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| − | Photographer. Studied under Peterhans at [[Bauhaus]] (1931-33) | + | {{Infobox artist |
| + | |image = Bluhova_Irena_1931-32_Pokusy_s_dvoma_negativmi.jpg | ||
| + | |imagesize = 250px | ||
| + | |caption = Photo: Irena Blühová, 1931-32. | ||
| + | |birth_date = {{birth date|1904|3|2|mf=y}} | ||
| + | |birth_place = Považská Bystrica, Austria-Hungary | ||
| + | |death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|11|30|1904|3|2|mf=y}} | ||
| + | |death_place = Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | 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'' group. 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== |
| − | [[ | + | <gallery> |
| + | File:Bluhova_Irena_1931-32_Pokusy_s_dvoma_negativmi.jpg|''Pokusy o Peterhansa s dvoma negatívmi nad sebou'', from ''Bauhaus - Desau'' cycle, 1931-32. [http://www.webumenia.sk/web/guest/detail/-/detail/id/SVK:SNG.UP-DK_2799/Irena%20Bl%C3%BChov%C3%A1%20Pokusy%20s%20dvoma%20negat%C3%ADvmi (source)] | ||
| + | File:Bluhova_Irena_1932_Cleaning_Lady_at_the_Bauhaus.jpg|''Cleaning Lady at the Bauhaus'', 1932. [http://www.lgp.cz/en/event/exhibition/stern-light.html (source)] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==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] | ||
| + | * Dana Lacková, [http://www.snk.sk/swift_data/source/casopis_kniznica/2004/april/206.pdf "Fotografka všedních dní Irena Blühová"], ''Knižnica'', April 2004, pp 206-207. | ||
| + | * Short bio: [[Media:Bluhova-1.png|part 1]], [[Media:Bluhova-2.png|Part 2]]. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.webumenia.sk/web/guest/search/-/simpleSearch//query=au%3A%22Irena+Bl%C3%BChov%C3%A1%22 Blühová's works at WebUmenia.sk] | ||
| + | * [http://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irena_Bl%C3%BChov%C3%A1 Blühová at Slovak Wikipedia] | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 6 January 2013
 Photo: Irena Blühová, 1931-32. | |
| Born |
March 2, 1904 Považská Bystrica, Austria-Hungary |
|---|---|
| Died |
November 30, 1991 (aged 87) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
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 group. 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 všedních dní Irena Blühová", Knižnica, April 2004, pp 206-207.
- Short bio: part 1, Part 2.
