Biography
From 1911 he was a student of the Budapest Academy of Applied Arts, where he was a student of ceramicist Richard Zutt. In 1915–1916 he was a private student of Ede Telcs. Between 1920–1922 he went on a study trip to Italy. In 1925–1927, during his stay in Paris, he came into contact with modern artistic endeavors. From 1927 he lived in Budapest again. In 1932 he met Endre Rozsda, who turned his attention towards modern artistic endeavors. From 1938 to 1943 he lived with Rozsda in Paris. Lajos Barta came into contact with the surrealists and created his first abstract works. In 1943 he returned to Budapest with false papers. From 1945 he was a member of the European School, until its dissolution.
