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Edita Schubert (17 May 1947 – 27 July 2001)[1] was a Croatian artist whose work includes painting, collage and installations.[2][3]

Biography

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Schubert was born in Virovitica, Yugoslavia, in 1947.[1] In 1971, she graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb.[1] After graduation, she started working at the Anatomy Department of the University of Zagreb School of Medicine, drawing anatomy.[4] Her early works were entirely realistic, later transitioning into installations made of everyday materials combined with painted surfaces. In the early 1980s, during the trend of the transavantgarde style, Schubert created a series of large-format works with an unusual painterly expression. In the mid-1980s, she shifted to a geometric phase. In these works, she used acrylic on paper with specific blue and red colors, along with black. She continued to create installations during the 1990s, and in 2001, exhibited web art.[1] Schubert died in Samobor, Zagreb, in 2001.[1]

Major Works

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In 1991, Schubert created a series of collages, where over a canvas covered with newspaper, she placed black horizontal and vertical lines on pages displaying political commentary and photographs.[5] For art historian Sandra Križić Roban, "The black striped elements in [Schubert's] work are not read as a negative opponent to the world in front of or behind. ... They are the remnants of a time of constructed feelings, apparent voids in which metaphysical fulfillment was felt. By giving them a more concrete form, Edita Schubert reveals this "void", deeply experienced."[5] These works are part of the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb. The artist critiques the influence of censorship through these works.

Her spatial installation called Ambience (1996) questions the position of humans in society. The work consists of six painted self-portraits mounted on photographic tripods.[6][7]

Exhibitions

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Legacy

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In her hometown, Virovitica, there is a promenade named after Schubert.[10] Her visual works inspired the decorations on the promenade.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Edita Schubert". Croation Encyclopedia, online edition (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Lexicographic Institute. 2013–2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Denegri, Ješa (1985). "Na kvalitetnom vrhu umjetnosti osamdesetih godina. Nina Ivančić i Edita Schubert u Salonu Muzeja savremene umetnosti u Beogradu". Život umjetnosti: časopis o modernoj i suvremenoj umjetnosti i arhitekturi (in Croatian). 39 (1): 118–120. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ^ Križić-Roban, Sandra; Kovač, Leonida (2021). "Remember Her Name: Edita Schubert" (Video). forgottenheritage.eu. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Globus - Crtači leševa". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  5. ^ a b c Križić Roban, Sandra (1991). "Dubravka Rakoci i Edita Schubert". Život umjetnosti: časopis o modernoj i suvremenoj umjetnosti i arhitekturi (in Croatian). 50 (2): 118–119. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  6. ^ Kovač, Leonida (2012). "U staklu neprozirnog medija: Edita Schubert". Život umjetnosti (in Croatian). 90 (1) – via hrčak. Ambience discussed the issue of personal identity, contextualizing it through the idea of being produced in various classification systems. In the centre of the exhibition venue, Edita Schubert placed six painted self-portraits onto a camera tripod.
  7. ^ a b Župan, Ivica (2016). "Psiho-pejzaž – hipersenzibilizirani, autoreferencijalni pokušaji ostavljanja vlastita ljudskog traga". Ars Adriatica (in Croatian). 6: 267–276. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  8. ^ Ereš, Ana (26 April 2021). "Exhibiting Yugoslav Art at the Venice Biennale (1948–1990): A History of Shifting Representations". Youtube. Department of Art History of the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana: Igor Zabel Association. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  9. ^ Low, Elizabeth (2023). "Edita Schubert. Self-Portrait Behind a Perforated Canvas 7 Jul 2023 – 2 Sep 2023". www.artrabbit.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b Virovitica Podravina County Tourist Board (2024-01-29). "Edita Schubert's Promenade". Turistička zajednica Virovitičko-podravske županije. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
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