Josef Šíma
Josef Šíma (born March 18, 1891 in Jaroměř , Bohemia , † July 24, 1971 in Paris ) was a French painter of Czech descent.
Life
He is one of the most important representatives of surrealism and later abstract painting after the Second World War .
Šíma co-founded the artist group Devětsil in Prague in 1920 . He moved to Paris in 1920 and joined the Surrealist movement. In 1926 he took French citizenship.
In 1921, Šíma made friends with the artists Amédée Ozenfant , Pierre Jeanneret and Albert Gleizes , who were then employees of the magazine " L'Esprit nouveau ".
In 1927 he began working with the future authors of Grand Jeu magazine , René Daumal , Roger Vailland and Roger Gilbert-Lecomte . Šíma became the artistic director of her magazine. He always remained closely associated with the artistic and literary avant-garde of Prague. In 1934 the group of " Czech Surrealists " was founded. Josef Šíma participated in documenta 2 in Kassel in 1959 .
literature
- Exhibition catalog for documenta II (1959) in Kassel: II.documenta'59. Art after 1945 . Catalog: Volume 1: Painting; Volume 2: Sculpture; Volume 3: Graphic Art; Text tape. Kassel / Cologne 1959
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Šíma, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter of Czech descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jaroměř |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 24, 1971 |
| Place of death | Paris |