The Guardsmen
created: 06. 09. 2022 13:15 modified: 06. 09. 2022 13:16
The author of the painting is the painter Jozef Fečo. The painting is a part of the 11-pieces collection of pictures covering the events of the Romani Holocaust. The author found the inspiration in the literary work of Elena Lacková, specifically in her novel The Dead Never Return. The collection was created with support of the stipend provided by the Fund for Minorities’ Culture Development SR.
The author provides description of the painting by the quoting the novel:
“Don’t hesitate. Here’s the application form, take it and sign it. The law is also against Gypsies. But, when you become a member you save your black kids… The commissar saw his chance as he finished speaking and handed him the application.
Michal broke out in cold sweat. No, no more humiliation, nor deception! He approached the table and signed the application form to become a member of Hlinka’s Guard. Even with a stone face.”
Jozef Fečo is a graduate of the Secondary Art School in Prešov, majoring in design and artistic wood shaping. He is primarily interested in the facial expressions of human faces, their expressive value and typical personality traits. For the State Science Library in Prešov, he created a series of 23 large-format paintings in 2015 and 2019 called Unknown Colours of Personalities.
copyright: State Scientific Library in Prešov
recorded: 19. 07. 2022
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Jozef Fečo general audience internal
