Monika Buch

Monika Buch is a Spanish-German artist born in Valencia in 1936. During her childhood, her family moved between Spain and Germany to avoid the Civil War and World War II. In 1955, after completing her studies at the German School of Barcelona, her mother encouraged her to leave Spain and study at the Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) in Ulm, Germany. Monika Buch became the only Spanish woman studying at this prestigious design school, founded by Max Bill to continue the legacy of the Bauhaus after World War II. At the HfG, Monika Buch became familiar with the works of Max Bill and Walter Zeischegg, as well as with the objects of the students who participated in the workshops. The school proposed a study of abstract and non-objective visual perception, interested in contradictory readings, the analysis of depth indicators, and linear perspectives. The HfG methodology included the generation of form through movement to reactivate the geometric sense, resulting in a new way of seeing art as a whole, seriality, perception, and the relationship between craftsmanship and mechanical production. Monika Buch is a multidisciplinary artist whose work includes painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation. Her work is characterized by rigorous geometry, formal experimentation, and the use of light and color. She has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work, including the National Prize for Plastic Arts from the Generalitat Valenciana in 2019. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, and is part of important public and private collections.