László Szlávics (born August 11, 1959) is a Hungarian sculptor and
medallic artist. He publishes his works under the names (Hungarian:
ifj. Szlávics László, or Szlávics László, ifj.) László, ifj.
Szlávics or Laszlo Szlavics Jr.
“
László Szlávics jr. has set several new norms in Hungarian medallic
art. It was presumably not his express aim, but he was merely
following the dictates of his innovative mind to do something new not
yet found in the trade. He is heading in this direction, with the sure
– and literally tangible – conviction that at the extremes, on the
limits of the art form there is still a lot to be searched – and
found out.
”
— Antal Tóth[1]
Contents
1 Biography
2 Works
3 Exhibitions (selection)
3.1 Group shows
3.2 One man shows
4 Awards & Recognitions (selection)
5 Collections which include work by
László Szlávics Jr.

László Szlávics Jr. (selection)
6 Buildings which display his work
7 Medals ad small sculptures (selection)
8 Memberships
9 Offices Held
10 Gallery
11 Additional informations
11.1 References
12 Further reading
13 External links
Biography[edit]
Between 1973 and 1977 he attended the Arts & Crafts Secondary
School in Budapest. After obtaining his Secondary School Leaving
Certificate his training was supervised by his father also László
Szlávics a goldsmith and sculptor and the sculptor Agamemnon Makris.
Since 1973 he has lived and worked in the Százados artist’ colony
in Budapest. Since 1995 he has often designed memorial coins for the
National Bank of Hungary.
Works[edit]
Szlávics is primarily a medalist. His works include every kind of
medal, from those displaying the craftsmanship of the traditional
minter to such as tend towards small sculptures. The dual commitment
tend towards can be appreciated in all his works.
From the middle of the 1970s his sculptures, reliefs and medals have
been characterized by realism and the precision of their
craftsmanship. In the 1980s he was noted for handmade medals engraved
in a steel negative, a technique reminiscent of ancient coinage.
(Birds, Africa,[2] Count István Széchenyi,[3] Hungarian generals
executed at Arad in 1849[4] stb.). Cast bronze works show the
influence of Cubism. Among them, the most notable of the first half of
the 1990s are a series of 20 medals inspired by Vincent van Gogh[5]
works.
László Szlávics Jr.: Birds, 1988, silver, struck, 47mm
In the second half of the 1990s, he made use of natural materials
(bone, feathers, seashells &c.,). These are original in style, and
are on the fringe of the medal-genre (Cultic proto-money[6]). As a
counterpoint to this, he produced several series of medals using an
industrial, where time – is measured by movements within the object
– visible mode. (mechanical medals[7]). The medals are activated by
the active contribution of the public.
Since the start of the 21st century, he has tried to renew the medal
arts, by searching for the limits. In 2006, Hungarian Medalists
awarded him – the first – Ligeti Erika Prize. In 2007, he was
awarded the
Béni Ferenczy
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Béni Ferenczy Prize, grand prix of the 16th National
Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art. Also in that year, he was among the two
selected artists at the Art
Medal

Medal World Congress FIDEM XXX (Colorado
Springs, USA). In his small sculptures, he often used objets trouvés
given new functions. (In memoriam Man Ray,[8] An hour with Salvador
Dalí ,[9] Hotline[10]). This Interactive mobile sculptures are
activated by the public.[11]
Since 2008, he has produced many wooden small sculptures. Many of them
are small sculptures, in the traditional sense, which, in a way,
remind of houses and ruins. Large clock sculptures are related to the
aforementioned both formally and technically. They are clearly
contemporary works, of art, incorporating conventional devices such as
the pendulum or spring mechanism, carrying out the functions of a
clock. Every hour, and half hour the mark the time by striking the
soundbar.
Exhibitions (selection)[edit]
Group shows[edit]
László Szlávics Jr.: Cultic proto-money, 2004, shell, textile,
hair, mixed technique,
150 x 430 mm
Since 1975 his works have been exhibited in 15 countries. The most
important are:
1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 2005 National Biennial of Small Plastic,
Pécs, Hungary
Since 1983 every National Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art, Sopron, Hungary
1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010 National Wood
Sculpture Exhibition, Nagyatád, Hungary
1991 – „brug tussen oost en west”,
Oudenbosch

Oudenbosch (Netherlands)
1994 – Small Sculpture '94, Gallery Vigadó, Budapest, Hungary
Since 1994 every F.I.D.E.M.
Medal

Medal Exhibitions[12] (Budapest,
Neuchâtel, The Hague, Weimar, Paris, Seixal, Colorado Springs,
Tampere)
1995 – Email International 3,
Coburg

Coburg (Germany)
1995 – Helyzetkép/Hungarian sculpture, Kunsthalle Budapest, Hungary
1995 – Workshopcorner – Measuring Time, Museum of Applied Arts,
Budapest, Hungary
1996 – 9th Cloisonne Jewelry Contest, Tokyo (Japan)
1996 – Workshopcorner – Jewels, Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest,
Hungary
1996 – A Step into the Future, Applied Arts Exhibition, Kunsthalle,
Budapest, Hungary
1997 – Magyar Szalon '97, Kunsthalle, Budapest, (Hungary)
1997 – VIIth International Biennale of Small Graphic Form and
Ex-libris,
Ostrów Wielkopolski

Ostrów Wielkopolski (Polish)
2001 – Sculpture from here and beyond, Kunsthalle, Budapest,
(Hungary)
2002 –
Masaccio

Masaccio 600 International Art
Medal

Medal Competition, Ein Vered,
(Israel)
2004 – Dante Europeo XIV. Biennale Internazionale Dantesca, Ravenna
(Italia)
2005, 2008, 2010 – International Biennial of Contemporary Medals of
Seixal (Portuguese)
2005 – H. C. Andersen 200 International Art
Medal

Medal Competition,
Hadassa Neurim, (Israel)
2006 – The Way 1956–2006, National Fine Art Exhibition,
Kunsthalle, Budapest, (Hungary)
2008 – Znad Dunaju Wełtawy i Wisły. Medalierzy i ich dzieła
Wroclaw Museum of Medals,
Wrocław

Wrocław (Polish).
2008 – 2009 Craft & Design, Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest,
Hungary
2009 – Dedukció – 1st Biennale of Sculptures, Művészetmalom,
Szentendre, Hungary
One man shows[edit]
Since 1977 he has had 31 one man shows in
Hungary

Hungary and other countries.
The most important are:
1977 – Képzőművészeti Kivitelező Vállalat Klubja, Budapest,
Hungary
1989 – BM Duna Palota, Budapest, Hungary
1991 – Galerie Simon, Altenahr, Germany
1995 – Gallery Géza Gárdonyi, Dunakeszi, Hungary
2002 – Collegium Hungaricum, Wien, Austria
2006 – Gallery Árkád[13] (Association of Hungarian Fine and
Applied Artists, Gallery, Budapest, Hungary)
2009 – „Fifty”, Gallery Keve, Ráckeve, Hungary
2009 – Gallery Körmendi,[14] Sopron, Hungary
2009 – Lábasház,[15] Sopron, Hungary
2012 – „Síkplasztikáim”, Symbol Art Gallery,[16] 21. – 28.
february 2012. Budapest, Hungary
2015 – „Za hranicami medailérstva...”, NBS Múzeum Mincí a
Medalí, Kremnica, Slovakia.
Awards & Recognitions (selection)[edit]
The most important national or international awards:
1993 – Faces and Fates National Portrait Biennale, Budapest,
Hungary, Golden Diploma, (Main Prize)
1996 – 9th Cloisonne Jewelry Contest Tokyo, Japan, Encouragement
Prize
1996 – Head or Tails, Art medall exhibition, Budapest, Hungary,
Grand Prix
1997 – 11th National Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art, Sopron, Hungary, Civitas
Fidelissima-prize (Prize of the Municipal City Government of Sopron,
Silver Medals)
2000 – 7 th National Wood Sculpture Exhibition, Nagyatád, Hungary,
Prize of
Nagyatád

Nagyatád city.
2002 –
Masaccio

Masaccio 600 International Art
Medal

Medal Competition, Ein Vered,
Israel,
Special

Special Mention
2003 – 14 th 11th National Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art,[17] Sopron,
Hungary, Civitas Fidelissima Prize (Prize of the Municipal City
Government of Sopron, Silver Medals)
2003 –
Jenő Rejtő

Jenő Rejtő Memorial Exhibition, Budapest, The Museum of
Literature Petőfi, First prize
2006 – II. Articum International Biennial, Szolnok, Hungary,
Sculpture Prize
2006 – Erika Ligeti prize
2007 – 16 th National Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art,[18] 16th Hungarian
Biennale of
Medal

Medal Art, Sopron, Hungary,
Béni Ferenczy
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Béni Ferenczy Prize, The
Grand Prize awarded by the Municipal Government of Győr-Moson-Sopron
County
2007 – Art
Medal

Medal World Congress FIDEM XXX,[19] Colorado Springs,
USA, „Honorable Mention”[20]
2015 – 20 th National Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art,[21] 20th Hungarian
Biennale of
Medal

Medal Art, Sopron, Hungary,
Béni Ferenczy
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Béni Ferenczy Prize, The
Grand Prize awarded by the Municipal City Government of Sopron
Collections which include work by László Szlávics Jr.
(selection)[edit]
Lajos Kassák

Lajos Kassák Memorial Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Military History Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
National Firebrigade Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Museum of Győr-Moson-
Sopron

Sopron County is Sopron, Sopron, Hungary
József Katona

József Katona Museum, Kecskemét, Hungary
Otto Herman Museum, Miskolc, Hungary
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Van Gogh Dokumentátiecentrum, Nuenen, Netherlands
Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum Het Koninklijk Penningkabinet, Leiden, Netherland
„Basis” School of Sculpture Art
Medal

Medal collection Ein Vered, Israel
Centro Dantesco, Ravenna, Italia
British Museum, London, United Kingdom
University Museum of Bergen, Norway
Muzeum Sztuki Medalierskiej, Wrocław, Poland
NBS – Múzeum mincí a medailí Kremnica, Slovakia
Buildings which display his work[edit]
1979 – Comedy Theatre of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
1988 –
János Damjanich

János Damjanich bust, Szeged, Hungary
1989 –
Miklós Zrínyi

Miklós Zrínyi bust, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
1990 –
Artúr Görgey

Artúr Görgey bust, Ministry of National Defence, Budapest,
Hungary
1992 –
Saint Florian

Saint Florian relief, Budapest, Hungary
2006 –
János Tornyai
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János Tornyai bust, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary
2006 –
Frigyes Karinthy

Frigyes Karinthy (writer) portre, Karinthy Teatre, Budapest,
Hungary
2007 – Count
István Széchenyi

István Széchenyi bust, Seafaring Secondary School,
Budapest, Hungary
2009 –
Ferenc Liszt

Ferenc Liszt bust,
Sopron

Sopron Music School, Sopron, Hungary
2010 –
John Lennon

John Lennon bust,
Sopron

Sopron Music School, Sopron,
Hungary

Hungary [5]
2012 –
Ferenc Liszt

Ferenc Liszt bust, Universiti of West
Hungary

Hungary Savaria Campus,
Szombathely, Hungary
2012 –
István Örkény portrait, Zsigmond Móricz City Library,
Tata, Hungary
2013 –
Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin bust,
Ferenc Erkel

Ferenc Erkel Grade School, Budapest,
Hungary

Hungary [6]
Medals ad small sculptures (selection)[edit]
1992 – Ferenc Flór Prize, memorial plaque and badge, Ministry of
National Defence,
1992 –
János Hunyadi

János Hunyadi Prize, memorial plaque and badge, Ministry of
National Defence, Hungary
1992 –
Miklós Zrínyi

Miklós Zrínyi Prize, memorial plaque and badge, Ministry of
National Defence, Hungary
1996 – Nemzeti Minőségi Díj, small sculpture, Hungary's prime
minister
1998 – For the Children of the World,
UNICEF

UNICEF 2000–forint, silver
memorial coin, Hungarian National Bank
1999 – István Menyhárd Prize, small sculpture, Hungarian Chamber
of Engineers
2000 – Gejza Ferdinandy Prize, memorial plaque and badge, Ministry
of National Defence, Hungary
2000 – Szilárd Zielinski Prize, small sculpture, Hungarian Chamber
of Engineers
2001 – Figures is Hungarian books for young people, 200–forint,
memorial coin, Hungarian National Bank
Ferenc Molnár: A Pál utcai fiúk
Mihály Fazekas: Lúdas Matyi
Sándor Petőfi: János Vitéz
János Arany: Toldi
2001 – Imre Pekár Prize, small sculpture, Chamber of Engineers,
Hajdú–Bihar County.
2001 – László Csány Prize, small sculpture, Hungarian Chamber of
Engineers
2002 – Pál Hajnik Prize, memorial plaque and badge, Ministry of
National Defence, Hungary
2003 –
András Hadik

András Hadik Prize, memorial plaque and badge, Ministry of
National Defence, Hungary
2004 – Pécsi ókeresztény sírkamrák, 5000-forint, silver,
memorial coin, Hungarian National Bank
2005 –
Lázár Mészáros

Lázár Mészáros Prize, memorial plaque and badge, Ministry
of National Defence, Hungary
2006 –
Gyula Andrássy Prize, memorial plaque and badge, Ministry of
National Defence, Hungary
2007 – 550 anniversary of accession of King Mathias Corvinus ,
50.000.–forint, gold, memorial coin, Hungarian National Bank
2007 – Bishop Lajos Ordass Prize, small sculpture and memorial
plaque, Hungarian Lutheran Church
2007 – Sándor Prónay Prize, small sculpture and memorial plaque,
Hungarian Lutheran Church
2008 –
John Calvin

John Calvin memorial medals, Hungarian Calvinist Church
2009 – 200th Anniversary of birth of Ferenc Erkel, 5000-forint,
memorial coin, Hungarian National Bank. Collector-series „The
smallest gold coin of the world”.
2010 – 200th Anniversary of birth of Adam Clark, 5000-forint,
memorial coin, Hungarian National Bank. Collector-series „The
smallest gold coin of the world”.
Memberships[edit]
1984 – Association of Hungarian Creative Artists[22]
1991 – Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists, Medal
Section.[23]
1995 – FIDEM, Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d'Art.
1996 – 1998 British Art
Medal

Medal Society (BAMS).[24]
1997 – Százados úti Művésztelep Egyesület.[25]
2007 – Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists, Goldsmith
Section.[26]
2008 – Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists, Sculpture
Section.[27]
Offices Held[edit]
1989 – 1992 Aurea Arts & Crafts Association Member of the
Executive.
1992 – 1999 Aurea Art Support Trust Member of the Executive.
1995 – ART '95 Limited Partnership[28] Founding President.
2000 – Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists Medal
Section member of the Executive.
2004 – Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists Medal
Section President.
2004 – Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists member of
the Presidium.
2005 – National Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art member of the Organizing
Committee.
2015 – Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists Sculpture
Section President.
Gallery[edit]
László Szlávics Jr.: F. Schiller, bronze, cast, 140 x 185 mm,
1991
László Szlávics Jr.: On the road, 2005, wood, iron, textile, mixed
technique,
László Szlávics Jr.: Masaccio, memorial medal, 2002, bronze, cast,
110mm
László Szlávics Jr.:
John Lennon

John Lennon bust, 2010,[29] Sopron, Hungary
László Szlávics Jr.: Mátyás Hunyadi, memorial coin, (Hungarian
forint) 2008,
László Szlávics Jr.: John Calvin, memorial medal, 2008, bronze,
cast, 110mm
Additional informations[edit]
References[edit]
^ Antal Tóth, Head of Department, Senior Museologist, Hungarian
National Gallery, Department of Sculpture and the
Medal

Medal Collection
^ Africa Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Count
István Széchenyi

István Széchenyi memorial medal
^ Hungarian generals executed at Arad in 1849 Archived July 21, 2011,
at the Wayback Machine.
^ Hommage a Vincent van Gogh
^ Cultic proto-money series
^ „assembled work”
^ for memoriam
Man Ray

Man Ray works: [1], [2], [3], [4]
^ An hour with Salvador Dalí
^ Hotline
^ interactive works movies on the YouTube site
^ F.I.D.E.M., Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d'Art
^ "Time and Space in Recent Works by László Szlávics Jr."
^ Gallery Körmendi 20. jun. – 25. jul. 2009
^ 17th National Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art
^ Symbol Art Gallery,
Budapest

Budapest 21. – 28. february 2012.
^ 14 th National Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art
^ 16 th National Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art
^ Art
Medal

Medal World Congress FIDEM XXX
^ Art
Medal

Medal World Congress FIDEM XXX, (Colorado Springs, USA)
designated among the two selected artist, 2007
^ 20 th National Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art
^ Association of Hungarian Creative Artists
^ Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists,
Medal

Medal Section.
Archived July 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
^ British Art
Medal

Medal Society
^ Százados úti Művésztelep Egyesület Archived December 7, 2009,
at the Wayback Machine.
^ Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists,
Goldsmith

Goldsmith Section
Archived July 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
^ Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists, Sculpture
Section. Archived July 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
^ ART '95 Limited Partnership
^
John Lennon

John Lennon – sculpture initiation ceremony, 02.10.2010.
Further reading[edit]
Imre Soós: Van Gogh medals of László, Szlávics Jr. (Művészet és
Barátai, Budapest, 1996 September–October)
Viktória L. Kovásznai: László, Szlávics Jr. (Budapest, 1997.
Publisher: Art ’95, ISBN 963-04-8922-8)
Viktória L. Kovásznai: A Cycle of Cultic Proto-Money by László,
Szlávics jr. 1996–1997 (Budapest, 1999–2000. Publisher: Art
’95, ISBN 963-03-8257-1)
Viktória L. Kovásznai: A series of ritual proto-money by László
Szlávics Jr. (London, The Medal, No. 36 Spring 2000.)
Arnold Nieuwendam: Peningen van ifj. Szlávics László – Een
medailleur uit Hongarije (Amsterdam, MUNTkoerier 11/2003)
Judit Baranyi: László Szlávics Jr., Kortárs Magyar Művészeti
Lexikon III. kötet (Budapest, 2001. Publisher: Enciklopédia kiadó,
ISBN 963-8477-46-6)
Viktória L. Kovásznai: Time and Space in Recent Works by László
Szlávics jr. 1995–2005 (Budapest, 2006. Publisher: Art ’95,
ISBN 963-06-0007-2)
Viktória L. Kovásznai: Time and space in recent works by László
Szlávics Jr. (London, The Medal, No. 50 Spring 2007.)
Viktória L. Kovásznai: A kitapintható idő és tér – ifj.
Szlávics László újabb éremmunkáiról (Budapest, Magyar
Iparművészet 2008/2)
Antal Tóth: A Wizard in Hungarian Medallic Art – Exhibition of
László Szlávics jr., winner of the Grand Prize of the 16th National
Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art (16th National Biennial of
Medal

Medal Art, catalog,
Sopron, 2009, ISBN 978-963-06-7202-3)
BTÉ: Történetek formákkal, anyagokkal – ifj. Szlávics László
kiállítása a Körmendi Galériában (
Sopron

Sopron Megyei Jogú Város
hivatalos honlapja 2009. június 20.)
Bakács László: Liszt Ferenc mellszobrát kapta a soproni zeneiskola
(Nyugat-Hírmondó kulturális és hírújság elektronikus
változata, 2009. június 21.)
Megnyílt ifj. Szlávics László kiállítása a Körmendi
Galériában (Soproni Krónika –
Sopron

Sopron TV. 2009. június 22.)
Láng Judit:
John Lennon

John Lennon – Sopronban, Presztízs magazine, October
2010, online version, 25. 11. 2010.
Viktória L. Kovásznai: László Szlávics Jr., monography,
(Budapest, 2012. Publisher: Argumentum, ISBN 963-44-6655-9)
Arnold Nieuwendam: Nieuw boek over Szlávics László (Amsterdam,
MUNTkoerier 1/2014)
External links[edit]
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Common site of the senior and the junior László Szlávics
Art '95 site
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Interactive and kinetic works movies o