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Artist Statement -



I see my creative path as being one with no absolute destination – the process of creation is as important to me as the result.

In my work I often like to explore the tensions between chaos and form – and how chaos can break up stagnant forms into something more dynamic, or how form can bring beauty out of what was inchoate. Thus, sources of inspiration might include city encroaching on country and vice-versa, the dynamism of volcanoes, oceanic tides and so on. However, as the creative process for me mainly comes about via a process of psychic automatism, so that it is guided by an ebb and flow of subconscious impressions, both inner and outer landscapes tend to be superimposed upon each other in any given composition.

My pieces may be layered, worked and reworked again, so that an inner alchemical process runs through as a theme in all my works. This means that each piece is further altered and refined into something very different from what it might have been in the first place. I have sometimes used materials that might otherwise be perceived as rubbish – glass crystals from broken carsbuildings, gypsum, melted polystyrene and so on.

More recently, I have also used metal foil, geometrical shapes cut from older collages, clay in which patterns can be imprinted, and cracked paint. The layers of my works often represent memories encoded in newer and older layers, adding more and more complexity to each surface. The layers are also intended to create a sense of age or erosion within my larger pieces.

I especially prefer to work with translucent and reflective surfaces where the shimmer of gold, silver, copper or iridescent paints capture light, sometimes alongside glass andor beads. This interplay infuses my works, being interactive with the environment and the effects of light.

My abstract drawings are sequential in the way that a musical composition might be.

My life drawings seek a more accurate likeness of the model in terms of proportion and pose, whilst imbuing each image with my own, unique style.

Artist Exhibitions



Exhibitions

2021 JuneJuly
Participation in the Making Colours titled group exhibition at the Pocket Star Gallery in Lycobettis, Athens, Greece, the exhibition firstly being Brocks and mortar, then online.

2021 – Present
Representation through the virtual MiDo Galéria, via their  website. Events to date have included a group exhibition at the Bálint Ágnes Kulurális Központ at Vecsés in November 2021, followed by an auction of artworks at the Offline Center in Szentendre in December 2021.

2020 –2021
Solo exhibition hosted on invitation by the Orfűi Társaskör Egyesület, Baranya County, Hungary. Due to the pandemic, the exhibition could only be viewed virtually and then only in small numbers, until the finissage of June 2021.

2019
Group Exhibition of the Drawing Artists Group, organised by Peter Fekete, at the APA Ateliers Pro Arts Art Center A.P.A.Galéria, Horánszky Utca 5, Budapest.

2018
The Golden Thread Solo Exhibition at the Corinthia Hotel Gallery, Király Utca 43-48, Budapest.

2018
Fény és Sötétség Light and Darkness Solo Exhibition at the Jaschik Almos Szakközépiskola, Budapest, April 2018, where I also worked as a part-time English teacher for three years.

2016-2019
Vad Kiállítás Exhibition of Wild Artists, October 2017-January 2019.
These one-nightly exhibitions have taken place monthly at different venues within Budapest, featuring works by both local and foreign artists.

2016
Cafe Vian, Budapest, March newer works hosted for one month.

2016
48 Galéria, Váci Utca, Budapest Group exhibition of life drawing works and assorted pieces, organised by Peter Fekete.

2015
Kredenc Bisztró, Rottenbiller Utca, Budapest, November 2015, hosted via MoMo, ‘Pearl of Great Price’ solo exhibition of recent works.

2014
Müszi Cultural Centre, Blaha Lujza Square 1, Budapest, November 2014 ‘Now and Then’ titled solo exhibition of larger mixed-media works.

2012
Ékezet Galéria, Hajos Utca 41, Budapest, September 2012 Golden Topographies Solo Exhibition – presenting a collection of new mixed-media pieces on canvas as well as on paper.

2011
Gozsdu Udvar and Café Vian, Budapest, solo exhibition via Arteon.hu – subsequently this work was shown at several other venues within the city via this organisation.

2010
Picasso Point Kavézó, solo exhibition mixed-media Pieces via the Memento Mori Foundation.

2009
‘Regeneration’, solo exhibition at the Peter Mansfield Gallery, Budapest XXI.

2002
Solo exhibition of current works at a gallery in Vác, Hungary.

1998
Művelődési Központ, Budapest XI ‘Pearl in the Oyster’ Solo exhibition of mixed-media pieces.

1994-1996
Brighton Bear Cave Gallery, participating in several group exhibitions.

1982-1992
Coventry took part and exhibited in several group exhibitions with the Hillfields Artist’s Group from 1982-1992. Two solo exhibitions at the Spon Street Art Shop Gallery, Coventry ‘Vistas,’ 1989 and ‘Magma’ 1992....

Artist Publications



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Artist Collections



Numerous private, corporate, museum, gallery and government collections detailed information coming soon.

Artist Favorites