He grew up in orphanage. He first expressed his anxieties through poems, plays, and drawings. He learned to paint from Tamás Péli. He met Tamás Péli at a children's camp in Csap, where he was first introduced to Romani culture and his own Romani identity.

His works are characterized by strong materiality, often featuring plastic form shaping, heightened expressiveness, and symbolism. In his turbulent, dramatic compositions, the ancient, balladic traditions and figures of the Romani people come to life. The color palette of his oil paintings is dominated by dark, brownish tones and warm radiance. He developed his unique personal style under the influence of Renaissance art and early 20th-century avant-garde movements (including Amedeo Modigliani).

Significant works of his include Madonna paintings with icon-like stylization, a painting series inspired by Federico García Lorca's "Gypsy Ballads," and a work titled "Triptych." In 1998, following in his master's footsteps, he created a massive 45 m² oil painting. He also made preliminary sketches for the sacred paintings of the Angelus Chapel. His works have been exhibited in Vienna, New York, Prague, and Munich.

A permanent exhibition of his work can be viewed at the Hungarian Roma Parliament. His works are held in several collections, including the Museum of Ethnography and the Hungarian Institute of Culture. His biography and two design drawings and five oil paintings were included in the 2009 representative album "Hungarian Painting."

He was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 2012 for his works depicting the ancient, balladic traditions and figures of the Romani people with a unique color palette, his magnificent Madonna paintings, his invaluable contributions to preserving and promoting domestic Romani culture, his widely successful exhibitions abroad, and his exemplary artistry. His works are exhibited both domestically and internationally.