Pal Teravagimov

A belief in color above all else is the main driver of Pal Teravagimov’s work. Through usage of a primarily drip-paint method, Pal extends the possibilities of organic, take-it-as-it-comes shapes and harnesses them into expressive regions making use of blank space. The visual result is a moment of short impressions, with the viewer finding themselves in a forest full of sound, color, and shape. To be in a forest, one doesn’t need to take note of every leaf, animal sound, twig, and gust of wind to know
they are in a forest, and to appreciate it as such. All elements combine into an organic whole, rendering
the forest, and the paintings, greater than the sum of its parts.

Originally a photographer, Pal has previously explored the power of detail and wholeness via digital camera. With influences such as Ansel Adams, Sebastio Salgado, and Michael Kenna, Pal’s training has been aided by a careful independent study of black and white photography, and he eventually took the plunge into full-color, free form work built by paint, rather than by the camera. The journey from photography to paint was also directed by Pal’s world travels. Born in Budapest and settled in Germany, he has gone from the Himalayas to Africa, to the open spaces ...

Professional Studio Photography – MTI, Hungarian News Agency Corp (2006)
Professional Nature Photography – Foto-Art, Canon Professional Nature Photographer School (2006)
Doctor of Law [Juris Doctor Degree, Summa Cum Laude] 1990 – 1995
Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest, Hungary
Member of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) and the
Deutscher Verband für Fotografie e.V. (German Association for Photography).