1. Gabor Szilasi was born on 3 February 1928 and is a Canadian artist known for the humanist vision of his social-documentary photography.
10 Facts About Gabor Szilasi
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Largely self-taught, Gabor Szilasi started to photograph in Hungary in 1952 when he purchased his first camera, a Zorki.
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Gabor Szilasi emigrated to Canada in 1957, settling in Montreal.
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Gabor Szilasi was photography teacher at the College du Vieux Montreal and associate professor and then adjunct professor at Concordia University.
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From 1972 to 1974, Szilasi was a member of a group of Montreal artists called the Group d'action photographique, and his documentary photographs feature numerous members of the city's art scene.
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Gabor Szilasi used the camera to take views of urban environments, individual portraits or gallery openings.
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Gabor Szilasi began photographing interiors, mostly living spaces, in colour and later combined colour with black-and-white to convey portraits and interiors.
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Gabor Szilasi is the subject of Gabor, a 2021 documentary film by Joannie Lafreniere.
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Gabor Szilasi's work is included in the collections of the Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec, the Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal, the National Gallery of Canada and many other collections.
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Gabor Szilasi is represented by the Stephen Bulger Gallery in Toronto.