Location: Hungary
STATEMENT
"I love the sea, the grass, the tree, the animals, the animate and inanimate world. The
material. Am I perhaps a narrow-minded materialist? No, the spirit is immaterial but the
material is the worldly manifestation of the spirit. When I worked as a dental technician, I had
to cast metal and mould wax, plaster and porcelain. I was not captivated with this narrow
range of people. I studied Biology and drawing and also taught them, I was wandering
around in the world, loved the colourful, transparent world of the Cuban seas, the whirling
movement of the barracudas, the endless and timeless space of the Mongolian deserts, the
chaotic and artistic magic of Indonesia, enjoyed skiing among the peaks of the Elbrus
considered even by Reinhold Meissner one of the most amazing natural slopes. I savoured
exploring Vanatau, Tonga, Tahiti and Bora Bora and the friendly people there, their songs,
sorrows, faith, their endless respect for their beloved islands and enjoyed their unrestricted
appetite for beauty, erotica, exuberance and abundance. I was diving in seas and oceans
where lemon, steel-blue and red fish were flashing and gleaming with intensive colours never
seen before in the tropical sunshine together with corals and plants. The impenetrable rain
forests have presented all the variations of green. And the island of real peace: New
Zealand. I love it. Although my homesickness drives me home to Hungary, being here I do
not know where my real home is and I long to return there. I have travelled around the world
and know: it is small, blue and fragile! This is what I see from the height of 11.000 metres.
But through my microscope I can sense the cavalcade of similar momentary magic as well. I
am an earthling like so many, seemingly animate and inanimate creatures of God abounding
with colours and shapes. As time passes by I have experienced during my trips that all this is
perishing. I do not want my children, my students, the explorers of the future not to be able to
see this magic. I am presenting some fragments from the endless world and giving them to
the spectators with love."
These are Igor Jeno Prokop's words about himself, his philosophy and his
understanding of the world.
CURRICULUM VITAE
PROKOP IGOR EUGEN
Born 1953 Budapest, Hungary
Lives and works in Visegrad
EDUCATION
1971 -1973 Dentist technic i
1974 -1978 Teacher Art and Biology
1981 – 1984 Biology
1985 - 1986 Philosophy
1987 - 1988 Film aesthetic
1990 - 1992 Design manager
2001 – 2002 Environmental Protection
AWARDS
Chianciano Biennale 2009 Special Mentions
Chianciano Biennale 2011 Biennale Leonardo Award for drawings 2.
Chianciano Biennale 2011 European Confederation of Art Critics Award for drawings 1.
Chianciano Biennale 2013 Special mention for Excellence
Chianciano Biennale 2015 Biennale Leonardo Award for painting 3.
London Art Biennale 2015 International Confederation of Art Critics Award 3.
Mantova 2017 International Prize Andrea Mantegna
Chianciano Biennale 2018 Biennale Leonardo Award for painting 3.
Chianciano Biennale 2018 Oxford University Alumni Society Award 1.
IGOR EUGEN
PROKOP Exhibitions:
1994 - Germany,
Heidelberg, Gallery Eye and Art, February 4 – March 22 „ZX 2732”
1995 - Hungary, Budapest, VAM Design Center
1996 - Hungary, Kecskemét, Gallery College GAMF, December 6 –20 „ Dream Time
Travel”
1998 - Austria ,Salzburg, University of
Salzburg,Gallery „Sala Terrana” May 23 – June 12
„ Ozean, Land, Leben”
2000 - Hungary, Debrecen, Gallery Izatom – Art , December 10 - 20
2001 - Hungary, Visegrad, Gallery Prokop, June 23 – September 23
2001 - Hungary, Eger, Gallery Egri Est Cafe ,July 27 – August 27
2003 - Austria, St. Pölten, Gallery Landhaus, September 3 –27
2005 - Hungary, Budapest, Gallery Art and Design , November 19 –December 20 „ 9
Years –
9 Road in NZ”
2006 - Germany, Berlin, Gallery Art-Center Berlin Friedrichstraße, September 14
– October
2006 - Germany, Berlin Gallery Art-Center Berlin, Ocober 10 –December 10
„Ozean-Land-Leben”
2007 - Austria, Vienna, Gallery Sonorys, August 17 – December 13 „Art to Help”
2007 - Austria, Vienna, jma Gallery, September 25 – October 25 „Art for All”
2007 - Luxembourg – Kirchberg, Luxexpo S. A., October 13 -21 „Nude”
2007 - Hungary, Kecskemét, Gallery College GAMF , May 3 –31 „ Global Warm –
- Vanuatu”
2008 - Germany, Berlin, Gallery Art-Center Berlin Friedrichstraße
2008 - Canada, Montreal,Gallery Gora, May 27 –June 14
2008 - England Cambridge EE Fine Art Galéria
2008 - Russia, Saint –Petersburg, Central Exibition Hall of St.-Petersburg
„Manage”
„VI International Festival of Experimental
Art”
2008 - Hungary, Budapest, Gallery VAM Art Design , May 26 –June 26
2009 - England, Cambridge, Grafton Center, March 4 –March 21 „ Art Plus Sience”
2009 - Italy, Chianciano Terme , Gallery Museo D’Arte, September 13 –27
Biennale
2009 - Hungary, Kecskemét, Gallery College GAMF, May 27- June 27, „GOD’s
Lifetree”
2010 - Hungary Budapest
2010 - Hungary Kecskemét
2010 - Germany Göppingen, Gallery Christophsbad September 16 – November 11
2010 - USA Chelsea, ,New York Agora Gallery July 23 –August 13 „ Portal to
Enigma”
2011 - Austria Salzburg, Gallery Art Garage April 16 –26 „ Culture Shock „
2011 - Austria Vienna Euro-Asian Art Center June 29- July 30„Flying Cock with
Wet Pussy”
2011 - Italy Chianciano Terme Gallery Museo D’Arte Biennale September 17 –24
2011 - Italy Siena Siena Art Institute September 22 –October 28 „Drawing
Connections”
2011 - Hungary Szeged University of Szeged October 20 -22.
2011 - Hungary Budapest Gallery Melange November 3 -13
2012 - England London Gagliardi Gallery April 27 – May 5
2013 - Canada Toronto Studio Vogue Gallery March 6 – 23 „ Harmony in Diversity”
2013 - Luxembourg Cultureinside Gallery March 7 – ápril 15 „Animalia”
2013 - England London Chelsea Town Hall Januar 23 -26 London Art Biennale
2013 - Brasilia UBA ART Festival September 5 -15
2013 - Italy Chianciano Terme Gallery Museo D’Arte Biennale September 7 - 14
2013 - Canada Toronto Studio Vogue Gallery October 9-26 „ Interplay”
2014 - Germany Munich Gallery ArtNations March 1 – 9 „Elements of Nature
2014 - Luxembourg Cultureinside Gallery „Order and Disorder”March 27
2014 - Germany Munich Gallery ArtNations April 30 – May 11 „Mein Fukushima”
2014 - Monaco, Monaco Grimaldi Forum, ArtMonaco April 24-27
2014 - Italy Milano Associazione Culturale Open Art December 3 -10
2014 - England London Gagliardi Gallery September 19 – 26
2014 - Germany, Berlin, Art Center Berlin, October 25 - "Berlin wir lieben
Dich"
2015 - England London Chelsea Town Hall Januar 20 -25 London Art Biennale
2015 - Italy
Chianciano Terme Gallery Museo D’Arte Biennale September 5 - 13
2015 - Italy Milano
Open Art Milano December 01-07.
2016 - China Art Fair
Beijing September 1 – 4
2016 - Germany Munich Kunstforum
Arabellapark Munich „Portraits” 2016 November 18 – 2017 January 13
2016 - Italy Milano
CCBA December 1 – 10
2016 - USA, Miami
Artbox Project , The Artbox Gallery
December 1 – 4.
2017 - Germany,
Berlin, Art Center Berlin „Nature, Land
Life” 27.04.- 21.05.2017
2017 -
Switzerland, Art Basel Week The Artbox
Project Basel 1.0 14.06. – 18.06. 2017
2017 - Hungary,
Kecskemét, Gallery College GAMF, 06.24. – 07.10.2017
2017 - France, Lyon
Inne’ Art Gallery 11.07. 2017 – 11.07.2018
2017 - Italy, 57 th
Venice Art Biennale – Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi „ Consciousness-Anima Mundi” 13.07 –
03.09.
2017 - Italy,
Chianchiano Expo „ Creative
Connotations” 02.08. – 27.08.2017
2017 - China, Liaoning
World Art Museum a Dalian Dalian’ Art –
AIAC 2017
15.08. – 15.10.2017
2017 - China, Beijing
20 th Beijing Art Exposition China
International Exibition Center 31.08. – 03.09.2017
2017 - Italy, XI. Florence Biennale, Fortezza da Basso „eARTh – Creativity Sustainability” 06.10. -
15.10.2017
2017 - Italy, Mantova
International Biennale of Contemporary Art
Gonzaga Museum 04.11. –
10.11.2017
2017 - United Arab
Emirates, Dubai „The Global Art Award”
Armani Hotel Dubai 17.11.2017.
2018 - France, Paris,
Contemporary Art Fair Art 3f Paris
26.-28. january 2018.
2018 - Denmark,
Copenhagen, Art Nordic Artfair 20.-22.
april 2018.
2018 Switzerland,
Lausanne, Art Fair 19.-22.april 2018.
2018 - Germany,
Berlin, Art Center Berlin „Nature’s
freedom” 27.04.-20.05.2018.
2018 - Singapore, JW
Mariott South Beach, F1 Richlist Art Weekend, 14.-16.September 2018.
2018 - Finland, Seinajoki,
Taidehalli, „Silence” 08.09. –
04.11.2018.
2018 - Italy,
Chianciano Terme , Gallery Museo D’Arte Biennale 11.-19. August 2018.
2018 - USA, New York,
Art Takes SoHo, 26.September 2018.
2018 - USA, Miami,
Scope Miami Beach, 05.-09. December 2018.
2019 - USA, New York,
Art Expo, 04.04.-07.04.2019.
2019 - Germany,
Berlin, Art Center Berlin 16.05.-02.06.2018.
2019 - England, London,
Chelsea Town Hall , London Art Biennale 22.05.- 26.05.2019.
2019 - Switzerland, Swissartexpo
Zurich 2019, Zurich 1.0 Artbox Projekt 15.08.-19.08.2019.
2019 - Germany,
Leonberg [KUN:ST] QUARTIER „ GLOBAL WARNING” solo 04.10.-27.10.2019.
2019 - USA, Miami, ART
BASEL ART WEEKS MIAMI 2019, Artbox Project 2.0 02.12.- 08.12.2019.
2020 - Switzerland,
Swissartexpo Zurich 2019, Zurich 2.0 Artbox Projekt 20.08.-24.08.2020.
2020 - France, Paris,
Sonia Monti Gallery, november 2020.
2020 - USA, Miami
Scope Immersive Art Fair „ART in TRANSITION” SEE ME 01.12.-06.12.2020.
2021 - Israel, Israeli
Art Market, „2021 NEW YEAR EXHIBITION” 01.01.-01.03.2021.
2021 - USA,
Cincinatti, ADC FINEART, „ART COMES ALIVE” ACA 2020, 01.23.-03.19.2021.
2021 - Israel, Israeli
Art Market, „The Passover” 20.03.-01.06.2021.
2021 - Spain,
Barcelona Valid World Hall, Artbox Projekt 1.0 02.05.-07.05.2021.
2021 - Germany,
CARLSHUETTE NORD ART 2021,
05.06.-10.10.2021.
2021 - France, Lyon
Palais Bondy, AIAC „ Rencontres Contemporaines” 09.06.-15.06.2021.
2021 - England, LONDON
ART Biennale, Chelsea Old Town Hall, 01.07.-04.07.2021.
2021 - USA, NYC, The
Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn, „Nature/Nurture” 14.07.-20.07.2021.
2021 - Switzerland,
Swissartexpo Zurich 2021, Zurich 3.0 Artbox Projekt 25.08.-29.08.2021.
2021 - Germany,
Wiesbaden Messe Sindelfingen, ARTE WIESBADEN 2021 10.09.-12.09.2021
2021 - Germany,
Berlin, Art Center Berlin, 23.09.-21.10.2021.
2022 - Italy, Viterbo,
Museo Colle Del Duomo, „Landscape” 19.02.-03.05.2022.
2022 - France, Lyon,
Palais de Bondy, „ Recontres Contemporaines” – AIAC 19.04.2022
– 24.04,2022.
2022 - Italy,
Chianciano Terme, „Chianciano Biennale
2022. „ 06.08.2022. – 28.08.2022.
2022 - USA, New York,
Gallery Arte Azulejo, „Roots” 22.09.2022. – 02.10.2022.
2022 - England,
London, Gagliardi Gallery, „London Biennale: Masterpiece” 03.11.2022. – 12.11.2022.
2022 - Germany,
Frankfurt, „Discovery Art Fair Frankfurt 2022” 02.11.2022. – 05.11.2022.
2023 - USA, Miami,
Johnatan Schultz Gallery, 01.02.2023.-28.02.2023.
2023 - Switzerland,
Zug, Thomson Gallery Fine Art, 01.02.2023. – 28.02.2023.
2023 - Canada,
Ontario, „Anti – War” 24.02.2023. – 31.03.2023.
2023 – France, Lyon, „Exposition 1e BEAUNE
France Chapelle Saint-Etienne” AIAC 02.03.2023. – 08.03.2023.
2023 - USA, New York,
NYC Artexpo, Manhattan, „Artbox Project New York 2.0” 17.04.2023.- 26.04.2023.
2023 - USA, NEW York,
G23Ny Gallery, „True North” 04.05.2023. – 21.05.2023.
2023 - Hungary,
Budapest, GZI Art Gallery, „Spring Party” 08.06.2023. – 10.09.2023.
2023 - England,
London, Chelsea Town Hall, „London Art Biennale 2023” 26.07.2023. -
30.07.2023.
2023 - Germany,
Berlin, Art Center, Sommerbrise -
Frischer Wind Für Neue Entdeckungen, 11.08.23.-10.10.23
2023 - Hungary,
Budapest, GZI Art Gallery, „Autumn exhibition” 15.09.2023.-31.10.2023.
2023 - Germany,
Berlin, Art Center B, Solo show „Humanity’s New Era – The Final Station”
16.09.23.-20.10.23.
2023 - Italy,
Florence, Fortezza da Basso, „14th Biennale Florence” 14.10.2023.- 22.10.2023.
2023 –Hungary,
Budapest, GZI Art Gallery,”French Touch” 16.11.2023. – 15.01.2024.
2023 - USA,
Cincinatti, ADC FINEART, „ART COMES ALIVE Fall 2023” 18.11.2023. – 08.01.2024.
2024 –Hungary,
Budapest, David Art Gallery, „Following Basquiat” 12.01.2024. – 02.02.2024.
2024 - Hungary,
Budapest, GZI Art Gallery,”Spring is Coming”” 28.02.2024. – 14.04.2024
2024 –France, Lyon,
„Exposition 2e BEAUNE France Chapelle
Saint-Etienne” AIAC 29.03.2024. – 10.04.2024.
2024 –Hungary,
Budapest, David Art Gallery, The Twelve Art Biennale 2024, 08.06.2024. –
21.06.2024.
2024 –USA, New York
City, theBLANC Gallery, „Alter-Ego” 12.06.2024. – 22.06.2024.
2024 - Italy,
Chianciano Terme, Museo d’arte
,„Chianciano Biennale 2024” 03.08.2024-18.08.2024.
2024 –France, Lyon,
„Resonance 17e Biennale de Lyon – Crossing the water” 12.09.2024. – 26.09.2024.
2024 – Hungary,
Budapest, Art Market Budapest, 2024,
17.10.2024. – 20.10.2024.
2024 - USA, New
York City, theBLANC Gallery, „ Bridging Divides” 16.10.2024. – 26.10.2024.
2024 - Hungary,
Budapest, David Art Gallery, Art Expo Exhibition , 06.11.2024. – 30.11.2024.
2025 - France,
Paris, Grand Palais, Salon Comparaisons 2025, 18.02.2025. – 22.02.2025.
2025 - Poland,
Inowroclaw, Salon Comparaisons - Grand Palais From Paris to Inowroclaw 08 03 2025 - 08 06.
2025 - Hungary, Budapest, Golden Duck Gallery, Interior
Art 21 Mar 2025 - 03 May 2025
2025 –France, Lyon,
„Exposition 3e BEAUNE France Chapelle
Saint-Etienne” AIAC 10.04.2025. – 23.04.2025.
2025 - China, Beijing,
798 Art
District, 1st International Exhibition of Contemporary French Art 2025, AIAC, 30 Apr 2025 - 17 May 2025
2025 -
China,Dalian, Dalian Public Art Museum5th International
Exhibition of Contemporary French Art 2025, AIAC, , 25 Apr 2025
- 18 May 2025
120 X 151 CM
ACRYL ON CANVAS
The Explosion of Peace – An Interpretation of Igor Eugen Prokop’s Painting "Explosion of Light. The Power of Peace"
Igor Eugen Prokop’s painting “Explosion of Light. The Power of Peace” is a highly topical and symbolic work that proclaims the possibility and necessity of peace in a world burdened by war. The artwork provides not only an aesthetic experience but also serves as a visual manifesto: it expresses the collective and urgent human desire for peace through artistic form.
At the heart of the painting lies a meticulously rendered, almost timeless moment. In this composition, Prokop weaves together the layers and voices of nature, the universe, and the human soul. The dense network of motifs and symbols creates a visual realm that is both a space for meditation and a dramatic expression. The “explosion of light” is not merely a visual element but an allegory of hope, purification, and rebirth: light overcomes darkness, peace triumphs over violence.
The painting’s dynamic quality is particularly striking: the viewer can almost feel the force of the explosion radiating in all directions – across the four corners of the world – sweeping away all that is destructive, violent, or inhumane. Yet this explosion is not destructive in nature; on the contrary, it is profoundly constructive. It depicts a transformative event that offers the possibility of creating a more peaceful world.
Prokop’s painting does not offer direct answers but raises questions and invites reflection. How can peace be achieved? Are we capable of letting go of past grievances and moving forward together toward a brighter future? The artist poses these questions not with words, but through color, form, and energy.
In sum, “Explosion of Light. The Power of Peace” is not merely a painting, but a piece of visual poetry. It is an artwork that simultaneously calls for action and introspection. A visual manifestation of a global longing – in the name of peace, human dignity, and hope.
Year Created:
2025
