El Kazovsky

The three graces

El Kazovsky (July 13, 1948 – July 21, 2008) was a Russian-born Hungarian painter; one of the leading Hungarian painters of his time.

Personal life

El Kazovsky was born under the name of Elena Kazovskaya in Leningrad, Russia. Later moving to Hungary in 1965, at the age of 15 and graduating in 1977 with a major in painting from the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts. El Kazovsky's masters were György Kádár and Ignác Kokas.

El Kazovsky was open about being transgender - born biologically as a female and self-defining as an androphile man.[1]

Art

His art was not broken down into periods; all of his expressive paintings are revealing the same mythological word that he created. Several figures appear in many of his paintings, such as the long nosed dog or the ballet dancer figure. Besides paintings, his work spans to stage designs, performances and installations.

Awards

Exhibitions

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Group shows:

Public collections

Books, monographies

References

  1. Váradi Júlia (2005-02-03). "Csillapíthatatlan kíváncsiság". Magyar Narancs.
  2. El Kazovsky at artifacts.net


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