Gabor Breznay

Born in 1956 in Budapest, Gabor Breznay was a French-Hungarian painter and visual artist. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the late 1970s in Albert Zavaro’s studio. His pictorial work is marked by several major periods. The expressionist works of the 70s and 80s incorporate the notion of passage—between two spaces, between transparency and fullness, between flatness and relief. These works explore the movement of bodies and their positioning in space through the integration of varied materials. The 90s saw a shift toward greater realism, with collages and détournements, exemplified by his Georges de La Tour series, where historical figures are transposed into contemporary settings. By the late 20th century, he flirted with Pop Art and Pixel Art before embarking on a more graphic and poetic exploration in ink and watercolor, focusing on themes of human destiny and Nature.

"I see the world without limits or borders. My approach leads me to reflect on time and space, on the present and the timeless... mirroring our ever-changing world."

Exhibitions:

2025 Salon Dessin Peinture à l’Eau Art Capital, Grand Palais, Paris
2024 Mini solo exhibition, Salon Dessin Peinture à l’eau, Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris
2023 Galerie Stackl’r, "Matinée d’ivresse" / Homage to Gabor Breznay, Charleville-Mézières
2023 Salon Dessin Peinture à l’eau Art Capital, Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris
2020-22 Art Capital, Paris
2019 Espace Beaurepaire
2018 Ningbo Museum, "CCE Countries Art Exhibition" (China)
2017 Galerie Stackl’r, Sedan
Musée de Montgeron
2016 Galerie Antécédence, Pont du Bois (Belgium)
Galerie Stackl’r, Sedan
Art Capital, Paris
Galerie 28bis
2015 "Real and Imaginary Landscapes," Château fort de Sedan
2015 "Lost Souls," Galerie Stackl’R, Sedan
2014 Musée de Montgeron
Chabramm Contemporary Art Center
2013 Caméléon, Brussels
2013 "I love you positive or negative," Les Solidarités, Paris
2010-13 Bastille Design Center, Paris
2012 "Ephemeral," Bastille Design Center, Artists at La Bastille, Paris
2010 18 Hungarian Artists, Amsterdam
2007 "Labyrinths," Artists at La Bastille, Espace Comines, Paris
2007 Galerie Arts Point de suspension, Florac
2004 Installation for "La Nuit Blanche" 2004

2003-4 Galerie Globart
2001-2 Galerie Carré d’Artistes, Aix-en-Provence
2001 Galerie Bernanos, Paris
2000 Galerie A Part, Paris
2000 Espace Icare, Issy-les-Moulineaux
1996 Galerie Samagra, Paris
1995 Galerie Origin, Orléans
1994 Île-de-France Regional Council, Paris
1994-95 Grand Marché d’Art Contemporain, Paris
1993 Atrium, Noisy-le-Grand
1992-93 Salon d’Arts Plastiques, Noisy-le-Grand
1992-94 Spring Salon, Clichy
1991 Tour Saint Aubin, Angers
1989-98 13e Art, Paris
1988 "November in Vitry," Vitry
1987 Galerie Bernanos, Paris
1985 Peace Biennale, Hamburg
1983 Art Expo Dallas, USA
1983 Galerie Limugal, Paris
1982 Galerie des Beaux-arts, Paris

Publications and Commissions:

2019 Drawings published in Revue Encres
2013-17 Drawings published in Plateform Magazine
2013 Drawings published in UrbaNext Magazine
2012 Mural "Urns," Carré Baudoin (collaborative work)
2009 Installation "The Genius of Trees," Square Colbert, Paris
2000 Participation in the RATP’s "Canvases and Rails" project for the Metro’s centennial
1999 Poster commissioned by the City of Pontoise for the "Choreographic Challenge"
1999 Two painted banners for the event "A Century of History"
1993 23m² fresco (collaborative work), Berente, Hungary
1990 "ManTelephone," relief artwork for France Télécom using telephone devices, Paris

His works are held in private collections in France, Germany, the USA, and Hungary. One of his pieces belongs to the public collection of the City of Pontoise. From 2004, he worked in his studio in Paris’s 11th arrondissement. He passed away in 2022 in Paris.

Contact: associationgaborbreznay@gmail.com
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