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The Hungarian University of Fine Arts (Hungarian
: Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem) is the central Hungarian
art school in Budapest
, Andrássy Avenue
. It was founded in 1871 as the Hungarian Royal Drawing School (Magyar Királyi Mintarajztanoda) and has been called University of Fine Arts since 2001.
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During the forthcoming decades the education has been getting more and more differentiated, not only painter
s and sculptors, but artist-craftsmen, mosaic
- and gobelin
-makers, stage-designers, costumers, restorers were graduating in the institute. In the history of the university always the most recognized Hungarian artist were to teach the students: Károly Ferenczy
, János Vaszary
, Viktor Olgyai, Róbert Berény
, János Kmetty, Aurél Bernáth
, Géza Fónyi, Jenő Barcsay
, Gyula Hincz, Károly Koffán painters, Béni Ferenczy
sculptor and other famous artists.
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
: Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem) is the central Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
art school in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Andrássy Avenue
Andrássy Avenue
Andrássy Avenue is an iconic boulevard in Budapest, Hungary, dating back to 1872. It links Erzsébet Square with the Városliget. Lined with spectacular Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses featuring fine facades and interiors, it was recognised as a World Heritage Site in 2002...
. It was founded in 1871 as the Hungarian Royal Drawing School (Magyar Királyi Mintarajztanoda) and has been called University of Fine Arts since 2001.
History
Until the mid-19th century, Hungarian artists were learning fine arts in Western European academies. The National Society of Hungarian Fine Arts (Országos Magyar Képzőművészeti Társulat) founded in 1861 was initiating the establishment of a Hungarian school of fine arts. Owing to this movement the Hungarian Royal Drawing School and Art Teachers’ College (Magyar Királyi Mintarajztanoda és Rajztanárképezde) was opened in 1871. The present-day building of the university was built in 1877, designed by Alajos Rauscher and Adolf LangAdolf Lang
Adolf Láng was a Hungarian architect, one of the main representatives of the historicist style during the late 1900s.-Career:...
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During the forthcoming decades the education has been getting more and more differentiated, not only painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
s and sculptors, but artist-craftsmen, mosaic
Mosaic
Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration, or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral...
- and gobelin
Gobelin
Gobelin was the name of a family of dyers, who in all probability came originally from Reims, and who in the middle of the 15th century established themselves in the Faubourg Saint Marcel, Paris, on the banks of the Bièvre....
-makers, stage-designers, costumers, restorers were graduating in the institute. In the history of the university always the most recognized Hungarian artist were to teach the students: Károly Ferenczy
Károly Ferenczy
Károly Ferenczy was a Hungarian painter and leading member of the Nagybánya artists' colony.-External links:*...
, János Vaszary
Janos Vaszary
János Vaszary was a Hungarian painter. He was born in Kaposvár, Hungary. His masters included Bertalan Székely at the School of Decorative Art. He went on with his studies in Munich and at the Académie Julian in Paris. He was particularly influenced by Jules Bastien-Lepage and Puvis de...
, Viktor Olgyai, Róbert Berény
Róbert Berény
Róbert Berény was a Hungarian painter, one of the avant-garde group known as The Eight who introduced cubism and expressionism to Hungarian art.-Early life and education:...
, János Kmetty, Aurél Bernáth
Aurél Bernáth
Aurél Bernáth was a Hungarian painter. He studied at Nagybánya with István Réti and János Thorma. Bernath fought as a soldier in the First World War. He moved to Vienna in 1921. Bernath's painting style was heavily influenced by the onslaught of German Expressionism. He was invited to Berlin by...
, Géza Fónyi, Jenő Barcsay
Jeno Barcsay
Jenő Barcsay was a Hungarian painter.Born in Katona, Hungary in 1900, Barcsay was a descendant of an aristocratic family from Transylvania. In 1919, he went to Budapest where he began his studies in the Art School and graduated in 1924...
, Gyula Hincz, Károly Koffán painters, Béni Ferenczy
Béni Ferenczy
Béni Ferenczy was a Hungarian sculptor and graphic artist.Born the son of Károly Ferenczy, he studied art in Munich and Paris where he studied with both Bourdelle and Archipenko His art became mature after he had returned from emigration in Germany and the Soviet Union.After his experiences with...
sculptor and other famous artists.
Presidents from 1871
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Jeno Bory Jenő Bory was a Hungarian architect and sculptor.Bory received his degree in building engineering in Budapest in 1903. He enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts to study sculpture under Alajos Strobl... architect, sculptor Sándor Bortnyik Sándor Bortnyik was a Hungarian painter and graphic designer. His work was greatly influenced by Cubism, Expressionism and Constructivism. He moved to Weimar in 1922 and was connected to the Bauhaus... painter, draughtsman |
Buildings
- Hungarian University of Fine Arts (HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, 1062 Andrássy út 69-71.) with the Barcsay-hall. - Strawberry's Garden (Budapest, 1063 Kmety Gy u. 26-28. )
- Feszty House (Budapest, 1063, Bajza u. 39)
- Somogyi József Artists' Colony (TihanyTihanyTihany is a village on the northern shore of Lake Balaton on the Tihany Peninsula . The whole peninsula is a historical district....
, 8237 Major u. 63.)
Departments
- Program in Fine Art Theory
- Visual Education Program
- Scenography Program
- Intermedia Program
- Conservation Program
- Graphic Design Program
- Printmaking Program
- Sculpture Program
- Painting Program
- Doctoral Programme
Exhibitions
Barcsay-hall is the biggest gallery to exhibit the student's and foreign's artworks. But you will find 4 other smaller places to show the artworks. (Barcsay-terem)External links
- http://www.mke.hu
- http://www.facebook.com/kepzomuveszetiegyetem
- http://www.bestofdiploma.hu/