György Gáspár is a Hungarian artist internationally recognized for his distinctive approach to glass as both a pictorial and conceptual medium. Working with layered, polished glass and overlapping painted surfaces, he constructs mechanical-likecompositions of joints, belts, gears, and buttons that appear at once meticulously engineered and intuitively assembled.His artistic language is rooted in what he calls “narrative geometry”—a visual system in which form and structure becomecarriers of emotion and memory. His works explore the representation, symbols and stereotypes of masculinity and thedynamics of fatherhood through his compositions that function like modular, mechanism-like systems. Inspired by a SwissArmy knife, each layer contains interlocking elements that can be assembled, unfolded or reconfigured, emphasizingversatility, resourcefulness, and the multiplicity of roles.
György Gáspár graduated in 2003 from the Silicate Department of the Hungarian University of Applied Arts in Budapest. In 2002, he spent a semester in Denmark at Designskolen Kolding. In 2009, he received the Noémi Ferenczy Prize, one of Hungary’s most prestigious awards in applied arts. Gáspár regularly exhibits his works in solo and group exhibitions both in Hungary and abroad. Earlier this year, he presented a solo exhibition titled Inner Tangents with Zsuzsanna Kóródi at Ani Molnár Gallery, shortly after joining the gallery’s roster. His pieces are held in significant public and private collectionsworldwide, including the Corning Museum of Glass (New York), the Sir Elton John Art Collection (Great Britain) and MudacMuseum (Switzerland).
