Márton Barabás
ARTISTIC STATEMENT
My aim is to depict an ensemble of objects in planar form. Sculptures are the subjects of my paintings, and the imaginary space, the fabricated visual depth, and the sense of illusion grow around them due to their presence. The arbitrary task of creating an image brings me great joy.
Contemporary music affected me as much as hyperrealism and conceptuality did. The representative music of Steve Reich and Meredith Monk inspired me to create something similar in the field of fine art.
STUDIES
1966-1970 High School of Arts and Design in Budapest, graphic designer
1971-1977 Student of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, department of painting. Composer of paintings, sculptures, installations and book-objects.
2012 Hungarian University of Fine Arts DLA degree
SELECTED SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024. Országúton… Eötvös10 Művelődési Ház, Budapest
2023. Látlelet, Hírös Agóra, Kecskemét
2022. Piano Art Café, Budapest
2021. Countdown, Műcsarnok, Budapest
2020. Zongoraátiratok, Ferenc Juhász Cultural Center, Faluház Gallery
2019. Zongorakivonat, Aba-Novák Gallery, Leányfalu
2019. Nyitány, Miskolc Gallery, Miskolc
2019. Időutazás Révfülöpön, RévArt Gallery
2018. Dom Ogrodow Katowice, Lengyelország
2018. Időutazás (zongoraátiratok és kottakönyvek), Nádor Gallery, Budapest
2018. Hegedű duó, Library of Gödöllő
2017. Fotók, könyvtárgyak és installációk, Faur Zsófi Gallery
2017. Bozsó Collection, Kecskemét
2016. Dubniczai Palace, Veszprém, Vár
2016. Zongoraobjektek, Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest
2015. Hommage a Paul Sacher, Schaffhausen, Kunsthalle (Forum Vebikus) Svájc
2015. Knihovna Kroměřížska, (Library of Kroměříž Region) Kroměříž-i Könyvtár, Csehország
2015. Ábécékönyv Kottakönyv Sorskönyv, Vízivárosi Gallery
2014. Helios Gallery, Timișoara, Romania
2014. Endre Ady Library, Baja
2013. Attila József Library, Makó
2012-2013. Hungarian Cultural Center Brussels, Brüsszel
2012. Musikhochschule, Stuttgart, Németország
2012. L'Hotel de Ville de Sochaux with Patrick Choffat and Aurélien Lepage, France
2011. Utazás térben és időben, Haus der Ungarische Kultur, Stuttgart.
2011. Faur Zsófi Gallery, Budapest
2010. Neue Kunst Galerie und Staatstheater, Karlsruhe
2010. Stadt und Fachwerkmuseum, Alte Universität, Eppingen
2010. Abbazia Abbey, Sesto al Reghena, Veneto, Italy
2010. Antennaszobrok és téri graffitik, Fészek Gallery, Budapest
2010. Könyvszobrok és síkplasztikák, Kass Gallery, Szeged
2006. Hungarian Academy, Roma
2005. Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens, Athens, Greece
2005. Mutual Influences, Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, Delhi
2004. Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
2003. Wiener Mechanik, Klavierskulpturen, Berlin- Spandau, Zitadelle, Germany
2003. Gefundene und erfundene Klaviere, Haus der Musik, Vienna, Austria
2002. Schloss Gondelsheim, Galerie Steiner, Germany
2002. Picture-Gallery of Szombathely
2002. Art Museum, Brasov
2001. Hungarian Cultural Centre, London
2000. French Institute, Budapest
1999. Csigagyűjtemény, Dovin Gallery, Budapest
1997. Merlin Gallery, Budapest
1996. Dovin Gallery, Budapest
1991. Schönbrunn Palm house, Vienna, Austria
1990. Dorottya Gallery, Budapest
1988. Jipian Art Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
1986. Galerie Steiner, Bad Rappenau, Schloss Babstadt, Germany
1985. French Institute, Budapest
1984. Hall of Art, Budapest
AWARDS, ACCOMPLISMENTS
2006. Horror Vacui, Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
2006. Bartók - Mozart, The Materialized Music, Bartók 32 Gallery, Budapest
2006. Box, Box Exhibition, Körmend Gallery, Budapest
2006. Tangerine (In memoriam Bartók), Nádor Gallery, Budapest
2006. Waypoints - Selection from the Works of Ignác Kokas' Followers, Műcsarnok, Budapest
2006. IVth International Artist Book Exhibition, István Király Museum, Székesfehérvár
2006. Kronach, Open Space Sculpture Exhibition and Symposium, Germany
2006. In Terms of Mimesis - Collection of the Tragor Ignác Museum of Vác, City Gallery of Pécs
2006. Heart Affairs, Művészetmalom, Szentendre
2006. Looking at Each other - Exhibition of the Szinyei Association, Museum of Fine Arts, Cluj, Romania
2006. Depth, Ökoart Gallery, Budapest
2005. Marseille, Contemporary Creative Books
2005. Von der Kunst eine Giraffe zu portrat TIEREN, Leopold Museum, Vienna
2005. Those Eighties (FMK) Kogart House, Budapest
2005. Minipresse und Künstler Bücher Ausstellung, Mainz
2005. Haus der Kunst, Association of Applied- and Fine Artists, Munich
2005. Exhibition of the Painter's Division
2005. Wood Sculpture Triennial, Nagyatád
2005. Autumn Gallery in Hódmezővásárhely
2005. Float, Öko Gallery, Budapest
2005. Transubstantiation, Erdős Renee House, Budapest
2005. Spring Picture-Gallery, Salgótarján
2005. Hernádi Miklós Collection, Kassák Museum, Budapest
2005. XIXth National Small Plastic Arts Biennial, Pécs
2004. Miskolc Gallery, Chair Exhibition
2004. Klagenfurt, Alpen Adria Galerie, Austria
2004. Aurisina, Casa della Pietra, Trieste, Italy
2004. Műhely Gallery in Gödöllő, garden exhibition
2004. Labyrinth, Association of Hungarian Painters, Újpest Gallery, Budapest
2004. Exhibition of the Szinyei Association, Lendava, Slovenia
2004. Artist Money, Association of City Artists, Nádor Gallery, Budapest
1999. Munkácsy Prize