GERGŐ BÁNKÚTI
STUDIES2014 – 2019 Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest, HungaryPainter - master: József Gaál, assistant lecturers: Chilf Maria, Ákos Wechter2018 - 2019 University of Granada – Faculty of Fine Arts, Granda, Spain - Erasmus mobility program2017 - 2017 National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria - Erasmus mobility program2011 – 2014 Eszterházy Károly College, Eger, HungaryVisual Representation Artist - teachers: István Erőss, Erzsébet F. Balogh, Tamás Kopasz, Péter Földi2009 – 2011 Jaschik Álmos Art High School, Budapest, HungaryDecorator and window-dresser2005 – 2009 Madách Imre Gymnasium and Vocational High School, Salgótarján, HungaryDrawing and painting specialization
SOLO EXHIBITIONS2018 ’The soil underfoot is enough for me’ Labor Gallery, Budapest2017 ’I inherited a pigeon heart’ TELEP Gallery, Budapest2014 ’Solo exhibition’ Aba Sámuel Elementary School, Kazár2013 ’The face of our house’ County Hall, Salgótarján2013 ’Solo exhibition’ Madách Imre Gymnasium, Salgótarján
GROUP EXHIBITIONS2019 ’Terem’ Godot Gallery, Budapest
2019 ’Water, Air, Earth, Fire’ Dual Art Gallery, Budapest
2019 ’35. Spring Exhibition’ Dornyay Béla Museum, Salgótarján
2019 ’I do not trust words’ Trafó House of Contemporary Arts, Budapest
2018 ’Art Market Budapest’ University of Fine Arts, Budapest2018’III. National Watercolor Triennal' Kepes Institute, Eger2018 ’Locus Focus' Godot Gallery, Budapest2018 ’Ari Kupsus Scholarship Exhibition' Ari Kupsus Gallery, Budapest2018 ’Amadeus Foundation's Exhibition’ Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest2018 ’Ja sam/I am…’ International Exhibition, Decumanus Gallery, Krk, Croatia2018 ’Ludwig Foundation’s Exhibition’ Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest2018 'Výstava Odcizení podle slovníku' Galerie Emila Filly, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic2018 ’To Death with a Smile’ Poster contest and exhibition, MUMEDI the Mexican Museum of Design, Mexico City2017 ’YG’ Art fair and exhibition, Zsilip, Budapest2017 ’I came to you because I love you’ Csili Culture Center, Budapest2016 ’Aura exotic’ A.P.A. Gallery, Budapest2015 ’In/visible’ III. National Drawing and Graphic Biennale, Győr2015 ’Trimester, quarter’ Bartók32 Gallery, Budapest2015 ’33. Spring Exhibition’ Dornyay Béla Museum, Salgótarján2014 ’Everything is in its place’ Kepes György Art Institute, Eger2014 ’Írka’ Jurányi Art Incubator House, Budapest2014 ’Bukowski in the Süsü’ József Attila Culture Center, Budapest2013 ’32. Spring Exhibition’ Dornyay Béla Museum, Salgótarján2013 ’Gray-matter’ Student Gallery, Eger
PUBLICATIONS2018 ’Travel and art ('Tarot' series)’ Brovdi Art Foundation, Uzhhorod - https://molbert.brovdi.art/2017-2/en/novyny/podorozh-ta-mistectvo-%D2%91er%D2%91o-bankuti-priyihav-iz-ugorshhini-shhob-poznajomitisya-z-ukrayinoyu-ta-znajti-nathnennya2018 ’Ja sam.../I am...’ Exhibition Catalogue - Decumanus Gallery, Krk, Croatia - https://www.kreativnikrk.com/novosti/2018/05/08/pi2018-katalog-catalogue/2018 ’Untitled Watercolours’ Matador Review, online literature and art quarterly based in Chicago - http://www.matadorreview.com/gerg-bnkti/2018 ’Potato Sculptures’ Novelty Magazin, online magazine based in UK - http://www.noveltymag.co.uk/potato-sculptures/2016 ’Creative of the Week’ Phenomenon online cultural magazin based in Budapest - https://phenomenon.hu/a-het-kreativja-bankuti-gergo/
ART CAMPS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES2018 ’Eszterházy Károly University's Award for Young Artists' III. National Watercolor Triennal' - Kepes Institute, Eger2018 ’Ari Kupsus Scholarship' Ari Kupsus Gallery, Budapest2018 'Ludwig Grant' (Mexico) Ludwig Foundation, Hungary2018 'Unilever Art Award' National Fine Arts Competition, Hungary2017 ’Silver Easel’ International Student Painting Contest (Ukraine) - winner in the nomination ’Cityscape’ and ’Improvisation’. Special prizes: Voloshyn Gallery, Sergey Makhno Architects, Igor Abramovych curator2017 National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria - Erasmus mobility program2015 National Art Students' Associations Conference, first award - painting section2013 Minimum Party Art Camp, Kászonaltíz, Romania2013 Nagykáta-Erdőszőlő Art Camp, Hungary2005–2009 Art Camp at Hollókő, Hungary
ARTIST STATEMENTI was born in 1991, in Hungary. I studied visual arts in Eszterházy Károly College (Hungary) and graduated with a bachelor degree as a visual representation artist in 2014. I worked in painting since then, but I have experimented in installation and other visual arts as well. Now I am attending the Hungarian University of Fine Arts as a painter student.As a painter I have used family-photographs or photographs made by myself about my family for the basis of my paintings. Initially I have painted many genre-pictures based on these photographs. I have been interested in memories for a long time. Many of my works concern the issue of memory, passing and our relation to our ancestors’ inheritance.Besides painting I am also interested in the usage of text and spoken word. My main interest lies in the connection of written language and visual information. Sometimes I juxtapose personally important texts with ’ready-made’ materials from my home village, or relics from my family. In my installations I certainly use these materials to make sort of memorials of the past life.In my works I apply lot of elements from the Hungarian folklore. However, it is not only the influence of my childhood years I have spent in my home village. For many years I experienced the Hungarian traditions and habits profoundly (besides theoretical researches I used to dance and sing in a Hungarian folk-dance group). The traditions I grew up with influenced my life, but of course I came to realize that I cannot live my ancestor’s life. For me the important thing is to find out and perceive my inner traditions in the world I live, and explore my past through my relatives’ life
