Andras Markos

András Markós was born on June 16, 1950, in Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita County, Romania. He studied fine arts at the Ion Andreescu Art Academy in Klausenburg, Romania, from 1969 to 1973. After graduation, Markós worked as a graphic designer before serving as curator of medieval church art at the Komitatsmuseum in Csíkszereda and later as set designer for the Hungarian State Theatre. In 1980, he emigrated to Vienna, where he held a residency at the Academy of Fine Arts and Vienna University before resettling in Germany in 1981. The artist passed away in 2020.
Markós established himself as an internationally renowned artist, represented by Park West Gallery, with exhibitions throughout Europe and America beginning in 1981. His work was grounded in abstract expressionism and conceptual art, frequently exploring thematic series that incorporated words, calligraphic ideas, and collage. He worked in multiple media, including painting on canvas and paper, lithography, serigraphy, etching, and ceramics.
His notable group exhibitions included “Zalavar 74” in Hungary in 1974, the Joan Miro International Competition for Drawing in Barcelona, Spain, and “Clausur” with “Die Gruppe” at L’Esplanade la Defense, Paris, in 1984. One-person shows appeared at Galerie Basilisk in Vienna in 1981, Neues Rathaus Galerie in Leonberg, Germany, and Maison des Arts in Belford, France, in 1987.