Solitude, 2020

Ferenc Flamm  

I grew up in Budapest and from an early age I fell in love with art, music and dance. My interest continued to mature during his studies at the Art Gymnasium in Budapest, at the Béla Bartók Music Conservatory and at the Hungarian Academy of Art between 1960-1969. I has studied art history, painting, anatomy and movement according to the Central European art education with roots in Leonardo da Vinci's principles and the legacy of many other classical masters. In 1976 I moved to Sweden, formed a family, studied at the School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg and then started working as a graphic dsigner, illustrator and artist. For the past 15 years I returned to his artistry; portrait painting, assignments, several own art projects, oil paintings and lithographs. 
Some years ago, I began focusing on one of her favorite themes, the performing arts; ballet and music. I visited rehearsals at the Göteborg Opera and the Ballet Academy in Gothenurg. I did studies, sketches and photographs to create a visual journey into the world of ballet and capture the work behind the performance on stage. The series, titled “Backstage" consists of 18 oil paintings on masonite board (95 x 90 cm), created with palette knives and brushes. The “Backstage" has gained international attention, was published in the English art magazine Art Habens Art Rewiev.

Education:

The Art College of Budapest, 1960 - 1964, Hunagry
The Hungarian Academy of Art 1966 -1969, Hungary

Exhibitions:

My work has been shown in the Agora Gallery on Broadway in Soho and at The City Hall in New York, at the US Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, in Orlando and Fort Lauderdale in Florida, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, and on Long Island. I have participated in a group exhibition at The Mall Galleries in London, exhibited in Budapest, Stockholm, Lund and Gothenburg. A few years ago my music series “Gothenburg Suite" was shown at the Concert Hall in Gothenburg, the paintings portrayed musicians and conductors at the Gothenburg Symphonics.

Artistic Influences:

Leonardo da Vinci, Edgar Degas, Amadeo Modigliani