Takáts, Márton
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Biography
Márton Takáts, painter and graphic, was born on the 22nd of June in 1971 in Budapest. Between 1990 and 1995 he attended the Hungarian School of Fine Arts, for graphical arts. From 1995 to1996 he studied at the Hungarian University for Applied Arts, with Róbert König as his teacher.
Takáts's consciousness of tradition is visible in his artworks. His etchings and paintings are done meticulously and with a refined, extremely precise technique, but are still full of wit and irony. In his images full of fantasy, reality and imagination, past, present and future, timelessness and epochs are all intermingled. At the same time, this atmosphere of seriousness is broken by an air of playfulness.
His depictions mostly focus on cityscapes. Budapest and Parisian coffeehouses hold a special status in Takáts's art. The everyday street scenes and underpasses seem to be so imaginary, as if they did not belong to this world.
The artist’s main artwork so far, the series inspired by Piranesi, required more than an decade (1994-2005) of intensive work. His paintings - exhibited in our gallery in 2018 - make the artist's very personal, visionary thoughts about his hometown visible and perceptible to the spectator. He does not only share his opinion about art, but also about our culture and living circumstances. As a wanderer from the past, who is roaming through the ruins of the city, he shows us images, buildings of transience, coffeehouses, or pub enteriors. The figures between the houses are voyagers and wanderers who are still able to perceive the nearly gone memories with astonishment. It becomes obvious that we, in fact, could be any of those figures.
Those who live in or have travelled to Budapest, will easily recognize the sights of the city on Takáts's artworks.
| Year | Biography |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Born in Budapest |
| 1990-1995 | Hungarian College of Fine Art, Graphics |
| 1995-1996 | Studied at the Hungarian University for Applied Arts |
| Teacher: Róbert Kőnig | |
| Awards | |
| 2010 | Roman scholarship |
| 2008 | Koller-award |
| 2006 | 53th Autumn exhibition of Vásárhely, Galyasi Miklós-award |
| 2001 | Orbis Pictus, Veszprém city award |
| 1999 | The Workshop of Zsennye Partnership's one months long scholarship |
| The NKA creative support | |
| First Prize of the Chain Bridge Tender | |
| Salon 1999 Espace Eiffel Branly, Paris, III. Prize | |
| 1998 | A MAOE award at the Autumn exhibition of Hódmezővásárhely |
| 1995 | Barcsay-award |
| 1993 | Barcsay-award |
| Single exhibition | |
| 2013 | Forrás Gallery, Vörösmarty Theatre, Budapest |
| 2013 | Próféta Gallery, Budapest |
| 2012 | Tűnő időm nyomában, Forrás Gallery Budapest |
| 2011 | Város-néző, Kogart Gallery, Budapest |
| 2011 | Images and phases, Kogart Gallery III., Budapest |
| 2010 | Forrás Gallery, Budapest |
| 2009 | House of Arts, Kőszeg |
| 2008 | Kondor Béla Gallery |
| Hungarian University of Fine Arts | |
| 2007 | Budapest Gallery |
| 2006 | Hungarian Cultural, Scientific, and Information Centre, Moscow |
| Győr City Library | |
| 2005 | Espace Lucrece, Paris |
| 2002 | Studio Drawings Trafik Gallery, Budapest |
| Miskolc's Vedutas, Rákóczi-hose, Miskolc and Gallery IX, Budapest | |
| 2001 | Duna Gallery, Budapes |
| New Theater, Budapest; | |
| 1999 | Mestermű Gallery, Veszprém |
| BÁV Cntemporary Gallery, Budapest | |
| 1997 | Duna Gallery, Budapest |
| 1996 | Mestermű Gallery, Veszprém |
| 1995 | Sain Peray (FR) |
| ART-X Gallery, Budapest | |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
| 2009 | "Three generations's master graphic artists", Koller Gallery, Budapest |
| 2008 | Estampe Européenne Paris, Cité Internationale des Arts |
| 2007 | 100 Graphics - 100 Contemporary Artist, Hungarian University of Fine Arts |
| 2004 | Miskolci-Graphics Biennial |
| Autumn Exhibition of Hódmezővásárhelyi | |
| KOGART Saloon, Budapest | |
| Exhibition with Bartha Ágnes enamel artist, Espace Lucrčce, Paris | |
| Aquarelles & Gravures with Anne-Marie Lefranc painter, Fargues | |
| Salon International de la Gravure, Maison du Bailli, Morhange | |
| Les Variations Possibles, the Domb Workshop's exhibition | |
| 2003 | in the Espace Cinko, Paris |
| Petits Format Espace Lucrčce, Paris | |
| Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain, Paris | |
| Urban Myths and Miracles exhibition with Kiss Attila Etele, | |
| 2002 | Munkácsy Mihály Museum, Békéscsaba |
| Garden, Fióka Art, Budapest | |
| Small Graphics 2002, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest | |
| Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain, Paris | |
| 2001 | 100 female breast, Mertz Club, Budapest |
| Graveurs du Monde exhibition with István Orosz graphic artist | |
| Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain | |
| 2000 | Orbis Pictus, Veszprém |
| Exhibition with Pierre Delvincourt graphic artist, Le Mans | |
| XVIII., XX. National Graphic Biennial, Miskolc | |
| Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain | |
| 1999 | Small Graphics 2000, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest |
| Salon 1999 Espace Eiffel Branly, Paris | |
| Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain | |
| 46. Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely, Tornyai János Museum | |
| 1998 | Hódmezővásárhely |
| 45. Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely, Tornyai János Museum | |
| Hódmezővásárhely | |
| Trace 98 Graphic Biennial, Paris | |
| Grand Marché d'Art Contemporain | |
| In Memorian Bartha László, Mestermű Gallery, Veszprém | |
| 1997 | Szombathelyi Képtár |
| Drypoint, MGSZ exhibition, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest | |
| Hungarian Saloon, Műcsarnok | |
| 1996 | Young Graphics Domb Gallery, Szentendre |
| XVIII., XX. National Graphic Biennial, Miskolc | |
| 43.Autumn Exhibition of Vásárhely,Tornyai János Museum | |
| 1995 | Hódmezővásárhely |
| 1994 | Piranéző, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest |
| International Illustration Exhibition, Bologna |
