Vladimír Kompánek
Vladimír Kompánek (28 October 1927 in Rajec – 20 January 2011) was a Slovak sculptor and painter. He won the Herder Prize in 1967.[1]
Between 1947 - 1949 he studied at the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, then from 1949 - 1954 at the College of Fine Arts.[2]
His wooden sculptures draw ideas from the rural environment. Kompánek also creates the concept of "protective deities", symbols which appear in his works. symbols. A frequent motif he uses is a woman and field characters and carnival masks. He is also a maker of wooden toys.
References[]
- ^ www.osobnosti.sk
- ^ "Vladimír Kompánek | osobnosti.sk | životopisy, diela, tvorba, články, linky". osobnosti.sk. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2011 deaths
- People from Rajec
- Slovak sculptors
- Herder Prize recipients
- Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava alumni
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- European sculptor stubs