Pope Francis
created: 31. 03. 2016 16:17 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The painted portrait of Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio S.J.) painted by Romani artist Jozef Fečo, was created as an illustration for the article in Romano Nevo Ľil newspapers. Inspiration for the picture was a photograph. Painted on plasterboard with dimensions 35 cm (H) x 71 cm (W), in 2015. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio S.J. (1936-) is Catholic priest from Argentina and the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
category: fine arts
Esma Redžepova
created: 13. 01. 2016 11:04 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Jozef Fečo is an amateur graphic artist who graduated at the Secondary Art School in Prešov. He studied wood design and carving. In 2011, he actively started to create his own works with his first work being the painting of Jesus on canvas. A series of ten fine art portraits of world famous personalities was created within the priority project "Live Books (word – video – audio)" supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic in April and May 2015. The artist Jozef Fečo prepared 9 portraits in his home environment in the village of Kračúnovce (May 2015). The tenth portrait was created in the premises of the Documentation and Information Centre of the Roma Culture. The person depicted in the portrait is Esma Redžepova. She belongs among the famous Romani singers, she was born on 8 August 1943 in Skopje, Macedonia. Her songs are very well-known and popular in many countries, sung by all generations. At the age of 9, she wrote her first song "Chajorije Shukarije", which became a hit in the whole Europe. She released more than 20 albums and performed almost 30 000 concerts. In 1976, she was declared for a Queen of World Gipsy music. Painting dimensions: 120 cm (w) x 100 cm (h). Painted on plasterboard in a pop-art style.
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Rosa Taikon
created: 13. 01. 2016 11:02 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Jozef Fečo is an amateur graphic artist who graduated at the Secondary Art School in Prešov. He studied wood design and carving. In 2011, he actively started to create his own works with his first work being the painting of Jesus on canvas. A series of ten fine art portraits of world famous personalities was created within the priority project "Live Books (word – video – audio)" supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic in April and May 2015. The artist Jozef Fečo prepared 9 portraits in his home environment in the village of Kračúnovce (May 2015). The tenth portrait was created in the premises of the Documentation and Information Centre of the Roma Culture, in September 2015. The person depicted in the portrait is Rosa Sofia Ingeborg Taikon (30. July 1926). She graduated from the Collage of Fine Arts, in 1966. Her art-craft creations are based on the traditional Romani patterns, they are enriched by motifs from India, with final touch of her own fantasy. In addition to the arts, Rosa Taikon participated on political and social activities related to Roma. In 2013, she was awarded with the Olof Palme Prize, for her lifelong fight for human rights. Painting dimensions: 120 cm (w) x 100 cm (h). Painted on plasterboard in a pop-art style.
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Elena Lacková
created: 13. 01. 2016 10:15 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Jozef Fečo is an amateur graphic artist who graduated at the Secondary Art School in Prešov. He studied wood design and carving. In 2011, he actively started to create his own works with his first work being the painting of Jesus on canvas. A series of ten fine art portraits of world famous personalities was created within the priority project "Live Books (word – video – audio)" supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic in April and May 2015. The artist Jozef Fečo prepared 9 portraits (May 2015) in his home environment in the village of Kračúnovce. The tenth portrait was created in the premises of the Documentation and Information Centre of the Roma Culture. The person depicted in the portrait is Elena Lackova. She was born on 22nd March 1921 in Velky Saris. She belongs to the eminent Romani writers. Her works are addressed to the children and also adults. She graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague (1970). She dealt also with the prose and drama. She was lifelong activist and Romani revivalist. She died on 1st January 2003 in Kosice. Painting dimensions: 120 cm (w) x 100 cm (h). Painted on plasterboard in a pop-art style.
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Joaquín Cortés
created: 30. 07. 2015 14:18 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Jozef Fečo is an amateur graphic artist who graduated at the Secondary Art School in Prešov. He studied wood design and carving. In 2011, he actively started to create his own works with his first work being the painting of Jesus on canvas. A series of ten fine art portraits of world famous personalities was created within the priority project "Live Books (word – video – audio)" supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic in April and May 2015. The artist Jofe Fečo prepared 9 portraits in his home environment in the village of Kračúnovce. The tenth portrait was created in the premises of the Documentation and Information Centre of the Roma Culture. The person depicted in the portrait is Joaquín Cortés, a ballet and flamenco dancer. He was born in 1969 in Spain. When creating dance choreographies, he cooperated with important world pop music figures. Picture dimensions. Picture dimensions: 120cm (š) x 100cm (v). The underlying material is plasterboard. Fine art technique used: pop art - street art.
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Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira
created: 30. 07. 2015 13:59 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Jozef Fečo is an amateur graphic artist who graduated at the Secondary Art School in Prešov. He studied wood design and carving. In 2011, he actively started to create his own works with his first work being the painting of Jesus on canvas. A series of ten fine art portraits of world famous personalities was created within the priority project "Live Books (word – video – audio)" supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic in April and May 2015. The artist Jozef Fečo prepared 9 portraits in his home environment in the village of Kračúnovce. The tenth portrait was created in the premises of the Documentation and Information Centre of the Roma Culture. The person depicted in the portrait is Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira. He was the president of Brasilia between 1956 and 1961. His mother was of Roma descent and his grandfather, Jan Kubíček of Třeboň, was a Czech Roma. Picture dimensions: 120cm (š) x 100cm (v). The underlying material is plasterboard. Fine art technique used: pop art - street art.
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Yul Brynner
created: 29. 07. 2015 10:02 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Jozef Fečo is an amateur graphic artist who graduated at the Secondary Art School in Prešov. He studied wood design and carving. In 2011, he actively started to create his own works with his first work being the painting of Jesus on canvas. A series of ten fine art portraits of world famous personalities was created within the priority project "Live Books (word – video – audio)" supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic in April and May 2015. The artist Jozef Fečo prepared 9 portraits in his home environment in the village of Kračúnovce. The tenth portrait was created in the premises of the Documentation and Information Centre of the Roma Culture. The person depicted in the portrait is an actor Yul Brynner. He was born in 1920 in Russia and died in 1985 in New York (USA). He won an Oscar but he became the most famous for his character in the cult western film The Magnificent Seven. He publicly acknowledged his Roma origin. He was a co-founder and the president of the International Romani Union. Picture dimensions: 120cm (š) x 100cm (v). The underlying material is plasterboard. Fine art technique used: pop art - street art.
category: fine arts
Tony Gatlif
created: 24. 07. 2015 13:28 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Jozef Fečo is an amateur graphic artist who graduated at the Secondary Art School in Prešov. He studied wood design and carving. In 2011, he actively started to create his own works with his first work being the painting of Jesus on canvas. A series of ten fine art portraits of world famous personalities was created within the priority project "Live Books (word – video – audio)" supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic in April and May 2015. The artist Jozef Fečo prepared 9 portraits in his home environment in the village of Kračúnovce. The tenth portrait was created in the premises of the Documentation and Information Centre of the Roma Culture. The person depicted in the portrait is Tony Gatlif (Michel Dahmani Gatlif), a film producer and director. He was born on 10 September 1948 in Algiers into a very poor family of a Roma Spanish mother and Arabic father. He lives and creates in France. He became famous for his films focusing on Roma theme Latcho drom a Gadjo dilo. Picture dimensions: 120cm (š) x 100cm (v). The underlying material is plasterboard. Fine art technique used: pop art - stencil art.
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Rita Hayworthová
created: 23. 07. 2015 10:06 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Jozef Fečo is an amateur graphic artist who graduated at the Secondary Art School in Prešov. He studied wood design and carving. In 2011, he actively started to create his own works with his first work being the painting of Jesus on canvas. A series of ten fine art portraits of world famous personalities was created within the priority project "Live Books (word – video – audio)" supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic in April and May 2015. The artist Jozef Fečo prepared 9 portraits in his home environment in the village of Kračúnovce. The tenth portrait was created in the premises of the Documentation and Information Centre of the Roma Culture. The person depicted in the portrait is Rita Hayworth (Margarita Carmen Cansino), an American dancer and actor. She was born in 1918 and she is best known starring in The Loves of Carmen (1948), Dancing Pirate (1936), or Circus World (1964). Her father, Eduardo Cansino, open a dance school in Hollywood in 1926. She died in 1987 in the USA. Picture dimensions: 120cm (š) x 100cm (v). The underlying material is plasterboard. Fine art technique used: pop art - stencil art.
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Michael Caine
created: 16. 07. 2015 14:17 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Jozef Fečo is an amateur graphic artist who graduated at the Secondary Art School in Prešov. He studied wood design and carving. In 2011, he actively started to create his own works with his first work being the painting of Jesus on canvas. A series of ten fine art portraits of world famous personalities was created within the priority project "Live Books (word – video – audio)" supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic in April and May 2015. The artist Jozef Fečo prepared 9 portraits in his home environment in the village of Kračúnovce. The tenth portrait was created in the premises of the Documentation and Information Centre of the Roma Culture. The person depicted in the portrait is Michael Caine, an English actor born in 1933. His father came from London Roma family dealing with horse trading. He admits he has the blood of the Roma in his veins. In 2000, he was knighted. Picture dimensions: 120cm (š) x 100cm (v). The underlying material is plasterboard. Fine art technique used: pop art - stencil art.
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