Gunther Gerzso - The self taught painter

 Gunther Gerzso (June 17, 1915-April 21, 2000) was the son of Oscar Gerzso, who was a watchmaker, and Dore Wendland. His father died at an early age so Gunther had to go live with his uncle, who's profession was owning a art gallery where lots of talented artist showcased their work. Through the art gallery, Gunther met Nando Tamberlani, a stage and costume designer for plays. They quickly became friends, and Nando gave Gunther inspiration to go into the same form of art. Sadly, his uncles gallery got shut down so Gunther lost a lot of his friendships that he had with artists of all sorts of varieties. He was forced to go live with his mom, but decided to attend school at the Cleveland Play House, where he expanded upon his stage and costume designing talents. Gunther quickly became known for his abilities when it came to designing, and was very successful in that area. Throughout the course of a few years, Gunther adopted the hobby of painting. With the encouragement of his wife (who was never named) and friend Wendland, he entered a few of his paintings into an art show, where two of his paintings were chosen. It was at that moment when Gunther realized that his true passion was with painting, and no longer considered himself a stage and costume designer, but a painter. Others still considered him as a designer, but after he kept painting more and more pieces, his role in the art community began to change. Most of his painting consisted of either anti-war pieces, or abstract pieces. His most famous artworks include the "Paisje Espejismo", "Figure in red and blue", and the "Paisaje aracaico". All his works just used standard paint as a medium. The thing that is most special about Gunther, is that he went to school for one form of art, but the one he is remembered for he was completely self-taught in and was mainly just a hobby.