János Percz

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János Percz (born August 12, 1920 in Budapest ; † June 23, 2000 there ) was a Hungarian metal artist, modernist jewelry designer and graphic artist .

Life

Mural in the waiting room of the main train station in Debrecen

In 1940 János Percz began studying painting and graphic design at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts with Lajos Varga Nándor, Jenő Bory , Ferenc Sidló and Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl . After the Second World War , he returned to Budapest in autumn 1945 and finished his art studies in 1946. After graduating, he worked as a graphic artist and published some woodcuts . Study visits took him to the GDR , Austria and Italy . In 1949 Percz became a member of the Hungarian Association of Graphic Artists . Between 1948 and 1960 he worked as an art teacher at an industrial school and began working in metal. With the mosaic designers Fónyi Géza and Emil Krocsák, Percz taught at the Hungarian Academy of Arts as an assistant professor since 1948.

From 1957 to 1960 Percz took part in seven arts and crafts exhibitions with his work and won six first, four second and six third prizes. After the successes, Percz received a grant from the Hungarian goldsmiths and turned to the design of modernist costume jewelry. He often resorted to simple graphic representations of figures and animals in the style of naive painting and implemented them in metal. In 1961 he won the Munkácsy Award for his work .

Since 1960 János Percz worked as a freelance artist. In addition to designs for jewelry, vases, bowls, candlesticks, medals and masks mainly made of bronze and copper , he created numerous small sculptures of figurative representations, murals and statues. His works have been shown at arts and crafts exhibitions in Brussels , Moscow , Prague , Stockholm , Oslo , Helsinki and Turin .

Today his works are part of the holdings of numerous museums, such as the Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest and the Hungarian National Gallery .

Exhibitions (selection)

With his works of art and jewelry designs, János Percz participated several times in the National Applied Arts Exhibition in Budapest (1959, 1965, 1975) and in 1972 in the Modern Hungarian Applied Art exhibition in the Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts .

Works (selection)

  • Little girl with pigtails , metal figure
  • Archer , figure
  • Rebel , figure
  • Epic Heroes , Brooch, Metal (series)
  • Positive sun , necklace, metal
  • Dancing , brooch, metal, silver-plated
  • Fish , bangle, metal
  • Rocket, candlestick, metal

Works of art in public space (selection)

  • Decoration (metal), bar, Gellert Hotel, Budapest 1959
  • Wall decoration world map (metal), Debrecen Central Station 1960
  • Wall decoration (metal), Union House, Miskolc , 1961 and 1970
  • Wall decoration (metal), City Council Exhibition Hall, 1961
  • Wall decoration (metal), bar, Budapest Airport, 1962
  • Iron stairs, Lágymányosi Kindergarten, Budapest 1964
  • Decoration, Petofi Literature Museum , Budapest 1966
  • Iron door, House of Water Management, Debrecen 1967
  • György Dózsa , memorial, Budapest, 1967
  • Door decoration, Fesek Association, Budapest 1969
  • Dancer , wall sculpture

literature

  • A. Koczogh: A díszítőművészettől a monumentalitásig, Magyar Építőművészet, 1963 (in Hungarian)
  • A. Koczogh: Modern Hungarian Metalwork , Budapest, 1964 (in Hungarian)
  • M. Laszlo: Percz János , Műgyűjtő, 1972 (in Hungarian)
  • M. Kratochwill; Savaria Múzeum: Percz János , Vas megyei múzeumok katalógusai, 16, 1974 (in Hungarian)
  • S. Róla: Percz János , Magyar Hirdető, Budapest, 1976 (in Hungarian) * A. Koczogh: Contemporary Hungarian arts and crafts, Fémművesség, Budapest, 1977 (in Hungarian)
  • R. Szij: Percz János , Budapest, 1981 (in Hungarian)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Percz János. In: artportal.hu. Retrieved December 23, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Percz, János
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian metal artist, modernist jewelry designer and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest , Hungary
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 2000
Place of death Budapest