László Szlávics Jr. facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
László Szlávics Jr.
|
|
|---|---|
Szlávics Jr. in 2010
|
|
| Born |
Hungarian: Szlávics László
August 11, 1959 Budapest, Hungary
|
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Known for | Sculpture, Medallic art, Coin, Kinetic art, Interactive art, Mobile |
László Szlávics (born August 11, 1959) is a talented Hungarian artist. He creates sculptures and special art medals. He is also known as László Szlávics Jr.
Contents
About László Szlávics Jr.
László Szlávics Jr. was born in Budapest, Hungary, on August 11, 1959. He went to the Arts & Crafts Secondary School in Budapest from 1973 to 1977. After school, his father, who was a goldsmith and sculptor, taught him more about art. Another sculptor, Agamemnon Makris, also helped him learn.
Since 1973, László Szlávics Jr. has lived and worked in a special place called the Százados artist' colony in Budapest. This is a community where many artists live and create their work. Since 1995, he has often designed special memorial coins for the National Bank of Hungary.
His Artworks
Szlávics is mostly known for his medals. These are not just like the medals you win in sports! His art medals can be very detailed, like traditional coins, or they can be like small sculptures. He likes to combine old ways of making art with new ideas.
In the 1970s, his sculptures, reliefs (art that sticks out from a flat surface), and medals looked very real. They were made with great care. In the 1980s, he became famous for medals made by hand-engraving steel. This was a technique used in ancient times to make coins. Some of these works include Birds, Africa, and medals for famous Hungarian figures. He also made bronze works that were influenced by a style called Cubism. In the early 1990s, he created 20 medals inspired by the paintings of Vincent van Gogh.
In the late 1990s, he started using natural things like bone, feathers, and seashells in his art. These pieces were very unique and pushed the limits of what a medal could be. He also made "mechanical medals" that moved and changed when people interacted with them.
Since the early 2000s, he has continued to explore new ways to make medal art. He has won important awards for his work, like the Ligeti Erika Prize and the Béni Ferenczy Prize. He also uses everyday objects, called objets trouvés (which means "found objects" in French), and gives them new purposes in his small sculptures. These are often interactive, meaning you can touch or move them.
Since 2008, he has made many small wooden sculptures. Some of these look like tiny houses or old ruins. He also creates large clock sculptures that are modern art pieces. They use parts from real clocks, like pendulums, and even make sounds to mark the time!
Exhibitions
László Szlávics Jr.'s art has been shown in many countries around the world since 1975. He has had more than 50 solo shows (where only his art is displayed) in Hungary and other countries like Germany and Austria. His work has also been part of many group exhibitions, including important art biennials (shows that happen every two years) in Hungary and international medal art congresses.
Awards and Prizes
László Szlávics Jr. has won many important awards for his art. Some of his top awards include:
- 1993 – Golden Diploma at the National Portrait Biennale in Budapest.
- 1996 – Grand Prix at the "Head or Tails" Art Medal Exhibition in Budapest.
- 1997 – Civitas Fidelissima-prize at the National Biennial of Medal Art in Sopron.
- 2002 – Special Mention at the Masaccio 600 International Art Medal Competition in Israel.
- 2006 – Erika Ligeti prize.
- 2007 – The prestigious Béni Ferenczy Prize at the 16th National Biennial of Medal Art.
- 2007 – Honorable Mention at the Art Medal World Congress FIDEM XXX in the USA.
- 2015 – He won the Béni Ferenczy Prize again at the 20th National Biennial of Medal Art.
Where You Can See His Work
László Szlávics Jr.'s artworks are kept in many famous museums and collections around the world. Some of these include:
- The Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest, Hungary.
- The Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest, Hungary.
- The British Museum in London, United Kingdom.
- The Rijksmuseum Het Koninklijk Penningkabinet in Leiden, Netherlands.
- The University Museum of Bergen, Norway.
- The Muzeum Sztuki Medalierskiej in Wrocław, Poland.
His sculptures are also displayed in public places and buildings:
- 1979 – At the Comedy Theatre of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary.
- 1988 – A bust of János Damjanich in Szeged, Hungary.
- 1989 – A bust of Miklós Zrínyi in Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
- 1990 – A bust of Artúr Görgey at the Ministry of National Defence, Budapest.
- 2006 – A bust of János Tornyai in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary.
- 2007 – A bust of Count István Széchenyi at a Seafaring Secondary School in Budapest.
- 2009 – A bust of Ferenc Liszt at the Sopron Music School, Sopron, Hungary.
- 2010 – A bust of John Lennon at the Sopron Music School, Sopron, Hungary.
- 2013 – A bust of Janis Joplin at the Ferenc Erkel Grade School, Budapest, Hungary.
Medals and Small Sculptures He Designed
László Szlávics Jr. has designed many special medals and small sculptures, including:
- 1992 – The Ferenc Flór Prize and János Hunyadi Prize memorial plaques and badges.
- 1998 – A 2000-forint silver memorial coin for For the Children of the World for UNICEF.
- 2001 – Memorial coins for the Hungarian National Bank featuring characters from famous Hungarian children's books, like Ferenc Molnár: A Pál utcai fiúk and Sándor Petőfi: János Vitéz.
- 2004 – A 5000-forint silver memorial coin for the Pécsi ókeresztény sírkamrák (Early Christian burial chambers in Pécs).
- 2007 – A 50,000-forint gold memorial coin for the 550th anniversary of King Mathias Corvinus becoming king.
- 2008 – John Calvin memorial medals for the Hungarian Calvinist Church.
- 2009 – A 5000-forint memorial coin for the 200th Anniversary of birth of Ferenc Erkel.
- 2010 – A 5000-forint memorial coin for the 200th Anniversary of birth of Adam Clark.
Gallery
-
László Szlávics Jr.: F. Schiller, bronze sculpture from 1991.
-
László Szlávics Jr.: On the road, 2005, made with wood, iron, and fabric.
-
László Szlávics Jr.: Masaccio, a memorial medal from 2002.
-
László Szlávics Jr.: John Lennon bust, created in 2010, located in Sopron, Hungary.
-
László Szlávics Jr.: Mátyás Hunyadi, a memorial coin from 2008.
-
László Szlávics Jr.: John Calvin, a memorial medal from 2008.
