The art of Ilka Gedő

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István Hajdu-Dávid Bíró
THE ART OF ILKA GEDO
(OEUVRE CATALOGUE AND DOCUfy/IENTS)
Ilka Gedo (1921-1985) was a gifted, courageous and independent artist who quietly and compassionately recorded human life and a world of suffering and tumultuous change. This comprehensive album traces the development of her art from the vivacious childhood drawings through mature graphic works to the world of her small, delicate semi-abstract paintings of exquisite sensibility that deploy colour with an enchanting sense of magic.
In his introduction István Hajdu presents a subtle portrait of an artist who refused to be pinned down by labels: "Ilka Gedo is one of the most significant, but at the same time one of the least known figures of twentieth-century Hungarian art. Although from her early youth onwards she had close contact with contemporary artists, art historians, writers and philosophers, her universally significant artistic oeuvre is unparalleled. This maybe why herwork is still largely... Tovább

Fülszöveg

István Hajdu-Dávid Bíró
THE ART OF ILKA GEDO
(OEUVRE CATALOGUE AND DOCUfy/IENTS)
Ilka Gedo (1921-1985) was a gifted, courageous and independent artist who quietly and compassionately recorded human life and a world of suffering and tumultuous change. This comprehensive album traces the development of her art from the vivacious childhood drawings through mature graphic works to the world of her small, delicate semi-abstract paintings of exquisite sensibility that deploy colour with an enchanting sense of magic.
In his introduction István Hajdu presents a subtle portrait of an artist who refused to be pinned down by labels: "Ilka Gedo is one of the most significant, but at the same time one of the least known figures of twentieth-century Hungarian art. Although from her early youth onwards she had close contact with contemporary artists, art historians, writers and philosophers, her universally significant artistic oeuvre is unparalleled. This maybe why herwork is still largely unexplored. Ilka Gedo's oeuvre is not simply a variation of contemporary artistic gestures, if it were, the possible analogies would undoubtedly help in its interpretation."
Ilka Gedo first gained international prominence when her work was presented in Glasgow in 1985 and 1989, and then in New York in 1994 and 1995 with outstanding success. The artist's works are represented in major public collections in Hungary and abroad: The National Gallery of Hungary, Budapest; Jewish Museum of Hungary, Budapest; King St. Stephen's Museum, Székesfehérvár, Hungary; Yad Vashem Art Museum. Jerusalem; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; British Museum (Department of Prints and Drawings); Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf (Department of Prints and Drawings); The Jewish Museum, New York.
With a total of 250 illustrations (among them 172 colour plates), the oeuvre catalogue of the paintings, a complete listing and detailed description of the folders preserved in the artist's estate and numerous other documents, this album isa landmark publication that confirms Ilka Gedo as a major force in twentieth-century Hungarian and
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