A Portrait
created: 23. 11. 2022 13:45 modified: 23. 11. 2022 13:48
The artwork depicts a portrait of a woman. The drawing was created by Jitka Kalejová,11 year old pupil from the Primary School in Jarovnice, no. 192. The oil pastel drawing is on an A3 format drawing, created in 2017. Jitka Kalejová was a 6th grade student.
On the back of the drawing there is a label with identifying information about the school, the artist and the name of the painting in English.
The school is known for the fact that it has won many awards at home and abroad for the artistic works of the pupils (India, Japan, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). Pupils are taught by the teacher Mgr. Jan Sajko. They exhibited independently in many cities, such as Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hanover, Strasbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from a socially disadvantaged environment, mostly from the Romani settlement in the village of Jarovnice.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Jitka Kalejová general audience internal
Mother and son
created: 23. 11. 2022 12:14 modified: 23. 11. 2022 13:03
The artwork depicts a mother with a child in her arms. The work was created by Gabriel Dužda at the age of 10, from the Primary School in Jarovnice, no. 192. The colored pencil drawing is on an A3 format drawing, created in 2015. Gabriel Dužda was a 5th grade student.
On the back of the drawing there is a label with identifying information about the school, the artist and the name of the painting in English.
The school is known for the fact that it has won many awards at home and abroad for the artistic works of the pupils (India, Japan, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). Pupils are taught by the teacher Mgr. Jan Sajko. They exhibited independently in many cities, such as Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hanover, Strasbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from a socially disadvantaged environment, mostly from the Romani settlement in the village of Jarovnice.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Gabriel Dužda general audience internal
Mother with Kids
created: 23. 11. 2022 11:09 modified: 23. 11. 2022 11:10
The artwork depicts a mother with children. The work was created by Martin Lacko, age of 13 at the time, a pupil in the Primary School in Jarovnice no. 192. The technique used combines glued pieces of paper with drawing. The drawing is A3, created in 2019.
On the back of the drawing there is a label with identifying information about the school, the artist and the name of the painting in English.
The school is known for the fact that it has won many awards at home and abroad for the artistic works of the pupils (India, Japan, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). Pupils are taught by the teacher Mgr. Jan Sajko. They exhibited independently in many cities, such as Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hanover, Strasbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from a socially disadvantaged environment, mostly from the Romani settlement in the village of Jarovnice.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Martin Lacko general audience internal
Vojtech Kӧkény - The Settlement Podhorany
created: 30. 06. 2022 13:07 modified: 18. 07. 2022 08:59
The 61 cm x 43 cm drawing shows a portrait of a man from a Romani settlement in Podhorany. The technique used is red chalk on paper. The author is Vojtech Kökény. The image is signed in the lower right corner of the drawing, the drawing was created in 2001. The painting was part of the collection built by the civic association Jekhetane-Spolu, which supported the work of Romani artists.
PhDr. Vojtech Kökény (Kökény Kotyer Béla) was born in 1956 in a Romani settlement in the village of Cakov near Rimavská Seč. He came from a musical family. For many years he worked as a worker on various construction sites in Slovakia and abroad. He devoted himself to fine arts, politics and local activism. As he himself mentions in one of the interviews, he was not a prolific painter. He worked with pencils, water and oil paints. He exhibited his works mainly in the Romani Traveling Gallery, organized by the Civic Association Jekhetane-Spolu under the leadership of Daniela Hivešová-Šilanová. From 1995 to 2005 he worked at the District Office in Rimavská Sobota as a social worker.
He was a member of the Roma Civic Initiative (ROI) party, later joined the Roma Intelligence for Coexistence (RIS) party, and ended his political career in the Roma Coalition Party (SRK). In 2005, he ran for Headperson of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Vojtech Kӧkény general audience internal
Vojtech Kӧkény - Pegasus
created: 30. 06. 2022 12:54 modified: 18. 07. 2022 08:59
The drawing measuring 61 cm x 43 cm shows a portrait of a horse - Pegasus. The technique used is red chalk on paper. The author is Vojtech Kökény. The image is signed in the lower right corner of the drawing, the drawing was created in 2001. The painting was part of the collection built by the civic association Jekhetane-Spolu, which supported the work of Romani artists.
PhDr. Vojtech Kökény (Kökény Kotyer Béla) was born in 1956 in a Romani settlement in the village of Cakov near Rimavská Seč. He came from a musical family. For many years he worked as a worker on various construction sites in Slovakia and abroad. He devoted himself to fine arts, politics and local activism. As he himself mentions in one of the interviews, he was not a prolific painter. He worked with pencils, water and oil paints. He exhibited his works mainly in the Romani Traveling Gallery, organized by the Civic Association Jekhetane-Spolu under the leadership of Daniela Hivešová-Šilanová. From 1995 to 2005 he worked at the District Office in Rimavská Sobota as a social worker.
He was a member of the Roma Civic Initiative (ROI) party, later joined the Roma Intelligence for Coexistence (RIS) party, and ended his political career in the Roma Coalition Party (SRK). In 2005, he ran for Headperson of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Vojtech Kӧkény general audience internal
Vojtech Kӧkény - Jozef Ravasz József
created: 30. 06. 2022 11:22 modified: 18. 07. 2022 09:03
The drawing measuring 101 cm x 74 cm portrays the Romani writer Jozef Ravasz Jozsef. The technique used is red chalk on paper. The author is Vojtech Kökény. The picture is signed on the lower right corner, the drawing was created in 2001. The painting was part of the collection built by the civic association Jekhetane-Spolu, which supported the work of Romani artists.
PhDr. Vojtech Kökény (Kökény Kotyer Béla) was born in 1956 in a Romani settlement in the village of Cakov near Rimavská Seč. He came from a musical family. For many years he worked as a worker on various construction sites in Slovakia and abroad. He devoted himself to fine arts, politics and local activism. As he himself mentions in one of the interviews, he was not a prolific painter. He worked with pencils, water and oil paints. He exhibited his works mainly in the Romani Traveling Gallery, organized by the Civic Association Jekhetane-Spolu under the leadership of Daniela Hivešová-Šilanová. From 1995 to 2005 he worked at the District Office in Rimavská Sobota as a social worker.
He was a member of the Roma Civic Initiative (ROI) party, later joined the Roma Intelligence for Coexistence (RIS) party, and ended his political career in the Roma Coalition Party (SRK). In 2005, he ran for Headperson of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Vojtech Kӧkény general audience internal
Vojtech Kӧkény - Antigypsism
created: 30. 06. 2022 10:52 modified: 30. 06. 2022 10:55
The painting on sololit measuring 10cm x 74 cm without name. The name Antigypsism was created by a cataloger. The technique used is painting on sololit. The author is Vojtech Kökény. The painting portrays a man writing the racial slogans on the wall. The painting is signed in lower left corner, the year of its creation is not written. The painting was part of the collection built by the civic association Jekhetane-Spolu, which supported the work of Romani artists.
PhDr. Vojtech Kökény (Kökény Kotyer Béla) was born in 1956 in a Romani settlement in the village of Cakov near Rimavská Seč. He came from a musical family. For many years he worked as a worker on various construction sites in Slovakia and abroad. He devoted himself to fine arts, politics and local activism. As he himself mentions in one of the interviews, he was not a prolific painter. He worked with pencils, water and oil paints. He exhibited his works mainly in the Romani Traveling Gallery, organized by the Civic Association Jekhetane-Spolu under the leadership of Daniela Hivešová-Šilanová. From 1995 to 2005 he worked at the District Office in Rimavská Sobota as a social worker.
He was a member of the Roma Civic Initiative (ROI) party, later joined the Roma Intelligence for Coexistence (RIS) party, and ended his political career in the Roma Coalition Party (SRK). In 2005, he ran for Headperson of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Vojtech Kӧkény general audience internal
Vojtech Kӧkény - The Last Lord of Steppe
created: 30. 06. 2022 10:39 modified: 30. 06. 2022 10:41
The painting on canvas measuring 101 cm x 74 cm is titled The Last Lord of Steppe. The technique used is painting, oil on canvas. The author is Vojtech Kökény. The painting portrays a man sitting on horse. The painting is signed in the lower right corner, the year of creation is 2001. The painting was part of the collection built by the civic association Jekhetane-Spolu, which supported the work of Romani artists.
PhDr. Vojtech Kökény (Kökény Kotyer Béla) was born in 1956 in a Romani settlement in the village of Cakov near Rimavská Seč. He came from a musical family. For many years he worked as a worker on various construction sites in Slovakia and abroad. He devoted himself to fine arts, politics and local activism. As he himself mentions in one of the interviews, he was not a prolific painter. He worked with pencils, water and oil paints. He exhibited his works mainly in the Romani Traveling Gallery, organized by the Civic Association Jekhetane-Spolu under the leadership of Daniela Hivešová-Šilanová. From 1995 to 2005 he worked at the District Office in Rimavská Sobota as a social worker.
He was a member of the Roma Civic Initiative (ROI) party, later joined the Roma Intelligence for Coexistence (RIS) party, and ended his political career in the Roma Coalition Party (SRK). In 2005, he ran for Headperson of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Vojtech Kӧkény general audience internal
Vojtech Kӧkény - Self-portrait
created: 30. 06. 2022 10:09 modified: 30. 06. 2022 10:38
The painting on the wooden panel measuring 32 cm x 45 cm is a self-portrait of the author of the painting. The title of the image is "Self-portrait". The technique used is painting. The author is Vojtech Kökény. The painting is signed, the year of creation is 1988. The painting was part of the collection built by the civic association Jekhetane-Spolu, which supported the work of Romani artists.
PhDr. Vojtech Kökény (Kökény Kotyer Béla) was born in 1956 in a Romani settlement in the village of Cakov near Rimavská Seč. He came from a musical family. For many years he worked as a worker on various construction sites in Slovakia and abroad. He devoted himself to fine arts, politics and local activism. As he himself mentions in one of the interviews, he was not a prolific painter. He worked with pencils, water and oil paints. He exhibited his works mainly in the Romani Traveling Gallery, organized by the Civic Association Jekhetane-Spolu under the leadership of Daniela Hivešová-Šilanová. From 1995 to 2005 he worked at the District Office in Rimavská Sobota as a social worker.
He was a member of the Roma Civic Initiative (ROI) party, later joined the Roma Intelligence for Coexistence (RIS) party, and ended his political career in the Roma Coalition Party (SRK). In 2005, he ran for Headperson of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Vojtech Kӧkény general audience internal
Jozef Cichý - The Usurer
created: 04. 04. 2022 11:33 modified: 04. 04. 2022 11:39
The 15 cm x 20 cm drawing portrays the usurer in the Romani settlement. The drawing is titled „The Usurer“. The technique is red clay colour on paper. The author of the drawing 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. 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 Trenčín. 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 aproximately 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.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Jozef Cichý general audience internal
