Kő, Pál
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Biography
Pál Kő (his original name is Lajos Pataki) was born in 1941 in Perespuszta. Between 1963 and 1968 he graduated from the College of Fine Arts, where József Somogyi was his teacher. In 1955 he prepared stacio images at the Catholic church of Jászszentandrás (village in the Northern “Alföld” region). From 1963 he has been exhibiting artist. From 1978 he was the professor of the Hungarian College of Fine Arts, from 1990 he was the Head of the Department, between 1990 and 1991 he is an associate professor of it, and between 1992 and 1995 he was vice rector of the College.
Until the mid-1970s he produced mainly colorfully painted wooden sculptures of pop art. His later style increasingly reached back for to the Hungarian wood carving tradition. He prepared the planning concept of the historical monuments in Mohács, furthermore he created the chapel of Grand Lady of Hungary’s stone reliefs in the Vatican.
| Year | Biography |
|---|---|
| 1941 | He was born in Perespuszta |
| 1963-1968 | College of Fine Arts |
| From 1978 | the teacher of the College of Fine Arts |
| 1990 | the board member of the Society Berzsenyi |
| member of the Art Guild of Veszprém | |
| From 1990 | Associate Professor of the department of sculptor |
| From 1991 | he has been professor |
| From 1992 | Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation Samu Geza |
| 1993-1996 | He was the president of the World Federation of Hungarians Fine and Applied Arts Council |
| From 1995 | Member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts |
| Study trips: Poland, Transylvania, | |
| Italy, Greece, Mongolia | |
| His teachers: József Somogyi | |
| Awards | |
| 2014 | The Artist of the Nation |
| 2011 | Honorary Citizen of Terézváros |
| 2002 | Kölcsey-award |
| 2001 | Kossuth-award |
| 2000 | Honorary Citizen of Heves |
| 1998 | Steadily-diploma |
| 1994 | Honorary Citizen of Nagypalád |
| 1990 | For the Hungarian Arts Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 1989 | Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition of Salgótarján Grand Prize |
| 1986 | merited artist |
| 1984 | Art Fund Prize |
| 1982 | Kodály Society's diploma |
| 1976 | az V. National Statuette Biennale I. prize, Pécs |
| 1975 | Munkácsy-award |
| 1969, 1971 | KISZ Grand Prize |
| Single exhibitions | |
| 1998 | Maczky House, Heves (permament exhibition) |
| 1997 | Minorite crypt, Tábornokh., Eger |
| 1996 | Historical monuments in honor of the "millecentenárium" (The 1100th anniversary celebration of the Hungarian conquest in 1996.), Veszprém |
| 1994 | Marosvásárhely |
| Sepsiszentgyörgy (with Gizella Péterfy) | |
| 1991 | Castle Gallery, Simontornya |
| 1988 | Ferenc Erdei Cultural Center, Kecskemét |
| Szentes | |
| Hajdúböszörmény | |
| Mikszáth Kálmán Cultural Center, Balassagyarmat | |
| 1987 | Dortmund |
| 1986 | Amsterdam |
| Vörösmarty Theater, Székesfehérvár | |
| Budapest Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1985 | Gallery of Erzsébetváros, Budapest |
| 1984 | Dürer Hall , Kölesd |
| 1982 | Castle Gallery, Veszprém |
| 1980 | Workshop series, the Hungarian National Gallery,Budapest |
| 1978 | Venice |
| 1978 | Debrecen |
| Munich | |
| 1976 | Helikon Gallery, Budapest |
| 1976 | Salgótarján |
| 1975 | Hatvani Gallery, Hatvan |
| 1974 | Uitz Hall, Dunaújváros |
| 1973 | Törökszentmiklós |
| 1972 | Art Gallery, Budapest |
| 1970 | Endre Horváth Gallery, Balassagyarmat |
| 1969 | Madách Theater, Budapest |
| 1968 | Hungarian Shipyard and Crane Factory, Budapest |
| Selected group exhibitions | |
| 1998 | Tisza Gallery, Csongrád |
| Reformed Church, Budapest | |
| Vámosgyörk | |
| Jászszentandrás | |
| stone Pál permament exhibition, Maczky-house, Heves | |
| The Love door For the Hanover World's Fair | |
| 1995 | State of the Art / Hungarian Sculpture, Art Gallery, Budapest |
| Hungarian Salon '97, Art Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1989 | Hungarian Art, Worpswede |
| 1980 | XXXIX. Venice Biennale, Venice |
| 1979 | Wood Sculpture '79, Csontváry Hall, Pécs |
| 1978 | Hungarian Art, Linz |
| IV. International Statuette exhibition (Biennial)of Budapest, | |
| Art Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1976 | V. National Statuette Biennial, Pécs |
| Hungarian Arts, Belgrade | |
| Sarajevo | |
| 1975 | III. National Statuette Biennial, |
| Art Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1973 | Baja |
| 1972 | Puskin Museum, Moscow |
| Works in public collection | |
| Maczky House, Heves | |
| Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest | |
| Petőfi Literary Museum, Budapest | |
| Selected public works | |
| Nuptial (terracotta relief, 1966, Budapest, XVIII. dist.) | |
| József Attila (bronze relief, 1972, Salgótarján, County Cultural Center) | |
| Feast (stone, glass, 1974, Heves) | |
| Statues of historical monument: Tomori Pál, II. Lajos, Regős wind harp and grave (wood, metal, 1976, Mohács-Sátorhely) | |
| Móricz Zsigmond-portrait (bronze, 1977, Nyíregyháza) | |
| Anti-Fascist martyrs memorial (stone, 1978, Sopron) | |
| Hunyadi János (stone, 1979, Jánoshalma) | |
| Szt. Adalbert (stone relief, 1980, Rome) | |
| Saint Gellért (stone relief, 1980, Szt. Péter Basilika) | |
| Boldog Özséb (stone relief, 1980, Róma, Chapel of Grand Lady of Hungary) | |
| Leaves (bronze, 1980, Veszprém, Városháza) | |
| Szondi-emorial (limestone, 1983, Drégelypalánk) | |
| For the memorial of stonerösi Sándor Csoma (bronze, 1984, Budapest, XVII. ker., Akácvirág u. Általános Iskola) | |
| stonerösi Csoma Sándor (bronze, 1984, Tibet) | |
| Károly Róbert (bronze, 1984, Gyöngyös, Main square, duplicate: Texas) | |
| Rooster boy (painted wood, 1984, Bécs, Central Wechsel und Creditbank 1994, Hungarian National Bank) | |
| Áchim András (wood, 1984, Békéscsaba, Mihály Munkácsy Museum) | |
| skulk (bronze, 1988, Zánka, Úttörőváros) | |
| Bálint Balassi (bronze relief, 1988, Zólyom, Castle) | |
| Kovai Lőrinc-tomb (limestone, 1988, Budapest, Rákoskeresztúr cemetery) | |
| stván Sinka (bronze, 1989, Vésztő) | |
| Albert Vetési (limestone, 1990, Veszprém, Abert Vetési Secondary School) | |
| Stonegate (stone, 1990, Nagystonerös, János Arany Museum) | |
| Frigyes Podmaniczky (cast iron, bronze, stone, 1990, Budapest, V. dist, Podmaniczky square) | |
| Mészáros Lázár-tomb (limestone, bronze, 1991, Baja, Rókus Chapel) | |
| Ferenc Kölcsey (bronze, 1991, Budapest, Ferenc Kölcsey Secondary School , duplicate: Sződemeter) | |
| Bride on the crate (marble, 1992, Parádfürdő) | |
| Professior and two student (bronze, 1993, Baja, German National College and School) | |
| Lajos Kossuth (bronze, 1994, Szolnok) | |
| II. word war victims memorial (stone, bronze, 1993, Szigetszentmárton 1994, Heves | |
| limestone, 1996, Veresegyház) | |
| Auer Lipót (bronze relief, 1995, Veszprém) | |
| Ráday Imre-tomb (1995, Farkasréti cenetary) | |
| Tribute site (beton, 1996, Szajol) | |
| Professors Tower(bronze, brick, 1997, Budapest, X. ker., Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Hospital) | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach (bronze, 1999, Sárospatak). |
