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Alex Palkovich - Sculptor |
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Last updated April, 2008 |
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Max Halperen, art critic and art historian, recently wrote the following about Alex’s work: |
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One honorable mention prize goes to Alex Palkovich for his “Passover Plate.” Both he and Andrea, but in very different ways, have fused techniques and images with themes one would rarely see as at all related. The images around the rim of Alex’s Passover plate refer to the traditional song, “Had Gad Yah,” loved by children of all ages and sung at the conclusion of the seder: The lamb that father bought for seder is eaten by the cat, who is eaten by the dog, who is beaten by the stick, that is burned by the fire, and so on, thus recounting the onslaughts of armies that have tried to annihilate the Jews, represented in the song by the lamb. Of course a child’s song alluding to the survival of the Jewish people who withstand attacking armies is itself something of a paradox. However, Alex makes it anything but child’s play by using images that echo bronzes and brasses which go back to the days of the Scythians, Assyrians, and Egyptians. The past is anything but dead, and the dark patina of the plate used to celebrate survival also suggests a past that is forever recurring. Durham, North Carolina, April 2006
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Alex’s relief entitled “Day” was selected as one of the exhibition pieces for the 53rd Annual Pee Dee Regional Art Competition at the Florence Museum of Art, Science and History in Florence, South Carolina, September 28th, 2006. You may see the completed bronze on this webpage. |
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