The shroud of light. Exhibition of László Molnár

László Molnár was born in Gyöngyöspata on October 1, 1941. He began drawing and painting when he was ten years old, with guidance from painter and drawing teacher Péter Szabolcska. He completed his high school education in Gyöngyös in 1960. After graduation, he moved to Budapest to apply to the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, which he repeated two more times, but was unsuccessful each time. Between 1960 and 1964, he worked at Csepel Iron and Metal Works. He became a member of the Csepel Free School of Fine Arts and the Vasutas [Railway worker’s] Art Circle. In 1962, he met the painter Sándor Molnár, who later introduced him to the writer Béla Hamvas, and got involved in the activities of the Zugló Circle, which had a significant impact on his artistic development. From 1964 to 1986, he worked for Cartographia Company. He first visited Paris in 1967 and continued to travel around Europe to deepen his knowledge. He has been a member of the National Association of Hungarian Artists (MAOE) since 1980 and the Society of Hungarian Painters since 2003. He returned to Gyöngyöspata in 2004 and has been living and working there ever since. In his art, he works with sacred themes in an abstract way, with a focus on the story of the Passion of Christ. In terms of form, he strives for the compatibility and permeability between figurative and non-figurative painting. To date, he has had thirty-three solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows. The exhibition features a selection of sacral works from the last two decades.