Alexander Ilečko (25 February 1937 – 21 October 2023) was a Slovak sculptor.

Biography

Alexander Ilečko was born on 25 February 1937 in

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. He was educated at the grammar school in

Revúca Revúca (; formerly ''Veľká Revúca'' in Slovak; ; ) is a town in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Revúca is the seat of Revúca District. Etymology The name is of Slovak origin and was initially the name of Revúca Creek (literally, 'roa ...

and studied monumental painting at the

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, he pursued further education at the

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. Ilečko split his time between his two homes in Revúca and

Modra Modra (, , Latin: ''Modur'') is a city and municipality in the Bratislava Region in Slovakia. It has a population of 9,201 as of 2013. It nestles in the foothills of the Malé Karpaty (Little Carpathian mountains) and is an excellent centre for ...

. He also had an atelier in the town of

Pezinok Pezinok (; in the local dialect ''Pezinek''; ; ; ) is a town in southwestern Slovakia. It is roughly northeast of Bratislava and, as of December 2023, had a population of 24,443. Pezinok lies near the Little Carpathians and thrives mainly on vi ...

, close to Modra. Ilečko's sculptures are very diverse, reflecting the artist's refusal to associate himself with any particular artistic movement. The dominant material used by Ilečko is wood, in particular locally sourced from Modra, but he also heavily utilized bronze and occasionally stone and clay. His sculptures describe often abstractly deformed human forms, but he also created busts of important personalities of Slovak history including

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and

Rudolf Sloboda Rudolf Sloboda (16 April 1938 – 6 October 1995) was a Slovak novelist, playwright, screenwriter, poet and author of children's and young adult literature. Life and career Rudolf Sloboda was born in Devínska Nová Ves (today a borough of Bra ...

. Ilečko died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 86.

References

External links

Samples
of Ilečko's art in the collection of the

Slovak National Gallery The Slovak National Gallery (, abbreviated SNG) is a network of galleries in Slovakia. It has its headquarters in Bratislava. The gallery was established by law on 29 July 1949. In Bratislava, it has its displays situated in Esterházy Palace (' ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ilecko, Alexander Slovak abstract sculptors 1937 births 2023 deaths 20th-century Slovak sculptors 21st-century Slovak sculptors Artists from Bratislava