Google adorned its homepage today with a Doodle commemorating the 150th birthday of Gustav Klimt, an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt was able to create numerous art works that evoked love, passion and beauty. His most famous piece “The Kiss” was painted between 1907-08 and is [...]
If you’ve been in Budapest lately, you may have noticed a giant wooden rocking horse. It’s a public art installation appropriately called “The Rocking Horse“, which can accommodate up to 70 participants. The structure has been displayed at several different locations in the city. András Huszár and Gábor Miklós Szoke are the designers behind the project. Check out this video below to [...]
Exhausted and burned out from chasing the ever-elusive American dream, Jennifer Wilson and her husband Jim were desperately seeking a simpler, more connected life. Having lost half of their savings in the U.S. stock market crash in 2008, the timing seemed right to make some changes. In the summer of 2009, Jennifer, Jim and their [...]
Pysanky is one of the oldest and most cherished traditions associated with Easter in Ukraine. Originating as a pagan ritual, the people in the region once believed that great powers were embodied in the egg. While these beliefs may have changed over the years, pysanky still holds great meaning and is a widely popular custom for [...]
A larger-than size bronze statue of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was unveiled today at the Graphisoft Park in Budapest. The statue was commissioned by Graphisoft Founder and Chairman of the Board Gabor Bojar. The relationship between Graphisoft and Apple can be traced to the 1980’s, when Jobs came across the first version of Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD [...]
One of Austria’s greatest painters would have celebrated his 150th birthday in 2012: Gustav Klimt (1862–1918). A leading figure of the Sezessionstil movement, Klimt was one of the most innovative and controversial artists of the early twentieth century. To honor his life and work, the city of Vienna will be hosting a series of special [...]
The Royal Academy’s Treasures from Budapest: European Masterpieces from Leonardo to Schiele will be on display from 25th September until 12th December 2010. The exhibition comprises of works from the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, with additional key loans from the Hungarian National Gallery. It features over 200 works and includes paintings, drawings and sculptures from the [...]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles. A half-century later, their music is still being heard by a new generation of listeners. Not only are they one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music but The Beatles also gave something very special to many people. In Eastern Europe [...]
From June 4th to August 22th, Italian futurist painter, graphic artist and designer, Fortunato Depero (1892-1960) will have his work displayed at the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest. Arts lovers will have a chance to see more than 100 pieces on loan from MART (Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art of Trento & Rovereto) in Italy. The show, which is [...]
Hungary has made appearances in a variety of foreign films and television productions. With its ever-expanding capacity of production facilities and unique varied locations, Hungary is making it’s mark in Hollywood. Cities like Budapest have been able to pass off as London, East and West Berlin, Paris and even Buenos Aires. Hungary has also provided [...]
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