Ádám Farkas

sculptor

Budapest, 21 November 1944

Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2011–)

Ádám Farkas is one of the outstanding figures of contemporary Hungarian sculpture. Since the 1960s he has pursued an unbroken artistic career spanning more than five decades, creating sculptures built with a noble simplicity of form, employing the traditional tools of sculpture to convey enduring, pure ideals.

Artist of the Nation

The top prize in the hierarchical system of art awards, granted to Kossuth Prize-winning artists over 65 who have created significant value in their artistic field. By law, no more than seventy artists may hold it simultaneously.

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2016governmental award

Kossuth Prize

The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.

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1989governmental award

Meritorious Artist of the Hungarian People’s Republic

State award for artists who have created outstanding artistic values over a prolonged period in Hungarian national culture and artistic fields (theatre, music, dance, circus, film, visual, photography, applied arts), and who already hold an artistic award granted by the minister responsible for culture. The recipient is entitled to the title “Meritorious Artist of Hungary” (short: “Meritorious Artist”).

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1983governmental award

Munkácsy Mihály Award

Hungarian state award granted in recognition of outstanding achievements in visual arts.

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