Exhibition in the Etographic Muzeum. Beautiful as a…wire.
History of Slovak wore craftsmanship.
History of Slovak wore craftsmanship.
14 October till 04 December 2011 in Ethnographic Museum in Wroclaw on Traugutta 111/113 Street
Vernissage: 14 October 2011 at 05.00 p.m.
Exhibition is opened from 04 December 2011
Guardians: Paulina Suchecka, Katarína Hallonová
Honorary Patron: Maciej Kaczmarski Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic in Wroclaw
Patronage: Lower Silesia Province Marshall
The exhibition presents the work of Slovak wire craftsmen.
Wire craftsmanship is a production- technical artistic phenomenon that plays an important role in the history and culture of Slovakia.
This handcraft started in the early XVIII century as an additional income source for people living in the mountain area of north-west Slovakia in the area of Žiline and Spiš. This local phenomenon became to evolve to a massive one and from relatively small, geographically limited area it spread out into all continents.
Although the traditional wire craftsmanship vanished after the II World War, it left an inspiring trace in the contemporary culture and art. Nowadays it is a stable source of inspiration for many Slovak artists and craftsmen who are using wire as a starting point to their original artistic declaration.
Showpieces presented on the exhibition are coming from Považski Museum in Žiline, gathered in the number of over six thousand is the biggest collection of things made of wire.
Organizers: Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic in Wroclaw Maciej Kaczmarski, Art and Culture Center in Wroclaw – Culture institution of the Self- Government Lower Silesia Province, Ethnographic Museum. National Museum Division in Wroclaw - Culture institution of the Self- Government Lower Silesia Province, Slovak Institute in Warszawa, , Považské múzeum in Žiline
Sponsor: Krajowy Rejestr Długów. Biuro Informacji Gospodarczej S.A.
Media patronage: Regional cross-border magazine Ziemia Klodzka, ODRA
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