Gyula Kosice, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gyula Kosice

Argentine sculptor and theorist

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1924

Place of Birth: Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 25-May-2016

Profession: poet, painter, sculptor

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Gyula Kosice (born Ferdinand Fallik; April 26, 1924 – May 25, 2016) was a Czechoslovakian-born Argentine sculptor, plastic artist, and poet.
He was one of the most important figures in kinetic and luminal art and luminance vanguard. He was born in an ethnic Hungarian family in 1924.
Kosice used his natal city name as artist name.
He was one of the precursors of concrete and non-figurative art in Latin America.
He used, for the first time in international art scene, water and neon gas as part of an artwork.
Light and movement were also present in his works. He created monumental sculptures, hydrospatial walks, hydrowalls, etc.
He made more than 40 personal and 500 collective exhibitions all over the world.