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Katalin Rényi | |
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Born | May 19, 1951 |
Died | August 29, 2023 | (aged 72)
Katalin Rényi ( [ˈreːɲi ˈkɒtɒlin]; 19 May 1951 – 29 August 2023) was a Hungarian painter and graphic designer.
Rényi was born in Budapest on 19 May 1951. [1] Her father was film director Tamás Rényi, whom she described as strict and critical. [2] She was raised by her grandmother, and she attended the Secondary School of Fine and Applied Arts from 1965 to 1969. [3] She graduated from the Hungarian University of Arts and Design (now the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design) in 1975 with a degree in graphic design. [1] [4] After graduating, she began a twenty-year career in advertisement design, specializing in movie posters. [5]
Rényi married fellow artist József Baska in 1976. They had a son, Balázs, in 1978, and a daughter, Barbara, in 1984. Both children went on to become graphic artists and filmmakers. [3] Baska and Rényi were instructors at the Hungarian University of Arts and Design, with Rényi taking a teaching position in 1985. [1] [4] She left graphic design when it became primarily digital. [5] She instead painted independently, [5] and she wrote poetry. [2]
Rényi moved with her husband to Szentendre as he wished to be involved with the town's art colony. [2] She was initially there as Baska's wife, but she was eventually invited to join them as an artist in her own right. [5] Rényi held an art exhibition in 1992, [3] and she founded the Montázs Drawing Studio in the same year. [1] She and her husband also founded the annual artist camp, Csopaki Művésztelep . [6] She held an exhibition titled "Giant Watercolours" in 1993, an exhibition titled "Kosovo I.N.R.I." in 1999, and further exhibitions in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2012. She also held a family exhibition in 2012 with her husband and children titled "The Genetics of Art/Artist Family". She held an exhibition titled "Conjuring Spirits" in 2013. [3]
Rényi was widowed with the death of Baska in 2017. [2] According to her son, Baska's death prompted Rényi to distract herself with her work, producing art at five times her normal rate. [7] In 2018, she held a retrospective exhibition across Europe titled "21 grams", in reference to the idea that the soul weighs 21 grams. [1] [4] This exhibition featured works related to religious themes and the meaning of life. [8] For her career in art, she was awarded the Hungarian Order of Merit in 1994 and the Mihály Munkácsy Award in 2019. [1]
Rényi died on 29 August 2023, at age 72. [4]
This article's
lead section may be too short to adequately
summarize the key points. (September 2023) |
Katalin Rényi | |
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Born | May 19, 1951 |
Died | August 29, 2023 | (aged 72)
Katalin Rényi ( [ˈreːɲi ˈkɒtɒlin]; 19 May 1951 – 29 August 2023) was a Hungarian painter and graphic designer.
Rényi was born in Budapest on 19 May 1951. [1] Her father was film director Tamás Rényi, whom she described as strict and critical. [2] She was raised by her grandmother, and she attended the Secondary School of Fine and Applied Arts from 1965 to 1969. [3] She graduated from the Hungarian University of Arts and Design (now the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design) in 1975 with a degree in graphic design. [1] [4] After graduating, she began a twenty-year career in advertisement design, specializing in movie posters. [5]
Rényi married fellow artist József Baska in 1976. They had a son, Balázs, in 1978, and a daughter, Barbara, in 1984. Both children went on to become graphic artists and filmmakers. [3] Baska and Rényi were instructors at the Hungarian University of Arts and Design, with Rényi taking a teaching position in 1985. [1] [4] She left graphic design when it became primarily digital. [5] She instead painted independently, [5] and she wrote poetry. [2]
Rényi moved with her husband to Szentendre as he wished to be involved with the town's art colony. [2] She was initially there as Baska's wife, but she was eventually invited to join them as an artist in her own right. [5] Rényi held an art exhibition in 1992, [3] and she founded the Montázs Drawing Studio in the same year. [1] She and her husband also founded the annual artist camp, Csopaki Művésztelep . [6] She held an exhibition titled "Giant Watercolours" in 1993, an exhibition titled "Kosovo I.N.R.I." in 1999, and further exhibitions in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2012. She also held a family exhibition in 2012 with her husband and children titled "The Genetics of Art/Artist Family". She held an exhibition titled "Conjuring Spirits" in 2013. [3]
Rényi was widowed with the death of Baska in 2017. [2] According to her son, Baska's death prompted Rényi to distract herself with her work, producing art at five times her normal rate. [7] In 2018, she held a retrospective exhibition across Europe titled "21 grams", in reference to the idea that the soul weighs 21 grams. [1] [4] This exhibition featured works related to religious themes and the meaning of life. [8] For her career in art, she was awarded the Hungarian Order of Merit in 1994 and the Mihály Munkácsy Award in 2019. [1]
Rényi died on 29 August 2023, at age 72. [4]