Judit Kárász

Judit Kárász (21 May 1912 – 30 May 1977) was a Hungarian photographer Her photography brought together social documentary and modernist ideas such as Gestalt theory.

Biography Early life Kárász was born in Szeged, Hungary, and spent her childhood between Szeged, Pécs and Budapest. She began taking photographs in high school before enrolling at the École de la Photographie in Arles, France in 1930, followed by the Bauhaus school of art and design.

Bauhaus On 21 June 1932 Kárász received her Bauhaus diploma, where she majored in photography. Influenced by the work of artists such as fellow Hungarian László Moholy-Nagy who had previously taught at the school, Kárász began to experiment with compositional devices, such as bird's-eye perspective, and explored modernist themes and subject matters including industrial landscapes.

In 2014 the Tate acquired five of her photographs. In 2015 these works were displayed at Tate Modern alongside photographs by Guy Bourdin and Astrid Klein.