Ica Vilander
author · photographer
Ica Vilander (1921–2013) was a German photographer and visual artist who was primarily based in Berlin. Born in Brüx, Czechoslovakia, she moved to Berlin in 1944 and began her professional artistic journey by studying graphics and experimental photography at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Berlin under the tutelage of Heinz Hajek-Halke. Vilander became known for her distinctive approach to nude photography, which combined aesthetic beauty with experimental techniques. Her work often explored the nuances of the human form, utilizing the Rolleiflex camera to play with grain, lighting, and composition. Starting in the late 1950s, she began publishing her works, which ranged from journalistically inspired studies to more abstract photographic explorations. Her style is noted for pushing the boundaries of eroticism through a refined, artistic lens. Her influence has extended to the moving image, notably inspiring the film 'Die Augen der Ica Vilander'.[1,2,3]
Themes
- nude photography
- experimental photography
- erotica
- human body
- aesthetics
Books
-
Akt apartauthor · photographer
Works by Ica Vilander
- Akt apart 1967 · Verlag der Europäischen Bücherei H.M. Hieronimi · book · German Experimental nude photography with Rolleiflex.
- La femme vue par une femme 1967 · book
- akt abstrakt 1968 · book
Works about Ica Vilander
- Die Augen der Ica Vilander Werner Klett film Film inspired by the work of Ica Vilander.