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Hungary has one of the richest folk traditions in Europe and mainly consists of everyday objects decorated artistically by ordinary people. Folk art of Hungary is a manifestation of Hungarian traditional culture and creativity that has found its way in delightful and colorful expressions of music, dance, crafts and costumes. |
The material culture of Hungarian people developed during many centuries of peasantry. As segments of the Hungarian peasantry became more prosperous, ordinary people tried to make their world more beautiful by painting and decorating objects and clothing.
Hungarian folk art mainly consists of everyday objects decorated artistically by ordinary people trying to express the simple world around them in an innovative way. It was in the beginning of the 18th century that the present style of Hungarian folk art took a firm shape, incorporating both Renaissance and Baroque elements. The various styles depended on the area, as well as Persian Sassanid influences. Flowers, leaves, sometimes a bird or a spiral ornament are the principal decorative themes. The most frequent ornament is a flower with a centerpiece resembling the eye of a peacock's feather.
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Hungarian folk art consists of saddling to wood carving, basket making to egg painting, embroidered folk costumes, pottery, wall painting, organic architecture and many other expressions or artistic interest. Between the rivers Danube and Tisza, one finds the greatest variety of folk costumes with fascinating intertwining of Serbian, Swabian, Slovakian, Romanian and Romany traditions that influence Hungarian folk art. |
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Hungarian folk art and ornaments carry many different motives and meanings depending on the region they originate from. The Palóc people in north-eastern Hungary prepared simple hand-woven fabrics, while the women of Sárköz were famous for their refined weaving techniques. It is easy to distinguish between the colorful embroideries made in Kalocsa and the Matyó motives made in the area around Mezõkövesd, where mainly blue and red threads were used in designs made before the middle of the 19th century. The objects decorated with geometric shapes make one wonder about the past, and the relief carvings that depict merry scenes represent the art of carvers from Transdanubia.
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