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Tibor Jankay: Abstract Composition, 1978

Name: Tibor Jankay: Abstract Composition, 1978
Brand: Tibor Jankay

$13,038.65List Price

About the Item

Expressive painting by Tibor Jankay dated on the back "1978", signed lower right. BIOGRAPHY Tibor Jankay was born 1899 in Hungary. He was educated at The Fine Arts Academy in Budapest, Hungary, and did Post graduate work at The Julian Academy in Paris, France. He also attended The Art School in Zurich, Switzerland, The Dresden Academy in Germany, The Joseph Cassin Academy in Vienna, Austria. In 1939 he was conscripted into the Hungarian army and sent along with other Jewish soldiers to a Labor Battalion in Transylvania. These battalions were little more than prison camps, where prisoners were starved and frequently beaten. In 1944, the Nazis ordered the deportation of all Jews from Hungary, and Tibor was put on a train bound for a concentration death camp in Aushwitz. Fighting for his life, he used a rusty chisel to cut a hole in the wooden floor of the train. Eventually, after days of painstakingly chipping out a large enough opening, he escaped. Drawing portraits in exchange for food and shelter, he made his way on foot to his hometown of Békécssaba, where he was reunited with his true love Irene. In 1948, they emigrated to America where Tibor eventually taught art at Redlands University and later at Pepperdine University, where he retired as the Chairman of the Art Department after 27 years. In California, Tibor spent much of his time along the world famous Venice Beach Boardwalk where he became a mentor to thousands of young artists, inspiring them with his stories of survival, and philosophy of forgiveness. He won the Spirit of Venice Award in 1992, a award given to outstanding Venice citizens. Tibor was the rare artist that refused to sell his works, and was even reluctant to exhibit them. "I am unhappy to sell my work." he said, "When you have children, or you have a child, and somebody's telling you, sell [them to] me, I'd like to have your child, you will have a shocked feeling. Because I have the feeling I do not paint this one to sell it, I painted it just to do it...to bring alive. When they are alive I am living with them, I have the feeling they are my children." Selected Exhibitions: Albertina Museum in Vienna, Budapest Museum of Fine Art, Ernest Museum in Budapest, Fővárosi Képtár in Budapest, Munkacsy Museum in Hungary, New York Metropolitan Museum, Los Angeles County Museum, Cleveland Museum of Fine Art, Denver Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Fine Art, San Francisco Museum of Fine Art, MiMo Gallery 2008 in Palm Springs, CA. AWARDS AND FESTIVAL PARTICIPATION • Selected as an Outstanding Documentary of 1995, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy Documentary Committee. • Columbus International Film Festival: Film screened October 26, 1995 in Columbus, Ohio. Received Chris Award. • National Media Owl Awards: May 17, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois at The First Chicago Center. Received 1st place. • CINE Golden Eagle Award: Presented in March, 1996 in Washington, D.C. • National Educational Media Network: Film screened May 18, 1996 in Oakland, California. Received Silver Apple Award. • 28th Annual United States International Film And Video Festival: Screened May 31, 1995, award presented June 1, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois at the Drake Hotel. Received Silver Screen Award. • 37th Annual Rochester International Film Festival: Screened May 4-6, 1995 in Rochester, New York at the Dryden Theater, International Museum of Photography and Film, George Eastman House. One of sixteen films chosen from an initial 400 entries. Received Award- "Best Of The Festival." • The New York Festivals: Film screened January 19th, 1996 in New York City. Received Bronze Award. • Philifilm - Philadelphia International Film Festival: Screened July 19-20, 1995 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Received Silver Award. • Wine Country Film Festival: Screened August 5, 1995 in Napa Valley, California. Received Best Short Film. • American International Film Festival - September 2, 1995. Won Honorable Mention. • 28th Annual Worldfest Houston: Screened April 21-30, 1995 in Houston, Texas. • The Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival: Film screened January 17, 1996 in Palm Spring, California. • South Beach Film Festival: Film screened April 21, 1996 in South Miami Beach, Florida. • Fort Lauderdale Film Festival: Film screened November 6, 1995 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. • Encontros Internacionais de Cinema: Film screened November 21, 1995 in Odivelas, Portugal. • Umea Film Festival: Film screened September 21, 1995 in Umea, Sweden. • Uppsala International Short Film Festival: Film screened October 25, 1995 in Uppsala, Sweden. • Newport Beach International Film Festival: Film screened March 21-31, 1996 in Newport Beach, California • 1995 Red River International Film & Video Festival: Screened March 28-April 2, 1995 in Shreveport, Louisiana. • 1995 Silver Images Festival: Screen May 17-20, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois at the University of Chicago Ida Noyes Theater and at Facets Multimedia. • San Luis Obispo International Film Festival: Film screened November 3-6, 1995 in San Luis Obispo, California. • Humblodt International Film Festival: Film screened April 2-6, 1996 in Humboldt, California. • Minnesota Film and Video Expo 96: Film screened July 28, 1996 • Festival Internacional de Cinema: Film screened September 10, 1996 in Lisbon Portugal. • Albany International Short Film Festival: Film screened October 17, 1996 in Albany, NY. • Lower East Side Film Festival: Film screened October 19, 1996 in New York, NY. • Northwest Documentary Film Festival: Film screened November 3,1996 in Seattle Washington.

Creator:
Tibor Jankay (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 47.25 in (120 cm)Width: 35.44 in (90 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
1978
Condition:
Original authentic condition.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: JankayAbstrakt0011stDibs: LU85901539252

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