Gabor M. Szoke internationally lauded sculptor and contemporary artist best known for his monumental, industrially wrought animal sculptures. He holds the record for the biggest equine statue in Europe and the largest avian sculpture in the world. His most momentous present-day work, Atlanta Falcon, designed for the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, surpasses this record with a wingspan of 72 feet. Despite his young age, he has nearly 100 works on three continents, which have all become a defining and emblematic element of their surroundings. His creations are made of wood and stainless steel.
EDUCATION
2009: Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan, Italy - Sculpture Studies 2004-2010: University of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary - Sculpture Studies
AWARDS, GRANTS
Pro Urbe award (2018) Gabor M Szoke Studio: The Design Office of the Year (2016) Forbes Top 10 Under 30 (2015) Top 10 design furniture of the year - Dante chairs (2011) Amadeus Scholarship (2008) Erasmus Scholarship (2008) Genius Europe (2004) Kerenyi Award (2004)
EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES
2018 Halfway Exhibition, first retrospective exhibition, Ybl House, Budapest, Hungary 2011 The Throne, Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungary 2010 The Rocking Horse Project, Vienna, Austria 2010 Dante Conference, Budapest, Hungary 2010 Salone Satellite “Concrete Lovers” exhibition at Milan Design Week, Italy 2010 Prometeo and Beethoven, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy 2009 Horses at Helicon Castle, Keszthely, Hungary 2009 The Whale Project, Budapest, Hungary
SUMMARY LIST OF PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2018 - Budapest, Hungary, Europe: The Builders 2018 - Siofok, Hungary, Europe: Snow Leopard 2017 - Atlanta, GA, USA: The Atlanta Falcon, the largest free-standing sculpture in the world 2017- Budapest, Hungary: Water legends - sculpture series for FINA international Waterworld Championship 2016 - Moscow, Russia: Maslenitsa project: winter is burning public art performance art Gorky park 2015 - Samorin, Slovakia: Colossus, the largest equine statue in the world 2015 - Bahrain, United Arab Emirates: The horse for the Kingdom of Bahrain 2014 - Budapest, Hungary: The Eagle of FTC 2014: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia: The Deer of Novgorod 2013: Washington DC, USA: The Flying Puli