Szentendre is a picturesque royal market town, about twenty kilometers from the capital... and has more resident artists per capita than anywhere else in the country. With a rich history, once populated by Romans for over a millennium, Szentendre is now a melting pot of Serbians, Bulgarians, Slovaks, Germans, Greeks, Croatians, and of course Hungarians. The town is characterized by a south European atmosphere with colourful baroque architecture, churches, cafés, galleries, narrow streets and cobblestone roads... gorgeous!
I stumbled upon the
Margit Kovács Museum, and discovered the incredibly talented ceramic artist, concentrating on delicate line and form to represent clever perspective on folk-family-religious sentiments. I look forward to going back to see more work by "the poet of clay" (as my time and museum renovation prematurely ended my visit)...
I walked in and out of many galleries in the small village and was impressed with the contemporary scene represented in such an old-school town: Aktív Art Gallery, the Szentendre Képtár, Palmetta Design Studio, and the new Studio Lajos Uajda...
This is an old wine cellar/studio/residence/storefront... you can see the door to the wine cellar on the floor, eh? I'll be back to Szentendre for sure... probably as soon as someone comes to visit!
Szentendre is a picturesque royal market town, about twenty kilometers from the capital... and has more resident artists per capita than anywhere else in the country. With a rich history, once populated by Romans for over a millennium, Szentendre is now a melting pot of Serbians, Bulgarians, Slovaks, Germans, Greeks, Croatians, and of course Hungarians. The town is characterized by a south European atmosphere with colourful baroque architecture, churches, cafés, galleries, narrow streets and cobblestone roads... gorgeous!
I stumbled upon the Margit Kovács Museum, and discovered the incredibly talented ceramic artist, concentrating on delicate line and form to represent clever perspective on folk-family-religious sentiments. I look forward to going back to see more work by "the poet of clay" (as my time and museum renovation prematurely ended my visit)...
I walked in and out of many galleries in the small village and was impressed with the contemporary scene represented in such an old-school town: Aktív Art Gallery, the Szentendre Képtár, Palmetta Design Studio, and the new Studio Lajos Uajda...
This is an old wine cellar/studio/residence/storefront... you can see the door to the wine cellar on the floor, eh? I'll be back to Szentendre for sure... probably as soon as someone comes to visit!
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