Péter Fülöp (ceramist)

Peter Fulop is a Hungarian ceramic artist.

Career

Fulop studied ceramics in Hungary from 1985 to 1987. He set up his studio in Ireland in 2001.

His work can be found in private and public collections including, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan; Inax Gallery, Japan; IWCAT Collection,Japan; National Museum of Ireland; Office of Public Works, Ireland and Freeborn & Peter’s LLP, Chicago, USA. His recent exhibitions includes: ‘Idea of Egoism’ Ningbo Art Museum, China, 2009; ‘Object’ at the National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny; 2009; SOFA 2008, Chicago, USA ; Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Shigaraki, Japan,2007.

He has received awards from the Arts Council of Ireland and Culture Ireland.

Fulop staged solo showings of his work at The Institute of Ceramic Studies, Shigaraki, Japan in 2008 and at Jingdezhen PWS C2 Gallery, China in 2009.

Style

Fulop's work is influenced by the Oriental-Japanese Tradition. His fascination of Calligraphy is apparent on his surface decoration as he applies brushwork using and under glaze stain to create a three-dimensional calligraphy. According to Fulop his calligraphy signatures are "a visual image without their actual meaning". Fulop also finds inspiration in the "artistic concept of Franz Kline and other action painters." He considers his works to be containers of human consciousness rather than functional pieces. Fulop them to be a primal and universal symbols, created for ceremonial purposes to represent the human body. Fulop's goal is to create pieces that reawaken an individual's connection with consciousness and primal feelings through these everyday objects.