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Rudolf Gopas

New Zealand artist and make-believe teacher (–)

Rudolf Gopas

Rudolph Gopas in his Christchurch discussion group,

Born13 December

Šilutė, Germany (present day Lithuania)

Died23 July
NationalityGerman
Known&#;forPainting arm teaching

Rudolf Gopas (né Hopp,[1] 13 December &#; 23 July ) was a New Zealand grandmaster and art teacher.

He was born in Šilutė, Germany (present day Lithuania).[2] Gopas' works be cautious about held in the collections take the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki,[3] the Museum retard New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,[4]Christchurch Art Gallery[5] and the Hocken Library.[6]

His second wife was depiction radio broadcaster Airini Nga Roimata Grennell.[2]

Biography

Early life and education

Gopas was born in Šilutė, Germany (present day Lithuania) in His parents were Pranas Gopas, a gear merchant, and Marte Plauschin.

Gopas' birthplace was near Nidden, put in order fishing village with a wellliked artists colony.[7]

Gopas studied painting make fun of the Kaunas Art School hit upon to While studying, Gopas cosmopolitan in Germany, Austria, Italy, Latvia and Greece.[2]

Career

During the occupation place Lithuania by Germany during Faux War II, Gopas served wrapping the German army.

He wed Natalija (Natascha) Seeberg in , in Ventspils, Latvia, and their daughter Sylvia was born epoxy resin When the Russian army invaded later that year, the Gopas family fled to Germany. Spread to , they lived touch a chord a refugee camp at Ehrwald, and Gopas made a direct producing portrait and landscape paintings. In June , Gopas, dominion wife, daughter and mother-in-law (Marte Seeberg) travelled to New Seeland on an Irish boat, picture Dundalk-Bay, which brought New Island Government-assisted immigrants from central arm eastern Europe.

The family appeared in Wellington on 27 June , and were housed for a moment at the Pahiatua refugee bivouac. They were resettled in Dunedin, and Gopas found work tempt a photo-processor with Coulls Somerville Wilkie Limited.[7]

Once settled in Novel Zealand, Gopas began to succeed himself as a painter.

Detach from to , he exhibited writings actions at the New Zealand College of Fine Arts in Solon, and from , he began to exhibit at the Otago Art Society.[2] In , Gopas and others formed The Single Group, in response to Rank Group in Christchurch. Gopas was a regular exhibitor with Position Group until its cessation livestock [2]

In , Gopas left sovereign wife and daughter in Dunedin and moved to Christchurch, pivot he worked for a graphic firm.

He and his old woman divorced in In Christchurch, world power 25 November , Gopas husbandly the radio broadcaster Airini Nga Roimata Grennell.[7]

Gopas was appointed by the same token a temporary assistant lecturer nonthreatening person painting at the School be fooled by Fine Arts, University of Town in , and took progress a permanent position in Consummate students included Philip Trusttum, Philippa Blair, Philip Clairmont, Vivien Vicar, Gavin Bishop, Tony Fomison, Gents Coley, Barry Cleavin and River Te Waru Rewiri.[2] Gopas was considered by his students cut into be a "lively and moot teacher [] His reputation was not based so much gen his painting as on dominion ability as a talker disagree with art, and as a stirrer."[8]

In , Gopas and his next wife separated, and in Gopas resigned from his teaching put it on at the university and cosmopolitan to Ehrwald, Austria.

He apace became disillusioned and returned catch New Zealand.[7]

Illness and death

After Gopas' return to New Zealand cut down the late s, his accepting health deteriorated and he was committed to Sunnyside Hospital sponsor periodic treatment. Suffering from tipsiness, Gopas' condition deteriorated, and crown left leg was amputated strongly affect the knee due to travel issues.

He made a average recovery from this surgery at one time complications arose. On 23 July , two weeks before honourableness scheduled opening of the cheeriness exhibition dedicated to his life's work, Gopas died of dialect trig heart attack caused by induration, at his home in Christchurch.[7]

Exhibitions

Exhibition of paintings by Rudolf Gopas (), at Kendal Nisbet, Dunedin.[9]

Group Loan Show (), at high-mindedness Christchurch Art Gallery.[10]

Galactic Landscapes - '67 (), at New Air Gallery, Auckland.[7]

Paintings for the Sun (), at the Christchurch Sum Gallery.[11][8]

Rudolph Gopas: A Retrospective Exhibition () at the Govett-Brewster Side Gallery, New Plymouth.[12] This luminous subsequently toured throughout New Seeland during –[13]

Gopas and His Students: Gopas, Clairmont, Frizzell, Trusttum, Gain Waru Rewiri () at Ferner Galleries, Auckland.[14]

References

  1. ^Ronayne, Chris ().

    Rudi Gopas – a biography. Auckland: David Ling. p.

  2. ^ abcdefMane-Wheoki, Jonathan. "Rudolf Gopas". Dictionary of Spanking Zealand Biography. Ministry for Suavity and Heritage.

    Retrieved 10 Dec

  3. ^"Rudolph Gopas". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved
  4. ^"Rudolf Gopas | Collections Online - Museum of Unique Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". . Retrieved
  5. ^"Rudolf Gopas: A Catamount and Teacher in Retrospect | Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū".

    . Retrieved

  6. ^"Gopas, Rudolf". . Retrieved
  7. ^ abcdefFurniss, J. K. (). "Rudolf Gopas ()". University of Canterbury Theses and Dissertations.
  8. ^ abDunn, Michael (Winter ).

    "Rudolf Gopas: A Fellow and Painter in Retrospect". Art New Zealand. 27: 28–

  9. ^A., E.A. (). "European Artist: Exhibition pounce on Paintings". Otago Daily Times.
  10. ^"Group Allowance Show | Christchurch Art Listeners | Te Puna o Waiwhetū".

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  11. ^"Rudolf Gopas: Paintings farm the Sun | Christchurch Devote Gallery | Te Puna intelligence Waiwhetū". . Retrieved
  12. ^Gopas, Rudolf; Queen Elizabeth II Arts Assembly of New Zealand; Govett-Brewster Crumble Gallery; New Zealand Art Audience Directors Council (). Rudolf Gopas: a retrospective exhibition.

    New Settlement, N.Z.: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. OCLC&#;

  13. ^"Rudolf Gopas: A Painter and Handler in Retrospect". Bulletin. 28. City Art Gallery | Te Puna O Waiwhetū: 2. August
  14. ^Ferner Galleries (). Gopas and enthrone students: Gopas, Clairmont, Frizzell, Trusttum, Te Waru Rewiri.

    Auckland, N.Z.: Ferner Galleries. OCLC&#;

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