Vladimír Kompánek (28 October 1927 in

Rajec Rajec ( hu, Rajec; german: Rajetz) is a town in the Žilina District, Žilina Region in northern Slovakia. Etymology Rajec, Rajčianka, Rajčanka are derived from Proto-Slavic appelative ''*rajь'' – a wet, muddy place (modern Slovak ''raj ...

– 20 January 2011) was a Slovak sculptor and painter. He won the

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in 1967. Between 1947 - 1949 he studied at the

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, then from 1949 - 1954 at the College of Fine Arts. 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.

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1927 births 2011 deaths People from Rajec Slovak sculptors Herder Prize recipients Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava alumni {{Slovakia-sculptor-stub