Barna Benedek
Abstract, structural visual artist
Barna
Benedek
Biography
Born in Budapest in 1973.
Studies
2009 Doctor of Liberal Arts, Doctoral School of the University of Pécs Faculty of Arts, Supervisor: Ernő Tolvaly
2004 – 2007 Doctoral School DLA program, University of Pécs Faculty of Arts, Supervisor: Ernő Tolvaly
1996 – 2001 University of Pécs Faculty of Arts, Major: Drawing and Visual Education, Supervisor: Ferenc Lantos, painter
Education
Since 2015 - Teacher at Budapest Metropolitan University
Works in collections
The Messmer Collection, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany
Mazovian Centre of Contemporary Art "Elektrownia," Radom, Poland
Vass Collection, Budapest/Veszprém, Hungary
Grüner Collection, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nemes–Szöllősi-Nagy Collection, Budapest, Hungary
Kovács Gábor Collection, Szekszárd, Hungary
Rátfai Collection, Budapest, Hungary
Faragó Collection, Pécs, Hungary
STRABAG Collection, Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian Electrographic Society
University of Pécs Doctoral School Collection
Paksi Képtár, Paks, Hungary
Curatorial activities
2019 Concrete Space 1-2, 37 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2019 GameOmetry, Vasarely Museum (with Dóra Maurer, Katalin Haász) Budapest, Hungary
2017 Pattern - Game designs, 37 Gallery (with Dóra Maurer, Katalin Haász) Budapest, Hungary
2017 Found geometry, Vasarely Museum (with Dóra Maurer, Judit Nemes, István Haász, Levente Bálványos) Budapest, Hungary
2014 Space as a square, Vasarely Museum (with Dóra Maurer, András Wolsky) Budapest, Hungary
Awards
2011 Scholarship from the Balassi Institute, Frans Masereel Centrum, Belgium
2009 Arad Biennial, Painting Award
2007 STRABAG Painting Award, artistic support
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022 Break, 37 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2021 Fusion, XP – Art Agency, Cologne, Germany
2021 Break, Liszt Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria
2020 Exhibition of selected works, Zsdrál Art Budapest, Hungary
2020 Übergang, Galerie Messmer, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany
2018 Nexuses, 37 Gallery (with Margherita Turewicz Lafranchi) Budapest, Hungary
2016 Point zero, 37 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2016 Monumenta, 37 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2012 Stille Reflexion, Galerie Kuko (with Lenkei-Tóth Péter) Dresden, Germany
2011 Replay, Mono Galéria (with Kóródi Zsuzsanna) Budapest, Hungary
2009 Anyag és káprázat (Material and dazzle) Civil Közösségek Háza Pécs, Hungary
2009 Signal, Csepel Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
2009 New~Wave, Mono Galéria, Budapest, Hungary
2008 Sztereó, Mono Galéria (with Józsa Bálint) Budapest, Hungary
2008 DLA Final, Pécsi Kisgaléria (with Lukács Zsolt, Császár Gábor) Pécs, Hungary
2007 Lumino-Dinamo, Volt Egyetemi Pinceklub (with Sas Miklós) Pécs, Hungary
2005 United Colors of Benedek, Közelítés Galéria, Pécs, Hungary
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 Connection Bożena, SYKER VORWERK, Syke, Germany
2021 Kunsthalle Messmer, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany
2021 Options, 37 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2020 Art and Antique, Millenáris Park Budapest with Zsdral Design & Art, Budapest, Hungary
2019 Concrete Space 2, 37 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2019 Code and Algorithm: Hommage à Vera Molnár, Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2018 5th International André Evard Prize for Concrete-Constructive Art, Kunsthalle Messmer, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany
2017 Found Geometry, Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2016 4th International André Evard Prize, Kunsthalle Messmer, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany
2015 Ten Years OSAS, Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2014 Ungarn Konstruktiv-Konkret, Kunstraum Roy, Kunnersdorf bei Görlitz, Germany
2013 Galéria Placc, Tihany – Art Placc, Hungary
2012 International Forum for Non-Objective Art, The Red House – Orthogonal, Sofia, Bulgaria
2011 Art Market Budapest, Millenáris Budapest, Hungary
2010 Point, line in motion, Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2009 Selection from the Collection of the Pécs School of Fine Arts, Nádor Gallery, Pécs, Hungary
Memberships
OSAS: Open Structures Art Society
Hungarian Association of Creative Artists
Közelítés Art Association
Enquires
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