František Kupka, also known as Frank Kupka or François Kupka, was a Czech painter and graphic artist. He was a pioneer and co-founder of the early phases of the abstract art movement and Orphic Cubism. Kupka's abstract works arose from a base of realism, but later evolved into pure abstract art. Wikipedia
Born: September 23, 1871, Opočno, Czechia
Died: June 24, 1957, Puteaux, France
Spouse: Eugénie Kupka (m. 1910–1957)
Known for: Painting
Books: Frank Kupka In White and Black, MORE
Awards: Legion of Honour
Education: Academy of Fine Arts (1891), Académie Julian, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
“The moment has come for me to write, draw, and paint my credo. In the last month I have destroyed much of my work... Looked at carefully, they were mostly tumors remaining from my bad times.”
WHAT I WISH FOR YOU TODAY
PURGE!
(If you want to make your life more beautiful, I have some tips as a work in progress beautifier. Some call it Marie Kondo-ing, I call it Hope-Make-It-Beatutiful-Salas-ing).