Istvan was born in 1929 in a small countryside village in
Hungary. His artistic talents appeared at an early age
when he designed and made background sets for his
schools’ theatrical productions. Due to political turmoil
in 1956 he escaped on foot, yes, through the potato
fields, into Austria and made his way to England. The
following year he came to Toronto, Canada where he
has lived since. While still in Hungary in 1955 and later
in Canada in 1977 and 1994, he earned several
degrees in architectural applied fine arts and
architectural sciences. He has traveled extensively in
Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, Papua
Guinea, North, South, and Central America, Asia, the
Caribbean, the Indonesian Islands, Antarctica and the
Canadian Arctic north of the 75th degree latitude.
Today Istvan shares his time between Toronto, his
studio, and the Blue Mountains, Ontario, his gallery.
With over three thousand pieces sold, Istvan’s
extensive works of art which include paintings, graphics,
and sculpture, are displayed in galleries and private
collections world wide.
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