I was born in Kunszentmárton, a tiny rural village on the Hungarian plains. Currently I live a double-resident life in my hometown and nearby Kecskemét. I graduated from the PGCE teacher training college in Eger and my postgraduate degree is from the Lajos Kossuth University of Sciences in Debrecen. I used to work as a teacher, journalist and book publisher.
I began painting for a profession in the early nineties. For many years, I worked alongside Janos Bozso, holder of the national Munkacsy-prize, who was my friend and tutor. My first exhibition took place in 1997, and from then on further ones followed, first in and around Kecskemét and later in the capital, Budapest. I was present in numerous artist colonies in Hungary and in Slovakia, from the towns of Kecel, Tiszakürt, Bugac, Lakitelek to Cesky Krumlov.
I returned to my hometown at the end of the nineties, initiating the establishment of a local artists' colony. During summer 2000 this materialised and the Society of Free Creators (Alkotók Szabad Társasága) was formed simultaneously, of which I became artistic director. I wrote and published two books: 'Our secrets', a collection of short stories in 1996 and a volume entitled 'Roamings of a painter' in 2004, in which I recorded my experiences gained as a painter.
The subject of my art is the Hungarian Plains, the villages; and first and foremost the world of my hometown. The scenery of Tiszazug, enveloping the terrain along the River Körös, has had an immense influence on my painting up to this day. The vast majority of my work is produced plein-air. The perception of reality inspires me and releases emotions and tensions within. Thus, during painting my pictures, I mostly concentrate on my emotions, on the spiritual responses that a single scenic motif or situation evokes in me.
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