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Josip Seissel (1904–1987) was a Croatian architect and urban planner, who under the pseudonym of Jo Klek was a constructivist artist, graphical designer and theatrical designer. A member of the influential avant-garde Zenit movement of the 1920s, he is considered to be a pioneer of surrealism and abstract art in Croatia.〔 In 1969, he received the Vladimir Nazor Award for lifetime achievement in architecture. == Biography == Josip Seissel was born on January 10, 1904 in Krapina, then in Austria-Hungary, now Croatia. Under the name Jo Klek, Seissel was a major contributor to the avant-garde Zenit movement between 1922 and 1925.〔 From his youth, Seissel had been interested in the theatre.〔 He began as a self-taught artist〔 creating drawings, temperas, watercolours and theatrical designs for Zenit productions, including set designs, costumes and posters.〔 From 1921 he began using the pseudonyms Jo Klek and Josip Klek for his artwork.〔 In 1922 he was one of the founders of the group Traveler (''Traveleri'').〔 He represented Zenit at international exhibitions in the 1920s (Belgrade, Bucharest, and Moscow),〔 Seissel studied at the Technical Faculty in Zagreb under H. Ehrlich,〔 earning a degree in architecture in 1929. He worked at the Department for the Regulation of Zagreb (''Odsjeku za regulaciju grada Zagreba''), and later became the director of the School of Applied Arts (''Obrtne škole''). Following the Second World War, he worked at the Ministry of Construction (''Ministarstvu građevina''), and from 1965 was a professor at the Faculty of Architecture at Zagreb University.〔 In 1937 he received the Grand Prix and the Order of the Legion of Honor from the French government for designing the Yugoslav pavilion for the World Exhibition in Paris.〔 In 1962 Seissel became a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.〔 In 1969, he received the Vladimir Nazor Award for lifetime achievement in architecture.〔 Josip Seissel died on February 19, 1987 in Zagreb. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Josip Seissel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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