Károly Klimó
Károly Klimó [ ˈkaːroj ˈklimoː ] (born May 17, 1936 in Békéscsaba ) is a Hungarian painter and graphic artist . He is a representative of non-figurative art and a member of the Széchenyi Academy for Literature and Art (1993).
biography
He studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest from 1956 to 1962 . He had his first solo exhibition in Budapest in 1977 . He went on numerous study trips to several European countries, the USA , Iran and South Korea . Since 1990 he has been a professor at the Art Academy in Budapest, he lives and works in Budapest and in the area of Lake Balaton , interrupted by frequent stays in Germany and Austria .
His work has meanwhile been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in many countries around the world. Works by Klimó hang in the Kunsthalle Mannheim , the Albertina Vienna , the Seoul Art Museum and the National Gallery in Budapest .
Awards (in selection)
- Munkácsy Prize (1972)
- Honored Artist (1998)
- Herder Prize (2005)
Bibliography (selection)
- Károly Klimó, pictures and drawings, Munich 1996, Matthes & Seitz Verlag, ISBN 3-88221-942-4
- Klimó Károly (with a foreword by László F. Földényi), ISBN 963-676-322-4
gallery
Man and Shadow (1988)
Tangled Lights (1997)
Still life (2005)
Modern rock art (2010)
Remote areas (2008)
Little Flames (2008)
Wildfire
Fires in the Landscape (2011)
Rauch (2008)
Smog (2009)
Web links
- www.klimokaroly.hu
- Literature by and about Károly Klimó in the catalog of the German National Library
- Goethe Institute Budapest
- art-hungary.com - Some illustrations of works, detailed biography and bibliography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klimó, Károly |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Békéscsaba |