Ceija Stojka, a Roma artist and Holocaust survivor, utilizes her art as an authentic response to societal alienation and stereotypes. Her works are gaining recognition at major international art venues, including the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and Documenta 15. Stojka's art reflects her personal history, having lost her father to the Nazis and survived concentration camps. Through her paintings and drawings, she tells a poignant narrative of survival and resilience, contrasting the inauthenticity often seen in contemporary art, making her contributions both historically significant and emotionally impactful.
"It is the fundamental task of art to fight against alienation - to go to bat for authentic hearing, seeing, feeling, thinking against the stereotypes and societal patterns that are full of hostility towards being thoughtful and perceptive."
"Stojka's father was murdered by the Nazis even before the entire family was imprisoned in concentration camps. She, her mother and all siblings but one brother survived, despite being routed through Auschwitz, Ravensbrück and ultimately Bergen-Belsen."
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