Mikulas Galanda

Artist

Mikuláš Galanda

Mikuláš Galánda (1895-1938) was a Slovak painter and illustrator, regarded as one of the pioneers of modern Slovak art. His work reflects the interplay of abstract forms and the human figure, skillfully fusing modernist currents such as Expressionism and Surrealism .

Mikuláš Galánda Biography

• Born on May 4, 1895 in Turčanske Teplice, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Slovakia)
• Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest from 1914 to 1918
• In 1922, he moved to Prague and joined the avant-garde art movement.
• In the late 1920s, he returned to Slovakia and worked as a painter, illustrator and designer.
• Died in Bratislava on June 5, 1938 (aged 43)

Representative works

• Poor Family (1925)
• Pensive Woman (1935)
• Red Dressed Woman (1937)
• Woman with Bellflowers (1937-38)

Galanda's style and achievements

Galanda's work is characterized by a unique style that combines the emotional expression of Expressionism, the dreamlike images of Surrealism, and the geometric forms of Cubism. He portrayed the lives and emotions of Slovak peasants and working-class people, sometimes tenderly and sometimes sharply.

His works are characterized by their deep expression of human inner psyche and emotions while dealing with social themes . He also actively incorporated elements of Slovak folk art and established his own unique style of modernist painting.

Galanda is an artist who has made a major contribution to the development of Slovak modern art, and his works are held in many museums, including the Slovak National Gallery. His works, with their originality and profundity, continue to influence the contemporary Slovak art world.