Ko Ferenc

Born in Kecskemet, Hungary in 1973, Ferenc studied painting at Obudai art school. After graduation in 1995 he made a trip to Milan and continued learning to paint from an Italian teacher. His picturesque style is characterized by a naturally accurate method of painting, magically dingy, brown tones of the old photographs represent the times of past, present and future moments. 

Most of the artist’s paintings have two worlds – first, the one that you see with the normal light and second, the one that appears with the UV light. The second image is completely invisible in the ‘normal’ life of an art piece. Montage is being used on a constant basis – photographs, small objects are attached to the paintings. The first layer usually represents semi-abstract images and when the second is revealed, viewers discover the hidden recognizable portraits and objects that have been painted with great skill and accuracy.