Labour Camp

created: 12. 03. 2024 10:34 modified: 12. 03. 2024 10:35

The author of the the picture is the painter Jozef Fečo. The painting belongs to the collection of 10 paintings depicting the theme of the Romani Holokaust. The collection is titled Devouring. The collection of paintings was created with financial support, the scholarship provided by the Fund for Promotion of the Culture of the National Minorities in Slovak Republic.
The painting is painted with acrylic paints on canvas measuring 100 cm x 110 cm.  
The title of this painting is Labour Camp. The author adds a description of the painting:
"The Roma were in labour camps where they participated in earthworks for the construction of a hydroelectric power station to regulate the Váh River."
Jozef Fečo is a graduate of the Secondary Art School in Prešov, majoring in design and artistic wood shaping. He is particularly interested in the mimics of human faces, their expressive value and typical personality traits. In 2015 and 2019 he created a series of 23 large-format paintings for the State Scientific Library in Prešov called Unknown Colours of Personalities.

category: fine arts

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Farewell

created: 12. 03. 2024 10:10 modified: 12. 03. 2024 10:11

The author of the the picture is the painter Jozef Fečo. The painting belongs to the collection of 10 paintings depicting the theme of the Romani Holokaust. The collection is titled Devouring. The collection of paintings was created with financial support, the scholarship provided by the Fund for Promotion of the Culture of the National Minorities in Slovak Republic.
The painting is painted with acrylic paints on canvas measuring 100 cm x 110 cm.  
The title of the painting is Farewell. The author adds a caption to the painting:
"Men and young boys were loaded into cars and taken to labour camps."
Jozef Fečo is a graduate of the Secondary Art School in Prešov, majoring in design and artistic wood shaping. He is particularly interested in the mimics of human faces, their expressive value and typical personality traits. In 2015 and 2019 he created a series of 23 large-format paintings for the State Scientific Library in Prešov called Unknown Colours of Personalities.

category: fine arts

tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Jozef Fečo general audience internal



Elena Lacková - Let's Get Introduced (The Debate in Handlová)

created: 08. 03. 2024 11:27 modified: 08. 03. 2024 11:28

The video is the archived material of the NGO Jekhetane-Spolu. Its content is the recorded debate of the writer Elena Lacková which took place in the Library in Handlová; this event being a part of the series of events named Let's Get Introduced. The original video is recorded on VHS tape, the digital version was made in 2002 through digitalization of the tape. Some parts of the debate in the original record are edited, hence the utterance of sentences isn't finished properly. The object is provided only for studying purposes and research of Elena Lacková. The author of the video isn't identified.
Elena Lacková was born on March 22, 1921 in Veľký Šariš. She is one of the most important Romani writer. She wrote fot both children and adult readers. She graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Charles University in Prague (1970). She wrote prose as well as dramatic pieces. She was a lifelong activist and Romani advocate.

category: speaking

tags: retrospective biographical dialogue general Slovak Elena Lacková general audience internal



Ábel Ravasz

created: 05. 03. 2024 08:45 modified: 05. 03. 2024 08:45

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 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



Roma and the Slovak National Uprising

created: 05. 03. 2024 07:56 modified: 05. 03. 2024 08:06

The editorial office of the Slovak Radio broadcasting for national minorities, the studio Košice, provided space for a meeting of the students from Košice secondary schools and the historian and ethnologist Zuzana Kumanová, during which the topic of the Slovak National Uprising was discussed. According to Zuzana Kumanová, the Slovak National Uprising anniversaries are also an opportunity for remembrance of the heroic deeds of the Roma who risked and sacrificed their lives in the fight for freedom and democracy. Zuzana Kumanová presents Roma not only as victims of war murders, but also as heroes, partisans and fighters for freedom. She also introduced the topic of identity to the listeners. The event’s host was Erika Godlová, it took place on September 13, 2018 in the studio of RTVS on Moyzesova street no. 7 in Košice.

category: speaking

tags: academic scientific discussion dialogue humanities Slovak Zuzana Kumanová Erika Godlová general audience internal



Rudolf Balog a Július Ökrös

created: 04. 03. 2024 14:32 modified: 04. 03. 2024 14:34

Rudolf Balog and Julius Okros are members of the cimbalom band named Peter Horvath Orchestra. Rudolf Balog plays double-bass, Julius Okros plays violin. In the interview with both of them, made as an outcome of documentation of the Romani cimbalom bands, they speak about musical family environment, the influence it had on their actual professional lives. Julius attended the Art School in Filakovo which he graduated, thus he achieved the secondary music education. When five year old, he got violin in his hands and keeps holding it still. Rudolf was self-taugh musician who learnt fundamental skills how to play the music instrument in his family. The video document was recorded on August 24, 2022 in Presov.

category: speaking

tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Rudolf Balog Július Ökrös internal general audience



Tera Fabianová

created: 20. 02. 2024 10:12 modified: 20. 02. 2024 10:13

Šarlota Bottová is a graduate of the Secondary Vocational School in Rimavská Sobota, cosmetologist. She started to study fine arts during her studies at high school, where the subject of aesthetics is taught. In aesthetics classes she got acquainted with portraiture, and extended her knowledge further as a self-taught artist, using resources available on the Internet and in professional literature. Her preferred technique is graphite pencil. In 2020, she also began working with colours and continues to pursue portraiture.
In 2020, she received a grant from the Fund for the Promotion of Culture of National Minorities of the Slovak Republic to create a collection of paintings - portraits of Roma writers and women writers.
The portrait depicts the writer Tera Fabianová.
Tera Fabianová (née Kurinová) was born on 15 October 1930 in Žiharec, Slovakia. She is considered the leading Roma writer and poet of the 20th century. She belongs to the older generation of Roma women writers who wrote in the Roma language. She worked as a crane operator in Prague for thirty-five years. She was fluent in four languages. Her literary talent was discovered by the Czech romist Milena Hübschmannová, who motivated her to write in Romani. She debuted with short stories in the magazine Romano lil in the 1960s. Her book Čavargoš / The Tramp (1991) belongs to the fantasy genre. This publication appealed to a wide Czech public. Vlastimil Brodský read this work for Czech Radio. The highlight of her work is her autobiography Sar me phiravas andre škola / How I Went to School (1992). In 2006 she received the Milena Hübschmann Literary Award for lifetime achievement. She died on 23 March 2007 in Prague.
Sources of information:
www.svedectviromu.cz/svedectvi/tera-fabianova
www.romarchive.eu/en/collection/p/tera-fabianova/

 

category: fine arts

tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Šarlota Bottová general audience internal



Eva Plešková Gašparová

created: 20. 02. 2024 09:14 modified: 20. 02. 2024 09:15

Šarlota Bottová is a graduate of the Secondary Vocational School in Rimavská Sobota, cosmetologist. She started to study fine arts during her studies at high school, where the subject of aesthetics is taught. In aesthetics classes she got acquainted with portraiture, and extended her knowledge further as a self-taught artist, using resources available on the Internet and in professional literature. Her preferred technique is graphite pencil. In 2020, she also began working with colours and continues to pursue portraiture.
In 2020, she received a grant from the Fund for the Promotion of Culture of National Minorities of the Slovak Republic to create a collection of paintings - portraits of Roma writers and women writers.
The portrait depicts the writer Eva Plešková Gašparová.
Eva Gašparová ( née Plešková) was born on 14 May 1951 in Očová. She graduated from the Secondary School of Economics in Lučenec. She worked as an economist from graduation until her retirement. She started writing only when she retired. She wrote stories about love and family, drawing on her own memories as well as those of her parents and grandparents. She writes in the Romani language. She was a member of the Roma Literary Club. She lived and worked in Banská Bystrica. She died in 2023.
Source:
amariluma.romanokher.sk/encyclopedia/gasparova-eva-rodena-pleskova/

category: fine arts

tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Šarlota Bottová general audience internal



Zlatica Rusová

created: 20. 02. 2024 08:44 modified: 20. 02. 2024 08:45

Šarlota Bottová is a graduate of the Secondary Vocational School in Rimavská Sobota, cosmetologist. She started to study fine arts during her studies at high school, where the subject of aesthetics is taught. In aesthetics classes she got acquainted with portraiture, and extended her knowledge further as a self-taught artist, using resources available on the Internet and in professional literature. Her preferred technique is graphite pencil. In 2020, she also began working with colours and continues to pursue portraiture.
In 2020, she received a grant from the Fund for the Promotion of Culture of National Minorities of the Slovak Republic to create a collection of paintings - portraits of Roma writers and women writers.
The portrait depicts the writer Zlatica Rusová.
Zlatica Rusová, née Boldišová was born in Kameňany (Revúca District). She started writing in 2004 at the age of 53, when she became seriously ill and had more time to write. She inherited her storytelling talent from her grandfather. She is the author of fairy tales and fables. She has collaborated with the editorial office Romano džaniben and with the portal romea.cz in the Czech Republic. She is a member of the Roma Literary Club. Her literary work entitled The Queen of Water has been made into an audio-dramatisation in Slovak and Romani by the State Scientific Library in Prešov.

category: fine arts

tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Šarlota Bottová general audience internal



Elena Lacková

created: 20. 02. 2024 08:10 modified: 20. 02. 2024 08:10

Šarlota Bottová is a graduate of the Secondary Vocational School in Rimavská Sobota, cosmetologist. She started to study fine arts during her studies at high school, where the subject of aesthetics is taught. In aesthetics classes she got acquainted with portraiture, and extended her knowledge further as a self-taught artist, using resources available on the Internet and in professional literature. Her preferred technique is graphite pencil. In 2020, she also began working with colours and continues to pursue portraiture.
In 2020, she received a grant from the Fund for the Promotion of Culture of National Minorities of the Slovak Republic to create a collection of paintings - portraits of Roma writers and women writers.
The portrait depicts the writer Elena Lacková.
Elena Lacková (22.3.1921, Veľký Šariš - 1.1.2003, Košice) was one of the most important representatives of the Roma social and political emancipation movement in the second half of the 20th century in Slovakia. She was the founder of modern Roma literature in Slovakia, she was at the birth of the first post-war Roma organisation (the Roma-Gypsy Association, 1969 - 1973), co-founder of the first Roma periodical after 1989 Romano ľil. Elena Lacková became a symbol of the Roma movement in Slovakia.

category: fine arts

tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Šarlota Bottová general audience internal


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