He worked as a locksmith's apprentice and lived in Újpest from 1904. He went on a journey around Europe. He was a self-made artist. Because of his literary activities, he had to emigrate. It was during his Vienna period that his interest was attracted by art. From 1920, he produced dadaistic collages, sculptures and kiosk designs. He joined various constructivist centres and functioned as a link between them. He was in Paris in 1926, then settled down in Budapest. In the 1930s and 1940s, he was more involved in writing, but in 1950 when he had to resign from literary life for political reasons, he returned to art again and played a more and more important role in founding avantgarde movements.