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From early childhood, Kalmous has lived in [[Košice]]. Since the 1970s, he was in close contact with [[Prague underground (culture)|Prague underground]] cultural scene.<ref name=":0" /> His own art mainly consists of painting, photography and [[performance art]] (commonly taking the form of public, non-violent protest). In 1989, he co-founded the Košice cell of the [[Civic Forum]] party. On 21 November 1989 he organized the first anti-regime demonstration in Košice to commemorate the killing of a local student Michal Hamrák by the Soviet forces during the [[Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia]]. |
From early childhood, Kalmous has lived in [[Košice]]. Since the 1970s, he was in close contact with [[Prague underground (culture)|Prague underground]] cultural scene.<ref name=":0" /> His own art mainly consists of painting, photography and [[performance art]] (commonly taking the form of public, non-violent protest). In 1989, he co-founded the Košice cell of the [[Civic Forum]] party. On 21 November 1989 he organized the first anti-regime demonstration in Košice to commemorate the killing of a local student Michal Hamrák by the Soviet forces during the [[Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia]]. |
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[[File:S Václavom Havlom.jpg|thumb|Kalmus meeting [[Václav Havel]] in 2008 in [[Zvolen]].]] |
[[File:S Václavom Havlom.jpg|thumb|Kalmus meeting [[Václav Havel]] in 2008 in [[Zvolen]].]] |
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== Life after 1989 == |
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⚫ | After the [[Velvet Revolution|Postoj]], Kalmus participated at many art exhibitions in Slovakia and abroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Kalmus |url=https://www.artandconcept.eu/peter-kalmus-2 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=artandconcept |language=cs-CZ}}</ref> Kalmous considers creating art to be his lifestyle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Kalmus |url=https://pechakucha.sk/spikri/peter-kalmus/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Pecha Kucha Nights Bratislava |language=sk-SK}}</ref> His work reflects the public obsession with consumerism as well politics, death, religion, sports.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agosto Foundation :: Peter Kalmus |url=https://agosto-foundation.org/peter-kalmus |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=agosto-foundation.org |language=en}}</ref> He has several long-running projects, including the cycles ''Partitúry'' (Scores) and ''Korózne grafiky'' (Corosive Prints). Perhaps his well-known long-term project has consisted of wrapping a wire around at least one stone every day between 1998 and 2022, representing the 70 000 Jews deported from Slovakia by the fascist [[Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|Slovak Republic]] during the [[World War II]].<ref name=":0" /> A Peter Kalous' [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]] monument, consisting of four glass tubes filled with the wire-wrapped stones, was first uncovered in 2016 by the President of Slovakia [[Andrej Kiska]]. It is located in a renovated synagogue in the town of [[Lučenec]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sudor |first=Karol |date=2016-09-10 |title=Kalmus v Lučenci odhalil dielo na pamiatku obetí holokaustu, nielen prezident Kiska priznal strach |url=https://dennikn.sk/555959/kalmus-v-lucenci-odhalil-dielo-na-pamiatku-obeti-holokaustu-nielen-prezident-kiska-priznal-strach/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Denník N |language=sk-SK}}</ref> |
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== Activism == |
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Kalmus has organized several public protests, which gained media attention. In March 2011 he disrupted the unveiling of a bust of a fascist World War II era politician [[János Esterházy]] by throwing toilet paper at the bust.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cas.sk |date=2011-03-14 |title=Kríky, piskot a lietajúci toaleťák: Takto odhaľovali pomník Esterházymu |url=https://www.cas.sk/clanok/193495/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Nový Čas |language=sk}}</ref> In February 2015 the vilage of [[Krajná Bystrá]], the birthplace of high-profile communist functionary [[Vasiľ Biľak]], Kalmus together with a fellow artist Ľuboš Lorenz spilled red pain over a bust of Biľak, previously installed there by the [[Communist Party of Slovakia]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2016-11-19 |title=Výtvarníkov Kalmusa a Lorenza budú pre Biľakovu bustu predsa len súdiť |url=http://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20387612/vytvarnikov-kalmusa-a-lorenza-budu-predsa-len-sudit.html |publisher=Petit Press |issn=1335-4418}}</ref> In August 2016 he removed the Hammer and Sickle symbol from a Red Army memorial in Košice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lendel |first=Michal |title=Súd potvrdil nevinu Kalmusa v kauze osekania kosáka a kladiva |url=https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/22047677/sud-potvrdil-nevinu-kalmusa-v-kauze-osekania-kosaka-a-kladiva.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=kosice.korzar.sme.sk |language=sk}}</ref> |
Kalmus has organized several public protests, which gained media attention. In March 2011 he disrupted the unveiling of a bust of a fascist World War II era politician [[János Esterházy]] by throwing toilet paper at the bust.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cas.sk |date=2011-03-14 |title=Kríky, piskot a lietajúci toaleťák: Takto odhaľovali pomník Esterházymu |url=https://www.cas.sk/clanok/193495/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Nový Čas |language=sk}}</ref> In February 2015 the vilage of [[Krajná Bystrá]], the birthplace of high-profile communist functionary [[Vasiľ Biľak]], Kalmus together with a fellow artist Ľuboš Lorenz spilled red pain over a bust of Biľak, previously installed there by the [[Communist Party of Slovakia]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2016-11-19 |title=Výtvarníkov Kalmusa a Lorenza budú pre Biľakovu bustu predsa len súdiť |url=http://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20387612/vytvarnikov-kalmusa-a-lorenza-budu-predsa-len-sudit.html |publisher=Petit Press |issn=1335-4418}}</ref> In August 2016 he removed the Hammer and Sickle symbol from a Red Army memorial in Košice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lendel |first=Michal |title=Súd potvrdil nevinu Kalmusa v kauze osekania kosáka a kladiva |url=https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/22047677/sud-potvrdil-nevinu-kalmusa-v-kauze-osekania-kosaka-a-kladiva.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=kosice.korzar.sme.sk |language=sk}}</ref> The public reactions to Kalmous' activism has been mixed. The liberal [[Denník N]] praised the removal of communist symbols from the memorial <ref>{{cite web |title=Kultúrnou udalosťou roka 2015 je radikálne gesto dvoch výtvarníkov |url=https://dennikn.sk/323981/kulturnou-udalostou-roka-2015-je-radikalne-gesto-dvoch-vytvarnikov/ |website=Denník N |access-date=7 November 2022 |language=sk-SK |date=19 December 2015}}</ref>, while the conservative website Postoj criticized is as a meaningless publicity stunt, disrespectful to the memory of World War II victims.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hanus |first1=Martin |title=Pocit trápnosti s Kalmusom a Lorenzom |url=https://www.postoj.sk/26286/pocit-trapnosti-s-kalmusom-a-lorenzom |website=www.postoj.sk |access-date=7 November 2022 |language=sk}}</ref> |
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== Selection of Kalmus art == |
== Selection of Kalmus art == |
Revision as of 09:19, 7 November 2022
Peter Kalmus (born 28 August 1953 in Piešťany) is a Slovak self-taught visual artist.[1]
Family background
Kalmous was born to a German father Wolfgang Hans Hartman Kalmus and Slovak mother Mária (née Češeková). Soon after his birth, his parents divorced and his father returned to Germany.[2] In spite of distance, Kalmous and his father remain very close to this day.[3]
Life during communism
From early childhood, Kalmous has lived in Košice. Since the 1970s, he was in close contact with Prague underground cultural scene.[2] His own art mainly consists of painting, photography and performance art (commonly taking the form of public, non-violent protest). In 1989, he co-founded the Košice cell of the Civic Forum party. On 21 November 1989 he organized the first anti-regime demonstration in Košice to commemorate the killing of a local student Michal Hamrák by the Soviet forces during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/S_V%C3%A1clavom_Havlom.jpg/220px-S_V%C3%A1clavom_Havlom.jpg)
Life after 1989
After the Postoj, Kalmus participated at many art exhibitions in Slovakia and abroad.[4] Kalmous considers creating art to be his lifestyle.[5] His work reflects the public obsession with consumerism as well politics, death, religion, sports.[6] He has several long-running projects, including the cycles Partitúry (Scores) and Korózne grafiky (Corosive Prints). Perhaps his well-known long-term project has consisted of wrapping a wire around at least one stone every day between 1998 and 2022, representing the 70 000 Jews deported from Slovakia by the fascist Slovak Republic during the World War II.[2] A Peter Kalous' Holocaust monument, consisting of four glass tubes filled with the wire-wrapped stones, was first uncovered in 2016 by the President of Slovakia Andrej Kiska. It is located in a renovated synagogue in the town of Lučenec.[7]
Activism
Kalmus has organized several public protests, which gained media attention. In March 2011 he disrupted the unveiling of a bust of a fascist World War II era politician János Esterházy by throwing toilet paper at the bust.[8] In February 2015 the vilage of Krajná Bystrá, the birthplace of high-profile communist functionary Vasiľ Biľak, Kalmus together with a fellow artist Ľuboš Lorenz spilled red pain over a bust of Biľak, previously installed there by the Communist Party of Slovakia.[9] In August 2016 he removed the Hammer and Sickle symbol from a Red Army memorial in Košice.[10] The public reactions to Kalmous' activism has been mixed. The liberal Denník N praised the removal of communist symbols from the memorial [11], while the conservative website Postoj criticized is as a meaningless publicity stunt, disrespectful to the memory of World War II victims.[12]
Selection of Kalmus art
References
[[Category:People from Piešťany]] [[Category:Slovak photographers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1953 births]]
- ^ "Peter Kalmus". artgallery.sk.
- ^ a b c Sudor, Karol (2022-11-03). "33 rokov po: Smútiť za komunizmom je ako smútiť za Leopoldovom či Ilavou, tvrdí Peter Kalmus". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Sudor, Karol (2017-09-28). "Prečo to ten Kalmus robí?". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Peter Kalmus". artandconcept (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Peter Kalmus". Pecha Kucha Nights Bratislava (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Agosto Foundation :: Peter Kalmus". agosto-foundation.org. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Sudor, Karol (2016-09-10). "Kalmus v Lučenci odhalil dielo na pamiatku obetí holokaustu, nielen prezident Kiska priznal strach". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ Cas.sk (2011-03-14). "Kríky, piskot a lietajúci toaleťák: Takto odhaľovali pomník Esterházymu". Nový Čas (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Výtvarníkov Kalmusa a Lorenza budú pre Biľakovu bustu predsa len súdiť". Petit Press. 2016-11-19. ISSN 1335-4418.
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(help) - ^ Lendel, Michal. "Súd potvrdil nevinu Kalmusa v kauze osekania kosáka a kladiva". kosice.korzar.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ "Kultúrnou udalosťou roka 2015 je radikálne gesto dvoch výtvarníkov". Denník N (in Slovak). 19 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Hanus, Martin. "Pocit trápnosti s Kalmusom a Lorenzom". www.postoj.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 November 2022.