Stephen Zeigfinger, internationally recognized abstract artist, has been painting for 60 years! The last four years has seen him open two galleries in Budapest, which although successful, tied him to a schedule and were eventually closed.
Happily he met Franc Anderson, well-known Irish photographer, and together they have opened Three Ravens Gallery, at 38 Kiraly utca. This venue allows both artists flexibility and creative interchange. Steve is a visceral painter, in the tradition of Pollack and Mitchel; the final result being a function of current mood and where the painting takes the artist.
Steve challenges the emotions of the viewer, inviting interaction and flashes of repressed memories. Color and energy are central to his work.
1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
We traded a month in Spain for a month in Budapest and fell in love with the city. That was four years ago.
2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
First in the U.S. and then in Spain.
3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
The women!
4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend--what must they absolutely see and do?
The women
5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
The women
6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Food
7. What is your favourite Hungarian word?
Lélek
8. What do you miss the most from home?
100% cotton socks
9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Independently wealthy Hungarian bon vivant
10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Tram driver in Budapest
11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Spain
12. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
Transylvania
13. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
The Platters, On the Waterfront, and girls not necessarily in that order
14. What can't you resist?
You guess!
15. Red wine or white?
Red
16. Book or movie?
Book
17. Morning person or night person?
Morning very early!
18. Dog person or cat person?
Cat
19. Buda side or Pest side?
He hangs between in doubt to act or rest.....
20. What would you say is your personal motto?
Life is a one way street......