{"id":490,"date":"2026-04-20T21:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/?page_id=490"},"modified":"2026-04-28T22:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:28:19","slug":"statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/en\/statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"490\" class=\"elementor elementor-490\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f81c6ac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f81c6ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06b41b6\" data-id=\"06b41b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bfb89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14bfb89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Artist<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31f0be5 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31f0be5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fc1028\" data-id=\"1fc1028\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2507def elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2507def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2196\" height=\"2195\" src=\"https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marcell-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marcell-scaled-1.jpg 2196w, https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marcell-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marcell-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marcell-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marcell-scaled-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marcell-scaled-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marcell-scaled-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marcell-scaled-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/marcelldergecz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marcell-scaled-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2196px) 100vw, 2196px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-647bf01\" data-id=\"647bf01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8579a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8579a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marcell Dergecz \u2013 Artist Statement &amp; Biography\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b041ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b041ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Personal Motivation<\/strong><\/p><p>Marcell Dergecz (born August 8, 2007, in Schwaz) is a young and emerging artist currently living in Ried im Zillertal, Austria. With Hungarian roots and a creative journey unfolding in Tyrol, his artistic path is both deeply personal and remarkably powerful.<\/p><p>Marcell lives with an autism spectrum condition accompanied by a significant speech development disorder. While verbal communication can be challenging for him, painting has become his most authentic and expressive language.<\/p><p>He began painting in November 2022 \u2013 and from the very first works, it became clear that this was more than a new activity. It was a discovery. A breakthrough. A way to connect with the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1e62bc elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1e62bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cba165\" data-id=\"6cba165\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a55c255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a55c255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artistic Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2f1862\" data-id=\"f2f1862\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f1a698 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f1a698\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e39c7c2\" data-id=\"e39c7c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7efcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd7efcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For Marcell, art is not a hobby \u2013 it is a necessity.<\/p><p>His paintings are driven by instinct, emotion, and an intuitive understanding of color and composition. Working primarily with acrylics, he creates dynamic, energetic pieces defined by bold brushstrokes and vibrant color palettes.<\/p><p>His work often explores:<\/p><ul><li>the expressive presence of animals<\/li><li>abstract compositions that reflect inner emotional states<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Each piece carries a sense of movement and intensity. There is no overthinking, no conceptual overcomplication \u2013 only raw, honest expression.<\/p><p>Marcell\u2019s art communicates what words cannot. It is direct, emotional, and deeply human.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca9f0e6 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca9f0e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cf2272\" data-id=\"1cf2272\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226a5a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"226a5a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Development\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c79f96c\" data-id=\"c79f96c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8ae815 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8ae815\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9c9359\" data-id=\"c9c9359\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486c4ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"486c4ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although self-taught, Marcell\u2019s artistic growth has been rapid and striking.<\/p><p>He is currently preparing for his professional future at Aufbauwerk Bad H\u00e4ring, while continuing to develop his artistic practice alongside his education.<\/p><p>Despite his young age, his work already demonstrates:<\/p><ul><li>strong visual identity<\/li><li>confident use of color<\/li><li>a distinctive emotional signature<\/li><\/ul><p>This combination makes his paintings immediately recognizable and impactful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-682406a elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"682406a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d4a80c\" data-id=\"6d4a80c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb225b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb225b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International Presence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7e163d\" data-id=\"a7e163d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c276377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c276377\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ac26ae\" data-id=\"7ac26ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf8df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bf8df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a remarkably short time, Marcell has built an impressive international exhibition presence.<\/p><p>His works have been shown across Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France, and the United Arab Emirates \u2014 a rare achievement for an artist at such an early stage of his career.<\/p><p>Selected international exhibitions include:<\/p><ul><li>Vienna (City Gallery Vienna \u2013 Public Artist, 2024)<\/li><li>Munich (Galerie Maximilian,<\/li><li>Nymphenburger Schloss, Artoi Galerie)<\/li><li>Zurich (Swiss Art Expo, 2025)<\/li><li>Palma de Mallorca (Artboxy, 2025)<\/li><li>Paris (Carrousel du Louvre, 2025)<\/li><li>Dubai (Andakulova Gallery, 2025)<\/li><\/ul><p>These appearances mark Marcell as an artist whose work resonates across cultures and audiences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca10cda elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca10cda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a631958\" data-id=\"a631958\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eda451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8eda451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exhibitions &amp; Highlights\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ee6bdf\" data-id=\"7ee6bdf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7886aa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7886aa9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbe7439\" data-id=\"fbe7439\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02ac01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b02ac01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marcell Dergecz has participated in numerous exhibitions since 2023, including:<\/p><ul><li>Krankenhaus Schwaz (2023)<\/li><li>Kulturinitiative F\u00fcgen (2023-2025)<\/li><li>Galerie Moro Innsbruck (2023-2024)<\/li><li>Bitburg (2023)<\/li><li>Edelweiss Lounge<\/li><li>Mayrhofen (2024-2025)<\/li><li>Art4Nature Bad T\u00f6lz (2024-2025)<\/li><li>Gallery T69 Hohenems (2025)<\/li><li>Galerie2b Starnberger See (2025)<\/li><li>Rosche Art Gallery Feldkirch (2025)<\/li><li>INC Art Fair Bodensee (2025)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-979ed35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"979ed35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6804def\" data-id=\"6804def\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f417cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f417cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards &amp; Recognition\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29df64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a29df64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At this early stage, Marcell\u2019s most significant recognition lies in the growing international interest and exhibition presence his work has already achieved.<\/p><p>His art stands out not because it follows trends, but because it is undeniably authentic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0136c9c\" data-id=\"0136c9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;mdp_selection_sticky_column_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-052f6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"052f6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Closing Statement\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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