Nandor Mikola
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Nándor Mikola was a watercolor painter from Vaasa, Finland, but born in Budapest, Hungary.
Following in the footsteps of his father Ignác Mikolajcik, Mikola started studying lithography
at the Budapest University for Art and Design in 1928. At the same time he studied painting at the Budapest Free Art Academy under the guidance of Gyula Rudnay. He graduated as a lithographer in 1932 and participated for the first time in a public exhibition at the Obuda
district culture house in Budapest, where he displayed his watercolour paintings. That year he worked as a lithographer in Budapest but continued studies at Graphic Institute of Vienna, Austria the same year. In 1935 Mikola arrived in Helsinki, Finland to help his Hungarian
artist friend Josef Miklos to decorate a restaurant called Hungaria. He started studying graphics at the Art Industrial Central-school in Helsinki under the guidance of Germund Paaer, and in 1938 the firm Lassila & Tikanoja in Vaasa employed him as a drawer of commercials (he later became the company's director of PR).
Mikola, who rather painted with his heart than his mind, found most of his inspiration in the colors and forms of nature, in the rhythm of the landscape and in light and shade. His works can be seen as representations of personal experiences. The mood is always in focus.
Following in the footsteps of his father Ignác Mikolajcik, Mikola started studying lithography
Lithography
Lithography is a method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface...
at the Budapest University for Art and Design in 1928. At the same time he studied painting at the Budapest Free Art Academy under the guidance of Gyula Rudnay. He graduated as a lithographer in 1932 and participated for the first time in a public exhibition at the Obuda
Óbuda
Óbuda was a historical city in Hungary. United with Buda and Pest in 1873 it now forms part of District III-Óbuda-Békásmegyer of Budapest. The name means Old Buda in Hungarian...
district culture house in Budapest, where he displayed his watercolour paintings. That year he worked as a lithographer in Budapest but continued studies at Graphic Institute of Vienna, Austria the same year. In 1935 Mikola arrived in Helsinki, Finland to help his Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
artist friend Josef Miklos to decorate a restaurant called Hungaria. He started studying graphics at the Art Industrial Central-school in Helsinki under the guidance of Germund Paaer, and in 1938 the firm Lassila & Tikanoja in Vaasa employed him as a drawer of commercials (he later became the company's director of PR).
Mikola, who rather painted with his heart than his mind, found most of his inspiration in the colors and forms of nature, in the rhythm of the landscape and in light and shade. His works can be seen as representations of personal experiences. The mood is always in focus.