István Madarassy sculptor, Bildhauer (1996)
Born in 1948 in Budapest. After taking his final examinations he worked as a restorer at the Hungarian National Museum. Graduated from the College of Applied Arts in 1972. Owing to his skill as a craftsman he made different artistic furnishing objects, wall and column designs, ornamental figures, lamps, medals, portrait-skulptures etc. He reconstructed the chandeliers at the Redorte in Budapest, and made stage designs for theatres and the TV. His works can be found in national and foreign collections. At the Dante Biennale in Ravenna, Italy, 1994, he was awarded a golden medal for his plan of "Gate to Hell". He has been the Member of the European Academy of Science and Arts since 1992. Since 1974 he has been a regular participant of individual and group exhibitions at home and abroad. Individual exhibitions: 1977 Budapest 1986 Mednyánszky Gallery, Budapest 1987 Rudnay Gallery, Eger 1988 Mészöly Gallery, Székesfehérvár 1988 Kurhaus, Oberstaufen (Germany) 1990 Sziráki Palace, (Austria) 1991 Vigadó-Galery, Budapest 1991 Bacchiglione Gallery Vicenza (Italy) 1992 Gaffelaer Gallery Breda (Holland) 1993 Atelier Gallery Vienna 1994 Musikschool Dunakeszi 1995 Rathaus Lauda-Königshofen (Germany) 1996 Fischen Fiskina Kurhaus (Germany) Group shows: 1974 Budapest 1975 Palace of Arts Budapest 1983 Budapest 1985 Budapest 1986 Kunsthalle, Tübingen, (Germany) 1989 Vigadó-Gallery Budapest, Studio-Panigati Milano, 1989 Baden bei Wien, Heidelberg, Sheraton Hotel Frankfurt 1989 Bezirksmuseum Donaustadt Vienna 1990 Vienna, Castle Immenstadt (Germany) 1991 Memmingen, Wangen (Germany) 1992 Klagenfurt (Austria) 1993 Oberwart (Austria) 1994 Budapest, Szekszárd 1995 Budapest 1996 Collegium Johanneum Loburg (Germany) lanus Pannonius, Venezia 120 cm Grandseigneur, Immenstadt Rathaus 120 cm