RABA/HOSSZÙ #002 (2000) Painting by Hosszu

Michel HOSSZÙ was born on October 26, 1944 in Hungary. He has lived in Paris since 1949.

He studied at the Ecole Estienne, then from 1964 to 1966, he settled in New York
where he took photography lessons, and discovered Pop'Art.
Returning to Paris, he continued his research, particularly in serigraphy and montages.
photographic.

Henceforth the specific tendencies of his artistic temperament flourished,
he finds his way in the techniques of multiplication, fragmentation and juxtaposition
of portraits, and adheres to the Mail Art, of which he will be an eminent representative in Europe,
he will keep only the idea of the stamp which will become with the screen printing a support
privileged.

In February 1987, when Andy Warhol died, he decided to pay homage to him
while remaining faithful to its provocative spirit and its ambiguity, and it created the first
world stamp with the image of Andy Warhol.

In addition to his own works, Michel HOSSZÙ has been creating without interruption since that date,
art stamps for other artists, galleries, museums, and businesses that
are looking for an innovative and original communication medium.

At the same time he continues his work as a serigrapher, and as a collagist, he declines his themes
of predilection, (Marquis de Sade, Famous people, Auto-grimaces, Astrology) by creating
original serigraphs on canvas and on paper.

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1944
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary French Artists