Ferenc Gyurcsek
Ferenc Gyurcsek (born November 6, 1942 in Budapest , Hungary ) is a Hungarian sculptor and restorer .
From 1990 the artist was associated with Kaisersteinbruch for over a decade through his diverse activities . His works are an important part of today's place. A small selection is presented here.
Live and act
Ferenc graduated from high school in 1960. This was followed by three years of practice as a restorer in the area of the Budapest Castle , in Fertöd Castle and in the restoration of the Eger Cathedral .
The artist in Budapest, restorer in Budapest Castle , studio
High relief of King Matthias , restored in 1961
Gothic house at Uri Straße 13, Leuven restored in 1962
Gothic seating niches, restored in 1962
Ferenc Gyurcsek in his former studio in 1990
Ostbahnhof, glass construction of the main facade, 2 statues redesigned, 2002
The artist in front of his statue of the poet Attila József in Budapest
During this period he followed his artistic vocation and began studying sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest , which he successfully completed in 1968. A scholarship made it possible to study for a longer period in Italy until 1972 . This was followed by trips to Bulgaria , Turkey , the Caucasus , the Baltic States , Russia , Turkmenistan and Greece .
Awards
- 1976 Munkácsy Prize Winner, Grand Prize of the City of Burgas
- 1977 Prize from the Ministry of Art
- 1980 Csongráder County President's Prize
- 1983 Scholarship from the Hungarian Art Union
- 1985 Prize from the Alliance of International Journalists
- 1988 SZOT Prize
- 1991 Prize of the City of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan
International artist symposium stone carving Kaisersteinbruch 1990
As part of the 400th anniversary of Kaisersteinbruch, the internationally active Austrian sculptor Christoph E. Exler founded an artist symposium for stone carving in Kaisersteinbruch, Burgenland , until 1921 the Császárkőbánya was in western Hungary .
He succeeded in calling Ferenc Gyurcsek from Hungary and Alexandru Ciutureanu from Romania to work in the once flourishing stonemason village on the Leithagebirge . In a six-week activity, works of contemporary art were to be created from the white, very hard and dense Leitha limestone, the Kaiserstein .
Ferenc Gyurcsek was sent to Austria by the artists' association and ministry of his home country and created a landmark symbol of cultures that meet, similar to the Hubertus deer , a Hungarian symbol of happiness . He brought Hungary from the Asian to the European cultural area . The animal is about to jump, followed by a hawk . The stone is narrow and actually carries two animals in relief, one in the morning light, the other stronger in the evening sun, like mother and daughter.
Hungarian symposium stone 1990
Studio with a vase model
2 vases of the round gable; 1.5 m high 1991
Florian statue 1992
Plague cross restored in 1646
Kaisersteinbruch cemetery portal 1995
Country plate for Hungary with King Stephan
Ferenc Gyurcsek initially had a simple room in the inn, after which the Alfred and Hilda Burits family took him into their house.
Restorer in Kaisersteinbruch
In May 1991 the renovation of the Kaisersteinbruch church began , especially the tower facade. Two baroque architectural vases - like so many other things - were destroyed by the war . Gyurcsek designed the two new vases from cast stone using old photographs . The restoration of the badly damaged " Kuruzzenkreuz ", actually a plague cross from 1646, was the topic for the restorer Ferenc Gyurcsek in 1993. The transport from the Blauer Bruch to the Bruckneudorf- Kaisersteinbruch military training area to Waldgasse in Kaisersteinbruch was organized by master stonemason Friedrich Opferkuh until his last days. The state curator of Burgenland, Franz Bunzl, praised the exemplary restoration.
The Bundesdenkmalamt Burgenland, the cultural department of the Burgenland state government , the large municipality of Bruckneudorf-Kaisersteinbruch, the governor Karl Stix and the museum association as organizer financed the major project: the repair of the baroque cemetery portal, which is the responsibility of the municipality. Two side statues made of soft sandstone threatened to crumble, a very old statue of the Virgin Mary from Kaiserstein, from the early days of the Kaisersteinbruch craft, was still well preserved. Ferenc Gyurcsek carried out all work (1994/1995) to full satisfaction.
European Symposium Kaisersteinbruch
The Museum and Culture Association commissioned Gyurcsek to work on the European Fountain. He should design the fountain figure on the theme: "Zeus abducts Europe". In July 1998 he submitted 5 drafts, the decision was unanimous. In just one month, the artist had completed and delivered the work from delicately veined Greek marble and earned unanimous enthusiasm!
Column of honor for Elias Huegel in his hometown Gemünden am Main
An honorary column by court stonemason Elias Hügel with a height of 4.5 m was carved for Gemünden am Main - according to an existing drawing - in the stonemasonry of master Sandor Antal in Budapest from a single block of Sóskúter stone (a much-used Hungarian white-yellow sandstone ). The sculpting work was done by Ferenc Gyurcsek.
Fountain sculpture “Zeus kidnaps Europe
Niche fountain made of Hungarian marble with the "Europa"
Memorial column for Elias Hügel in Gemünden am Main
Evening square with the monument of St. Stephen
"The Gate of Time", bronze portal
Monument to the Revolution 1848
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The Main-Post wrote on May 20, 1996: “Column symbolizes community, reception for Kaisersteinbrucher delegation .. a ten-member delegation from the Austrian Burgenland had come especially to witness the unveiling of the Elias Hügel column, Mayor Franz Schmitzhofer, the artist Ferenc Gyurcsek. "
Martfű
From 1998 Ferenc Gyurcsek found another artistic home in Martfű . Here he created important, monumental works of art over the years , a small selection is presented here:
Quote Ferenc Gyurcsek: .. I prefer to work with marble, but if the subject requires it, I also like to use bronze or concrete. My graphic work is inextricably linked with my work as a sculptor ... Outside of Hungary, my statues and sculptures are in Berlin , Moscow , Paris , Stockholm , Prague , Sofia , Ravenna , Recklinghausen , Gabrovo and Yerevan .
He is married to Kinga Peres, their daughter Flora.
literature
- Kovács Gy .: A küldetéstudat szakmai hitelessége . ~ műveiről, Művészet, 1984/6.
- Tálas L .: (cat., Bev. Tan., Szolnoki Galéria, Szolnok , 1988).
- Tasnadi Attila: Gyurcsek Ferenc művészete (The Art of Ferenc Gyurcsek) 1996.
- Helmuth Furch : In: Messages of the Museum and Culture Association Kaisersteinbruch . ISBN 978-3-9504555-3-3 .
- Helmuth Furch: Historisches Lexikon Kaisersteinbruch , 2 volumes, communications of the Museum and Culture Association Kaisersteinbruch, 2004. ISBN 978-3-9504555-8-8 .
Web links
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ferenc_Gyurcsek
Individual evidence
- ↑ Restorer at Budapest Ostbahnhof , the two male statues, mountain farmer and merchant, were redesigned by Ferenc Gyurcsek in 2002.
- ↑ Világörökség József Attila, Egy szobor anatómiája , Ferenc Gyurcsány miniszterelnök, 2005
- ^ Press release by sculptor Christoph E. Exler on June 24, 1990, contained in: Lexicon, p. 482
- ↑ Florian , a baroque stone quarry, was privatized during the time of the evacuated town . Ferenc Gyurcsek modeled this young Roman soldier in 1992.
- ↑ Review of the symposium leader Helmuth Furch
- ↑ NÖN April 1996: Old stonemason tradition is revived, joint action of the historical association of Gemünden am Main, Germany with the museum and cultural association Kaisersteinbruch
- ↑ Martfü Állampolgárok Sajtója: … The citizens of Kaisersteinbruch have decided to build a fountain called Europe “. You have invited the sculptor Ferenc Gyurcsek, Munkácsy Prize winner, to create a marble fountain sculpture ... The Citizens' Journal of Martfü, Hungary, translation by Maria Sándor
- ↑ Conversation with the artist and Maria Sándor in extracts (translated)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gyurcsek, Ferenc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian sculptor and restorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest , Hungary |