Rudolf Fila (19 July 1932 – 11 February 2015) was a Slovak painter, educator and author, best known for his artistic reinterpretations of the works of Gustav Klimt.
Rudolf Fila | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 July 1932 |
| Died | 11 February 2015 |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, Educator, Author |
| Spouse | Dorota Filová |
| Children | Marek Fila Vít Fila |
Fila was born in Příbram na Moravě and resided in Bratislava, Slovakia.[1]
With his wife, the art renovator Dorota Filová he had two sons – Vít Fila and the mathematician Marek Fila.[2]
History
edit- 1950-1952: Attended the School of Applied Art in Brno
- 1952-1958: Attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava
- 1960: began teaching at the High School for Applied Art in Bratislava
- 1960s: Represented at international exhibitions
- 1971: Exhibition in Zürich
- 1990: moved to the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava
- 1993-1996: Exhibitions in Vienna, Budapest, Warsaw, Ulm, Châteauroux, London, Novara and Paris
Art
editFila's works are represented in the collections of the Slovak National Gallery, the National Gallery in Prague, the Museum of the 20th Century in Vienna, the permanent exhibition of the Credit Suisse Art Collection in London and other cities in Europe and the United States.[3]
Publications
edit- Fila, Rudolf (2003). cestou (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Petrus. ISBN 80-88939-58-5.
- Fila, Rudolf and Filová, Dorota (2005). Premeny: Kópie, citácie, premaľby (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Petrus. ISBN 80-88939-55-0.
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References
editCitations
edit- ^ Petit Press a.s. "Painter, art teacher Rudolf Fila dies". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Children´s interventions in works of their parents-artists".
- ^ Alexander Balogh (15 May 2004). "Ja dobrovoľne jedine maľujem" (in Slovak). SME. Archived from the original on 31 May 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
General references
edit- Michalovič, Peter (2007). Fila Interpretatio Klimt (in English, German, and Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Slovart. ISBN 978-80-8085-297-9.
- Mojžiš, Juraj (1997). Rudolf Fila (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Slovart. ISBN 80-7145-251-3.