Erika Giovanna Klien
Erika Giovanna Klien (born April 12, 1900 in Borgo Valsugana , then Austria-Hungary ; † July 19, 1957 in New York ) was an Austrian -US artist .
Career
Klien studied art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna from 1919 to 1925 . One of her lecturers was Franz Cizek , with whom she worked as a student assistant in the Art Nouveau subject . In his course on ornamental forms she was introduced to the new art style Kinetism . This style highlights movement and modern vitality. It is based on French cubism , Italian futurism and Russian constructivism . In the course of her life she further developed the theory and technique of kineticism and became the most important representative of this art direction.
Cizek invited her to various international art exhibitions, including a. to the Paris Art Exhibition in 1925 and the New York International Exhibition of Modern Art in 1927. After graduating, Klien had difficulties earning a living as a freelance artist. She worked as a graphic artist and taught art at the Elizabeth Duncan School in Klessheim near Salzburg from 1926 to 1928 . Works by Klien were exhibited at the 4th International Congress of Fine Arts in Prague in 1928 .
In 1929 Klien emigrated to the USA for career reasons. With her came the new theories of art education for children from Vienna to the United States. In order to earn a living for herself and her son, she taught simultaneously in New York from 1930 to 1940 at Stuyvesant High School, Spence School, Dalton School and Walt Whitman School.
Personal life
On November 27, 1928, the unmarried artist gave birth to her son Walter Klien in Graz , who later became a well-known pianist. In 1938, Klien received US citizenship . On July 19, 1957, she suffered a fatal heart attack .
Exhibitions
- 1930: The New School for Social Research , New York
- 1975: Galerie Pabst, Vienna
- 1986: Retrospective at Gallery Pabst, Munich
- 1987: Museum of the XX. Century (Museum of the 20th Century), Vienna (250 works)
- 1989: Rachel Adler Gallery, New York
- 2001: Bolzano
- 2006: Société Anonyme at the Hammer, reviewed in The Aesthetic
Her works can be found in the collection of the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.
literature
- B. Leitner: Klien, Erika Giovanna . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 80, de Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-023185-4 , p. 467.
Footnotes
- ↑ a b c d e Erika Giovanni Klien, Visual Artist and Art Educator
- ↑ a b Later she lectured in Dalton herself.
- ^ Art Directory, Erika Giovanni Klien Biography
- ↑ a b c Erika Giovanni Klien Biography & Links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klien, Erika Giovanna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-American artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Borgo Valsugana , then Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1957 |
| Place of death | new York |