Peace -Love
Story from beehive front panels
Painted beehive front panels are autochthonous part of Slovene cultural heritage. First ones were done by Slovene peasants in the 18th century and used to carry solely religious motifs, however, in the 19th century, beekeepers turned toward secular depictions, too. Through the last decade, many Slovene painters revive this, almost forgotten art by recreating old motifs in their own modern styles, part of this being a series of beehive front panel embroideries, done by Ercigoj art in cooperation with numerous Slovene artists.
Doves of peace and love are a common traditional motif. Sicoe, always preferring the positive and colourful approach to making art, and his rendition perfectly connected his unique style with the original motif.
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https://www.ercigojart.com/gallery/peace-love/
Artwork info
Series: Stories from beehive front panels
Motif: by Silvester Plotajs -Sicoe
Type: Embroidered painting
Technique: Mixed embroidery
Year: 2013 — ongoing
Edition: Limited (30)
Number of stitches: over 120,000
Dimension: 32 x 14 cm | 12.6 x 5.5 in
Thread length: over 1 km | over 0.6 mi
Development: over 60 person hours
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