HIDI ENDRE (JUNIOR)

Member of the Association of Hungarian Artists of Transcarpathia named after Imre Revesz (2005). 

He was born on 9 March 1982 in Velyka Dobron village, Uzhhorod district of the Transcarpathian region. He received his artistic education at the Art College of the Transcarpathian Academy of Arts (2003) on the speciality "Ceramics". Later – at the Hungarian University of Arts and Design, speciality "sculpture" at such masters as Zoltan Karmo, Ko Pal, Peter Galgidi. After graduation, he worked as a teacher at the Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute. Now he is engaged in individual art activities.

Endre Hidi Jr. uses various forms and materials in his work. Mostly it is wood, stone, bronze, clay, marble, metal, etc. The artist's works are distinguished by the variety of forms, peculiar solution of the material presentation. The author's imagination and subjects of the sculptor's work are extremely rich. His works include reflections on life and death ("Past", "Turn"), the notion of memory in the work of the same name, "black" and "white" moments in people’s fate ("Organic Wheel"), about DNA. Surely, there are grotesque or even humorous themes (sculptures "Old Bird", "Siren", "Ancient Worm").

Well known to the public are also his following works: "A Woman With Paprika" (Velyka Dobron village, 2012) " Relief of Ferenc Kelchei" (Khust, 2012), "Memorial Tourul" (Mali Heiivtsi village, 2015), "Fountain Of Fairy Tales" (Berehovo, 2016).

In his work, the artist is inspired by everything around, most of all by nature. "In general, I really love natural materials: wood, stone, clay – everything that surrounds us I use in my work", said the master. However, the forms created by him – not copying the seen object or figure, they are often the profound philosophical works, which need to stop by, look at them, and think about.

In 2010, in Budapest, he received the award of Sham Ghezi. In 2011, he became an initiator of the association of young Hungarian artists of Transcarpathia ArtTisza.

An active participant in regional, all-Ukrainian and international exhibitions and plein air since 2004. Personal exhibitions were held in Berehovo (2010, 2013, 2018), Chynadiievo Castle (2017) and Fegherdiyarmati (Sabolch-Sattar-Bereg, Hungary, 2013).