeti Szövetség Szobrász Szakosztály, 2001
„Művészek és műtermek” (Artists and Studios), tanulmánykötet, Ernst Múzeum, 2002
Ki Kicsoda (Who,s Who), Biográf Kiadó, 2002, 2004
Ki Kicsoda, Hübner,s Who,s Who, 2004
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