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The artist

Béla Fűkő

Béla Fűkő (1969 - Miskolc) is a sculptor from Pécs. He graduated from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Pécs in 2000, with masters: István Bencsik and Colin Foster. Prior to his university studies, he studied graphics in the private schools of graphic artists István Mezey and László Morvay. He received the Amateur Poets and Writers Fine Arts Award for his illustrations.

He was the responsible editor of the literary and artistic magazine pArtoldal from 1999 to 2003. From 2010 to 2011, at Pécs Cultural Center – In Dominican House – he was the organizer and moderator of „RETINA - visual arts today, or the retina from here and beyond” - program series.

He was a member of the Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists, the Hungarian Sculptors' Association and the National Association of Hungarian Artists. KUPÉ (Culture, Pécs) is the fine art editor of a literary and cultural journal. Then he was art director of FIKSZ Art Gallery, the magazine's community space.

In 2018, he graduated from the PTE MK Doctoral School, and he has currently been preparing for the defence of his doctoral degree.

He has participated in many Hungarian and foreign solo and group exhibitions. His statue, called Internal Evolution is in the collection of Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton (USA).

„He is sensitive to Eastern philosophies, he experiences the creative process not only as a technical but also as a very intense spiritual evolution. For him, literature is a life-giving food that is deeply embedded in his sculptures, graphics and collages. “Books give each other pages, pages give each other lines, lines give themselves to me,” he once said. Looking at his drawings, sculptures, collages, we really feel like we are mingling in dialogue with these works. As we unravel the secrets for ourselves, while at the same time becoming aware of ourselves, we become partners in these works because they give us the experience of personal involvement. This is the charm of Béla Fűkő's works.” – Andrea Csató