Koloman Sokol

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Koloman Sokol

Koloman Sokol (12 December 1902 – 12 January 2003)

graphic art
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Biography

Koloman Sokol was born in

Tavik Frantisek Simon. In Czechoslovakia, he became a member in the SČUG Hollar, an association of Czechoslovak graphic artist. Following a brief period of study with František Kupka in Paris, he accepted an invitation from the Mexican Ministry of Culture and Education to teach his work. He became a professor of graphic techniques at the Escuela de las Artes del Libro, which he helped found in 1938,[3] and at the University of Mexico City
from 1937 to 1941.

Between 1942 and 1946 he lived in

Tucson, Arizona
, where he died at the age of 100.

Style

Sokol's work was inspired by Vincent van Gogh, Käthe Kollwitz, George Grosz, and strongly by the expressionism of the Die Brücke Group. Initially, he concentrated on graphic techniques, which he later enriched by drawing and painting in Mexico. His paintings are often dramatic in presentation which led to the belief that he created a Slovak variation of expressionism at a European level. He remained true to the limits of graphic art in terms of form and shape. Artistic, ethnic, and social aspects merge in his work. Although the primary motive of his works was man, social motives dominate his expressive work and this tendency equates to the hard and harsh style of his engravings and drawings. His works frequently depicted suffering, penury and human pain. He also created numerous woodcuts.

Works

His most important works are:

  • Za cieľom - baníci (Towards the goal - miners)
  • Traja králi (The Three Magi)
  • Bača (Shepherd)
  • Nárek (Lamentation)
  • Nový mexický zákon (New Mexican Act)
  • Bitka žien (Women's Fight)
  • Matka s dieťaťom (A mother with child)
  • Na ceste (On the road)
  • Stretnutie (Meeting)
  • Odsúdená (Condemned)
  • Starý pltník (The old raftsman)
  • V ateliéri (In the studio)
  • V uličke (In a little street)

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Sokol dies at 100". The Sloval Spectator. 20 January 2003. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ I am his grandson and was there with the family when he passed away.
  3. OCLC 30497703
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  4. ^ Slovak republic website, State honours : 1st Class in 2003 (click on "Holders of the Order of the 1st Class White Double Cross" to see the holders' table)

External links

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