F R A G M A

TIBOR POLGÁR
Architect & Visual Artist

Somewhere along the way, my architectural sketches began to inspire something else.

I am an architect, educated at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, with 30 years of professional experience.

In architectural drawings, every line has a purpose. Inspired by sketches from my architectural work, I began creating drawings that were no longer tied to a specific building or function.

Freed from these constraints, lines and geometric forms could develop new relationships and become independent compositions.

What began as spontaneous sketching gradually evolved into a series of artworks, moving from drawings to digital images and physical objects. Along the way, each new work opened up unexpected possibilities, inspiring further exploration.

For me, the creative process itself — experimenting, discovering, and making — is just as enjoyable and meaningful as the finished artworks.

I would like to take you through some of the key stages of this journey.

I invite you to explore the images and their accompanying descriptions in sequence, as each reveals another part of the story.

If you would like to discover more of my work afterwards, you are also welcome to visit my Instagram profiles:

https://linktr.ee/polgartibor

FRAGMA · FROM ARTWORK TO SYSTEM

FRAGMA · CONCEPT · SERIES

The works appear in different series. - MONO - - TETRA - - PENTA - Each series stands on its own, while the ideas and compositional...

FRAGMA · MONO

MONO began with an earlier sketch, which was first realised as a hand drawing and in painted form. As the work developed, the composition...

FRAGMA · MONO · artworks

FRAGMA · TETRA

TETRA explores the relationship between the part and the whole.

FRAGMA · TETRA

TETRA — PART AND WHOLE The composition consists of four individual square artworks, designed to form a unified image when brought...

TETRA · elements

THE FOUR ELEMENTS

TETRA · rotations

FRAGMA · PENTA · set 1

PENTA takes the relationship between part and whole explored in TETRA towards an open, expandable system. The starting idea was simple...

PENTA 1 · THE SYSTEM

Five square elements had to be designed so that any one of them could be placed at the centre, with the remaining four connecting to its...

PENTA · set 1 · artworks

PENTA 1 — THE FIVE ELEMENTS The first PENTA set consists of five individual artworks, each with its own composition and...

PENTA · set 1 · variations

FRAGMA · PENTA · set 2

After developing PENTA 1, I created a second set of five elements based on the same geometric principles.

PENTA 2 · THE SYSTEM

Each element has its own composition, while the set follows the same rules of connection as the first. Once again, any of the five...

PENTA · set 2 · artworks

PENTA 2 — THE FIVE ELEMENTS The second PENTA set consists of five new artworks, each with its own composition and identity. Developed...

PENTA · set 2 · variations

PENTA 1 + PENTA 2

Each PENTA set consists of five elements, identified by the letters P, E, N, T and A. The corresponding elements of the two sets are...

PENTA 1 + PENTA 2 · variations

A new artwork every day.

PENTA 1 — PHYSICAL CONFIGURATIONS

Using magnetic PENTA 1 elements, I can rearrange the composition directly on the wall. The same five artworks can form different...

PENTA 1 + PENTA 2 — MIXING THE SETS

With all ten magnetic elements from PENTA 1 and PENTA 2, the possibilities expand further. I can exchange corresponding elements between...

PENTA CONFIGURATOR

I developed the PENTA Configurator to make it easy for anyone to explore the possibilities of the system and create their own compositions...

EXPLORE THE CONFIGURATOR

Choose which PENTA sets you want to use, then create your own composition. To launch the configurator, close this image viewer using the X...

CREATIVE PROCESS

FROM DRAWING TO ARTWORK ---- My works do not develop along a single linear path. They may begin in different media and evolve in different...

DRAWING

The process begins by hand. Drawing is not merely a way of recording an imagined form. As lines, surfaces, and proportions take shape, new...

PRINT

A print-like quality was present in my drawings from the beginning. Strong contrasts, geometric forms, and clearly defined surfaces...

RELIEF

For me, the possibility of space was present in the two-dimensional compositions from the beginning. I often see surfaces bounded by lines...

COMPLETE, BUT NOT FINAL

FRAGMA is not a style or a fixed method. It is a way of thinking that connects my works. It begins with observation — discovering...

FRAGMA · MONO 1

FRAGMA · MONO 1.2

FRAGMA · MONO 2

FRAGMA · MONO 3

FRAGMA · PENTA · P1

FRAGMA · PENTA · E1

FRAGMA · PENTA · N1

FRAGMA · PENTA · T1

FRAGMA · PENTA · A1

FRAGMA · PENTA · P2

FRAGMA · PENTA · E2

FRAGMA · PENTA · N2

FRAGMA · PENTA · T2

FRAGMA · PENTA · A2