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Tarantella

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Bela Szeift - Tarantella 2008. Mixed media. Walercolor and collage on paper. Unframed. 1944 born in Gödöllő Hungary 1959 Transportation Club - Circle of Fine Arts (teacher: János Blaskó) 1963-65 Hungarian College of Fine Arts, professors: János Kmetty, János Blaskó, Simon Sarkantyu. Exhibiting from 1966 onwards, ÉS (an important Hungarian arts/culture/literature magazine) begins to regularly publish his works in the same year. 1968 first solo exhibition at Frankel Leó Művelődési Otthon. His works resemble artists such as Géza Bene and Jenő Gadányi. Meets Tihamér Gyarmathy. Period of the so called blown pictures: the artist places different papers and objects on the surface of the picture, sprays paint on it, then removes the objects, creating a composition from the transparent outlines. He uses found objects from 1969. Creates his first objects. (In memoriam Kassák). Exhibition of blown pictures in April at the Fiatal Művészek Klub, already the first of these objects appear. In December he organizes an exhibition at the Derkovits Klub, participants include Péter Donáth, András Orvos, Emil Parrag, Gyula Pauer and Árpád Szabados. He exhibits an object. A documentary is filmed by the Gulyás brothers, with appearances by László Beke, Iván Bojár, Katalin Dávid, Éva Körner, Ottó Mezei and Géza Perneczky. Exhibition gets banned/closed down by the Lectorate. 1970 meets the authors of the Elérhetetlen Föld anthology (József Utassy, Benedek Kiss, János Oláh, etc). 1971 together with György Galántai he creates the famous Kháron Ladikja installation at the Kápolnatárlat exhibition. Saarbrücken TV shoots a documentary about the process and of the two artists. 1973 exhibition in Cegléd: Authors of the Elérhetetlen Föld hold a literary session for the opening night. 1974 begins his black-silver period. Designs book covers. Gets invited to Dunaújváros, for the Acélszobrászati Szimpózium. 1978 he works in Etyek with Kolos Nagy. Presents his sculptures at an outdoors exhibition, including his wooden sculpture called the Utolsó gerinces. 1978-79 he curates exhibitions for Mini Galéria. (Derkovits, Péter Ujházi, Tamás Váczy J., Emánuel Giron, István ef Zámbó, László fe Lugossy) 1980 auctions his works in the Kassák Klub, then moves to the countryside. Lives as a farmer in Kára. During this period he concentrates on painting and drawing, tries to depict the teeming nature that surrounds him. 1983 returns to Budapest. Curator at Mini Galéria for another year. 1989 to 1992 works as a graphic designer for newspaper called Kis Újság, creating mostly political collages. 1998 invitation for the Kollázs exhibition: Könyvművészek prize; Magyar Festők Társasága prize. 1998 falls seriously ill and gets paralyzed. Starts to work again after his recovery. Solo exhibitions: 1968: Frankel Leó Művelődési Otthon, Budapest 1969: Fiatal Művészek Klubja, Budapest 1971: Balatonboglári kápolnatárlatok [with György Galántai] 1972: Madách Színház, Budapest 1973: Cegléd 1974: Ferencvárosi Pincetárlat, Budapest 1975: Az utolsó vacsora [with Győző Dombay], Fiatal Művészek Klubja 1984: Óbudai Pincegaléria, Budapest 1987: Budapest Galéria Kiállítóháza; 1992: Echirolles (FR) [with Mária Berhidi, Tibor Eisenmayer, TiborNádler J; 1997: Üde fogsor, Óbudai Társas-kör Galéria, Budapest Selected group exhibitions: 1968: Stúdió '68, Műcsarnok; 1969: Derkovits Ifjúsági Klub, Budapest 1971: No 1 csoport, Fővárosi Állat- és Növénykert oroszlánbarlangja 1974: Stúdió '74, Ernst Múzeum, Budapes Tavaszi Tárlat, Fiatal Művészek Klubja, Budapest 1975: Stúdió-kiállítás, Uitz Terem, Dunaújváros Acélszobrász Szimposion kiállítása, Uitz Terem, Dunaújváros Lila Iskola, Budapest Stúdió '75, Ernst Múzeum, Budapest 1976: Vajda Lajos Stúdió, Szentendre; 1978: Szabadtéri Szoborkiállítás, Ond vezér sétány Budapest 1982: Zene és Képzőművészet, Mini Galéria, Budapest; 1985: 101 tárgy. Objektművészet Magyarországon, Óbudai Galéria, Budapest 1986: X. Országos Akvarell Biennálé, Eger 1989: A nyolcvanas évek magyar művészete, Passau Passau I-II., Óbudai Társaskör Galéria, Budapest 1993-97: I-III. Országos Pasztell Biennálé, Esztergom; 1998: Kollázs, Vigadó Galéria. Budapest 2000: Ó 2000, Budapest Galéria Kiállítóháza Artsides/K vonal, Óbudai Társaskör Galéria, Budapest Körképek, Vigadó Galéria, Budapest 2001: Díjazottaínk 1996-2000, Újpest Galéria, Budapest
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Width: 13.75 in (34.93 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Style:
    Folk Art (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2008
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Branford, CT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10120242464622

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