Fuka Vladimír 1926–1977
Ricercar, from the series Musical Forms, 1974
tempera, ink, cardboard, frame, glass, 47 × 66,5 cm, signed. LN Fuka 74
Vladimír Fuka was a painter, illustrator and typographer whose work is
characterized by simple lines, a sense of creating spare and
sensitive colour relationships, for the contrast between light and shadow. He dealt with
the symbol of the labyrinth in which we can get lost, but from which we can still
find a way through. Fuka made his name primarily through his illustrations, but his
painting, which is still awaiting full appreciation. He was one of the strong
generation that emerged after World War II and matured in the 1960s.
1960s. He continued the Czech interwar poetism, developed the legacy of such
of such figures as František Tichý. At the end of the 1950s, naturally
from figurative work to abstract expression. In the following
decade, he travelled extensively. He participated in the preparation of the Czechoslovak exposition
World Expo 58 in Brussels and in 1967 he also participated in the
the Czechoslovak pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal. In 1967
then emigrated to the United States of America together with his wife -
the famous photographer Eva Fuková and his daughter Irena. In the inventory of his works listed on p. 247.
Zdenek Primus (ed.): Vladimír Fuka, Cesta labyrintem = Journey
into the Labyrinth, Praha 1996, p. 201.
Expert opinion of PhDr. Anna Strnadlová attached.
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