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Vera Molnar ( 1924- 2023)

In 1924, in the vibrant city of Budapest, Hungary, a young and talented artist by the name of Molnár embarked on her artistic journey. At the mere age of eight, she began developing her skills, relentlessly laboring to perfect her craft. Her education led her down the path of Art History and Aesthetics at the esteemed Hungarian University of Fine Arts.

Continuing to hone her craft, Molnár had already built a substantial portfolio of traditional artwork by the time she delved into the world of generative and computer art. These innovative mediums would later become her claim to fame, earning her recognition and acclaim in the art world.

After receiving a scholarship to Rome, Molnár and her partner François moved to Paris in 1947. It was here that she would continue to thrive as an artist, eventually marrying her beloved partner. Settling into the Hungarian artistic community in Paris, the couple often frequented the bustling streets, spending evenings at the popular café, Le Select. This is where she encountered some of her greatest contemporaries, including the likes of Victor Vasarely, Fernand Léger, Kandinsky, and Brancusi.

www.ftn-books.com has several Molnar items now available.

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Vera Molnár and computer art

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Yesterday i added a very nice publication on Vera Molnar to my inventory and realized that she was the artist i was most impressed with the time i visited the Vasarely Museum in Budapest. Molnar born 1924 studied with the art school of Budapest and was one of the first artists worldwide to experiment with computers in her art.

In 1968 she began working with computers, where she began to create algorithmic paintings based on simple geometric shapes geometrical themes.

Patterns and compositions were made with help the computer and since, her art developed in something very special.

In the 1960s, Molnar co-founded several artist research groups: GRAV who investigate collaborative approaches to mechanical and kinetic art, and Art et Informatique, with a focus on art and computing. Molnar learned the early programming languages of Fortran and Basic, and gained access to a computer at a research lab in Paris where she began to make computer graphic drawings on a plotter, several of which are included in a 2015 retrospective exhibition in New York called “Regarding the Infinite | Drawings 1950-1987.

Her works are now found in collections and museums all over the world, but the best museum to see her works is the Vasarely Museum in Budapest.

www.ftn-books.com has some nice Molnar publications in its collection. including a signed and original print.

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