Zsolt Bodoni (born 1975) is a Hungarian painter who lives and works in Oradea, Romania.
Work Bodoni’s art observes and reflects upon this historical scenario with skepticism or irony.
His work primarily consists of large-scale, expressive figurative painting.
Biography Bodoni was born in Aleșd, Romania, and studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest, receiving his M.F.A. in 2000. Originally trained as a graphichan, he turned his attention to painting in the mid-nineties. After 20 years spent in Budapest, Hungary, in 2014 he returned in his homeland, Transylvania. He is the co-founder of the Art colony of Elesd, a one-month artist residency in his natal town, since 1997.
Exhibitions and projects 2008 Monuments, FA Projects, London, UK 2007 10 years of the Art Colony of Élesd, Ernst Múzeum, Budapest, Hungary
Selected bibliography and press 2010 Sicha, Choire. "The 23 Must-Buy Artists of the 2010 Miami Art Fairs." The Awl, web. Dec 6 th . 2008 Rudkin, Joe. "Portraits of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." Flavorpill London, 2008
Collections Bodoni's work is held in the following public collection: Knoxville Museum of Art
Distinctions Top 100 Emerging Artists by Flash Art, 2009"Top 100 Emerging Artists," Flash Art International, October 2009, pp. 52-53.
References
Zsolt Bodoni "Taubman, Lara - Reviews - Art in America". Art in America, October 22, 2009 "18 Journeys Forged in Communism" Martha Schwendener-Art Review in The New York Times, 14 January 2011
External links Official website