Geza Perneczky (1936) - Untitled

Artist: Geza PERNECZKY (1936- KESZTHELY HUNGARY)
Medium: mixed media (gouache, watercolor, paint, ink)
Dating: 1965
Numbered
Signed: with gouache bottom right.
In good condition
Untitled
loose leaf - sheet size 50 x 65 cm


Géza Perneczky (1936, Keszthely) is one of the key figures in Hungarian Neo-Avant-garde conceptual art.

In 1957, he graduated from the piano and choirmaster department at the Bartók Béla Music Academy in Budapest. From 1957 to 1962, he studied art history and Hungarian language and literature at Loránd Eötvös Science University (ELTE) in Budapest. From 1962 onward, he worked as an editor at the Hungary Art Publishing House and as an art critic.

Perneczky's work can be divided into several categories, the most prominent being conceptual photography. He created artists' books between 1973 and 1974. He would distribute the artists' books in A4 folders with eight works on sheets of paper. His use of rubber stamps is seen in his conceptual works created mostly on A4 sheets of paper.

Some of his photographic series include Identification Programme (1971), Concepts Like Commentary (1971), Art Balls (1971), the Yes-No series of works (1971–1972), Art Bubble (1972), Snail Action (1972), and others. Perneczky's use of mirrors is fundamental to his photographic work, which simultaneously reflects a mirror image of art in its time. From 1987 to 1994, Perneczky created The Story of the Colorful Ribbons, a series of conceptual book-objects made from wood, cardboard, and ribbons. From 1984, he became increasingly interested in painting, producing a large body of work titled String Pictures (on canvas, paper, and woodworks).

In 1970, he moved to Cologne. From 1973, he became more actively involved in the Post-Fluxus movements, creating Stamp Art, Mail Art, and Artist's Books.