El Kazovsky
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El Kazovsky (July 13, 1948 – July 21, 2008) was a Russian-born Hungarian painter; one of the leading Hungarian painters of his time.
Personal life
El Kazovsky was born under the name of Elena Kazovskaya in Leningrad, Russia. Later moving to Hungary in 1965, at the age of 15 and graduating in 1977 with a major in painting from the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts. El Kazovsky's masters were György Kádár and Ignác Kokas.
El Kazovsky was open about being transgender - born biologically as a female and self-defining as an androphile man.[1]
Art
His art was not broken down into periods; all of his expressive paintings are revealing the same mythological word that he created. Several figures appear in many of his paintings, such as the long nosed dog or the ballet dancer figure. Besides paintings, his work spans to stage designs, performances and installations.
Awards
- Kossuth Award (2002)
- Mihaly Munkacsy Award (1989)
- Gyula Derkovits Scholarship (1980)
Exhibitions
Solo shows:
- The State Russian Museum - Marble Palace, St. Petersburg, 2005
Group shows:
- Mis-en Abyme (Kép a képben). Várfok Gallery, Budapest, 2008
- Hungarian Art. Danubiana - Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava, 2007
- Re:embrandt - Contemporary Hungarian Artists Respond. Museum of Fine Arts - Budapest, Budapest, 2006
- Common Space, Ernst Museum Budapest, Budapest, 2006
- In Black and White - Graphic Art exhibition. Műcsarnok / Kunsthalle Budapest, 2001
- Millennial serie of exhibitions in the Mucsarnok. Mucsarnok Kunsthalle, Budapest, 2000
Public collections
- Hungarian National Gallery (Magyar Nemzeti Galéria), Budapest, Hungary
- Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Dunaújváros, Hungary
- Muzeum Sztuki w Lodz, Lodz, Poland[2]
Books, monographies
- Forgacs, Eva: El Kazovszkij (monograph, 1996)
- Uhl, Gabriella: El Kazovszkij kegyetlen testszínháza (album, 2008)
References
- ↑ Váradi Júlia (2005-02-03). "Csillapíthatatlan kíváncsiság". Magyar Narancs.
- ↑ El Kazovsky at artifacts.net