Krisztián Bócsi, Ildi Hermann, Dániel Kovalovszky, Gábor Arion Kudász, Ádám Magyar, Mária Pecsics, Artúr Rajcsányi, Gábor Ákos Varga   Pécsi József Scolarship Annual Exhibition   Opening remarks by: András Bánkuti Open to the public: 03. March - 08. April 2008. Every weekdays: 14.00 – 19.00 Weekend: 11.00 – 19.00
Pécsi, before he became a scholarship Krisztián Bócsi · Ildi Hermann · Dániel Kovalovszky · Gábor Arion Kudász Ádám Magyar · Mária Pecsics · Artúr Rajcsányi · Gábor Ákos Varga

Mária Pecsics

The elements of nature are stories written one on top of the other, engraved memories.

The past and present of mankind can be read in nature, which exists independently. Time has been written into space, not only through the time of tectonic movements evoked by geological processes, but the time of history of the species populating the earth - primarily humans – are also written on the palette. Humans transform their environment over and again depending on how they narrow down their relationship with the world surrounding them. The picture of the reshaped surfaces shows the space that is the manifestation of this relationship. Experience and memory can be seen in the transforming of surfaces. Thus the landscape is the carrier of myths.

Landscape is the best known, the clearest, connection between man and the harmony we call nature. Yet it is still a difficult connection to grasp and to know. It is a subjective and an objective concept at the same time. And since for most of us it is easier to live it than to define it, it is a theme often used by artistic interpretations. A frequent subject of art is the answering of the ultimate question, the experimenting to understand the perfection of creation. This beauty and wholeness that nature created was ready before it was born and is there in everything that can be observed. But it can only be seen by humans when the interconnections are disentangled from the complex system of textures.

PRESENT STUDIES
From 2006 Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design – studying for Doctorate of Liberal Arts

EDUCATION
2003 Hungarian University of Applied Arts, (now renamed Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design), teacher’s diploma
1998 Hungarian University of Applied Arts, diploma, Visual Communication Department, photography department

SCHOOLS
1995-–2003 Hungarian University of Applied Arts, teacher training
1993–1998 Hungarian University of Applied Arts, photography department
1988–1992 Fine and Applied Arts Secondary School, photography department

ACTIVITIES IN ART EDUCATION
2006–2007, I-II semester, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Visual Communication, photography department, lecturer,
semester 2006–2007
semester, University of Kaposvár, Arts Faculty, Photojournalism and picture editing department –course leader/lecturer–II semester
2007–2008 I-II semester, University of Kaposvár, Arts Faculty, Photography department–course leader/lecturer–II semester, semester

LANGUAGES
English–intermediate
German–conversation level
Hungarian sign language–beginner

PRIZES , SCHOLARSHIPS
2007 Jozsef Pecsi Art Photography Scholarship, 2nd year
1998 Jozsef Pecsi Art Photography Scholarship, 1st year

MEMBERSHIP
From 2004 Member of F4 group (members: Krisztián Kiszely, Zoltán Molnár, Ábel Szalontai)
From 1998 Member of the Association of Hungarian Art Photographers
From 1995 Guest Member of Young Art Photographers Studio

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1994 Vigadó Gallery, Kispest
1995 Almássy Square (color-fest)
1995 Tölgyfa Gallery (Young Art Photographers Studio)
1995 Tam-tam Gallery (Young Art Photographers Studio)
1993 Eger (Hungarian University of Applied Arts)
1997 Pécs (Hungarian Contemporary Photography; HUAA)
1998 Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts (Photography Week; HUAA)
1998 Tölgyfa Gallery (Metaphysical picture pairs; HUAA)
1998 Stefánia Palace (Diploma-collective) Tölgyfa Gallery (Pick of the Bunch); HUAA)
2002 Beszterce (Bistrica), Romania
2003 Udvar-tér (Courtyard-space), Kézdivásárhely (Targu Secuiesc), Beszterce (Bistrica), Romania
2007 Ponton Gallery, F4 group
2008 Szentendre Mill–FOTON
2009 Gödör–FOTON
2007 It depends on you point of view! Gallery–the Jozsef Pecsi Art Photography Scholarship exhibition in metro carriages
2007 Hungarian Academy in Rome–the Jozsef Pecsi Art Photography Scholarship exhibition–Rome

ONE-WOMAN EXHIBITIONS
2001 Akácos udvar, Carvers
2002 Artus Gallery, Landscapes
2003 Mu Theatre, portraits of dancers

FINE ARTS PROJECTS
2003 Online Cooking performance-ok: Budapest-London, Great Britain
2004 Online Cooking Rapid Goulash, Budapest-Munich, Germany
2005 Online Cooking OAZE Fesztivál. Budapest–Vienna, Austria
2007 Online Cooking Dresden-Budapest Bipolar project, Germany

WORKSHOPS
2001–2006 Beszterce (Bistrica) International Photo Camp–Beszterce, Romania