The Woodcarvers, Čičava Imrich Goroľ
created: 31. 03. 2021 11:53 modified: 01. 06. 2021 08:43
The short story by amateur woodcarver Imrich Goroľ about his way to woodcarving.
Imrich Goroľ comes from the village of Soľ. He worked as a construction worker. He got to the woodcarving by accident. He is a member of the gospel band LOND. During one of their rehearsals in the Pastoral Centre in Čičava he met a woodcarver Milan Krajňák. He showed them various drawings and asked them whether they’d like to learn the craft of woodcarving. In the video he describes the process of making various works.
The story was created in 2013 during the documentation of the craft workshop ROMA ART Čičava. The sheltered workshop was established in 2012, initiated by Martin Mekel.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Slovak Imrich Goroľ general audience internal
The Woodcarvers Juraj Goroľ
created: 25. 03. 2021 20:20 modified: 31. 03. 2021 12:23
A short talk of the amateur woodcarver Juraj Goroľ, about his way to woodcarving.
Juraj Goroľ comes from the village Hlinné. He studied at two year vocational school of agriculture. In the video he emphasises the need of higher and sound education. He explaines how he came to work in the sheltered workshop. When he saw the work of the woodcarver Milan Krajňák, he liked it so much he decided to give it a try. He mostly does Christian themed works, mainly the face of Jesus or crucifixes.
The story was made in 2013 while the work of craft workshop ROMA ART Čičava was being documented. The sheltered workshop started in 2012, by the initiative of Martin Mekel.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Slovak 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
The Lomnica Boys
created: 15. 03. 2021 17:05 modified: 15. 03. 2021 17:06
A selection of photographs of the Lomnické čháve band; made during the Living Book event, which took place on 7 August 2020 in Prešov.
The Gypsy Band Lomnica Boys was the first noticed by the public at the Pohoda Festival in 2014, when the documentary film All My Children was presented. The band transformed into its current form only during the shooting of the feature documentary film The Band, in 2017. After a successful performance at the Pohoda Festival in 2017, they decided to perform independently, under the name The Lomnica Boys.
The band has performed at various music festivals - Pohoda, Východná Folklore Festival, Spiš Folklore Festival, Zamagurské Folklore Festival, Grape Festival and others.
The debut CD album titled This is Us live was released in 2020 and contains 13 songs.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Lomnické čháve general audience internal
Roma (Gypsy) Blacksmith
created: 11. 03. 2021 12:08 modified: 21. 04. 2021 10:23
The painting displays a Romani blacksmith. In the background there are the figures, Roma waggons and fire. The painting was created by Dominik Popuša Giňa, a pupil of the Elementary school, 192 Jarovnice. The painting is painted with tempera paints, on paper, size A3, made in 2019. The backside of the paper is the identification plate with data about a school, author and the name of the painting in English language.
The school is known for winning many awards for the art work of its students, both at home and abroad (India, Japana, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Northern Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). The pupils are taught by Mgr. Ján Sajko. They exhibited independetnly in many cities, e.g. in Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hannover, Strassbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Cracow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from socially disadvantaged environment.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Dominik Popuša Giňa general audience internal
Window
created: 11. 03. 2021 12:03 modified: 21. 04. 2021 10:01
The painting depicts a family viewed through a window. The painting was made by Sebastián Kaleja Januv, a pupil of the Elementary school, 192 Jarovnice. The painting is painted with tempera paints, on paper, size A3, made in 2018. The backside of the paper is the identification plate with data about a school, author and the name of the painting in English language.
The school is known for winning many awards for the art work of its students, both at home and abroad (India, Japana, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Northern Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). The pupils are taught by Mgr. Ján Sajko. They exhibited independetnly in many cities, e.g. in Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hannover, Strassbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Cracow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from socially disadvantaged environment.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Sebastián Kaleja Januv general audience internal
In the Kitchen
created: 11. 03. 2021 11:52 modified: 12. 03. 2021 10:43
The painting depicting woman washing the dishes in kitchen. The painting was made by Sebastián Kaleja Januv, a pupil of the Elementary school, 192 Jarovnice. The painting is painted with tempera paints, on paper, size A3, made in 2018. The backside of the paper is the identification plate with data about a school, author and the name of the painting in English language.
The school is known for winning many awards for the art work of its students, both at home and abroad (India, Japana, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Northern Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). The pupils are taught by Mgr. Ján Sajko. They exhibited independetnly in many cities, e.g. in Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hannover, Strassbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Cracow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from socially disadvantaged environment.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Sebastián Kaleja Januv general audience internal
Roma (Gypsy) People
created: 11. 03. 2021 11:22 modified: 21. 04. 2021 09:26
The painting depicting a Romani violinist and a Romani woman in traditional dress, was painted by Nela Bolvanová, a pupil of the Elementary school, 192 Jarovnice. The painting is painted with tempera paints, on paper, size A3, made in 2018. The backside of the paper is the identification plate with data about a school, author and the name of the painting in English language.
The school is known for winning many awards for the art work of its students, both at home and abroad (India, Japana, Portugal, USA, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Northern Macedonia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iran, etc.). The pupils are taught by Mgr. Ján Sajko. They exhibited independetnly in many cities, e.g. in Washington D.C., Boston, Palm Beach, Hannover, Strassbourg, Brussels, Graz, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Cracow, Bratislava, Košice, Martin, Prešov, Sabinov. The young authors come from socially disadvantaged environment.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting general audience internal
