Slovak Impressions II

Slovak Impressions II is undeniably a unique exhibition project that brings together 2 important Slovak artists – Katarína Vavrová and Jacqueline Rudavsky.

Both artists are intrigued and inspired by Slovak costumes, details, fragments and parts of which they inventively bring into their works. They unlock and revive the uniqueness and originality of folk costumes, connecting the past with the present.

Katarína Vavrová presents herself with a set of paintings in which a folklore theme predominates. Her intense touch and interest in folk art is not accidental. It dates back to 2018, when she created the paintings Slovak Impressions and, in collaboration with Ľubomir Feldek, the illustrations for the book Slovak Songs. She continues to transfer inspirational motifs from costumes into her magical figurative paintings, whose original iconography remains unchanged. Only her typical noble, tender, beautiful, pre-inspired female and childish faces and figures are veiled, enhanced with beautiful details and motifs from costumes (especially hats).

Jacqueline Rudavsky‘s jewellery is created by inventively combining a number of unconventional materials such as metal, stone, plastic, leather, leatherette, silver wire and various recycled materials. In her latest collection, she expands the expressive potential of her jewellery – sensitively incorporating old parts, fragments and details of costumes that are no longer usable to create an intriguing dialogue between historical and modern references. And she goes even further in her ideas. She brings her modern jewellery to the beautiful and timeless photographs of Karol Plicka, an artist who inventively uncovered the images of Slovakia.

Ondrej Rudavský very sensitively combines jewellery and photographs through photo collage. This remarkable exhibition, inspired by folk clothing, where the historical context is combined with a contemporary perspective, will be visually enriched by original costumes and caps from the private collection of Ing., PhD.  Stanislav Talapka.

Biography:

Katarína VAVROVÁ was born in Bratislava. She studied from 1984 to 1990 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava, in the department of book illustration under prof. A. Brunovský and K. Ondreička. In 1989 she completed a study stay at the Academia delle Belle Arti in Perugia (Italy). Since 1993, she has held more than 50 solo exhibitions and participated in many joint art exhibitions at home and abroad. Her poetic and imaginative works have won several prestigious international and domestic awards.Her works are represented in many collections in Slovakia and abroad. She works in painting, graphic art, drawing and illustration.

Jacqueline RUDAVSKY, a native of Bratislava, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava in 1982-86, majoring in sculpture under prof. Gavula and Košt’ál. In the 1990s she moved to Vancouver, Canada, where she attended a one-year school of goldsmithing, then lived in New York and since 2004 with her husband Ondrej Rudavsky and their daughter in Los Angeles. In 2010, the family came back to Slovakia, where they implemented their own gallery and museum project -Rudavsky “Magic garden”. In 2023, she published a book about jewelry titled “Only Strong Women Wear Great Jewelry”.

Karol PLICKA (1894 – 1987), an important Czech-Slovak ethnographer, folklorist, filmmaker and especially photographer, who authentically captured the beauty, lyricism and poetry of Slovakia and its people.

Ondrej RUDAVSKÝ was born in Bratislava, Slovakia and emigrated to the USA in 1986. In 2010 he returned to Slovakia. He works in many media – film, animation, graphics, photography, video installation, digital art, jewellery, sculpture, music, illustration. The author lives in Bratislava.

Ing., PhD. Stanislava TALAPKA, a native of Martin, is a long-time folklore enthusiast and collector of traditional Slovak folk clothing from various regions. She lives in Martin.

Location: Danubiana, Čunovo, Bratislava
Date: until 28.01.2024
Start: 10:00 – 18:00
Admission:
Adults – 10 €
Family (2 adults and 2 students) – 20 €
Pensioners (over 62 years old) – 5 €
Students – 5 €
Children (under 6 years old) – Free
Danubiana Club Members – Free
Disabled persons, persons over 75 years of age – Free

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