"Art is a gift from God!"
Creating has been a vital element of my life since childhood. However, my path to sculpture was a long and winding journey. For a long time, I regretted the time I felt I had wasted, but now I see, and I am grateful to God, that it was on this path that my professional skills and spiritual development were founded—skills that allow my work to be truly artistic creations. For me, art is about giving, receiving, and embracing.
Every day I spend in my studio is filled with endless love and gratitude. I reach for all the material with humility and I let the creative force guide my hand.
I do not agree with Friedrich Nietzsche's thought that "We have art in order not to die of the truth." The truth as he perceives it is the loveless, empty, and painful experience of existence without God. Art is a state of grace, a connection, a relationship, a gift, a timeless meeting of souls in the created, worldly space.
Introduction
János Megyeri is a sculptor, professional jury and chief execution advisor whose artistic career began in childhood. He showed an early interest in art, spending countless hours drawing and painting. In his early twenties, he turned to costume design, training himself for years, and in 1995, he founded his own haute couture workshop, MEKO Ltd.
Costume design and early career
János's workshop primarily handled private commissions and collaborated with various television productions, including "Játék határok nélkül" ("Games Without Borders") and the "Gálvölgyi Show." By 1999, his business had grown into a large costume workshop with 16 employees, creating costumes for larger productions. His work included opera balls and films such as "A Hídember" ("The Bridge Man"), "Max" (starring John Cusack), and "Bánk bán." In 2001, he also designed the costumes for the Western European tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar."
Artistic development
In the early 2000s, János discovered his passion for sculpture, teaching himself the craft. He was drawn to the realist style, and in 2004, his first public artwork was inaugurated in Budapest. From then on, various commissions followed, including international ones.
Sculpture and public art
János has created several large-scale wax museums, including the Nagykároly Panoptikum, which features 28 of his works. In 2015, he exhibited five sculptures in the Hungarian Pavilion at the Milan Expo. His work increasingly utilized classical techniques, primarily crafting in bronze, stone, and other metals. His sculptural groups and portraits adorn public spaces and walkways across the country, including the István Csukás Memorial in Balatonszárszó and a relief of Géza Hofi in Budapest.
