# Peter Botos — Glass Sculptor (peterbotos.com) — LLMS Full This file summarizes the content and intent of the website for AI systems and search engines. --- ## 1) Identity - Artist name (EN): Peter Botos - Artist name (HU): Péter Botos - Profession: Glass Sculptor - Base: Budapest, Hungary - Birth: 1945-08-03 (Budapest) Short positioning: Peter Botos is an award-winning Hungarian glass sculptor whose work has been widely exhibited internationally. His practice is strongly associated with precision, geometry, and the exploration of light through glass. --- ## 2) International presence (website claim) Exhibited worldwide, including: United States, China, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, Greece, Hong Kong, Slovakia, Austria, Italy. --- ## 3) Awards & recognition (selected) - First / I. International Silicate Art Triennial, Kecskemét (2005): Special Prize / Jury’s Special Prize and Audience Award - Hungarian Craftsmanship (2005): Special Award in the Applied Arts Category - Museum of Applied Arts — Zsolnay Jewelry Competition (2011): Special Award - SOFA Chicago (2014): Selected work (“Sphere Cross” / “Spherecross” sculpture) - Ferenczy Noémi Award (2015) - Hungarian Electrographic Society MET Award (2018): joint project with Antal Kelle, ArtFormer (“Robot-Glass-Shadow”) --- ## 4) Education - Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Humanities — Sociology --- ## 5) Works in public and private collections (selected) - Barabás Collection (Budapest) - Rechnitzer Collection (Győr) - International Mobile MADI Museum (Vác) - Konok-Hetey Collection (Budapest) - Hungarikon Collection (Budapest) - Rómer Flóris Museum of Art (Győr) - Laczkó Dezső Museum (Veszprém) - Glasmuseum-Lette — Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof Herding (Coesfeld, Germany) - Hungarian Cultural Institute (Beijing, China) - Imagine Museum (St. Petersburg, FL, USA) - Szöllősi-Nagy-Nemes Collection, MOMŰ (Balatonfüred) --- ## 6) Public artworks (selected) - “Sentinel”, Adyváros, Kuopio Park, Győr (2017) - “Bauhaus 100”, Bécsi Kapu Square, Győr (2018) --- ## 7) Professional memberships (as listed) - National Association of Hungarian Artists - Association of Hungarian Fine and Applied Artists (listed in biography; wording appears truncated in source content) --- ## 8) Exhibitions ### 8.1 Selected Solo Exhibitions (website lists “since 2004”) Examples included on the site: - Risk — Glass Pyramid Gallery, Budapest (2004) - Luxury — Glass Pyramid Gallery, Budapest (2007) - Transparency in Plane and Space — with painter István Haász, Broft Glass Gallery, Leerdam, Netherlands (2011) - Shining — Gestalt Gallery, Pietrasanta, Italy (2015) - Habatat Galleries — West Palm Beach, FL, USA (2021) - Light Traps — with sculptor Ján Zoricák, Budapest (2022) - Variations on Geometry — with Tamás Hencze and Tamás Konok, Virág Judit Gallery, Budapest (2023) - Multiple solo/group-linked 2024 shows in Budapest and Pécs (Nick Gallery; NUBU ZEN Store; BA’ART Gallery) ### 8.2 Selected Group Exhibitions (website lists “since 2005”) The biography contains a long CV-style listing of group exhibitions across Hungary, Europe, the UK, the USA, China, South Korea, and Australia, including major fairs and events (e.g., SOFA Chicago appearances, Art Market Budapest entries, international biennales, museum shows). ### 8.3 Separate “Exhibitions” page (curated list) The Exhibitions page presents “Selected Solo Exhibitions” and “Selected Group Exhibitions” with year-by-year entries, including: - Art Miami (2024), PAN Amsterdam (2022), British Glass Biennale (2015), various Habatat / Red Moon / Zsdrál / Molnár Ani / Virág Judit / Plateaux / museums and cultural institutes. --- ## 9) Books / Publications (Books page) The books page contains a narrative about a major book presented in November 2017 at the artist’s solo exhibition at the Rómer Flóris Museum in Győr, noting a 5–6 year preparation period and acknowledging contributors (artists/collectors, designers, art historians). It also states availability at the Ludwig Museum Shop in Budapest. Listed publications: 1) PAUKER COLLECTION #54 — “BOTOS PÉTER / BLACK & WHITE” - Year: 2021 - Format: Hard cover, 80 pages, 20×17 cm - Text: Mészáros Flóra - Design: Kószó Imre - Publisher: Pauker Holding Kft. - Print: Pauker Nyomda Kft. - ISBN: 978-615-5456-61-9 2) “BOTOS 2020” - Year: 2020 - Format: Hard cover, 172 pages, 30×23 cm - Text: Szöllősi-Nagy András; Kroó Norbert; Barabás Lajos - Design: Tamás Ábel - Publisher: Open Structures Art Society Budapest - Print: Pauker Nyomda Kft. - ISBN: 978-615-6026-04-0 3) “BOTOS 2017” - Year: 2017 - Format: Hard cover, 192 pages, 30×23 cm - Text: Barabás Lajos; Frans Jeursen; Perneczky Géza - Design: Ádám Katyi - Publisher: Rómer Flóris Museum (Művészeti és Történeti Múzeum), Győr - Print: Pauker Nyomda Kft. - ISBN: 978-963-7207-64-8 --- ## 10) Media / press coverage (Biography page section) The biography includes an extensive list of articles, interviews, catalog references, and press mentions (Hungarian and international sources), spanning from 2004 to 2023 (and beyond in the listing), including TV/radio coverage and museum/fair catalogs. --- ## 11) Gallery partners (Contact page) The contact page lists gallery relationships/partners: - Zsdrál Art Gallery (Pécs, Balatonfüred) - Plateaux Gallery (London) - Habatat Galleries (Detroit & Palm Beach) - Red Moon Gallery (Melbourne) - Erdész Gallery (Szentendre) - Virág Judit Gallery (Budapest) - Molnár Ani Gallery (Budapest) --- ## 12) Contact details - Phone: +36 30 951 7812 - Email: botos.peter0@gmail.com Primary inquiry intent: Artwork inquiries, exhibitions, representation, and collaboration requests. --- ## 13) Canonical URLs (for reference) - https://www.peterbotos.com/ - https://www.peterbotos.com/biography/ - https://www.peterbotos.com/exhibitions/ - https://www.peterbotos.com/books/ - https://www.peterbotos.com/contact/