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József Divéky | |
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Born | September 28, 1887 |
Died | 1951 |
Nationality | Hungarian |
József Divéky, September 28, 1887, Farmos - 1951, Sopron
His father was a ministerial official in Vienna, so he did not attend a Hungarian school, but the Hungarian language was used in the family.[1]
He was a graphic designer, illustrator. He traveled to Vienna in 1893. In 1905-1906 he was a student at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, and between 1907 and 1910 at the Vienna School of Applied Arts. Here he became involved in the activities of the Wiener Werkstätte. Between 1912 and 1914 he worked in Brussels.[2]
In 1912 an article was published in Exlibris, Buchkunst und angewandte Graphik written by Burkhard Meier, titled Josef von Diveky, which was one of the earliest, important publications about Divéky. This article is particularly significant because József Divéky speaks about his work as an illustrator: "I always tried to understand and interpret the poet. The scene is almost incidental to me; meaning is more important to me and the mood, and I try to follow the poet in the nature of the drawing as well as in the technique. The, the fact that I emphasize the decorative effect and the sensuous drawing is my Vienneseness is related. And why exactly the illustration attracts me? Because it supports the the most versatile demands on the artist. You can bring spirit and humor into it, maybe a little thinking and fooling around and brooding without being too much should be literary. That's why I'm also interested in ex libris."
He entered the military ranks, but he did not want to serve in the Austrian Army, so he fled to Switzerland, where he was quickly recognized and became an illustrator and an excellent draftsman. In addition to illustrations, he created ex libris and was considered among the artists who popularized the spirit of the Hungarian Art Nouveau. He moved to Belgium even before the First World War. He founded a puppet theatre there, carved, painted and dressed his puppets himself, wanted to popularize the small operas of Pergolesi and Mozart, but failed in his business. Belgium was invaded by the Germans in the summer of 1914, Divéky came home, however he was promptly taken to the front as a military deserter, where he made military technical drawings, but was wounded.
He returned home in 1942 and taught at the Academy of Applied Arts for a while, but soon he found himself imprisoned for half a year in the winter of 1943/44 for criticizing domestic conditions, anti-Germanism and mocking the governor.[3][1]
After serving his prison sentence, he got thrombosis, went to the Rókus hospital, was discharged from there as completely unable to work, and fled to Sopron to live with his mother. The disease paralyzed his hands, he could no longer create demanding works. He was helped and supported by the intellectuals of Sopron at that time.[1]
He died there on September 9, 1951, two days after his mother passed away.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Divéky József – Széchenyi István Városi Könyvtár SOPRON". www.szivk.hu. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ webformance. "Divéky József (1887 - 1951) - híres magyar festő, grafikus". kieselbach (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ "Divéky József | Magyar életrajzi lexikon | Kézikönyvtár". www.arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-12-16.