József Csató
Beach scene , 2020
Acrylic, oil, ink on canvas
68 9/10 × 59 1/10 × 4/5 in | 175 × 150 × 2 cm
signed and dated 2020 verso
Blending dreamlike creatures, natural motifs, and invented symbols, József Csató creates poetic landscapes where abstraction and figuration dissolve into one another.
József Csató (b. 1980, Mezőkövesd, Hungary) is a Budapest-based painter whose work merges nature-inspired motifs, mythological figures, and abstract forms into a unique symbolic language. A graduate of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Csató is a recipient of the prestigious Esterhazy Prize and a three-time Gyula Derkovits Scholarship awardee. His work has been exhibited widely across Europe, the United States, and Asia, and is held in public and private collections including the Ludwig Museum in Budapest.