Ľudovít Fulla

Ľudovít Fulla (* April 27, 1902 in Ružomberok, † April 21, 1980 in Bratislava) was a Slovak painter and graphic artist. With Martin Benka and Janko Alexy he was the pioneering figures of modern Slovak painting.

Life

Fulla was the only son in the family with five sisters. He attended the Academy of Commerce in Dolny Kubin. After high school he attended the private school of painting by Gustav Mally in Bratislava. He then studied at the School of Applied Arts in Prague under Professor Hofbauer and professor Kysela. After graduating, he taught at the Lyceum in Senica, then at the Gymnasium in Malacky and in the years 1929-1939 at the School of Arts and Crafts in Bratislava. Here he made ​​friends with Mikuláš Galanda. Fulla led from 1949, the Department of Decorative Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava. Fulla returned in 1962 to his native town Ružomberok back. At the centenary of his birth was the National Bank of Slovakia a Ľudovít Fulla silver coin in 200 Slovak crowns shape.

Painting

Fulla got the inspiration from Germany, France, England, Italy and Spain. He was strongly influenced by Marc Chagall, Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso and Paul Klee, as well as by the Slovak folk art. In 1963 he was honored with the title of National Artist. Fulda 1936 got the bronze medal at the art fair in Milan, he received in 1937 for the image Piesen a Praça Grand Prix at the World Exhibition in Paris. Fulla gave in 1966 and 1977, many of his works of 1969 opened to the public Ľudovít Fulla Gallery in Ružomberok.