Denise Voita
Denise Voïta (born March 14, 1928 in Marsens ; † April 11, 2008 in Lausanne ) was a Swiss painter and graphic artist .
Life
Denise Voïta, whose mother came from Geneva and whose father came from Ukraine, worked as an artist after attending the École cantonale de dessin et d'arts appliqués (School of Applied Arts) in Lausanne . At first she worked with wallpaper, mosaic, screen printing or wall painting . She was best known for her carpet work and after several grants from 1966 also as a lithographer.
The central motif of her abstract and symbolic works were angels as well as clouds, waves and flames. Voïta has received several awards, including the 2002 Grand Prix des Beaux-Arts of the Canton of Vaud, endowed with 100,000 Swiss francs .
Works
- Le premier labyrinthe, 1992
- Le creuset, 1992/93
- Le cœur libéré II, 1993/94
- La terre bleue, 1994
- Elan retrouvé, 2004
Exhibitions
- Swiss tapestries, Museum Bellerive , Zurich , 1977
- Jenisch Museum , Vevey , 1996
- Galerie du Château , Avenches , 2008
literature
- Denise Voïta , in: Series of publications Freiburg artists, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Friborg 1982, ISBN 2881060013
- Denise Voïta, ou, Le dialogue de l'ombre et de la lumière , Musee Jenisch 1996, ISBN 288428012X
Web links
- Edith Carey: Voita, Denise. In: Sikart
- Edith Carey: Denise Voita. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ^ "Lausanne en la Salle du Grand Conseil, aula du Palais de Rumine" , Fondation Vaudoise pour la culture: Palmarès 2002, Grand price
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Voita, Denise |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marsens |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 2008 |
| Place of death | Lausanne |