Peter Paul Fekete
Peter Fekete, born 1958 in London of Hungarian parents, is a polymath – not only a dedicated artist, but also a philosopher and teacher. He matriculated in 1979 to Cambridge University in English Literature, but chose to study Philosophy there, combining that study with a lively interest in Theatre Design, designing and building scenery for plays and operas at all the major venues in Cambridge. On graduating from Cambridge he took a diploma in teaching at King’s College, London (1982). At Victoria College, Jersey (1982 – 1994), he specialised in teaching English literature and Philosophy for twenty-five years. He was appointed Head of Sixth Form at Victoria College in 1992. Interest in Philosophy lead him to study Mathematics, and he also holds Bachelors (1991) and Master’s (1994) degrees in that subject. He established his own tutorial centre (1994), which later expanded to a full-time school, Black’s Academy, of which he was Headmaster.
As an artist, although primarily an autodidact, he has benefited from the instruction of many masters who have emphasised the importance of good drawing. Early in his career he perfected the technique of casting into epoxy resin. His involvement with teaching obliged him to take time away from art, but on closing his school in 2006 he took the decision to commit to art, developing his skills as a draftsman and building upon them to refine his sculpture and painting.
Peter Fekete currently divides his time between London and Budapest, where he also coaches executives in public speaking. He still teaches, working for an international agency.
While he has exhibited sculpture in Jersey (1994), Budapest (2012) and Szekesfehervar (2013) the exhibition at the Berekai Gallery is his first one-man show.
While he is in the broadest sense a religious artist, his religion does not take the form of any adherence to a Church, but is a conviction in the spiritual purpose of human existence and the existence of supernature; he draws on all world religions for symbols.
His art draws upon the subconscious for inspiration and he works with emotion and archetypal material to create images that are the counterparts of spiritual forces. As a sculptor he is an expressionist inspired by Rodin. His painting, with its allusions to the work of Hieronymous Bosch, uses the technique of thin glazes to combine sculptural forms with complex compositions and resonant colours. Like Bosch he depicts the interface or "gate" between the conscious and unconscious mind.
As an artist, although primarily an autodidact, he has benefited from the instruction of many masters who have emphasised the importance of good drawing. Early in his career he perfected the technique of casting into epoxy resin. His involvement with teaching obliged him to take time away from art, but on closing his school in 2006 he took the decision to commit to art, developing his skills as a draftsman and building upon them to refine his sculpture and painting.
Peter Fekete currently divides his time between London and Budapest, where he also coaches executives in public speaking. He still teaches, working for an international agency.
While he has exhibited sculpture in Jersey (1994), Budapest (2012) and Szekesfehervar (2013) the exhibition at the Berekai Gallery is his first one-man show.
While he is in the broadest sense a religious artist, his religion does not take the form of any adherence to a Church, but is a conviction in the spiritual purpose of human existence and the existence of supernature; he draws on all world religions for symbols.
His art draws upon the subconscious for inspiration and he works with emotion and archetypal material to create images that are the counterparts of spiritual forces. As a sculptor he is an expressionist inspired by Rodin. His painting, with its allusions to the work of Hieronymous Bosch, uses the technique of thin glazes to combine sculptural forms with complex compositions and resonant colours. Like Bosch he depicts the interface or "gate" between the conscious and unconscious mind.
About Andrew Fekete
Peter Fekete's older brother, Andrew Fekete, a Hungarian born in Britain, was an abstract expressionist artist who died in 1986, aged just 32. He led an exciting but emotionally turbulent life that was dedicated to art being not only a painter but also poet and writer.
A practicing Jungian alchemist, Andrew Fekete painted in trances directly from dreams and intense visions. His landscapes explore an inner psychic landscape that is populated with faces, forms and images, and express a heightened awareness of religious values.
Together with my sister, Liz Fekete, Peter has embarked on a project to raise awareness of Andrew's work and genius. There have been two exhibitions so far: one in Szekesfehervar, and the most recent at the Hungarian National Dance Theatre in Budapest.
A practicing Jungian alchemist, Andrew Fekete painted in trances directly from dreams and intense visions. His landscapes explore an inner psychic landscape that is populated with faces, forms and images, and express a heightened awareness of religious values.
Together with my sister, Liz Fekete, Peter has embarked on a project to raise awareness of Andrew's work and genius. There have been two exhibitions so far: one in Szekesfehervar, and the most recent at the Hungarian National Dance Theatre in Budapest.
