ATTILA J. KONNYU
​​Attila J. Konnyu is a Hungarian-born American virtuosic artist. His multidisciplinary practice extends beyond painting to include sculpture, film, writing and architecture. Konnyu is also an experimental theatrical and movie director but primarily a painter. He studied architecture at Ybl Miklos University. He began his film career in the 1980s, working with Mafilm Hungarian Studios in Budapest as an artistic director. He also worked with Hungarian Television MTV as an executive producer. A passionate traveler, Konnyu has explored and absorbed cultural influences across all continents except Antarctica. His meditative experiences and encounters with renowned artists Karel Appel and Emil Schumacher in Spain and Italy deeply influenced his gestural abstract style. After relocating to the U.S. in 2013 he revived his love for filmmaking and expanded his artistic reach internationally, particularly in China, where his work has been showcased in prestigious institutions like the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC).
Tao can be conveyed through art, painting, calligraphy and Zen. Tao also means perfect unity and constant manifestations of spontaneity. Konnyu's works are create spontaneously. True painting is ultimately not only a function of the physical movement of the hand or fingers. True painting is achieved by the pure soul flowing into it, which soul is actually the Tao. This Eastern understanding lies in the secret of true painting. Artworks like mediums can convey interpretable information from the invisible world, the collective subconscious, which can be depicted through the means of art. Konnyu creates his works in a meditative state, just as Tao can be perceived in a meditative state and can only be displayed when it becomes a real substance.​
Laszlo Erdesz
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