Ondrej Gadžor - A Boy
created: 13. 01. 2022 09:33 modified: 13. 01. 2022 09:51
A wooden sculpture called A Boy depicts a male figure with folded arms with his head looking to the side. The figure stands on a pedestal. Used wood not specified. The author has his own brand on the pedestal - a carved name. At the bottom is a sticker with the name of the sculpture and probably with the price.
Height: 20 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
The sculpture is from the collection of OZ Jekhetane - Together.
Ondrej Gadžor (9.7.1956 - 19.10.2013) - the native of Krásna nad Hornádom village, began with woodcarving at the age of 24. He worked with various types of material - stone, even with horn or shells, but especially with wood. He developed a unique sculptural handwriting, influenced by the school of the academic sculptor Vojtech Löfller, in whose atelier he worked for eleven years. Among the main themes stands a woman. He had several solo exhibitions, he regularly attended sculpture open air events. He performed at several solo exhibitions home and abroad. His works are exhibited i. a. also in Los Angeles, or the Vatican and many are part of the collections of museums in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic (East Slovak Museum in Košice, SNM-Museum of Romani Culture in Slovakia in Martin, Vojtech Löffler Museum in Košice, Museum of Romani Culture in Brno).
author: Ondrej Gadžor
copyright: State Scientific Library in Prešov
recorded: 01. 10. 2021
category: Crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Ondrej Gadžor general audience internal
