Róbert Rigó - Roma in Slovakia
created: 13. 01. 2022 14:21 modified: 13. 01. 2022 14:21
The map of Slovakia was forged in 2014. "I wanted to forge the map before, but there was never time for that," says its author Róbert Rigó. A Roma wheel is built on the map, which symbolizes the history of the Roma in Slovakia. "Everyone who looks at the product knows what I wanted. It is a delicate product, small and affordable," added R. Rigó. Product dimensions: 15.4 cm (length), 6 cm (width), 6.3 cm (height).
Róbert Rigó is an artistic blacksmith from Dunajská Lužná. Hand-forged items come from his blacksmith shop and the Hephaeston blacksmith shop. From small candlesticks to large railings or dominant gates. They can be found all over Slovakia and in many countries around the world.
Róbert Rigó focuses on traditional works with an effort to preserve old Romani blacksmith motifs and techniques.
He is the chairman of OZ Charťikano, which organizes an event called the European Roma Forging Symposium.
In the past, Dunajská Lužná was called the Iron Village. The blacksmith craft has a tradition of more than 300 years and to this day there is the largest number of blacksmith workshops in the whole of Slovakia.
category: Crafts
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Jaroslav Cicko - A Woman in Traditional Costume
created: 13. 01. 2022 12:45 modified: 13. 01. 2022 12:46
The sculpture, unlike other author’s works has not the round but the sharp shapes, as it is the artistic shortened path to expression of the author’s intent. It displays the motif of a woman dressed in traditional folk clothes – the traditonal costume. The sculpture is signed by author at its bottom part. The sculpture was named by the cataloguer as there is no descriptive label.
Height: 38 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
The statue comes from the collection of OZ Jekhetane-Spolu.
Jaroslav Cicko is a well-known Romani artist and sculptor who created his works mainly from wood, but also stone.
He was born on March 25, 1939 in Martin and died on November 18, 2010 in Horná Štubňa in the district of Turčianske Teplice.
He worked as a toolmaker at the Heavy Engineering Plant in Martin and as a carver at the Martin Studio of Non-Professional Artists. He was a lecturer at symposia of non-professional artists.
In 2000, he exhibited his works and demonstrated various methods of creating his works in Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, France and Italy. The most common motif of his works is a woman in all her forms.
category: Crafts
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Jaroslav Cicko - A Girl
created: 13. 01. 2022 12:32 modified: 13. 01. 2022 12:37
The sculpture made of one piece of wood is a depiction of a young Romani girl with loose hair, with characteristic beads on her neck, a typical long flowing skirt and a large scarf in her hand. The statue contains the author's signature on its bottom. The name of the statue is created by the cataloger, as the statue does not contain any descriptive label.
Height: 69 cm
Width: 12 cm
The statue comes from the collection of OZ Jekhetane-Spolu.
Jaroslav Cicko is a well-known Romani artist and sculptor who created his works mainly from wood, but also stone.
He was born on March 25, 1939 in Martin and died on November 18, 2010 in Horná Štubňa in the district of Turčianske Teplice.
He worked as a toolmaker at the Heavy Engineering Plant in Martin and as a carver at the Martin Studio of Non-Professional Artists. He was a lecturer at symposia of non-professional artists.
In 2000, he exhibited his works and demonstrated various methods of creating his works in Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, France and Italy.
The most common motif of his works is a woman in all her forms.
category: Crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Jaroslav Cicko general audience internal
Jaroslav Cicko - Escape
created: 13. 01. 2022 11:16 modified: 13. 01. 2022 11:19
Escape (1984)
The three-piece composition of a kneeling old woman and a young mother with a baby in her arms is a sculpture made of one piece of wood. Faces are carved in great details, what is typical. It expresses suffering of those who, as unwanted, find themselves on the run from their home.
The statue does not have the author's signature. The statue also contains the original handwritten label with the title of the work and the year. It is supplemented by a label with the author's name, address and title.
Height: 47 cm
Width: 18 cm
The statue comes from the collection of OZ Jekhetane-Spolu.
Jaroslav Cicko is a well-known Romani artist and sculptor who created his works mainly from wood, but also stone.
He was born on March 25, 1939 in Martin and died on November 18, 2010 in Horná Štubňa in the district of Turčianske Teplice.
He worked as a toolmaker at the Heavy Engineering Plant in Martin and as a carver at the Martin Studio of Non-Professional Artists. He was a lecturer at symposia of non-professional artists.
In 2000, he exhibited his works and demonstrated various methods of creating his works in Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, France and Italy.
The most common motif of his works is a woman in all her forms.
category: Crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Jaroslav Cicko general audience internal
Jaroslav Cicko - Mother
created: 13. 01. 2022 11:06 modified: 13. 01. 2022 11:07
Mother (2000). The statue depicts a young woman - a mother with a baby in her arms. The beautiful sculpture is made of one piece of wood. The work is characterized by a detailed elaboration of the features of the face of a woman and a child.
At the bottom of the statue is the author's signature. The statue also contains a handwritten label with the title of the work and the year.
Height: 84.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
The statue comes from the collection of OZ Jekhetane-Spolu.
Jaroslav Cicko is a well-known Romani artist and sculptor who created his works mainly from wood, but also stone.
He was born on March 25, 1939 in Martin and died on November 18, 2010 in Horná Štubňa in the district of Turčianske Teplice.
He worked as a toolmaker at the Heavy Engineering Plant in Martin and as a carver at the Martin Studio of Non-Professional Artists. He was a lecturer at symposia of non-professional artists.
In 2000, he exhibited his works and demonstrated various methods of creating his works in Germany, the Czech Republic, Spain, France and Italy.
The most common motif of his works is a woman in all her forms.
category: Crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Jaroslav Cicko general audience internal
Ondrej Gadžor - Madona II.
created: 13. 01. 2022 10:51 modified: 13. 01. 2022 10:51
The wooden sculpture depicts a female figure - the Madonna. The name is artificially created by the cataloger, as the statue does not have its own designation. The sculpture is made of one piece of wood. Used wood is not specified. At the bottom back, the author has his own brand - a carved name.
Height: 44.5 cm
Width: 6 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).
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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).
category: Crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Ondrej Gadžor general audience internal
Wedge by a Wedge
created: 18. 03. 2021 12:28 modified: 18. 03. 2021 12:29
The photo shows a blacksmith's artifact called the Wedge by the Wedge. These are two metal wedges, connected by forging. The author is the artistic blacksmith Ivan Šarközy from the village Dunajská Lužná. The photos were taken during the European Roma Blacksmithing Symposium in 2014. The idea for the creation of this artifact arose from the proverb that says: the wedge is being wedged with a wedge.Ivan Sarkozy was born into the family with smithing ingrained in its history. In Dunajska Luzna he works in their family blacksmithery. His professional education is the ship mechanic, the profession he never worked in. He is fully dedicated to the smithing, especially smithcraft. His hobby is creation of iron sculptures made of iron scrap.
category: Crafts
tags: active modern artistic metal smithery Ivan Šarközy general audience internal
A Bird
created: 18. 03. 2021 12:16 modified: 05. 05. 2021 07:42
The photo shows a bird made of scrap metal. The author is the artistic blacksmith Ivan Šarközy from the village Dunajská Lužná. The photos were taken during the European Roma Blacksmith Symposium in 2014. The artistic blacksmith was thinking about how to use scrap metal. The first model was made of cardboard. The blacksmith creates similar artifacts from scrap metal.
Ivan Sarkozy was born into the family with smithing ingrained in its history. In Dunajska Luzna he works in their family blacksmithery. His professional education is the ship mechanic, the profession he never worked in. He is fully dedicated to the smithing, especially smithcraft. His hobby is creation of iron sculptures made of iron scrap.
category: Crafts
tags: active modern artistic metal smithery Ivan Šarközy general audience internal
The Cross
created: 18. 03. 2021 12:04 modified: 18. 03. 2021 12:04
An enlargement of the cross he created for his brother who passed away. The cross is inserted into the rock. It is a more demanding forging work, especially for bending and the precision required to make it one unit. The cross was created during the blacksmith symposium in 2013.
Ivan Sarkozy was born into the family with smithing ingrained in its history. In Dunajska Luzna he works in their family blacksmithery. His professional education is the ship mechanic, the profession he never worked in. He is fully dedicated to the smithing, especially smithcraft. His hobby is creation of iron sculptures made of iron scrap.
category: Crafts
tags: active modern artistic metal smithery Ivan Šarközy general audience internal