Fraternity-Testvériség, 1963 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1963-11-01 / 11. szám

FRATERNITY

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prodding the couple across the rugged field of life. Next, follows a reproduction of “Strength”, the statue with which iinta won the post of director of sculpture for the International Exhibition in R io de Janeiro. Above this scene is a reproduction of the bust of Ita Giba. The next scene, to the left, shows the memorial which Finta designed in honor of his paragon, Colonel Mihály Kovács, hero of the American Revolution. Next, in the last miniature, is the model of the famous war memorial in Nyitra with which Finta paid tribute to the memory of his father.

The composition of all the reliefs, the detailed precision and skilled execution, the emphasis on changes in mood, the perfect solution of light and shadow, the effects produced by variations in the degree of roundness in the figures, the use of three- dimensional illustration, the eyes and movements, the excellent interpretation of the artist’s thought, the harmony of the various scenes, the life inspired in the miniatures by their appropriate grouping, all are striking evidence of Finta’s artistic greatness and maturity.

In the reliefs on this chest Finta condensed the entire expressive power of his artistic beliefs, his masterful technique, and his spirit.

(To be continued)

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

TO OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS

from the “Fraternity”