A BOUQET OF MASTERS
In May “Blacksmiths Holiday” the forth international festival as well as the V-th “Ornamental Blacksmiths Works” exhibition took place in Ivano-Frankivsk. A.Sheptytskyi’s mastery show fascinated visitors by its lyrical character, a unique playful interaction of blacksmiths and spectators while masterpieces creation as well as by childish fantasy world magic. Every participant both Ukrainian and foreign brought his gift to the city, i.e. his talent and soul’s philosophy, metal lace and a recollection of his region, reflected in a spatial “Bouquet of Masters”. It’s a kind of a hymn to blacksmiths’ art. In the Art Museum “Artistic Metal” exhibition of Ukrainian students’ works took place. It became an essential contribution to the blacksmiths art development. Ilko Pop’iuk is the article’s author.