Rudolf Fila

Rudolf Fila (19 July 1932 Příbram na Morave, Czechoslovakia - 11 February 2015 Bratislava, Slovakia) was a Slovak painter, educator and author, best known for his artistic reinterpretations of the works of Gustav Klimt. He resided in Bratislava, Slovakia.[1]

Rudolf Fila
Born	19 July 1932 Příbram na Morave, Czechoslovakia
Died	11 February 2015 Bratislava, Slovakia
Occupation	Painter, Educator, Author

History

• 1950-1952: Attended the School of Applied Art in Brno
• 1952-1958: Attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava
• 1960: began teaching at the High School for Applied Art in Bratislava
• 1960s: Represented at international exhibitions
• 1971: Exhibition in Zürich
• 1990: moved to the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava
• 1993-1996: Exhibitions in Vienna, Budapest, Warsaw, Ulm, Châteauroux, London, Novara and Paris

Art

Fila's works are represented in the collections of the Slovak National Gallery, the National Gallery in Prague, the Museum of the 20th Century in Vienna, the permanent exhibition of the Credit Suisse Art Collection in London and other cities in Europe and the United States.[2]

Publications

• Fila, Rudolf (2003). cestou (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Petrus. ISBN 80-88939-58-5.
• Fila, Rudolf and Filová, Dorota (2005). Premeny: Kópie, citácie, premaľby (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Petrus. ISBN 80-88939-55-0.

References

Citations

1. Petit Press a.s. "Painter, art teacher Rudolf Fila dies". spectator.sme.sk. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
2. Alexander Balogh (15 May 2004). "Ja dobrovoľne jedine maľujem" (in Slovak). SME. Archived from the original on 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2007-06-05.

General references

• Michalovič, Peter (2007). Fila Interpretatio Klimt (in English, German, and Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Slovart. ISBN 978-80-8085-297-9. External link in |publisher= (help)
• Mojžiš, Juraj (1997). Rudolf Fila (in Slovak). Bratislava, Slovakia: Slovart. ISBN 80-7145-251-3. External link in |publisher= (help)