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Koloman Sokol, The Search for the Good

Koloman Sokol (* December 12, 1902, Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia – † January 12, 2003, Tucson, Arizona, United States) was one of the most important representatives of Slovak art. He is the founder of Slovak and Mexican graphic art, author of illustrations. K. Sokol is depicted as a figure looking through a picture frame. I want to point out his specific view of the world, the work and at the same time through the work to the world. The frame as a filter shaped by his ideas. The framing may be reminiscent of Sokol´s creation of his own world of Kaburaba, a sidestepping of the bad and his own framing of being. I depict him looking up to the sky – to the heights where he sees his truth, justice, the meaning of life. I created Koloman Sokol´s sculpture with a similar approach to the way he approached his work. I didn´t want to build on a realistic representation or form, but to show a kind of reflection of his interior, life and creation.