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Similes I., Similes, 1993

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 50 x 50 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Pseudo-stereo II., Preudo stereos, 1993

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 23,5 x 10,5 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

Nine nudes, Nine nudes, 1996

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 46,5 x 44 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Terrarium VIII., Terrarium Tale, 1997

Analog photography, chemical coloring , 41 x 44 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

Vulgar still lifes II., Vulgar still lifes, 2004

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 47 x 45 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

The bird and girl, Tales of János Pilinszky, 2005

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 48 x 51 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Emblem-Lamb, Emblems, 2008

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 45 x 45 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Motets VI., Motets, 2008

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 46 x 48 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Clear Form, IX., Clear form fairy tale series, 2009

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 43 x 46 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

Landscapes without people VI., Landscapes without people, 2013 

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 45 x 45 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

The Mountain, The seven mountains, 2014

Digital enlargement, 60 x 60 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Synonyms of peace III., Synonyms of peace, 2014

Digital enlargement, 21 x 21 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Solo III., Solo still life, 2016

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 50 x 50 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

The coast, Real stories, 2015

Digital enlargement, 60 x 60 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

Protection, Protecton, 2015

Digital enlargement, 1 piece 90 x 90 cm, 18 pieces 21 x 21 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

Melinda

Kovács

Melinda KOVÁCS (Esztergom, 1969 - ) photographer, her pictures are primarily inspired by fine art works and paintings. She mostly makes pre-designed photos, she creates her still-lifes in her studio. Since 2014, she has been the manager of the Photobiennale Esztergom. Since 1991, member of the Association of Hungarian Photographers.

Studies

Awards/Grants

National Photo Biennial, Budapest, „For the best collection”, 1991

National Photo Biennial, Esztergom, Main Prize, 1992

National Photo Biennial, Budapest, „Golden Camera”, Grand Prize, 1993

National Photo Biennial, Esztergom, Award of the Association of Hungarian Photographers, 1994

József Pécsi Photography Scholarship, 1992-1995

National Photo Biennial, Esztergom, Special Prize of Esztergom, 2010

Rudolf Balogh Award, 2012

Individual exhibitions

Substantive Verb, Christian Museum, Esztergom, 2016

Másképek/ Other pictures, Duna Museum, Esztergom, E.T.A. Hoffmann Theatre Gallery, Bamberg, Germany, 2011

Pure Shape, Duna Museum, Esztergom, 2009

Exhibition of the photographer Melinda Kovács, Budapest Gallery, Budapest, 2008

Sienna Gebrannt, Collegium Hungarikum, Vienna, Austria, 1999

Sienna Gebrannt, Collegium Hungarikum, Vienna, Austria, 1999

Táj-képek / Landscapes, Vintage Gallery, Budapest, 1998

Meat and Rubbish (with Endre Kaposi), Hungarian Cultural Institute, Prague, Czech Republic, 1998

Similtudes, Fészek Club, Budapest, Kunst und Raum Gallery, Vienna, Austria, 1993

Velvet, Vasarely Museum, Pécs, 1995

Group Exhibitions

Teahouse, China 2013-14, Fészek Gallery, Budapest, 2015

Retracings – Usage of the archives in the contemporary photography, Fort of Komárom, Komárom, Budapest Gallery, Budapest, The Episcopal Palace, Nagyvárad, 2014

Faust II – Reality and fiction in the contemporary photography, Budapest Gallery-House of exhibitions, Budapest, 2012

There was once a factory…, From the Kodak to the Forte, Cartulary of Vác, Vác, 2010

Masters and disciples II., Hungarian Cultural Centre of Prague, Prague, 2010

Exhibition of the Kultur Kontakt scholars, Artist in residence, Vienna, 1999

X. Photobiennale Esztergom, Jubilee Exhibition, 1996, Budapest Gallery, Budapest, 1996

Photo Image ’95, Exhibition of Young European Photographers, Vevey, 1995

Tableau, Exhibition of the „First Creator’s Group”, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest, 1994

Works in public collections

Publications

Publications

Website

Similes I., Similes, 1993

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 50 x 50 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Pseudo-stereo II., Preudo stereos, 1993

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 23,5 x 10,5 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

Nine nudes, Nine nudes, 1996

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 46,5 x 44 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Terrarium VIII., Terrarium Tale, 1997

Analog photography, chemical coloring , 41 x 44 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

Vulgar still lifes II., Vulgar still lifes, 2004

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 47 x 45 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

The bird and girl, Tales of János Pilinszky, 2005

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 48 x 51 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Emblem-Lamb, Emblems, 2008

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 45 x 45 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Motets VI., Motets, 2008

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 46 x 48 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Clear Form, IX., Clear form fairy tale series, 2009

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 43 x 46 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

Landscapes without people VI., Landscapes without people, 2013 

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 45 x 45 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

The Mountain, The seven mountains, 2014

Digital enlargement, 60 x 60 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Synonyms of peace III., Synonyms of peace, 2014

Digital enlargement, 21 x 21 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács

Solo III., Solo still life, 2016

Analog photography, chemical and manual coloring , 50 x 50 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

The coast, Real stories, 2015

Digital enlargement, 60 x 60 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

Protection, Protecton, 2015

Digital enlargement, 1 piece 90 x 90 cm, 18 pieces 21 x 21 cm

Private property

© Melinda Kovács 

Melinda KOVÁCS (Esztergom, 1969 - ) photographer, her pictures are primarily inspired by fine art works and paintings. She mostly makes pre-designed photos, she creates her still-lifes in her studio. Since 2014, she has been the manager of the Photobiennale Esztergom. Since 1991, member of the Association of Hungarian Photographers.

Studies

Awards/Grants

National Photo Biennial, Budapest, „For the best collection”, 1991

National Photo Biennial, Esztergom, Main Prize, 1992

National Photo Biennial, Budapest, „Golden Camera”, Grand Prize, 1993

National Photo Biennial, Esztergom, Award of the Association of Hungarian Photographers, 1994

József Pécsi Photography Scholarship, 1992-1995

National Photo Biennial, Esztergom, Special Prize of Esztergom, 2010

Rudolf Balogh Award, 2012

Individual exhibitions

Substantive Verb, Christian Museum, Esztergom, 2016

Másképek/ Other pictures, Duna Museum, Esztergom, E.T.A. Hoffmann Theatre Gallery, Bamberg, Germany, 2011

Pure Shape, Duna Museum, Esztergom, 2009

Exhibition of the photographer Melinda Kovács, Budapest Gallery, Budapest, 2008

Sienna Gebrannt, Collegium Hungarikum, Vienna, Austria, 1999

Sienna Gebrannt, Collegium Hungarikum, Vienna, Austria, 1999

Táj-képek / Landscapes, Vintage Gallery, Budapest, 1998

Meat and Rubbish (with Endre Kaposi), Hungarian Cultural Institute, Prague, Czech Republic, 1998

Similtudes, Fészek Club, Budapest, Kunst und Raum Gallery, Vienna, Austria, 1993

Velvet, Vasarely Museum, Pécs, 1995

Group Exhibitions

Teahouse, China 2013-14, Fészek Gallery, Budapest, 2015

Retracings – Usage of the archives in the contemporary photography, Fort of Komárom, Komárom, Budapest Gallery, Budapest, The Episcopal Palace, Nagyvárad, 2014

Faust II – Reality and fiction in the contemporary photography, Budapest Gallery-House of exhibitions, Budapest, 2012

There was once a factory…, From the Kodak to the Forte, Cartulary of Vác, Vác, 2010

Masters and disciples II., Hungarian Cultural Centre of Prague, Prague, 2010

Exhibition of the Kultur Kontakt scholars, Artist in residence, Vienna, 1999

X. Photobiennale Esztergom, Jubilee Exhibition, 1996, Budapest Gallery, Budapest, 1996

Photo Image ’95, Exhibition of Young European Photographers, Vevey, 1995

Tableau, Exhibition of the „First Creator’s Group”, Vigadó Gallery, Budapest, 1994

Works in public collections

Publications

Publications

Website