ISTVÁN KULINYI
painter, designer

(Innsbruck, 1945. augusztus 22. – )

 

Started his professional studies at Ernő Fischer. In 1973 graduated at The Academy of Fine Arts as graphic artist, his masters were József Baska, Sándor Ernyei and József Finta. Lives and works in Budapest.

Multi-faceted artist, beside his sovereign works he is dealing with vision, object and installation designing. Significant works the cultural billboards of the 70s and 80s, like posters about Liszt centennial, sport, book and movie, and the exhibition installations designed for TVK. Made unique series of graphics for the German Kempinski company for years, which decorates the hotels of Corvinus Budapest, Palais Taschenberg and Adlon Berlin. Designed and patented generative artistic games and systems, called Artplay which were exhibited at American notable art fairs.

He was working in behalf of professional designers' defence for long years, after realizing the lack of Hungary's cultural sod. In 1985 designed a contemporary billboard album in honour of the 100 year-old Hungarian billboard with the title of 'Present-day Hungarian Billboard'. In the 90s framed and designed the books of Design '92 and '94. In 1996 founder of the 'Advert and Graphic' magazine and of the 'Step to future' tender.

 

Publications:

Graphis annuals / Switzerland

World Graphic Design Now / Japan

Who’s Who Graphic Design / Switzerland

Design Journal / Korea

 

Awards:

Frechen Graphic Biennale – surcharge / Germany 1984

Munkácsy award 1994

MAOE oeuvre prize 2006

 

Solo-/s/ and Group Exhibitions:

1967 Industrial Plan, Budapest /s/

1969 KFKI Club, Budapest /s/

1971 Group of Young Artist, Budapest /s/

1967 Krakow International Graphic Biennale / Polska

Intergraphic, Berlin

Madách Theatre, Budapest /s/

Hungarian Contemporary Graphic MNG, Budapest

1977 Image of Ady Literature Museum, Budapest

Graphic Biennale, Miskolc

1978 Krakow International Graphic Biennale / Polska

1979 Hungarian Contemporary Graphic, Warsaw, Berlin

Csók István Gallery, Budapest /s/

Graphic Biennale, Miskolc

1980 Krakow International Graphic Biennale / Polska

Bartenstein Gallery, Wien / Austria /s/

Hungarian Contemporary Drawing MNG, Budapest

Frechen Graphic Biennale / Germany

Intergraphic, Katowice / Polska

The Human of the Era, Sopot / Polska

1981 Bartók Mappa Duna Gallery, Budapest

World Graph, Billingham / England

1982 Frechen Graphic Biennale / Germany

1984 Frechen Graphic Biennale / Germany

Dorottya utcai Gallery. Budapest /s/

1985 Hundred year-old Hungarian Billboard Műcsarnok, Budapest

40 Creative years  Műcsarnok, Budapest

1986 Arabella Gallery, Munich / Germany /s/

1988 Visus Gallery, Göteborg / Sweden /s/

Spring exhibition Műcsarnok, Budapest

1990 Art Expo, Los Angeles / USA /s/

1991 Art Expo, New York / USA /s/

1993 Vigadó Gallery, Budapest /s/

Art Expo, Budapest

Graphic Biennale, Miskolc

1995 Graphic Biennale, Miskolc

1998 Graphic Biennale, Miskolc

2000 Painting Exhibition Millennium Műcsarnok, Budapest

Black and White Műcsarnok, Budapest

2001 Galéria 2000, Budapest /s/

Graphic Biennale, Miskolc

Erdész Gallery Artistkitchen, Szentendre

2003 Lineart, Gent / Belgium /s/

2004 Graphic Biennale, Miskolc

Anna Szalóky Gallery- Bankcentre, Budapest /s/

2005 Erdész Gallery, Szentendre /s/

Checkmate Nádor Gallery, Budapest

Műcsarnok, Budapest /s/

2006 Márai Exhibition Home Gallery, Budapest

Hungarian Digitgraphic, Berlin / Germany

2008 Mono Gallery, Budapest /s/

Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism, Budapest /s/

Petőfi Exhibition Home Gallery, Budapest

 

 

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