Biography
Orosz István was born the 24 of october 1951 in Kecskemét. In 1975 he graduated from the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts. After having finished his studies, he dealt with stage settings, later with animation movies at the Pannónia Filmstudió.
Already in 1977 he was awarded for the best movie at the Festival for Animation Film in Zagreb (Silence). He participated regularly at international art exhibitions, graphical biannuals and film festivals. In 1981 he got the award of the Krakow short film festival; 1986 the first prize of the V. international graphic biannual. In the same year, he got the Derkovits-scholarship and other awards followed. He is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale, the Széchényi Literature and Art Academy and the Hungarian Academy of Arts. Since 1986 he is director at the Pannónia Filmstudió and guest lecturer at the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts.
In the 80s he creates the Anamorphoses, which, with a special technique of mirroring, show interlaced images, such as Jules Verne’s portrait above a rocky seashore of the head of the Minotaurus in a maze.
In the 90s the miraculous staircase-series is born, which shows body parts on staircases. According to the angle of view, the figures seem to climb or descend the steps. In the same year, he creates the famous architectural graphics, such as the library window which opens at the same time to the inside and outside. István Orosz shows in his works a singular perspective on time and space. In addition to his graphics he designs posters for theatre, movies and books.
In 2002 he habilitates from the University of Applied Arts. Since 2004 he has been teaching at the Hungarian Institution for Art.
| Year | Biography |
|---|---|
| 1951 | born in Kecskemét |
| 1975 | graduation in Graphics at the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts |
| 1970s | designed stage settings and started his animational movies at the Pannonie filmstudio |
| 2002 | graduated with a masters diploma at the Academy of Applied Arts |
| since 1984 | uses the pseudonym "Utisz" (Ancient Greek "ουτις," or "OYTIΣ", known from the Odyssey) |
| his poster of the regime change Tovariscsi, konyec gained international recognition | |
| Awards | |
| 2011 | Kossuth-award |
| 2007 | Plakat Kunst Hof Ruettenscheid Prize, Essen |
| 2002, 2004 | First price of the Movies in Fine Arts, Szolnok |
| 2005 | Merrited artist, Budapest |
| 2003 | Award for his life work at the II. Aranyrajzszög exhibition, Budapest |
| 2001 | Gold medal at the 43rd Annual Exhibition of Society of Illustrators, New York |
| 2000 | Creative Distinction Award of European Design Annual, Dublin |
| 1993 | Munkácsy Mihály-award, Budapest |
| 1991 | First Prize at the International Poster Biennial, Lahti |
| Balázs Béla-award, Budapest | |
| First price at the international Film- and Video Art Festival "Mediawave", Győr | |
| 1990 | Gold Medal at the Biennial of Graphic Design, Brno |
| 1986 | Award of the International Film Club Associations at the International Film Festival, Oberhausen |
| Selected exhibitions | |
| 2011 | Tatabánya Contemporary Art Gallery |
| XIII Exhibition of Artists with a national award | |
| Hungarian Contemporary Artists in China, National Museum of Beijing, China | |
| Hungarian Karma - Poster exhibition, Danish Cultural Institute, Budapest | |
| 2010 | Parallel dimensions -Bill Ronalds and István Orosz, Galéria IX, Budapest |
| Koller Gallery, Budapest | |
| 2009 | Drei-Generationen-Gruppenausstellung von Meistergrafikern, Koller Galéria, Budapest |
| 2008 | "Redbad" Kirche |
| 2007-2008 | Essen, Grillo Theater |
| 2006 | Budapest, Ernst Múzeum |
| 2004 | Torun, Galeria Sztuki Wozownia |
| Den Haag, Escher in Het Paleis | |
| 2002 | Princeton, Marsha Child Contemporary |
| Bratislava, Slovenska Narodná Galeria | |
| 2001 | Sopron, Malersaal |
| 2000 | Silkeborg, Kunst Center |
| Istanbul, Bilgi Üniversitesi | |
| 1998 | Koppenhaga, Mosting Hus |
| Bethlehem, (USA) Payne Gallery | |
| 1997 | Thessaloníki, Aristotelian University |
| Most important animation films | |
| 2008 | The lost, MaRa, 8 min. |
| 2004 | Time sights. Pannónia Film, 10 min. |
| 2001 | Black hole, white hole. Pannónia Film, 4 min. |
| 2001 | Faces (with Dóra Keresztes). Pannónia Film, 4 min. |
| 1995 | Cry! 1995. Pannónia Film, 3 min. |
| 1989 | Vorsicht, Treppe! Pannónia Film, 6 min. |
| 1989 | The garden, Pannónia Film, 6,5 min. |
| 1987 | The golden bird (with Dóra Keresztes) |
| 1985 | Garabonciák (with Dóra Keresztes) |
| 1984 | Ah Amerika! Pannónia Film – Magyar Televízió, 30 min. |
| 1984 | Apokrif, (with Harris L.) |
| 1980 | Dream reader. Pannónia Film, 7 min |
| 1978 | A sótartó felé. Pannónia Film, 5,5 min. |
| 1977 | Silence. Pannónia Film, 5 min. |
| Works in public collections | |
| Art M., Lahti | |
| The Israel Museum, Jerusalem | |
| Ludwig Múzeum, Budapest | |
| M. Escher Foundation, De Baarn (NL) | |
| Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest | |
| Modern Graphic Art Museum, Kairo | |
| Moravská g., Brünn | |
| Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main | |
| The Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki | |
| The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama | |
| Victoria and Albert Museum, London |