ANNA KUBINYI
Lived: 1949-2015
Field(s) to which she contributed: Culture, Visual Arts
Area on the route: Makó
Address of Tourist Attraction: Makó, Posta Street 2
Contributions to culture and science
Using weaving and relief techniques, she created plastic, out-of-plane, highly abstracted, dynamic compositions using simple materials such as jute, hemp and twine. For her works, she dyed and processed them herself, and used weaving, wool and silk to embellish their texture and colour. Her works, which were developed during her career, expanding into space and providing a spectacular effect, brought her art extraordinary popularity.
As with other internationally successful artists, she lived and worked in France from 1990 to 2000, with some interruptions, and exhibited her work with considerable success. After her return, she turned to patriotic topics, which she approached by implementing her unique technique. This artist incessantly found new inspiration for her art like when, influenced by her travels in Transylvania, she explored motifs of ancient and folk heritage as new themes.
Short biography
Anna Kubinyi (Makó, 10 February 1949 – Budapest, 27 March 2015), Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian tapestry designer and textile artist.
She was born in Makó, to teacher parents. A year later the family moved to Szeged. Between 1970 and 1976 she was a student at the Hungarian College of Applied Arts, where her major artistic masters were Károly Plesnivy and Margit Szilvitzky.
After completing her studies, she continued to develop her individual motifs and colours. In her workshop, with persistent planning and manual dexterity, she showed her works to the public in solo exhibitions. Her exhibitions were first held in Hungary and later in several European countries. She achieved outstanding success in France, and after her return home, her new style received outstanding attention.
Interesting facts
She originally wanted to be a ceramicist, but by chance her papers got mixed up and she was accepted for tapestry. Her studies in art helped her to develop a world of motifs associated with her individual technique, which focused on the representation of nature and landscape.