Fujara (Shepherd's pipe) Players in Detva Janko Alexy 1931

Fujara (Shepherd's pipe) Players in Detva
Janko Alexy 1931
From the collection of
Slovak National Gallery
Janko Alexy was a socially active artist and culture essayist. His creative peak was in the 1930s, when he travelled with colleagues Bazovský and Palugyay through the uphill regions of Slovakia in search for subject matter and organised touring exhibitions promoting modern art. He created multiple pastel drawings with asymmetric composition and symbolic function of environments. To emphasise his ideas, he reduced the colour palette, used colder hues, simpler shapes and a soothing, fluent gesture.

One of his masterpieces is the image of fujara players in Detva, where he merged all token symbols of the iconic Slovak town - the local male skirt garments, shepherd's pipes and the characteristic funeral crosses.

More information and other artworks by the artist:
http://www.webumenia.sk/dielo/SVK:SNG.K_18689
Details
Title: Fujara (Shepherd's pipe) Players in Detva
Creator: Janko Alexy
Date: 1931/1931
Location: Detva
Physical Dimensions: w43 x h58 centimeters
Type: drawing

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Janko Alexy
Jan 25, 1894 - Sep 22, 1970

Janko Alexy was a famous painter, writer, and publicist of Slovak origin. He is generally recognized as one of key personalities in the beginning of Modern Slovak Art.
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