Encaustic paintings inspired by cities, statues, and collective memory
These works are rooted in real places—Pécs, Budapest, Brussels—but speak to something beyond geography. I often start from iconic statues or historic buildings to reflect on the passing of time, national identity, and personal memory. The urban becomes symbolic through melted wax and layered surfaces.
Technique: Encaustic on OSB
Size: 50 × 50 cm
Year: 2017
Inspired by a well-known corner of Pécs, this encaustic painting reflects on the coexistence of history, urban life, and collective memory. The layered wax surface softens the boundary between observation and recollection, transforming a familiar city scene into a quiet reflection on place and identity.
Technique: Encaustic on OSB
Size: 50 × 40 cm
Year: 2017
"St. Stephen Basilica" was the first work in the artist's cityscape series, depicting one of Budapest's most recognizable landmarks through layered encaustic textures on OSB. In several areas, the wax was scraped back to the wooden surface, allowing the warm tone of the support to become part of the architecture itself.
Technique: Encaustic on OSB
Size: 50 × 70 cm
Year: 2021
Private Collection (UK)
"Freely" captures the restless urban energy of Glasgow through the city’s iconic Duke of Wellington statue and its irreverent traffic cone. Painted in encaustic on OSB, the work turns a public landmark into a layered reflection on humour, identity, and civic freedom.
Technique: Encaustic on OSB
Size: 55 × 50 cm
Year: 2018
"The Selfie" was inspired by the Little Princess statue on Budapest's Danube Promenade. Based on the sculptor's daughter, who often played wearing a paper crown. The figure becomes a reflection on adolescence, imagination, and the search for identity in a world increasingly shaped by self-image.
Technique: Encaustic on OSB
Size: 70 × 70 cm
Year: 2017
"Mosque, Pécs" depicts the Jakovali Hassan Pasha Mosque, one of the best-preserved Ottoman monuments in Hungary. Through layered encaustic textures and a restrained palette, the painting evokes the quiet atmosphere and historical character of this unique architectural landmark.
Technique: Encaustic on OSB
Size: 55 × 50 cm
Year: 2020
"Anonymous Loss" depicts Budapest's Anonymus statue as a symbol of anonymity and shared vulnerability. The wallet in the figure's hand, with coins slipping from it, reflects economic uncertainty and the fragile nature of financial security during periods of isolation, suggesting that such loss can affect any of us.