Ondrej Gadžor - Sculptures
created: 10. 09. 2021 10:41 modified: 10. 09. 2021 10:53
The video from an exhibition of carvings by a prominent Romani carver and sculptor Ondrej Gadžor. The exhibition was held on 25.4.2014 as a memory of Ondrej Gadžor, who in 2013 died unexpectedly. Part of the works were lent by the Vojtech Löffler Museum in Košice.Ondrej Gadžor (9. 7. 1956 - 10/19/2013) - a native from Krásna nad Hornádom, he started carving when he was 24 years old. He works with different 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 Löffler, in whose atelier he worked for eleven years. The subtle nature of small creation he managed to transfer into of monumental sized works made in sculptors' gatherings. His work is above the common works of non-professional sculptors. Abbreviations and abstraction reaches beyond normal folk art, and the final shape is somewhere between modern sculpture and African folk statues. His works' form is weightless, percepted as light and airy. His strengths are clean lines, he plays with wood and its structure, using them artfully in his works. Among the main themes stands a woman. He had several solo exhibitions, regularly attended sculpture open air events. He performed at several solo exhibitions at 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 Roma Culture in Slovakia in Martin, Vojtech Löffler Museum in Košice, Museum of Roma Culture in Brno).
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Ondrej Gadžor general audience internal
Rezbári Čičava Lukáš Jarka
created: 06. 08. 2021 09:42 modified: 06. 08. 2021 09:45
A short story by the amateur woodcarver Lukáš Jarka about the way to woodcarving.
Lukáš Jarka comes from the village of Čičava. He got to the craft shop for woodcarving through his father, who already worked there as a forman, as a trained carpenter. In his story telling, he compares his work to the work of his father. He says he is more careful about the details than his father. In the video, he describes the specific production process of the woodcarved artifacts.
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 Romani Lukáš Jarka general audience internal
The Woodcarvers Čičava Ján Goroľ
created: 24. 05. 2021 08:47 modified: 27. 07. 2021 12:22
A short story by the amateur woodcarver Ján Goroľ about the way to woodcarving. He worked as a locksmith, with no real desire to work with wood. He got to the craft workshop and carving thanks to the Fellowship of the Apostle Paul and the priest, Martin Mekel. In the video he talks about the connection between Christian religion and craft. In the video he also says that who can draw, can become a woodcarver as well. When drawing, the most difficult is to portray the eyes and nose properly. He also describes the work on specific works.
Ján Goroľ is a member of the gospel band LOND.
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 general audience internal
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
Woodcarvers from Bretka
created: 25. 09. 2020 10:19 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
A short video portrait about two amateur carvers - a father and a son who live and work in the village of Bretka (Rožňava district). Vojtech Váradi worked there as shepherd, carving became his hobby, when spending a lot of time with cattle out on pasture, he began carving from pieces of wood. He has three sons, but only one of them is involved in carving - Boris Váradi. In the video, they present their products and their carving technology. They carve mainly birds, but also utility objects such as spoons, ladles, boars. Carving is a source of livelihood for them.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Hungarian Vojtech Váradi Boris Váradi general audience internal
Stanislav Cina - The Wood-curver
created: 11. 12. 2018 11:58 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Stanislav Cina's short talk about carving in a pastoral center in the village of Čičava. The Roma Pastoral Center covers the formation and missionary service in the Roma communities, especially in the Vranov district. Through the Civic Association Hot Team, they implemented a project of a protected workshop in 2012, employing handicapped Roma from Vranov nad Topľou. Within the sheltered workshops, they have been devoting themselves to the works of wood-curving under the direction of Milan Krajniak. Their main inspiration was taken from the religious themes.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Slovak Stanislav Cina - The Wood-curver general audience internal
