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 [...]
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 [...]
What is Pysanky? Pysanky (pysanky-plural, pysanka-singular) are Ukrainian Easter eggs, decorated using a wax-resist (batik) method. The word comes from the verb pysaty, “to write”, as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. The art form of producing elaborately-decorated eggs is also common through Central and Eastern Europe. Pysanky are traditionally made [...]
Zsuzsa Szikra is well-known in Europe for her poetic abstract paintings and portraits. Born in Hungary and schooled at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest, she studied under Jeno Barcsay who is the influential practitioner of Hungarian Constructivism and created the famous “Anatomy for Artists“. Barcsay strongly influenced the work of his pupil, Zsuzsa Szikra. Szikra’s work [...]
Happy Easter! I just wanted to share another great website for decorated Easter eggs. Made by artist Adriana who is a first generation Ukrainian-American. Her collection features traditional pysanky (Ukrainian styled eggs) including ones made using goose and ostrich eggs. These eggs are available for purchase online. The website also has a section on how to [...]
For those that would like to view hand-made decroated Polish Easter Eggs. You can visit Irena Dobucka’s personal website on Pisanki Art. Her collection features several beautiful galleries of intricate eggs and art expositions including painted, crocheted, and new concept designs. Simply gorgeous! Be sure to sign her guest book when visitng. Pisanki Art http://www.pisanki-art.pl
I just wanted to share an interesting website I found on Peter Carl Fabergé (Karl Gustavovich Faberge), the jeweler who is most famous for designing Easter eggs using precious metals and gemstones for the Russian Imperial Court. For anyone who would like to learn more about the history of these fascinating and beautiful works of [...]
Decorating Easter eggs is an old tradition throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Many countries like Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, and Romania each have their own ways on how eggs are to be decorated and displayed for this significant holiday. Below is a list of links arranged by various countries on how you can create beautiful [...]
