Golden bird: Relief made from air-dried clay on wooden base.

Golden bird: Relief made from air-dried clay on wooden base.

Decorative wall relief: the artwork is illustration of a motif from the Slovenian folk tale "The Golden Bird".

2100

practices,uppercarniola

April 2024

iain

Physical Object

818

Zlata ptica: Relief iz zračno sušene gline na lesu.

13/01/2026

13/01/2026

https://www.centerduo.eu/mojstri-rokodelci/lidija-debelak/ https://www.centerduo.eu/razstava-izdelkov-lidije-debelak-pravljicnih-7/ http://www.duo-kunsthandwerk.eu/news_sl/detail/833 https://www.podblegaske-novice.si/sl/news/navdiha-ne-crpam-saj-zivi-v-meni.html https://www.kulturnadozivetja.si/en/art-and-craft-centre/masters-craftsmen/item/19-lidija-debelak.html

35cm x 2cm x 35cm

current,46.1072,14.1481;

TEXT

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Clay, handmade lace, wood.

Cultural

other (specify)

Roller, knife, brushes.

Gorenja vas, Gorenjska, Slovenia

She buys clay and acrylic paints from the shop, gets wood from a local joiner.

The artwork is composed of a combination of air-dried clay pieces on a wooden base. The pieces are cut from rolled clay, dried and painted, then glued onto a painted wood base.

Decorative wall relief - illustration of the slovenian folk tale "The Golden Bird".

The relief was created for the exhibition of works by Lidija Debelak titled "7 Fairytale Ones", held in May 2024 in Škofja Loka. The artist found inspiration for the exhibited works in folk tales and fairy tales. This painting depicts a motif from the Slovenian folk tale The Golden Bird.

Only a few items have been made with this exact motif.

In the clay reliefs of Lidija Debelak, which represent an aesthetic intersection of tradition and modernity, a wide variety of motifs can be found. She draws inspiration from the slovenian folklore. This is a motif from the Slovenian folk tale "The Golden Bird."

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