Andras Markos | Park West Gallery Artist

Artists

Andras Markos (1950–)

Andras Markos studied fine arts at the Kunstakademie Ion Andreesseu in Kolozsvar, Romania. After graduation he worked as a graphic designer for many years, then turned his attention to being curator of medieval church art at the Komitatsmuseum in Cskszereda and Set Designer for the Hungarian State Theatre. By 1981 Markos had showings throughout Europe and finally in America, establishing himself as an internationally renowned artist. His work is grounded in abstract expressionism and conceptual art. He frequently works in thematic series and often incorporates words and calligraphic ideas, as well as collage into his imagery. Markos works in many media, including painting on canvas and paper, lithography, serigraphy, etching, and ceramics.

His list of group shows include appearances at “Zalavar 74,” Hungary in 1974; “Joan Miro” International Competition for drawing, Barcelona, Spain and “Clausur” with “Die Gruppe” at L’Esplanade la Defense, Paris in 1984. Also, his one-person shows have appeared at Galerie Basilisk, Vienna in 1981; Neues Rathaus Galerie, Leonberg, Germany; Maison des Arts, Belford, France in 1987.

Spanning Markos’ long career, several distinctions including First Prize of Kiel, West Germany in 1983 and Prize at the International Graphic Biennale, Sao Paulo, Brazil, have been awarded to him, along with permanent representation in museums at Collection of the Catholic University, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Museum of Fine Art, Bucharest, Romania and Museum of Opole, Poland.

A brief chronology

1950: Born in Cskiszereda
1969-73: Studied at the Art Academy Lon Andreescu, in Klausenburg (Romania)
1973-6: Worked as a Designer
1976-8: Kustos for Medieval church art at the Komitatz museum, in Harghita, Cskiszereda (Romania)
1978-80: Stage builder for the Hungarian State theatre, in Spsiszenlgyoergy (Romania)
1980: Stayed in Vienna, because of the border regulation throughout the Romanian Country.
1981: Resettling to Germany

Single Expositions

1981: Gallery Basilisk, Vienna (Austria) Castle Lamberg, Mor (Hungry)
1982: Gallery Leonart, Leonberg (Germany)
1983: Gallery Spectrum, Vienna (Austria)
1984: Synthetic Installations, Scheinfurt (Germany)
1987: Museum East German Gallery, Regensburg (Germany)
1988: Park West Galleries, Southfield, Detroit (USA)
1989: Gallery Xenia, Overrasselt (Netherlands); Art House Luebeck, Luebeck (Germany)
1990: Masters in Business Art, at Marlies Breiling, Stuttgart (Germany)
1991: State Museum, Waldkraiburg (Germany)
1993: Gallery Walter Bishoff, Stuttgart (Germany); Art House Luebeck, Luebeck (Germany); Courthouse Gerlingen, (with F.D. Bunsen), (Germany); Gallery for Atelier and Stage Art, Bad Duerkheim (Germany); Gallery Stevenson, San Diego (USA)
1994: Gallery Punto, Valancia (E)Gallery Gerlinde Walz, Stuttgart (Germany)
1995: Gallery Anreas Bastian, Munich (Germany); Park West Gallery, Detroit (USA); Museum of Fine Arts, Malta; Mediterranean Conference Center, MaltaInstallation "The Malta Project"
1996: Gallery Gerlinde Walz, Frankfurt (Germany); Gallery of the OPT Bank, Budapest (Hungry)
1997: Gallery Gerlinde Walz, Stuttgart (Germany); Kuckuck side project for the document XI, Kassel (Germany); Installation with the kuckuck series in front of the center Pompidou, Paris (France); Installation with the kuckuck series in front of the entrance to the Bee’s Alley from Vanadia (Italy); Installation with the kuckuck series in front of the entrance to the Guggenheim museum in New York (USA); Gallery Walter Bischoff, Berlin (Germany)
1998: Museum for Roman Literature, Bukarest (Romania)
1999: Gallery Eri, Budapest; “A strange ART story" Gallery HAN, Montreal (Canada); Land Gallery Kaemten installation
2000: Gallery Gabriel Vienna “Ball Profan”

Group Expositions

1981: Graphik-Triennale, Grado (Italy); Graphik-Triennale, Miskolo (Hungry)
1981-3: Graphik-Bee’s Alley, Djubljana (Yugoslavia)
1982: State Gallery, Vaasa (France); Courthouse Strassburg, (Germany)
1983: “German Contemporary Art” Corvallis-Ashland-Medford (USA)
1984: International Drawing contest Joan Miro, Barcelona, (Spain); Gallery of the Spanish defense, Paris (France) Schoss Heim
1984/90: Graphik-Triennale, Frechen (Germany); European Graphik-Triennale, Baden-Baden, (Germany); Metropolitan Museum of Fine ART, Toyko (Japan)Art, Basel/Gallery Spectrum Art Colony, Koeln /Gallery de Sluis Gallery Xenia, Overrassell (Netherlands)
1992: Art, Basel/Gallery Walter BishoffVilla Merkel, Esslingen (Germany); Art, Multiple, Duesseldorf /Gallery Spectrum; Art Hall, Szombathely (Hungary); State Museum Waldkreiburg (Germany);
1993: Al Gallery Gerlinde Walz, Stuttart (Germany)Art Fair, Bologna/Gallery Gerlinde Walz; Tragedy, Paris, edition; Tragedy, Paris, Art House Luebeck; Tragedy, Paris, Visconti fine Art (SLO); Glass case edition, Leonberg (Germany); “Dynamic Compositions” Koezlekedesi Museum, Budapest (Hungry); Art multiple, Duesseldorf editionARCO, Madrid/Gallery Walter Bishoff; Graphic Expo, Dresden/Gallery Walter Bishoff; Art Hamburg/ Gallery Walter Bishoff
1994: Art Fair, Bologna/Gallery Gerline Walz ;Museum of East German Gallery Regensburg (Germany); Tragedy, Paris/Gallery Gerlinde Walz; Chicago International Art Fair, Chicago (USA); Stauffen Academy, Bad Boll (Germany); Mercedes Benz AG, Sindelfingen (Germany); Art Multiple, Duesseldorf Gallery Gerlinde Walz; Art Frankfurt, Gallery Walter Bishoff
1995: Art Fair Bologna, Gallery Gerlinde Walz; Art Frankfurt, Gallery Walter Bishoff; Art Multiple, Duesseldorf Gallery Depelman; Art Multiple Duesseldorf, Glass case Edition
1996: Bank for rebuilding, Frankfurt (Germany); NICAF, Tokyo (Japan); Gallery Gerlinde Walz, Frankfurt (Germany); Art Show Stockholm with Gallery Erdesz- Menschikoff (Spain)