STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
As an artist creating for public spaces, I attempt to develop for the client, that visual idiom with which to identify the project uniquely; and with community intteraction, help weave common themes into social environment.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Born in Budapest and educated in California (Northrop Aero Institute, State College at Los Angeles and UCLA); he was introduced to the art of mosaic by Sisters Corita Kent and Magdalene Mary at Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles.He then studied with LA public artists Dr. Joseaph Young and Millard Sheets who recommended him for graduate studies at Otis Art Institute. He graduated in 1969 with a BFA/MFA in design/painting and ceramics. He won study/travel grants to Europe and spent three years with our World Health Organization medical team in Denmark as a photographer. While in Europe he widely exhibited his paitning and mosaic work at regional exhibits. Upon returning he exhibited his photographs at the White House health care exhibit. He then went to work for the UCLA media center television department for two years. After relocating to the California Central Coast he worked as a restoration artist at Hearst Castle and later at Watts Towers in Los Angeles. He currently continues production in his studio and works as a public artist collaborating with other artists, technicians, and team members.
ART IN PUBLIC SPACES:
2002 - LaQuinta Historical Park
1999 - Cayucan Sculpture Park
1997 - Ai & Lok (Chinatown), San Luis Obispo
1997 - Amtrack Depot logo, Grover Beach
1996 - Rising to Dawn, Palm Desert
1995 - Ramona (a love story), Grover Beach Community Center
1985 - Past, Present, Future, Morro Bay Library
Some Commercial Commissions:
The Ardmore Hotel, Hollywood CA
Marina Restaurant, Nevada
The Patricia Hotel, Copenhagen
Meon travel, Algarve, Portugal
Twin Dolphins Inn of Morro Bay
Home Savings of America in California and Texas
During the 1980's he worked on a series of Lifurgical commissions throughout California and one work inNew Mexico. Creating art and furnishings culminated in the award from IFRAA (a religions achitectural association) for Winner of Best Desig
