François Fiedler was born in Kassa, Hungary in 1921.
After receiving Masters in Fine Art degree from Academy of Budapest, Francois Fidler moved to Patis with his first wife in 1946. It is during this period immediately after the war that his work evolves towards abstraction; he practices a gestural painting in ‘coulages’.
In his studio 1961
His friend Joan Miro introduces him to Aime Maeght; also to Braque and Alexander Calder, following the example of Tapies, Ubac,Chagall Giacometti,Cesar and Tal-Coat be becomes one of the artists in the circle who gravitates who toward the famous gallery owner.
Roual Ubac and Fidler at Galeria Maeght, Paris 1964
From now on this will assure him numerous exhibitions. From 1959-1974, no less than four editions of the magazine ‘Derriere le Mirror’ are entirely dedicated to him.
Besides painting, which will remain his principal means of expression, Fiedler will experiment for several years with etching. Stamping his destiny, he achieves an original style, relief that will add a particular "dramatic" intensity to his work. The magic alchemy that comes out of his engraving is allied to an esthetic approach that is extremely rigorous that nourishes Fiedler and is proof of his questioning. This becomes a departure point of a reflex ion of the singular and the multiple, of the notion of identity, which is fundamental to his work.
During these diverse periods, Fiedler plays with the unusualness of his style. The artist illustrates diverse works such as St. John of the Cross, Hercules and Claude Ollier. Fielder works for more than 2 years on 35 etchings for the Illustrations of the Evangeline According to St. Matthew, but the publication of this work is compromised by the death of Aimé Maeght in 1981.
Francois Fiedler exhibited all over the West Europe from 1948 until 1990. He passed away in Paris, France in 2001
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