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Juraj Daňo
The Roots of a Painter In the quiet village of Okružná, a life began that would eventually weave itself into the very fabric of the Slovak art scene. Born in 1920, Juraj Daňo did not immediately find his way to the canvas, but rather through a path of rigorous study and dedicated teaching. His early years were shaped by a hunger for formal training, leading him from the local workshops of Prešov to the more distant studios of Plzeň. It
was during these formative years, between 1946 and 1950, that he refined his eye under the guidance of masters like E. Rákoši, while also seeking private instruction from J. Bendík, M. Jordán, and J. Wenig. This period of intense learning provided him with more than just technical skill; it gave him a foundation in the monumental and the painterly. He sought further refinement through evening drawing courses in Košice under Ľ. Feld, ab…