Jozef Cichý - Zefirín Jiménez Malla
created: 04. 04. 2022 09:05 modified: 04. 04. 2022 09:12
The 71 cm x 51 cm painting depicts a portrait of Blessed Zefirín Jiménez Malla. The technique used is oil on hardboard.The author of the painting is Jozef Cichý. The painting was a part of the collection created by organization Jekhetane-Spolu which was supporting the work of the Romani artists. The artifact is not dated. It was many times exhibited at events organized by the Jekhetane-Spolu association, including one of the most famous exhibitions entitled We Paint for Love - Čitrinas perdal o kamiben within the Roma Traveling Gallery. Jozef Cichý (1966-) is a painter of the Romani origin from the village Nižný Žipov in the district of Trebišov. The vehicle mechanic by profession, devoted many of his years of life to painting exclusively. His artwork is mainly influenced by Salvador Dali, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarotti and Rafael Santi. He paints mostly with acrylic and oil colours on canvas or sololit. Several of his wall paintings are in churches and funeral houses. The main motives of his artwork are of sacral nature as well as family evironment, war and "romipen". In 90s of the past century he received award for painting in the Slovak competition of amateur art work in Trečín. Among the works of other Romani artists were his paintings exhibited in Poland, in the Museum of the Romani Culture in Brno, in Bratislava at the exhibition titled Heartprints at the Pallette of Romani Artists, in Prešov, in Michalovce at the exhibition titled Romane čercheňa (Romani Stars) or in Stropkov. Currently, his paintings can be seen in approximately 30 villages in funeral houses and churches, exhibited in the Museum of Romani Culture in Brno and in other places both in Slovakia and abroad.
author: Jozef Cichý
copyright: State Scientific Library in Prešov
recorded: 22. 02. 2022
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Jozef Cichý Zefirín Jiménez Malla general audience internal
