NAGY Dániel

"In my practice, I explore the role of gesture in sculpture—an element that has long held significant importance in painting, yet has received less attention within sculptural discourse. Unlike painting, where gestures are captured on the surface in their immediacy and lightness, in sculpture the fixation of a gesture’s singularity presents a greater technological challenge. For this reason, I primarily work with forged iron, striving to preserve the traces of the forming process. These gestures emerge during the making of the sculpture; they are not constructed but rather accidental, allowing space for the material’s own agency. They contribute to each work taking on a unique and unrepeatable form. At the same time, my work investigates the question of what constitutes the minimal gesture — the smallest intervention necessary for raw material to transform into sculpture.”

WORKS
Nirguna • 2025 • kovácsoltvas • 27,5x28x34,5 cm
Üres és nem szakad be • 2024 • kovácsoltvas • 92x119x101 cm
Üres és nem szakad be II. • 2023 • bronz • 11x11,5x12 cm
Ensō III. • 2021 • kovácsoltvas • 25x25x10,5 cm
Palindrom III. • 2025 • kovácsoltvas • 160x105x40 cm
AVAILABLE WORKS
THE SPACE EXHIBITIONS

Almost Nothing - Botond András KISS & Dániel NAGY

March 5 – April 10, 2026 

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Born: Budapest, 1994
Lives and works at Szigetmonostor

EDUCATION

2015–2022 Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Sculpture, Budapest
2010–2015 Magister Fényes Adolf Secondary School of Szolnok and Vocational School (MSZKG), Decorative Sculpture, Szolnok

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025 Cold Glow, HAB (Hungarian Art & Business), Budapest
2025 Death Valley, Kult 7 Labor, Budapest
2023 Curvature of Perception, Kahan Art Space, Budapest
2021 Muted Greens, Rust Colours, Székesfehérvár Community and Cultural Centre
2020 An-Bar, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Epreskert, Kálvária
2020 Space/Common, Art Salon Lounge Gallery, Budapest

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 Almost Nothing – joint exhibition with Kiss Botond András, The Space Art Gallery, Budapest
2025 Geschnitten und gebogen / Cut and Bent, Liszt Institute, Stuttgart
2025 Amadeus 25, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Barcsay Hall, Budapest
2024 KASZ 2024 – 21st International Steel Sculpture and Fine Art Symposium Exhibition, Kecskemét
2024 Káli Art Park, Köveskál
2023 Exhibition of the 10th Szolnok Bronze Sculpture Symposium, Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok
2023 SZÉP – Exhibition of the Szolnok Society of Fine Arts, Szolnok Gallery, Szolnok
2023 Non-ferrous Metals – Exhibition of the 10th Szolnok Bronze Sculpture Symposium, Parthenon Frieze Hall, Epreskert, Budapest
2023 69th Vásárhely Autumn Exhibition, Alföldi Gallery, Hódmezővásárhely
2023 Exposition, Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok
2022 Best of Diploma, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Barcsay Hall
2022 Káli Art Inn Sculpture Competition, Köveskál
2022 Fundamenta–Amadeus Scholarship Exhibition, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Barcsay Hall
2022 Jenő Barcsay Study Grant Exhibition, Parthenon Frieze Hall, Epreskert
2021 PART – Celebration of Fine Arts, Szolnok Gallery
2021 Káli Art Inn Sculpture Competition, Köveskál
2021 41st Summer Exhibition, Szeged
2021 36th Salgótarján Spring Exhibition, Dornyay Béla Museum, Salgótarján
2019 Ybl Buda Creative House – Indivisible: Masters and Students, 8th Sculpture Festival
2019 International Iron Casting Workshop IV, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
2019 Common Denominator, Csepel Gallery
2018 ByArt Gallery, Budapest
2018 Centre of Polish Sculpture, Orońsko
2017 Damjanich János Museum, Szolnok
2016 3rd Szolnok Bronze Casting Symposium, Aba-Novák Agora Cultural Centre, Szolnok
2015 Exhibition of the Sculpture Department Art Camp, Zalaszentgrót
2015 Verseghy Ferenc County Library, Art Salon, Szolnok

MŰVÉSZETI VÁSÁROKON VALÓ SZEREPLÉS

2026 2026 Art & Antique, represented by The Space Contemporary Art Gallery, Budapest

AWARDS, PRIZES, RECOGNITION

2023 Creative Grant of the National Cultural Fund (NKA)
2022 Tamás Vígh Award

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