Filus, Günther (1935-2012), Birth of thought, 1967

Günther Filus(1935 Berlin - 2012 Gottfrieding), Birth of thought , 1967. Lithograph, 45.5 cm x 28.5 cm (image), 59.5 cm x 42.5 cm (sheet size), signed in lead lower right and dated 1967, identified as copy no. 17 / 100 lower left.

- slight crease in the wide left margin, otherwise in very good condition

- The Light of Life -

A gaunt figure, almost skeletal in the arms, is sitting in front of a kerosene lamp, gazing melancholically into the light with almost closed eyes. The reflection of the flame, which iconographically represents the soul, also bathes the face of the figure, who tries to embrace the flame protectively with her hands. An embryo-like figure rises above her head, which also fills her head, as if an unborn child were floating away, which at the same time remains permanently present as a thought.

About the artist

Günther Filus was born in Berlin and studied painting and graphic art with Franz Nagel at the Munich Art Academy from 1954 to 1958. In 1959 he founded a graphic workshop in Regensburg, where he first made lithographs and from 1965 on etchings.

Between 1959 and 1976, Günther Filu's works were shown almost every year at the major art exhibitions in Munich, in addition to his participation in numerous other exhibitions.