Bohumil Kubi ta. Self-Portrait as a Diary

The object of interest of this book is a Czech painter Bohumil Kubi ta (1884-1918). The important part of his creation consists of self-portraits. In this work they are examined within Historical Anthropology focusin on the possibility to reconstruct its total value as an authentic source. Kubi ta formed his self-portraits a lifetime, therefore we can put them in chronological order in the form of the fictional diary. The unifying element is his artistic vision: it is created in Self-Portrait line drawing (1906), the transformation begins in Double (1911), it culminates in Saint Sebastian (1912) and finally he parted with it in Hanged (1915). In this way his self-portraits can become the starting source for possible further examination of his personality and they can be useful to historians or to anyone who is interessed.

Autorentext

Karolina Bartöová has obtained her Mgr degree in Comparative and Art Studies in 2011. Czech painter Bohumil Kubi ta (1884-1918) is also the subject of her previous Bachelor s thesis (2007), which is a summary of the influences of Tolstoy and Schopenhauer on his personality and creation. Currently she deals with the military period of the painter.

Klappentext

The object of interest of this book is a Czech painter Bohumil Kubi ta (1884-1918). The important part of his creation consists of self-portraits. In this work they are examined within Historical Anthropology focusin on the possibility to reconstruct its total value as an authentic source. Kubi ta formed his self-portraits a lifetime, therefore we can put them in chronological order in the form of the fictional diary. The unifying element is his artistic vision: it is created in Self-Portrait line drawing (1906), the transformation begins in Double (1911), it culminates in Saint Sebastian (1912) and finally he parted with it in Hanged (1915). In this way his self-portraits can become the starting source for possible further examination of his personality and they can be useful to historians or to anyone who is interessed.