FARKAS FERENC - grafikus/graphic designer
ElĆszeretettel gyƱjti az smseket, chateket, levelezĂ©seket, 15 Ă©ve minden szöveges ĂŒzenete megvan, gyengĂ©i a mĂ©rĆeszközök, egyfajta "mĂ©rnök-mƱvĂ©sz fĂ©lesĂ©g"-nek tartja magĂĄt, kedvence az egykori szentendrei Dorothea bisztrĂłban kaphatĂł fekete olĂvapĂĄstĂ©tom, a rutin szĂłrĂłl pedig csak a "C-vitamin rutinnal" vitaminkĂ©szĂtmĂ©ny jut az eszĂ©be.
He loves to collect text messages, chats and mails, for the past 15 years he kept every written message, he loves measuring tools he considers himself as some kind of âengineer-artistâ, his favorite is the black olive paste from the former Dorothea bistro at Szentendre, the word routine reminds him of the âVitamin-C with routineâ vitamins.
Feri asztala./Feriâs table.
Milyen tĂpusĂș emlĂ©kek inspirĂĄlnak jobban: a jĂłk vagy a rosszak?/What kind of memories inspire you the most: good or bad ones?
A jĂłk. BĂĄr ebbĆl a szempontbĂłl hasznos az a tulajdonsĂĄgom, hogy nem emlĂ©kszem a rossz dolgokra.
The good ones. However, regarding this, a useful characteristic of mine  is that I only remember the good things in general.
Ha ĂșjjĂĄszĂŒletnĂ©l egy ma Ă©lĆ vagy mĂĄr halott mƱvĂ©sz szemĂ©lyĂ©ben, kit vĂĄlasztanĂĄl?/If you could reincarnate as a living or dead artist, who would you choose to be?
TalĂĄn Michelangelo vagy Caravaggio.
Maybe Michaelangelo or Caravaggio.
Hogyan lendĂŒlsz tĂșl az idĆszakos alkotĂłi vĂĄlsĂĄgon?/How do you overcome a temporary artistic crisis?
Sehogy? :) ĂltalĂĄban az idĆ sokat segĂt. Mindenesetre azzal hitegetem magam, hogy a rengeteg megnĂ©zett film is.
I donât? :) Actually time seems to help a lot generally. Nonetheless, I keep making myself believe that all the movies I watch also help.
Kinek mutatod meg elĆször az Ășj munkĂĄdat?/Who sees your work first?
A feleségemnek.
Mi a legkedvesebb gyerekkori emléked?/What is your favorite childhood memory?
KettĆ van! Nagyon nem szerettem aludni az ĂłvodĂĄban, Ă©s egyszer megtörtĂ©nt a csoda. Az alvĂĄs elsĆ tĂz perce utĂĄn egyik, vagy talĂĄn mindkĂ©t nĆvĂ©rem nyitott be az ajtĂłn - emlĂ©keimben akciĂłfilm szerƱen - Ă©s elkĂ©rtek azzal a cĂmszĂłval, hogy elutazunk a csalĂĄddal. Az a boldogsĂĄg, amit akkor Ă©reztem, mĂĄig eltölt, ha erre gondolok. Ehhez szorosan kapcsolĂłdik, hogy pici koromban, amikor a nagymamĂĄmnĂĄl voltam nyĂĄron, minden este amikor a lefekvĂ©si ârituĂĄlĂ©jĂĄtâ letudta, leĂŒlt az ĂĄgy szĂ©lĂ©re Ă©s jĂłlesĆ sĂłhajtĂĄssal azt mondta: âEz a nap fĂ©nypontja!â Ăn meg a szomszĂ©d szobĂĄbĂłl kiabĂĄltam ĂĄt, hogy hogy mondhat ilyet, szörnyƱ dolog aludni. Most majdnem 30 Ă©vvel kĂ©sĆbb nagyon vĂĄgynĂ©k rĂĄ, hogy megöleljem Ă©s elmondjam neki, mennyire igaza volt!
I have two! I really wasnât fond of sleeping at the kindergarten and once a miracle happened. After the first ten minutes of the first afternoon nap time my older sister, or maybe both, rushed into the room -like in an action movie according to my memories- Â and took me with them, with the excuse that we are going on a family trip. That happiness still rushes over me today when I think about it. The other is in close connection with the previous. When I was a small child and spent the summers at my grandmotherâs place, every evening after she finished her âgetting ready for bedâ ritual she sat down on the bed and sighed: âThis is the best part of the dayâ. I was shouting from the other room asking her how could she say that when sleeping is an awful thing to do. Now, almost 30 years later I wish I could hug her and tell her that she was absolutely right.
Mit Ă©rzel, amikor egy mĂĄsik mƱvĂ©sz a tiĂ©dhez hasonlĂł munkĂĄt kĂ©szĂt?/What do you feel when a fellow artist creates something similar to your work?
Nekem nagyon erĆs energiĂĄkat ad, ha egyedit tudok lĂ©trehozni, el tudom veszĂteni a lelkesedĂ©sem, ha hasonlĂłt lĂĄtok, ugyanakkor 7000000000 ember között nehĂ©z dolgunk van. Arra viszont mindenkĂ©pp jĂł, hogy folyamatosan hajtson elĆre az Ășj utak keresĂ©sĂ©ben.
It boosts me with an enormous amount of energy when I can create something unique. I can quickly lose my enthusiasm when I see something with a resemblance, but at the same time, it is hard to create something never seen before among 7000000000 people.
Mit szeretnĂ©l, hogy mirĆl emlĂ©kezzenek majd rĂĄd?/What would you like to be remembered by?
Hogy jĂł ember voltam. Olyan aki szerethetĆ Ă©s szeretĆ, aki nyitott, vidĂĄm, feltöltĆ, akire lehet szĂĄmĂtani, aki megĂ©rtĆ. De a legfontosabb, hogy mĂĄr ma, most is Ă©s folyamatosan erre törekszem.
That I was a good person. Someone who was loved and who could love, someone opened, joyful, charging, someone others could rely on, understanding. But most importantly I am trying to pursue this constantly here and now.
GyƱjtesz valamit?/Are you collecting something?
Az smseket, chateket, levelezĂ©seket. 15 Ă©ve minden szöveges ĂŒzenetem megvan. Mindig azt kĂ©pzelem,  hogy 70 Ă©vesen majd feldolgozom Ćket, Ă©s egyĂŒtt sĂrunk a nevetĂ©stĆl a csalĂĄdommal.
Text messages, chats, mails. I have every written message from the past 15 years. I always imagined that when Iâm 70 I will process them and we will cry and laugh together with my family reading them.
Kedvenc budapesti pillanat?/Favorite Budapest moment?
Egy nyĂĄri kora este ĂŒlni a "kiscsendes" egyik aprĂł asztalĂĄnĂĄl a KĂĄrolyi kert bejĂĄratĂĄnĂĄl a felesĂ©gemmel Ă©s a barĂĄtainkkal.
Sitting at a tiny table at âkiscsendesâ at the entrance of KĂĄrolyi kert with my wife and friends on an early summer evening.
Van olyan gyerekes szokĂĄsod, amit akkor csinĂĄlsz, amikor senki nem figyel?/Do you have any childish habits that you do when no one is watching? What is it?
Sajnos több is van, amit akkor is csinålok ha figyelnek. Példåul nagyon tudom önfeledten båmulni az embereket.
Unfortunately, I have more than one that I also do when others are watching. I love to stare at people for instance.
Mi volt a legnagyobb ĆrĂŒltsĂ©g, amit eddig csinĂĄltĂĄl?/What was the craziest thing you have ever done?
Hogy nem tanultam meg jĂłl angolul.
That I have never learned to speak good English.
Van-e napi rutinod?/Do you have a daily routine?Â
Az mennyit mondd el errĆl, hogy mĂșltkor egy filmben valaki kimondta, hogy rutin, Ă©s nekem csak a vitaminkĂ©szĂtmĂ©ny (c-vitamin rutinnal) jutott az eszembe, nem Ă©rtettem, hogy mirĆl beszĂ©l. De mĂĄr tanulom.
How much does the fact explain that the other day I heard the word routine in a movie and the only thing that came to my mind was the vitamins (vitamin-c with routine)? I didnât understand what he was talking about. Now I am learning it.
Kedvenc tĂĄrgyad?/Favorite object?
Most a tolĂłmĂ©rĆm. De rengeteg kedvenc tĂĄrgyam van, amiket sajnos mĂ©g nem szerezhettem meg. AlapvetĆen minden mĂ©rĆeszköz ide sorolhatĂł.
Now my caliper. But I have plenty of favorite objects that I couldnât get yet. Basically, every single kind of measuring tool belongs to this category.
Hogyan fogsz neki egy Ășj munkĂĄnak?/How do you get started on a new project?
Megtervezem, hogyan kellene haladni, majd halogatom, vĂ©gĂŒl vĂ©gtelen maximalizmussal dolgozom versenyt futva az idĆvel. Eddig mĂ©g mindig sikerrel.
I plan how I should proceed then I stall it, then, in the end, I work with an endless maximalism racing with time. With success so far.
Van egy jĂłl körĂŒlhatĂĄrolhatĂł hangulat, amikor könnyebb szĂĄmodra az alkotĂĄs?/Is there a particular mood that makes creating and working easier for you?
Ha kipihent vagyok Ă©s nyugi van, de nem vagyok teljesen egyedĂŒl. Nagy löketet ad mĂ©g a tavaszi napsĂŒtĂ©s, Ă©s a termĂ©szet hangjai.
If I am relaxed and my surrounding is calm but I am not alone. The sunshine in spring and the sounds of nature also give me a big boost.
Sör vagy bor?/Beer or wine?
Sherry. Nem szeretem a keserƱ Ăzt.
Sherry. I donât like the bitter taste.
Kutya vagy macska?/Dog or cat?
Kutya. FĆleg Filemon, a kutyĂĄnk! Fontos szĂĄmomra a kötĆdĂ©s, a feltĂ©tel nĂ©lkĂŒli szeretet Ă©s az az Ă©rzĂ©s, hogy egy csapat vagyunk, összetartunk. Ăn ezt egy kutyĂĄval tudom elkĂ©pzelni.
Dog. Especially Filemon, our dog. Bonding, unconditional love and the feeling of being one team, that we belong together is very important to me. I can only imagine this with a dog.
Mit szeretnĂ©l kifejezni az alkotĂĄsaidon keresztĂŒl?/What would you like to express through your art-work?
Volt Mannheimben egy kiĂĄllĂtĂĄsom, ahova a nagymĂ©retƱ papĂrinstallĂĄciĂłimat hĂvtĂĄk meg. A megnyitĂłra Ărtam a bemutatkozĂł soraimat, amikor megfogalmazĂłdott bennem az a gondolat, hogy tulajdonkĂ©ppen egyfajta mĂ©rnök-mƱvĂ©sz fĂ©lesĂ©g vagyok. Ami motivĂĄl, belehajt egy alkotĂł folyamatba, az mindig egy problĂ©ma, amit meg akarok oldani. Ha kell elĆĂĄllĂtok egy problĂ©mĂĄt, hogy arra valamilyen frappĂĄns Ă©s egyben szĂ©p vĂĄlaszt adjak, kĂ©szĂtsek el. Az âExplore Paperâ installĂĄciĂłkban - ami a diplomamunkĂĄm volt -, az ARTPHABET megalkotĂĄsĂĄban Ă©s a logĂłtervezĂ©sben is ez hajt elĆre, ez motivĂĄl. Az Explore Paper esetĂ©n a problĂ©ma, amit meg akartam oldani az volt, hogy Ășgy adjak a szemlĂ©lĆnek ĂĄt egy intenzĂv, Ă©s esztĂ©tikailag is megindĂtĂł ĂŒzenetet, hogy semmilyen tintĂĄt Ă©s nyomtatĂł eljĂĄrĂĄst nem hasznĂĄlok, hanem kibontom, megmutatom a papĂr önmagĂĄban rejlĆ gazdag âönâkifejezĂ©si lehetĆsĂ©geit. Az ARTPHABET-tel ezt egĂ©szen szemĂ©lyre szabtam Ă©s szeretnĂ©m mindezt közel vinni az emberekhez, nem mellesleg szĂ©psĂ©get adni, örömet szerezni. A problĂ©ma megoldĂĄsa maga az ötlet. Ăs utĂĄna mindig a koncepciĂł kidolgozĂĄsa következik. Az emblĂ©ma tervezĂ©st is ezĂ©rt szeretem nagyon. Hogy mindennek legyen magas szintƱ esztĂ©tikai tartalma, az pedig szintĂ©n elengedhetetlen belsĆ hajtĂłerĆm. TehĂĄt mƱködjön Ă©s legyen harmonikus.
I had an exhibition in Mannheim where my big paper installations were invited to. I was writing my introduction lines for the opening when the thought conceived that I am some kind of engineer-artist. There is always a problem I want to solve that motivates and drives me. I also create a problem if necessary, just to have some catchy and beautiful answer to that at the same time. Creating the âExplore Paperâ installations- which was my diploma work-, the ARTPHABET and logo design this is what drives me, takes me further. The problem what I wanted to solve in the case of Explore Paper was to pass on an intensive and aesthetically touching message without using ink or any kind of printing procedure but to open up and show the rich âself-explanatoryâpossibilities of paper itself. In case of ARTPHABET, I made it completely custom and I would like to take it as close to people as possible, not to mention to communicate beauty, to please people. The answer to the problem is the idea. And the elaboration of the conception always follows. That is why I like designing emblems as well. That everything should have a highly aesthetic content and this is also an essential inner drive of mine. So, it should work and it should be harmonic.
Milyen a te stĂlusod?/What is your style like?
Sosem foglalkoztatott, de talĂĄn jobb is Ăgy. A stĂlusok az utĂłkornak valĂłk. De ha mĂĄr stĂlus, akkor pĂ©ldĂĄul engem nagyon bosszant az, hogy van egy film, ami akĂĄr egy fausti mĂ©lysĂ©gƱ drĂĄma is lehet, de van benne mondjuk kettĆ darab szarkasztikus poĂ©n, Ă©s mĂĄris megkapja a vĂgjĂĄtĂ©k jelzĆt.
I never cared about this too much, but maybe it is better this way. Styles are for posterity. But if we talk about styles then I am very much bothered when a movie, which can be a drama with Faustian depth, but since there are two sarcastic jokes in it, it is already labeled as a comedy.
Mi az, ami a leginkåbb feltölt?/What can recharge you the most?
Amikor egyĂŒtt nevetĂŒnk a felesĂ©gemmel. Egy kĂĄvĂ©zĂł teraszĂĄn ĂŒlni a napsĂŒtĂ©sben Ă©s nĂ©zni az embereket. Egy fordulatos, izgalmas film.
When we laugh together with my wife. To sit outside on a terrace of a café and to look at people. Exciting movies with turns.
Kedvenc vĂĄros?/Favorite city?
Jelenleg Haarlem. Egy nagyon kedves barĂĄtnĆnknĂ©l voltunk ott vendĂ©gsĂ©gben Ă©s magĂĄval ragadott az Ă©pĂtĂ©szet, a környezet, az emberi lĂ©ptĂ©k Ă©s az a termĂ©szetessĂ©g Ă©s igĂ©nyessĂ©g, ahogy az emberek öltözködnek,amiket esznek Ă©s ahogy Ă©lik a mindennapjaikat. Ahogy az esti sĂ©tĂĄinknĂĄl bepillantottunk az ablakokon Ă©s minden hĂĄzban egyĂŒtt ĂŒltek kora este a nappalikban az asztaloknĂĄl, ettek, boroztak, egyĂŒtt az egĂ©sz csalĂĄd Ă©s ĂĄradt ki az ablakokon a meghitt jĂł hangulatban beszĂ©lgetĂ©s, egyĂŒtt ĂŒldögĂ©lĂ©s, egyszerƱ ĂĄtlagos hĂ©tköznapi napokon. Design, minĆsĂ©g Ă©s termĂ©szetessĂ©g. Ez olyan hĂĄrom alapĂ©rtĂ©k, amit a felesĂ©gemmel igyekszĂŒnk, adni Ă©s megteremteni Ă©s keressĂŒk is folyamatosan, bĂĄrhova megyĂŒnk, utazunk. Haarlemben megleltĂŒk mindhĂĄrmat egyszerre.
Haarlem, at the moment. we were visiting a very good friend of ours and we got carried away by the architecture, the environment, human scale, naturalness, and intensity, how people dress, what they eat and how they live their every days. We peeked in their windows on our evening walks and in every house everyone sat together around the table in their living rooms, eating, drinking wine and the atmosphere of intimate conversations and sitting together in a good mood was just surging out through the windows. Design, quality, and naturalness. These are the three basic qualities that we are trying to create with my wife and we also search for it wherever we go, travel. We have experienced all three in Haarlem.
Hol leszel 10 Ă©v mĂșlva?/Where will you be 10 years from now?
Most 1 Ă©vre sem lĂĄtok elĆre :)
I donât even know what will happen in 1 year :)
Kedvenc étel?/Favorite dish?
Ez rettenetesen nehĂ©z kĂ©rdĂ©s, mert nagyon szeretem az Ă©teleket. SzentendrĂ©n a Dorothea bisztrĂłban volt fekete olĂvapĂĄstĂ©tom. Arra mindig vĂĄgyom, ha rĂĄ gondolok. Ăs miĂ©rt ezt Ărom? Mert mĂĄr nincs Dorothea Ă©s lehet, hogy mĂĄr soha nem ehetek.
This is an insanely hard question because I love food. There was black olive paste at Dorothea bistro at Szentendre. I always crave for it when I think about it. And why do I write this? Because there is no Dorothea anymore and there is a chance that I can never eat that again.
Kedvenc évszak?/Favorite season?
KĂ©sĆ tavasz. Mert van napsĂŒtĂ©s Ă©s kellemes meleg, van zöld a termĂ©szetben Ă©s mert jön a szĂŒletĂ©snapom.
Late autumn. Because there is sunshine and it is nice and warm, there is still green in nature and because my birthday is coming up.
Mi a legrosszabb tulajdonsĂĄgod?/What is your worst characteristic?
A halogatĂĄs!
Melyik korban Ă©lnĂ©l szĂvesen?/In which era would you prefer to live in?
Sokszor elgondolkozom ezen a kĂ©rdĂ©sen, Ă©s mindig arra jutok, hogy a legjobbkor Ă©lek. Nagyon sok tĂ©nyleg hasznos Ă©s Ă©rtĂ©kes tudĂĄst, javat, technolĂłgiĂĄt felhalmoztunk mĂĄra, ami a mĂĄt szĂĄmomra jobbĂĄ teszi. Persze elĂ©g jĂł helyre is szĂŒlettem.
I think a lot about this actually and I always come to the conclusion that I am living in the best era. We have gathered plenty of useful and precious knowledge, goods, the technology that makes today better for me. Of course, I was also born to a really good place as well.
Van visszatĂ©rĆ ĂĄlmod? MirĆl szĂłl? Esetleg megjelenĂtetted mĂĄr valamelyik alkotĂĄsodban?/Do you have a reoccurring dream? If so, what is it?Have you ever realized it in your work?
A mindennapokrĂłl szoktam ĂĄlmodni, kissĂ© felturbĂłzva. Nem örökĂtettem meg Ćket, elĂ©ggĂ© zĂĄrtkörƱ vetĂtĂ©sek ezek.
I usually dream about everyday life with a kick. I donât realize these dreams because they are very private.
Mi az az alkotĂĄs, amit mindenkĂ©ppen meg kell csinĂĄlnod mielĆtt meghalsz?/What is that specific artwork you have to accomplish before you die?
Valami monumentĂĄlis. Gyerekkorom Ăłta vonzĂłdom a mennyisĂ©gekhez, Ă©s azon belĂŒl is a nagy mennyisĂ©gekhez. Bizsergek az 500 mĂ©teres bĂĄlamadzag lĂ©tezĂ©sĂ©n, a polisztirol golyĂłk milliĂĄrdjain egy zsĂĄkban, az egy IkeĂĄban fellelhetĆ Ă¶sszes ceruzĂĄk gondolatĂĄn. MindenkĂ©ppen szeretnĂ©k egyszer egy alkotĂĄst kĂ©szĂteni, amiben a nagy szĂĄmok fognak uralkodni. Persze kell mĂ©g hozzĂĄ  âAz ötletâ. Ăs egy lelkes mecĂ©nĂĄs.
Something monumental. I am drawn to quantity since I was a child, specifically huge quantities. I am shivering about the existence of the 500-meter truss ropes, billions of polystirol balls in a bag, about the idea of all the pencils, that are at IKEA. I would definitely want to create something that will be ruled by great numbers. Of course âthe ideaâ is still needed. And an enthusiastic patron.
Ha egyetlen tanĂĄcsot kellene adni mĂĄs, esetleg mĂ©g kezdĆ tehetsĂ©geknek, mi lenne az?/If you could give one piece of advice to someone else, maybe to a beginner talent, what would it be?
Mi okoz örömöt? Kezdd el most!
What causes you joy? Start it now!
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NĂVJEGY - Farkas Ferenc:
"1983-ban mĂ©g Ă©pp âkicsengetĂ©s elĆttâ kĂ©sĆi gyerekkĂ©nt szĂŒlettem egy elĂ©g menĆ emberekkel teli csalĂĄdba, ebbĆl sok inspirĂĄciĂłt kaptam, amikor a tanulmĂĄnyok Ă©s szakmĂĄk vĂĄlasztĂĄsĂĄnak volt Ă©ppen az ideje. Az viszont anyukĂĄm Ă©letĂ©bĆl ivĂłdott belĂ©m, hogy vagĂĄnyul, nyitottan fogadjam be a mƱvĂ©szeteket, gondolatokat, esztĂ©tikumot. Egy igazi nem kiteljesedhetett mƱvĂ©sz stĂlusĂ©rzĂ©kĂ©vel Ă©s szabadsĂĄgĂĄval vĂĄlogatta össze a tĂĄrgyakat, amik között felnĆhettem. Ăn egĂ©sz Ă©letemben csak arra tudok visszaemlĂ©kezni, hogy kapkodom a fejem, Ă©ppen mit vĂĄlasszak abbĂłl a rengeteg dologbĂłl ami Ă©ppen Ă©rdekel. Ăgy alakult, hogy agrĂĄrmĂ©rnök lettem GödöllĆn Ă©s versenylovakrĂłl Ărtam a diplomĂĄm. Ăgy ha sarokba szorĂtanak, tudok ĂĄllatot tenyĂ©szteni, 2014-ben pedig tervezĆ grafikuskĂ©nt vĂ©geztem a KĂ©pzĆmƱvĂ©szeti Egyetemen. Ăgy ha nem szorĂtanak sarokba, tudok jĂł arculatokat kĂ©szĂteni. De, hogy ne legyen könnyƱ sarokba szorĂtani, van coach Ă©s mediĂĄtor vĂ©gzettsĂ©gem is. MostanĂĄban viszont nagyon vĂĄgyom arra, hogy tudjak programozni. A lĂ©nyeg, hogy alkotĂł ember vagyok, Ă©s minden nap azĂ©rt dolgozom, hogy minĂ©l szabadabban Ă©lhessem meg azt, ami Ă©ppen Ă©rdekel. Ăs miĂłta megismertem a felesĂ©gemet, Ășgy Ă©lĂŒnk, hogy szerintĂŒnk az Ă©letĂŒnk maga a legfontosabb alkotĂĄsunk, Ă©s egyben maga az alkotĂł folyamat is, melyben alkotĂłi felelĆssĂ©gĂŒnk, hogy magunkat fejlesszĂŒk Ă©s a fontos, igazi emberi kapcsolatainkat ĂĄpoljuk Ă©s tökĂ©letesĂtsĂŒk."
"In 1983 right before the âschool bellsâ I was born into a family of really cool people as a late child. I gained a lot of inspiration from this when it was time to choose studies and profession.But it was from my momâs side, how I should take in the arts, ideas, and aesthetics. She chose the objects among which I grew up, with the sense of style and freedom of an artist who could never fulfill this passion. I can only remember me not being able to choose from all the things that I was interested in. This is how I ended up being an agronomist ( I studied at GödĆllĆ)  and I wrote my diploma about racehorses. If I really really have to, then I can breed animals.  However, in 2014 I finished at the University of Fine Arts as a graphic designer. This way even if I am not threatened to, I can design good corporate identities. But so it would be hard to threaten me, I also have qualifications in coaching and mediation. Nowadays, however, I would really like to learn to programme. The point is that I am a man of creating and I am working every day so that I can live for all the things I am interested in. And since I have met my wife, we live our life thinking that it is the most important creation of ours and it is the process of creating at the same time. Our responsibility is to develop ourselves and it is important to improve and nurture our relationships."
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