Martin Benka
* 21. 9. 1888, Kiripolec, Kostoliště (Malacky), Slovensko (Slovakia)
† 28. 6. 1971, Malacky (Malacky), Slovensko (Slovakia)
graphic artist, illustrator, painter, pedagogue
nationality: Slovak
sex: male
word:
Benka's ornamental style, influenced by folk art, contrasted sharply with the functional and purist approach of the German Bauhaus and Soviet avantgarde movements of that time. A contemporary of the famous Czech generation of cubist artists, Benka lived in Prague for 30 years. Benka, along with Ľudovít Fulla, Mikuláš Galanda, and the Czech Jaroslav Vodrážka created Modernist Slovak typography. He was a prolific creator of different fonts – between 40 and 60 of them.
en.wikipedia.org, 2.7.2017
notes:
- (pseud.) Betýn, Marko, 1888-1971
- Synevin, Janko, 1888-1971
- NK ČR uvádí, zřejmě chybně, 18. 6. - zdroj www.osobnosti.sk
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