Difference between revisions of "Irena Blühová"
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| − | Photographer. She began photographing in 1924, focusing on everyday life in Slovak countryside. Studied photography and typography under [[Walter Peterhans]] at [[Bauhaus]] Dessau (1931-33). With the school closed by the Nazis, she returned to Bratislava, where she ran a bookshop. With her friends from leftist intellectual circles, she founded the ''Sociofoto'' | + | Photographer. She began photographing in 1924 using Görz Tenax, focusing on everyday life in Slovak countryside. Studied photography and typography under [[Walter Peterhans]] at [[Bauhaus]] Dessau (1931-33). With the school closed by the Nazis, she returned to Bratislava, where she ran a bookshop ''Blüh'' popular among writers, artists, students as well as workers, organising the series of small exhibitions, ''Umenie za tovar'' [Art for Goods]. With her friends from leftist intellectual circles including Barbora Zsigmondiová, Rosa Neyová, and Fric Stroh, she founded the ''Sociofoto'' association. Later she studied at [[Karel Plicka]]'s film school in Bratislava, and taught at the [[School_of_Arts_and_Crafts,_Bratislava|School of Arts and Crafts]]. John Heartfield used her works in his photomontages. |
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
* Iva Mojžišová, ''Irena Blühová'', Martin: Osveta, 1991, 35 pp, 97 b&w photos. (German/Slovak) [http://www.antikbuddha.com/english/article_show.php?article_id=31&category=10] [http://books.google.com/books/about/Irena_Bl%C3%BChov%C3%A1.html?id=WNNfAAAACAAJ] | * Iva Mojžišová, ''Irena Blühová'', Martin: Osveta, 1991, 35 pp, 97 b&w photos. (German/Slovak) [http://www.antikbuddha.com/english/article_show.php?article_id=31&category=10] [http://books.google.com/books/about/Irena_Bl%C3%BChov%C3%A1.html?id=WNNfAAAACAAJ] | ||
| − | * Dana Lacková, [ | + | * Dana Lacková, [[Media:Lackova_Dana_2004_Fotografka_vsednych_dni_Irena_Bluhova.pdf|"Fotografka všedných dní Irena Blühová"]], ''Knižnica'', April 2004, pp 206-207. [http://www.snk.sk/swift_data/source/casopis_kniznica/2004/april/206.pdf] |
* Short bio: [[Media:Bluhova-1.png|part 1]], [[Media:Bluhova-2.png|Part 2]]. | * Short bio: [[Media:Bluhova-1.png|part 1]], [[Media:Bluhova-2.png|Part 2]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 6 January 2013
 Photo: Irena Blühová, 1931-32. | |
| Born |
March 2, 1904 Považská Bystrica, Austria-Hungary |
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| Died |
November 30, 1991 (aged 87) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
Photographer. She began photographing in 1924 using Görz Tenax, focusing on everyday life in Slovak countryside. Studied photography and typography under Walter Peterhans at Bauhaus Dessau (1931-33). With the school closed by the Nazis, she returned to Bratislava, where she ran a bookshop Blüh popular among writers, artists, students as well as workers, organising the series of small exhibitions, Umenie za tovar [Art for Goods]. With her friends from leftist intellectual circles including Barbora Zsigmondiová, Rosa Neyová, and Fric Stroh, she founded the Sociofoto association. Later she studied at Karel Plicka's film school in Bratislava, and taught at the School of Arts and Crafts. John Heartfield used her works in his photomontages.
Works
Pokusy o Peterhansa s dvoma negatívmi nad sebou, from Bauhaus - Desau cycle, 1931-32. (source)
Cleaning Lady at the Bauhaus, 1932. (source)
Literature
- Iva Mojžišová, Irena Blühová, Martin: Osveta, 1991, 35 pp, 97 b&w photos. (German/Slovak) [1] [2]
- Dana Lacková, "Fotografka všedných dní Irena Blühová", Knižnica, April 2004, pp 206-207. [3]
- Short bio: part 1, Part 2.
