| In 1945, after
WWII ended, András returned to his first love: writing.
His plays were produced at the most prestigious theaters
in Budapest, Hungary, as well as on the Hungarian
National Radio. András Kolozsvári taught dramaturgy at
the Academy of Theater Arts in Budapest. For several
years he was employed as dramaturge at the National
Theater and the Vigszinház in Budapest. In 1956, during
the Hungarian revolution, András and his wife, Julika
escaped, as did many others, to the West. The couple
settled in Zurich, Switzerland. Immigration forced András
to choose a new path. This time he followed the call of
the visual arts to a second successful career. András
earned a living a a graphic artist and, at the age of 50,
he began to paint. Without the tentativeness
characteristic of a beginner's work, he burst onto the
scene with mature, sensitive paintings of abstract
geometry. He chose the pseudonym André
Vary to distinguish himself
from his artist family members.<<The artist 's
world of color and form - his surprising shapes, at times
austerely geometric - evoke lyrical emotions through the
use of the warm colors which suffuse them>>, art
critic J.M. Nussbaum of L'Impartial about André Vary's
paintings exhibited at the Galleria Manoir, La Chaux-de-Fonds,
Switzerland. His last and retrospective show was held in
April of 1996 in Dietikon, his adopted home town in
Switzerland. Seventy acrylic and gouache paintings were
exhibited at the new, modern City Hall.András Kolozsvári
died while exploring a new creative phase. Creativity,
independent of the medium, was his way of life. Perhaps
this is why he painted such dynamic, youthful images in
spite of his advanced years. His works reflect his
artistic credo: <<Tension interest me most, the
dichotomy which exists between the structure of modern
life and human consciousness>>, André Vary had
said. |
