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Akos Major is a landscape photographer who uses his photographs as a kind of meditation. Shooting both deserted and urban places with a unique perspective and a crisp intensity despite the overcast weather, he manages to conduct a sense of appeasement in us – like a real therapy.
Landscape photography is about waiting for the right circumstances – the lights, the wind, the clouds,” he says. “I often find beautiful scenery but have to leave and come back another time because of the weather conditions. I visit my favourite places often because you never know when you can get the picture you really want. Sometimes it takes months.”
Major says he’s influenced by the photography of Michael Kenna, particularly his Tree Portrait, Study 1, Wokato, Hokkaido, Japan (2002). “You can take a photo of a tree. You can take it in a fancy way, as minimalism or whatever stylish manner. I have seen hundreds of ‘lonely tree in snow’ photographs (and have even done some myself!) but this one has the spirit. It has the ‘Shibui’ – a simple, subtle beauty – I guess. I love Kenna’s photography, but what I do love more is his state of mind. He indulges himself in imperfection. I started my work as a kind of escape from everyday life and it has brought a kind of inner peace to my mind, so I intend to take care of it.”
IG Ákos Major
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Academic studies
2001 – Hungarian University of Arts and Design (now MOME), Budapest / visual communications BA
1993 – Secondary School of Arts, Pécs / applied graphics
Solo exhibitions
2021
– Dad’s walks | Apa csavarog – TOBE Gallery / Budapest
2018
– ORDER | REND – TOBE Gallery / Budapest
Selected group exhibitions
2023
– Winter Show: FCKN LOVE – TOBE Gallery / Budapest
2020
– SO[u]LIDARITÉ online – TOBE Gallery / Budapest
– Summer Show: Dreamers – TOBE Gallery / Budapest
– Subjectively Objective – OITO / Detroit
2019
– LIGHT – TOBE Gallery / Budapest
2018
– Playground curated by TOBE Gallery – Pegazus / Szentbékkálla
2017
– GÜELCOME – TOBE Gallery / Budapest
2016
– PICTURES and PIXELS | Photographic Art – and beyond | National Salon 2016 – Budapest Hall of Art – Kunsthalle / Budapest
2015
– Arquitecturas – Victor Lope Arte Contemporáneo / Barcelona
2014
– Crossroads – Victor Lope Arte Contemporáneo / Barcelona
– Crossing Lines – Victor Lope Arte Contemporáneo / Barcelona
– Le Project SFAX – Centre Cívic Fort Pienc / Barcelona
– Le Project SFAX – Kheireddine Palace / Tunis
2012
– Perfect Exposures 2012 – The Perfect Exposure Gallery / Los Angeles
Presence in Art Fairs
2021
– MIA Milan Image Art Fair – TOBE Gallery / Milan
2020
– Art Market Budapest – TOBE Gallery – Art Advisory Budapest / Budapest
2019
– MIA Photo Fair – TOBE Gallery / Milan
2018
– viennacontemporary – TOBE Gallery / Vienna
– MIA Photo Fair – TOBE Gallery / Milan
2017
– Art Market Budapest – TOBE Gallery / Budapest
– Parallel Vienna – TOBE Gallery / Vienna
– MIA Photo Fair – TOBE Gallery / Milan
Awards
2012
– Grand Prix de la Découverte – winner in Landscape category / Paris
Works in collections
Aksenov Family Foundation / Moscow
Bibliotheque Nationale de France / Paris
Publications
2019
– Observations in the Ordinary by Noah Waldeck – Edited by Obscura Land / Detroit
– Subjectively Objective Issue 20 by Noah Waldeck – Edited by Obscura Land / Detroit
2016
– Two of a Kind by Sandrine Kerfante – Edited by Chronicles Books / San Francisco
2015
– An Uncommon Archive – Edited by T. Adler Books / Santa Barbara
2013
– Le Project SFAX by Juan Angel de Corral – Edited by Delegation of the EU to Tunisia / Maghreb
2012
– The Still Series – Ákos Major by J. Walters – Edited by Global Art Junkie / Ontario
Selected PRESS
2021
– Contrasting intimacy, Lili Farkas-Zentai / HYPEandHYPER
– A sivatag mindenütt jelen van, és megváltja a jelentéktelenséget, Sirbik Attila / Új Művészet
– Dad’s walks : Ákos Major / Artmirror
– Major Ákos fotográfus munkái ember nélküli tájakról, amelyek az emberről mesélnek / Műtárgy
– A kényelmes távolság a világ és köztem, Tóth Judit Nikolette / Artnews
2018
– MAJOR ÁKOS – grafikus, fotóművész/graphic designer, photographer / Neighbour Art
– Minden ugyanaz másként, Karip Timi / INDEX Nagykép
– Az ember világa. A világ embere, Tóth Judit Nikoletta / Artnews
2017
– Interview with fine art photographer Ákos Major / international photogrAphy magazine
– Les paysages balnéaires minimalistes d’Akos Major / Art Juice
available artworks
DAD’S WALKS / APA CSAVAROG
Archival pigment ink prints from medium format digital photography and analogue negatives
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Untitled I | 80 x 100 cm | Ed. 1/3
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Untitled II | 80 x 100 cm | Ed. 1/3
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Untitled III | 80 x 100 cm | Ed. 1/3
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Untitled IV | 80 x 100 cm | Ed. 1/3
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Untitled V | 50 x 40 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled VI | 50 x 40 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled VII | 50 x 40 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled VIII | 50 x 40 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled IX | 50 x 40 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled X | 40 x 50 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled XI | 40 x 50 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled XII | 40 x 50 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled XIII | 40 x 50 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled XIV | 40 x 50 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled XV | 40 x 50 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled XVI | 40 x 50 cm | Ed. 1/5
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Untitled XVII | 40 x 50 cm | Ed. 1/5
