Josef Straka – V domě smutku
| Title in English | Josef Straka – In the House of Mourning |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Brno v minulosti a dnes. Příspěvky k dějinám a výstavbě Brna |
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| Keywords | Josef Straka; Brno; Vienna; 19th century painting; naturalism; symbolism; Mährischer Kunstverein; Genossenschaft der bildenden Künstler Wiens; Wiener Sezession; Hagenbund; Akademie der bildenden Künstler Wien; Kunstgewerbeschule Wien |
| Description | The article analyses and puts into wider context the personality of painter Josef Straka on the background of his painting. In the House of Mourning and other subsequent paintings. Josef Straka entered the visual arts scene at the turn of the 1890´s and shortly after graduating from his academic studies he was seen as one of the most promising and up-and-coming Moravian painters of his time. He obtained important painting commissions for the decoration of public buildings in Vienna and Trieste. In the further course of his painting career he failed to fully meet the expectations other people had of him, although it cannot be said that the technical quality of the works of Straka decreased. The visual arts scene experienced radical changes, the turn of the century bringing rapid development in the area of painting. The article seeks links between these processes and Straka´s work. It follows the change of the ideological discourse of contemporary art. It analyses Straka´s fine art techniques and looks into their adaptability to the above mentioned change of discourse. |