Rudolf Krivoš (1933) is a figurative painter. He became fascinated with figural composition during his studies (1951 – 1956) at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design under Professor Ján Mudroch in the Department of Figural Painting. He constructed his figures and figural groups with an artistic temperament and expressive emphasis. Later, Krivoš started using colour mass layered in relief in many of his paintings. The painter, one of the first to graduate from the Academy, united with other young artists in their efforts to translate reality and to react to the schematic restrictions in art. The historic exhibition “Pictures &ndash...