PAINTING COURSE
- Rita Kopek painter-artist
The groups are formed according to the number and needs of applicants. The different levels of experience, the technical demands and the interests in different subjects will be considered.
Beginners:
- plein air
- studio practice – still-life
- introducing to various techniques: pastel, aquarelle, tempera, acrylic, mixed media
Advanced:
- plein air
- plein air with model
- studio painting with model (in case of bad weather only) revising the works made in nature, introducing to abstraction, picture construction and composition
- techniques: pastel, aquarelle, tempera, acrylic, oil, mixed media
DRAWING COURSE
- András Szunyoghy graphic artist
The classes will be tailored to the level and experience of applicants. Topics of the course are: drawing perspective, cubes, still-life, portrait, nude, streetscape and landscape. Introduction and practise of a variety of techniques and materials including pencil, charcoal, ink and walnut stain.
Serigraphy:
The students will explore and practise the skills of etching, linocut, papercut and monotype. These graphic methods can be developed further after the course.
Drawing horses:
There is no school where the skeleton, the muscles and the movement of horses or other animals are taught. In the summer school of Zebegény you have the chance to learn it!
Human anatomy:
It is impossible to draw the human body, a nude, without knowing human anatomy. Practising anatomy is important for either a sculptor, a painter or a graphic artist.
SCULPTING COURSE
- István Buda sculptor
Beginners:
- presenting simple space forms in small plastics
- introducing the principles of portraying from live model
- exploring medal making, topic: motifs of Zebegény
Advanced:
- how to make armatures for sculptures
- portraying from live model
- making a nude statuette from live model
CERAMICS COURSE
- Sára F. Orosz ceramist
The students are introduced to the basics of ceramics - one of the most ancient crafts,. The examples are taken from pre-historic art with special focus on the rich finds explored in the Carpathian Basin.
First the selected dishes are drawn then they are reproduced as exactly as possible. This way the students’ sense of form and proportion as well as their taste and visual intelligence can be developed considerably. The ancient techniques practised during the course are still living methods in contemporary ceramics and sculpture.
Drawing is a basic part of the course as it is an important source of information about the object. The experience gained through drawing appears then in the 3D object.
The course is suitable for beginners as well because even if they have had no previous experience with clay, they can try several exciting tasks.
ENAMEL COURSE
- Gábor Somogyi painter-artist
Apart from getting to know the history of various enamel techniques, the students can try sgrafitto, stenciling, glyceric method, foil techniques, cracked enamel, granulous enamel, and cloisonné.
The main aim of the founders of the school in 1968 was to introduce students to the basic nature of visual arts and to equip talented students with the skills and knowledge necessary for progression to higher education. The courses of Szőnyi István Fine Art Summer School are open to anybody who would like to get life-long experiences. It has several thousand former students, many of whom have become well-known exhibiting artists.
Alongside studio practice there will be evening lectures held by outstanding art historians. The founders in 1968 followed the spirit of French art schools of the beginning of the century. Its conception was close to that of Nagybánya and more or less to that of the schools led by prominent masters – among them István Szőnyi - between the two world wars. At the time of its foundation it was almost unique in Hungary. Contrary to official artist training this kind of education offered much more freedom and later it developed into an intellectual workshop that worked all the year round. Since then the art colony has opened its gates every summer. Its staff have changed several times during the decades so the school has kept renewing. Though each period has been different, the staff have always been faithful to the main aims.