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2026.05.08. - 2026.08.30.
Budapest
2026.04.24. - 2026.09.20.
Budapest
2025.05.28. - 2025.09.28.
Budapest
2025.04.17. - 2025.05.17.
Budapest
2025.04.10. - 2025.05.11.
Szombathely
2025.04.07. - 2025.04.11.
Budapest
2025.03.28. - 2025.05.11.
Budapest
M80
2025.03.05. - 2025.09.15.
Budapest
2025.02.06. - 2025.05.11.
Budapest
2024.12.13. - 2025.06.30.
Budapest
2012.03.01. - 2012.03.31.
Vác
2012.02.01. - 2012.02.29.
Miskolc
2012.01.22. - 1970.01.01.
Budapest
2011.10.04. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.10.01. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.10.01. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.09.30. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.09.30. - 1970.01.01.
Nagykáta
2011.07.04. - 2011.07.08.
Budapest
New Budapest Gallery - Budapest
Address: 1056, Budapest Bálna-Budapest, Fővám tér 11-12.
Phone number: (1) 426-4714
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10-18
The exhibition has closed for visitors.
2006.12.14. - 2007.01.14.
temporary exhibition
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He received his diploma from the Naval Engineer Department of the Polytechnic University of Budapest in 1956. In 1959, he studied at the Window Dresser and Decorator School; from 1965 to 1967, he was the student of the École des Beaux Arts of Paris. His spiritual masters were Marczell György and Hamvas Béla.
Shaman Drum 105 x 105cm, mixed technique, canvas 1968
He is a member of the Association of Hungarian Painters and the Szinyei Merse Pál Association. In 1991, he received the Oeuvre Prize; in 1992, he won the prize of the Summer Exhibition of Szeged and the Munkácsy Prize. In the 50-60's as one of the young artists who surrounded Hamvas Béla involved in avant-garde, he was walking his own path despite the political constraints. His aim was to create a universal picture by disposing of emotions gradually and turning towards philosophical-metaphysical values.

At the beginning of the 60's, he formed a unique relief style and works from 1965 strictly on square forms on strict structure. His stay in Paris and acquainting himself with the Hungarian folk material of the Musée de l'Homme made him loose. The rich material lead Halmy to the moral understanding and power that he tried to express with his works that were related to universal, Hungarian and local values. The compositions built up of plastic layers involve painting and sculpturing at the same time emphasizing light as an absolute value.

One characteristics of his attitude as an artist is that he did not only strive to synthesize the ancient and universal forms but also to renew them. His masters were Marczell György, Hamvas Béla.


One-man exhibitions:

1963 - Club of Young Artists, Budapest
1964 - Petri-Galla Studio

1970 - Polytechnic University of Budapest, Martos F. Collage - Polytechnic University of Budapest
1971 - District I. The Headquarters of the Patriot Local Front, Budapest
1972 - Fényes Adolf Ward, Budapest
1977 - Medical University of Debrecen, Gallery of Debrecen, Cultural Center, Kecskemét

1981 - Semmelweis Medical University, Pataky Gallery Budapest
1986 - Plasmas and Stone Yards, Medical University of Debrecen Gallery
1989 - Ernst Museum, Budapest

1990 - Hungarian Institute, Warsaw
1994 - Vigadó Museum, Budapest
1994-1995 - Sárospatak Collage and Rákóczi Castle
1998 - Ferihegy Gallery, Budapest