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, Andrej Hankovsky 1904-1985 Carvings

Information: Richvald near Bardejov, Slovakia Andrej Hankovsky came from a peasant family and was a farmer himself. He started woodcarving only when he was older. His work partly followed the folk tradition but he was not afraid of disrupting the tradition through his highly individualized expression, marked by authentic spontaneity, earthly power, and a rather specific humour. His originality is revealed in his angular colour figurines portraying the village types he knew so well and in the spontaneous, inventive, painted wood reliefs. Their motifs were taken from the village life, from religion - the latter topics were treated in an original way (Expulsion from Paradise) and as echoes of official art (statesmen's portraits). Images and text graciously provided by Pavel Konecny, collector.

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Bibliography: He was represented at exhibitions: Contemporary folk wood-carvers, at the Ethnographic Institute of the Slovak National Museum in Martin 1978, Contemporary Non-professional Art in Slovakia, Slovak National Gallery Bratislava, at Zvolen Castle, 1985/86. His work was acquired by the Saris Museum in Bardejov and by the Ethnographic Institute of the Slovak National Museum in Martin.

Credit: Pavel Konecny, collector

Credit: Pavel Konecny, collector

Credit: Pavel Konecny, collector

	Credit: Pavel Konecny, collector
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