Phoenix (version 3) 1990-2000
Brutality & Cynicism Of Life Fantasy (version 1) 1990-2000
Phoenix (version 2) 1990-2000
Brutality & Cynicism Of Life Fantasy (version 2) 1990-2000
Brutality & Cynicism Of Life Fantasy (version 3) 1990-2000
No Name, 1990-2000
Phoenix (version 1) 1990-2000
Still Eats Leg, 19909-2000
Enigma S + T, 1990-2000
Toyen, 1990–2000
Gate, 2000
Grotesque Paradox ( Triptych, center), 1990-1991
Grotesque Paradox ( Triptych, left), 1990-1991
Grotesque Paradox ( Triptych, right), 1990-1991
Everything gets elsewhere - Table A, 1999
Great Game, 1998
Table B - Paradox two zeros, 1999
C, 1998
Grotesque world in green . Sorry to come so late ..., 1998
Records for 1999 VI , 1995
Records for 1999 VII , 1995
Bestiary 3, 1997
Bestiary 4, 1997
Bestiary 2, 1997
Bestiary 1, 1997
Hommage To Breugel, 1995
Doktor Faustroll D, 2004
Doctor Faustroll A, 2004
Doktor Faustroll B, 2004
Records for 1999 XIV , 199
Records for 1999 XIII , 1995
Records for 1999 XII , 1995
Records for 1999 IX , 1995
Records for 1999 XI , 1995
"KAROL BARON was born in 1939 in Levoča and tragically died in 2004 in Paris. In 1963-69 he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (Prof. Matejka and Prof D. Milly). From 1970 he was a member of the legendary Czechoslovak surrealistic group, where he belonged together with Albert Marenčin and Juraj Mojžiš. The group gathering similar artists worked only incognito because of the former regime prohibitions.
The figural artwork by Karol Baron represents a unique contribution within the framework of the development of the neo-surrealistic traditions enriched by the specific black humour, absurd metamorphosis of shapes and the drastic grotesque. It is not only the complex evidence of the particular feelings of an individual, but also a specific mirror of the period of time.
Baron, who was keen on practical jokes, humour, sarcasm, mystique and surrealistic poetry depicted mostly different multicoloured creatures and mutants in his works, where the human characters were intersected with the floral features and mythical creatures.
Like surrealists desired to deepen the foundations of the real with the help of searching for other perspectives that were shown in their work (dreams, inner perception, subconscious and the stream of consciousness) Karol Baron also sought after the similar free and individual attitude towards the reality, but his work overlapped with traditional surrealism." -
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Sadly, Baron died in Paris while visiting France for an exhibit of his pastels in 2004. A brief article regarding this tragic event can be found
here.
Artworks found at
Web Umenia
