Yul Brynner
created: 05. 08. 2024 11:08 modified: 05. 08. 2024 11:08
Milan Berky (1961-) comes from Lučenec. He worked on the railway since 1979, after 35 years of work he lost his job. Being unemployed, he began to draw portraits. His portraits also reached Pope Francis and the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová. His drawing - a portrait of an Iraqi statesman, is used on postage stamps of Iraq. In addition to portraits, he also draws nudes. He exhibits not only in Slovakia, but also abroad.
In 2023, the Fund for the Promotion of the Culture of National Minorities of the Slovak Republic supported his exhibition of 30 portraits depicting Roma men and women from cultural, social and sporting life.
The drawings are in the B2 format. The technique used is charcoal drawing. Each portrait is signed with the author's signature and with the date. The portraits are framed.
The portrait depicts the actor Yul Brynner. The portrait was created in 2023.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Milan Berky general audience internal
Adam Cibuľa
created: 05. 08. 2024 11:03 modified: 05. 08. 2024 11:03
Milan Berky (1961-) comes from Lučenec. He worked on the railway since 1979, after 35 years of work he lost his job. Being unemployed, he began to draw portraits. His portraits also reached Pope Francis and the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová. His drawing - a portrait of an Iraqi statesman, is used on postage stamps of Iraq. In addition to portraits, he also draws nudes. He exhibits not only in Slovakia, but also abroad.
In 2023, the Fund for the Promotion of the Culture of National Minorities of the Slovak Republic supported his exhibition of 30 portraits depicting Roma men and women from cultural, social and sporting life.
The drawings are in the B2 format. The technique used is charcoal drawing. Each portrait is signed with the author's signature and with the date. The portraits are framed.
The portrait depicts the sportsman Adam Cibuľa. The portrait was created on 19 February 2024.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Milan Berky general audience internal
Iva Bittová
created: 05. 08. 2024 10:58 modified: 05. 08. 2024 10:58
Milan Berky (1961-) comes from Lučenec. He worked on the railway since 1979, after 35 years of work he lost his job. Being unemployed, he began to draw portraits. His portraits also reached Pope Francis and the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová. His drawing - a portrait of an Iraqi statesman, is used on postage stamps of Iraq. In addition to portraits, he also draws nudes. He exhibits not only in Slovakia, but also abroad.
In 2023, the Fund for the Promotion of the Culture of National Minorities of the Slovak Republic supported his exhibition of 30 portraits depicting Roma men and women from cultural, social and sporting life.
The drawings are in the B2 format. The technique used is charcoal drawing. Each portrait is signed with the author's signature and with the date. The portraits are framed.
The portrait depicts the singer Iva Bittová. The portrait was created on 17 January 2024.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Milan Berky general audience internal
Elvis Presley
created: 05. 08. 2024 10:52 modified: 05. 08. 2024 10:52
Milan Berky (1961-) comes from Lučenec. He worked on the railway since 1979, after 35 years of work he lost his job. Being unemployed, he began to draw portraits. His portraits also reached Pope Francis and the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová. His drawing - a portrait of an Iraqi statesman, is used on postage stamps of Iraq. In addition to portraits, he also draws nudes. He exhibits not only in Slovakia, but also abroad.
In 2023, the Fund for the Promotion of the Culture of National Minorities of the Slovak Republic supported his exhibition of 30 portraits depicting Roma men and women from cultural, social and sporting life.
The drawings are in the B2 format. The technique used is charcoal drawing. Each portrait is signed with the author's signature and with the date. The portraits are framed.
The portrait depicts the singer Elvis Presley. The portrait was created on 23 December, 2023.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Milan Berky general audience internal
Antonio Banderas
created: 05. 08. 2024 10:38 modified: 05. 08. 2024 10:42
Milan Berky (1961-) comes from Lučenec. He worked on the railway since 1979, after 35 years of work he lost his job. Being unemployed, he began to draw portraits. His portraits also reached Pope Francis and the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová. His drawing - a portrait of an Iraqi statesman, is used on postage stamps of Iraq. In addition to portraits, he also draws nudes. He exhibits not only in Slovakia, but also abroad.
In 2023, the Fund for the Promotion of the Culture of National Minorities of the Slovak Republic supported his exhibition of 30 portraits depicting Roma men and women from cultural, social and sporting life.
The drawings are in the B2 format. The technique used is charcoal drawing. Each portrait is signed with the author's signature and with the date. The portraits are framed.
The portrait depicts the actor Antonio Banderas. The portrait was created in 2018.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Milan Berky general audience internal
Abel Ravasz - Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Romani Communities
created: 02. 07. 2024 09:44 modified: 02. 07. 2024 09:45
Ábel Ravasz is a sociologist and politician who specializes in minorities and regions. He graduated from universities in Hungary and USA with the degrees in political science, economics and sociology. He was one of the advisors in the Most-Híd – the political party after what he became the party nominee for the post of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Romani Communities. He held the post from 2016 to 2020. He is a co-founder of the Purt organization, the one which organises the Romani, Hungarian and Slovak activists. He also served as the Executive Director of the Matej Bel Institute. In the interview, he talks about his work at the Office of the Slovak Republic Government Plenipotentiary for the Romani Communities, about his activities and priorities, as well as about the achievments and failures.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective academic biographical factual monologue guided Slovak Ábel Ravasz general audience internal
Ábel Ravasz
created: 02. 07. 2024 09:27 modified: 02. 07. 2024 09:27
Ábel Ravasz is a sociologist and politician who specializes in minorities and regions. He graduated from universities in Hungary and USA with the degrees in political science, economics and sociology. He was one of the advisors in the Most-Híd – the political party after what he became the party nominee for the post of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Romani Communities. He held the post from 2016 to 2020. He is a co-founder of the Purt organization, the one which organises the Romani, Hungarian and Slovak activists. He also served as the Executive Director of the Matej Bel Institute. In the interview he speaks about the topics of extremism, poverty, segregation or inter-ethnical relations. He speaks about the active participation of the minorities in Slovakia, as well as about the mission and work of Matej Bel Institute.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective academic biographical factual monologue guided Slovak Ábel Ravasz general audience internal
Ďusi Band Orchestra - C minor Hora Romanian
created: 01. 07. 2024 07:17 modified: 01. 07. 2024 07:19
The family band Ďusi Band Orchestra is from Prešov. The core members of the band are Július Bandy and his three sons, often accompanied by various guest musicians. Besides playing the instrumental compositions, the band performs also songs, with both folk andre their own lyrics. Until now the Band released two CDs - Romaňi dzeka (Romani Mood) and Aven, mulatinas (Let's Have Fun). The audiovisual recording presents the composition C minor Hora Romanian. The guest musician is Roland Horvath, playing the clarinet.
The video was recorded in the framework of the internal project of documentation of the family cimbalom bands, in Presov, in 2022.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Romani Ďusi Band Orchestra general audience internal
Ďusi Band Orchestra - The Songs: Don't Follow me, My Girl / What Shall I Do, Lord
created: 01. 07. 2024 07:08 modified: 01. 07. 2024 07:11
The family cimbalom band Ďusi Band core members are the father and his three sons, often accompanied by various guest musicians. The singer Anita Haffnerova and the Band sang the songs Maphir pal ma, čhajori / So me, Devla (Don't Come After Me, Girl / What I, My Lord). The guest musicians of the Band were Roland Horvath - clarinet and Jakub Haffner - accordion and vocals.
The video was recorded in the framework of the internal project of documentation of the family cimbalom bands, in Presov, in 2022.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk orchestra borrowed Romani Ďusi Band Orchestra general audience internal
Ďusi Band Orchestra - The Biggest Hospital in Kosice
created: 28. 06. 2024 12:19 modified: 28. 06. 2024 12:19
The family cimbalom band Ďusi Band core members are the father and his three sons, often accompanied by various guest musicians. The singer Anita Haffnerova and the Band sang the song Kašate nekbareder špitaľa (The Biggest Hospital in Košice). The guest musicians of the Band were Roland Horvath - clarinet and Jakub Haffner - accordion and vocals.
The video was recorded in the framework of the internal project of documentation of the family cimbalom bands, in Presov, in 2022.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk orchestra borrowed Romani Ďusi Band Orchestra general audience internal
