Join the auction of unique paintings by top Slovak painters who combined their art with the creative work of patients from ADELI. By buying these paintings you give them a chance to get HEALTHY.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Our years of experience with patients suffering from brain and spinal damage taught us that when the body’s abilities are limited, the soul of a mature personality overflows with positive potential – kindness, humility, the ability to find happiness in the smallest of things, and an enthusiastic acceptance of any opportunity to engage in creative activity.
We have been stocking Unique paintings for 3 years with new creations by our patients and associated creators. More than forty patients with neurological afflictions have accepted the challenge to create a painting with 12 world–renowned artists, sharing one canvas. 
We appreciate the ever–growing pool of visual artists who selflessly share their talent in the service of health. The proceeds of the sale of these extraordinary works of art go towards fi nancing treatment of patients with a wide variety of neurological conditions, which rob them of their speech, motor skills, mobility, and even basic senses.
 
How does a unique painting come to life?
The patient puts their idea on the canvas, defeating the limitations of their body, and the artist sensitively carries the idea and atmosphere through into the final masterpiece, which is then auctioned off to fi nance the unique treatments provided at ADELI Medical Center.
We decided to transform the idea of unique paintings also into an
international charity calendar for the year 2025 and call it HAPPINESS.

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HOW CAN YOU BECOME THE OWNER OF A UNIQUE PICTURE? 

Artists signed together with our patients under unique paintings

Katarína VAVROVÁ

Katarína VAVROVÁ (1964) is a top representative of the imaginative - poetic line of contemporary Slovak visual art. Studying book illustration under the guidance of prof. Brunovský and prof. Ondreička. She is the author of hundreds of illustrations, bookplates, drawings and paintings with unmistakable handwriting. Her figurative work centers on the emotions of a woman, her tenderness, passion and the passage of time, represented and collected awards at hundreds of competitions and exhibitions all over the world.

Pavel HERMAN

Pavel HERMAN (1948) is a magician of emotion on screen. Painter, graphic artist and teacher, he graduated from the department of painting - graphics at the Academy painter Ľuboš Bartoš. Thematically, his work is broad and concerns not only urban and natural scenery. An equally attractive subject for him is a woman - a female figure.
In his works, he delves deeply into the emotional world, the world of deep human experiences. In his paintings, he captures sadness, loneliness, desire and expectation. The color of the paintings is typical for Herman. He also works on monumental works. Psychotronicists say that his work is full of positive energy, so his involvement in the health promotion project is completely appropriate.

Jana FARMANOVÁ

Jana Farmanová is a figurative artist, she works with the painting gesture as a cultivated, concentrated painting construction unit. She paints what she is living trough, but also that, which exists outside the picture frame. She is interested in the topics of women and her world, her physicality and transformation, the process of maturing from a girl to a young woman, but also her maturity, cyclicity and motherhood. It reflects questions of love and interpersonal relationships, partnerships and family, including the relationship between mother and daughter. A specific place belongs to her relationship with nature, roots, home, identity, both personal and collective. She interprets her own observation and perception of the world, which she comments on through a subjective point of view, through a personal lived experience or sensory experience that deeply touches her. In 2015, she published a thematic publication for the exhibition in the Bratislava City Gallery called Jana Farmanová: In the sign of a virgin. She is one of the most important painters of the contemporary Slovak and Czech art scene, respected both by viewers and art collectors.

Fero LIPTÁK

Fero LIPTÁK (1962) graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in the field of scenography with prof. Vychodil. As a scenographer, he realized more than 90 theater plays in the Central European area, as well as feature-length and television films. He is also involved in film as an architect and artist. In his free work, artistic designs for interiors and exteriors dominate, his illustrations and paintings carry characteristic handwriting. His artistic expression is characterized by inner humor, sincerity and love for unusual stories with characters on the verge of comedy and tragedy.

Marek ORMANDÍK

Marek Ormandík (1968) is a prominent representative of the middle generation of Slovak painting. Illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and graphic designer. He studied graphic design and book design at VŠVU under the guidance of professors Rumanský and Kállay and docent Lebiš. He is known for his expressive artistic expresion, monumental and energetic. He is focusing on the great crises of human history as well as the human of the present. It often refers to stories from the Bible or mythology. He has dozens of awards from Slovakia and around the world, he has exhibited all over Europe.

Karol FELIX

Karol Felix (1961) is an award-winning Slovak artist, primarily in graphics, in the field of book illustration, graphic designs for stamps and ex libris. He studied at VŠVU in Bratislava at the department of free graphics and book creation - with professor Albín Brunovský. He experiments with artistic techniques and tirelessly searches for new possibilities of expression in monumental works as well as small graphics. He is inspired by ancient civilizations and cultures. He travels and teaches all over the world and has received numerous domestic and international awards for his work.

Tina MINOR

Tina Minor was born in Humenné and studied marketing communication in Bratislava. She worked as a copywriter for five years, but parted ways with advertising in 2013 to dedicate herself to art as a freelance illustrator and idea maker. In her work she primarily focuses on the joy of depicting the beauty around us. She uses drawing ink, pencil, acrylics, and her favorite medium – watercolor.

Jakub JACEŇKO

Born in Jablonec nad Nisou, Jaceňko currently lives and works in Prague. He studied media graphics and polygraphy as well as glass design. He works as a tattoo artist. His art is inspired by fantasy themes, animals, and nature. He likes to combine linear drawing with whip shading. His spare time is spent LARPing (live action role-playing), raising snakes, and with his dog, Shelly.

Peter DECHEŤ

Peter Decheť was born in Topoľčany, where he also lives and works. His studio is in the Továrniky manor house. His primary focus is painting with frequent inclusion of readymade elements (found objects). His work can be divided into series that deal continuously with collective memory, the phenomenon of power, emptiness, and deformation. Between 2014 and 2020, he studied at the Open Painting Studio under the tutelage of doc. Mgr. art. Rastislav Podoba, ArtD., of the Fine Arts Faculty in Banská Bystrica. His work was showcased in several individual and numerous group exhibitions in Slovakia and Czechia.

Robert BIELIK

Born in Levice, Robert Bielik works and lives in Bratislava. He is an alumnus of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, and – unlike most of his contemporaries – utilizes oil instead of acrylic paint. His paintings reflect melancholy and majesty. Exceptional in their contrast, the works attract attention and provoke equally. Idyllic, mysterious country scenes are interrupted by dramatic elements symbolizing everyday world. In Bielik's work, the real meets the irreal. His depictions of seas, forests and animals manage to convey the quiet tension typical of humanity. His works present a pictorial escape from the industrial civilization back to the golden age of harmony between man and nature.

Róbert MAKAR

Born in Handlová, Róbert Makar lives and works in Malacky. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava in 1994 (under professors Popovič, Fila, Sikora,and Sandria Hu). He is the chair person of the Department of Printmaking and Other Media at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava. In his work, he introduces the viewer to the rules of intellectual interplay in three different levels: reality,illusion, and abstraction. These three levels correspond with three different dimensions: material, mimetic, and abstractive.The strict division of individual elements and their combinations represents one of the most captivating interpretations of reality in contemporary art.

Ivana ŽALUDEKOVÁ

Born in Svidník, the author is a graduate of the Department of Industrial Design of Trenčianska Univerzita. Ivana authored and illustrated several books. Currently, she teaches at the Elementary School of the Arts in Nemšová. Her artistic work focuses primarily on illustrations. She brings her characters to life on paper through drawing, pen drawing, and watercolor. Lately she finds herself drawn to drawing with alcohol–based inks and a combination of cyanotype and technical photography blueprinting.

Let's reminisce about how it all started:

I. YEAR OF UNIQUE PICTURES

II. YEAR OF UNIQUE PICTURES

The Unique Pictures project is covered by the ADELI Foundation

ADELI Medical Center is an international rehabilitation center that specializes in the treatment of patients with neurological movement disorders.
Since its inception in 2004, more than 18,000 patients from 67 countries have received rehabilitation treatment here. The biggest advantages of ADELI Medical Center are its size and long-term experience, the combination of intensive rehabilitation in the range of 5-6 hours a day, 6 days a week with a whole team of therapists and a great family atmosphere welcoming a wide community of families with physically challenged members.
ADELI specializes in diagnoses such as cerebral palsy, strokes, conditions after severe head and brain injuries, genetic disorders and premature babies. From 2021 on, ADELI also offers a very successful post-covid rehabilitation program.

Don't have the capacity to buy a painting, but still want to help?

Patients with neurological diseases will also receive help with your 2% of taxes, a regular or one-time donation.