Landscape
created: 13. 01. 2022 13:04 modified: 13. 01. 2022 13:05
The painting on wood depicts the landscape with three wooden houses. The author of the painting is Lukáš Giňa, the pupil from the Elementary School in Jarovnice. He painted the object at 11 years old when attended the 5th grade. The year when the painting was painted is not mentioned at the descriptive label. The painting's name is Landscape.
Painting on wood was initiated by Jan Sajko. This kind of creative work with his students started in 1986. He was using waste wood of various sorts, best with flaws at those determined the way of future painting.
The painting is painted on a piece of wood, 22 cm in the width at its widest part, 21 cm of height. The thickness of the wood is 2 cm in the thickest part, the thickness gradually decreases. The backside is labeled with descriptive label, the handle is on the upper part.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 3D artifact painting Lukáš Giňa general audience internal
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
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Jaroslav Cicko general audience
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).
category: Crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Ondrej Gadžor general audience internal
Ondrej Gadžor - Madona I.
created: 13. 01. 2022 10:04 modified: 13. 01. 2022 10:11
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 female figure stands on a pedestal. Used wood is not listed. The author has his own brand on the pedestal - a carved name.
Height: 38 cm
Width: 5 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: extinct traditional artistic wood carving Ondrej Gadžor general audience internal
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
Lomnické čháve - Savana
created: 11. 01. 2022 12:11 modified: 28. 02. 2022 10:01
Lomnické čháve is a Romani rom-pop band lead by Milan Polhoš, the manager is Tomáš Slebodník. Their repertoir consists mostly of Romani, Slovak and other nation’s folk songs, which they interprete in pop-music arrangements, also using electronic musical instruments. The video is a recording of their performance of the rom-pop song Savana.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-pop quartet borrowed Romani Lomnické čháve general audience internal
Lomnické čháve – Mamo miri (My Mother)
created: 11. 01. 2022 12:10 modified: 11. 01. 2022 12:11
The digital cultural object is a video recording of the interpretation of the Roma song Mamo miri (My Mother) performed by the group Lomnické čháve, recorded on July 8, 2020 in Prešov. The song was sung solo by Nikolas Polhoš, accompanied by Roman Polhoš on the piano. The song Mamo miri (My Mother) is one of the sad songs, full of sorrow. The lyrics is about the loss of the mother, she being a strong symbol of security and love now missing.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-pop duet borrowed Romani Lomnické čháve general audience internal
