Géza Sigmond (Galerie Rob van de Doel, The Netherlands, 1997)

GÉZA SIGMOND BORN: BUDAPEST HUNGARY 1950 EDUCATION: HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF APPLIED ARTS, BUDAPEST 1969-1974 AWARDS: 1992 PRIZE OF FERENGZY NOÉMI, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 1997 MUSEUM OF MILITARY-HISTORY, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - 1996 GALLERY PARTI, PÉCS, HUNGARY - 1995 GALLERY VIGADÓ, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY- 1994 GLASSGALLERY. NEUENBURG, GERMANY- 1993 MUSEUM OF RIPPL-RÓNAI, KAPOSVÁR, HUNGARY - 1990 KISS GALLERY, VESZPRÉM, HUNGARY - 1988 HALL OF DÜRER, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - 1985 GELLARGALERIE OF FERENCVÁROS, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - 1982 HALL OF ABA-NOVÁK, SZOLNOK, HUNGARY SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 1995 ART GLASS CENTER, UTRECHT, NETHETLANDS - GALERIE ROB VAN DEN DOEL, HAGUE, NETHERLANDS 1994 ART GLASS CENTRE, UT­RECHT, NETHERLANDS • GLASS NOW WORLD STUDIO, USA. - 1992 GALERIE D'AMON, PARIS, FRANCE - GALERIE CACTUS GLAS, HAMBURG, GERMANY - THE INTERNATIO­NAL EXHIBITION OF GLASS KANAZAWA JAPAN - 1991 GLASS-SYMPOSION FRAUENAU, GERMANY - GALERIE EWERS, KÖLN - 1990 GALERIE TRANSPARENCE, BRUXELLES, BEL­GIUM - GALERIE DOUWES DEKKER, UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS - 1989 GALERIE ROB VAN DEN DOEL, HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - GLASSMUSEUM FRAUENAU, GERMANY­­GALERIE L, HAMBURG, GERMANY - 1988 GALERIE SUZEL BERNA, ANTIBES, FRANCE - GALERIE BRAGGIOTTI, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - GLASS-SYMPOSION FRAUENAU, GERMANY - GLASSYMPOSION NOVY BOR, CZEHO-SLOVAKIA - THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF GLASS, KANAZAWA, JAPAN - 1987 GALERIE HEIDI SCHNEIDER, HOR­­GEN SWITZERLAND ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A SMALL COUNTRY FAR AWAY, WHICH IS SAID TO BE RATHER POOR, THERE LIVED A POOR MAN, WHO HAD THREE SONS. THE ELDEST HAS BECOME A DOCTOR AND THE YOUNGEST HAS BECOME AN ENGINEER. THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE LIKED DRAWING, PAINTING, CARVING AND DRILLING VERY MUCH NOBODY KNEW WHAT PROFESSION HE WOULD FINALLY CHOOSE. THIS BOY LOVED DAYDREAMING AND READING TALES AND HAS WISHED TO SHOW PEOPLE THE WORLD HE CREATED BY HIS RICH IMAGINATION. HE BELIEVED THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO SERVE SOCIETY AND GIVE SOMETHING TO EVERYBODY AS HIS TWO BROTHERS HAVE BEEN ABLE. HE WAS WALKING ON HIS OWN PATH AND WAS TAKEN BY THE SECONDARY SCOOL OF FINE ARTS TO THE GLASS DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER, FI­NISHING HIS STUDIES ON THIS DEPARTMENT, HE WANTED TO BECOME A PAINTER. FINALLY HE GOT HIS DEGREE AT THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS SPECIALIZING IN GLASS. SINCE THEN HE HAS BEEN COPING WITH SEVERAL "GLASS-MONSTERS" ON HIS JOURNEY. ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS HE HAD TO CLIMB WAS OF COLD GLASS, THE NEXT ONE WAS SPARKLING WITH HOT FLAMES. HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN FAITHFUL TO HIS DREAMS AND HAS NEVER FORGOT HIS TALES. WHAT HE REALIZED FROM HIS IMAGINARY WORLD CAN BE SEEN ON THIS EXHIBITION. EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO SEE THIS ONE AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE! A LE RIF K O 11 VAN DEN DOEL 070-3646239 / Fax 070-3617612 00 uur of volgens- afspraak Anna PaulównJWtraitf 105 a/ 2518 BD Don Haag-7 Open: wqcnsíag tot en rfiej zontag van

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