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András A. Márton painter, graphic designer

(18 January 1930, Debrecen, Hungary)

1954: Graduated from the Budapest Technical University as electrical engineer. Autodidact
1955: Started studying fine arts
1978: since then he has been working as freelance graphic designer

Early works: dark compositions of philosophic and symbolic content constructed out of few lines on black backgrounds.
The end of 1980s: since then he has been painting. He is primarily inspired by natural sciences, especially physics, music and space-geometry (see Bolyai’s cycle). Analogically Márton tries to recognize “human laws”. His artworks are concise and surrealistic.
He doesn’t belong to any artists’ group.

Solo Exhibitions

1979 – Budapest, Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1980 – Kőszeg, Tábornokház (Catalogue), Hungary
1981 – Celldömölk, Kemenesaljai Culture House, Hungary
1982 – Copenhagen, Cowi-Consult, Denmark
1986 – Budapest, Cellar Gallery Óbuda (Catalogue), Hungary
1990 – Munich-Perlach, Siemens Gallery (Catalogue), Germany
1990 – Munich, Stadtgalerie Siemens, Germany
1991 – Salzburg, Schloss Mittersill, “Mozarteum”, Austria
1995 – Székesfehérvár, Vörösmarty Theatre, Hungary
1996 – Royan, Palais des Congres, France
1999 – Székesfehérvár, Vörösmarty Theatre (Catalogue), Hungary
2000 – Berlin-Golm, Albert Einstein Institute (Catalogue), Germany

Selected Group Exhibition

1996 – Albigny-sur-Saone, 10eme Salon International de Peinture et de Sculpture, France

Bibliography

András A. Márton. Könyvtáros [Library Journal], March 1987
András A. Márton’s graphics are presented, Élet és Irodalom [Literary Magazine], July 1995
Gábor Andrási: Bolyai’s sex-appeal, Új Művészet [Art Magazine], May 1996
Gábor Andrási: Schrodinger’s Cat, Műértő [Art Magazine], May 2000

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