An extraordinary project resulting in beauty and a sense of acceptance! The ADELI Foundation's unique „Unique Paintings“ project, which puts art in the service of health, is successfully continuing with its second year. Top painters, representing Slovakia worldwide, completed paintings by patients with severe developmental disorders, injuries, or central nervous system damage. Talents blossomed where few would have expected or looked for them. The paintings are being auctioned on the website until January 30th. www.unique-paintings.sk

Katarina VAVROVA (1964) is a rare representative of the imaginative-poetic line of contemporary Slovak visual art. She completed her studies in book illustration under the guidance of Prof. Brunovský and Prof. Ondreička in 1990 and is the author of hundreds of illustrations, ex libris, drawings, and paintings with an unmistakable style. Her figurative work, which places the emotions of women, their tenderness, passion, and the passage of time at its center, has been represented and awarded at hundreds of competitions and exhibitions worldwide.

Fero LIPTÁK (1962) Graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, specializing in stage design under Professor Vychodil. As a stage designer, he has realized over 90 theater plays in the Central European region, as well as feature films and television films. He is also involved in filmmaking as an architect and artist. In his independent work, his dominant creations are design concepts for interiors and exteriors. His characteristic style is evident in his illustrations as well as his paintings. His artistic expression is typified by an inner humor, a raw sincerity, and a love for unusual stories featuring characters on the verge of comedy and tragedy.

Pavel Herman He is a master of emotions on canvas. A painter, graphic artist, and educator, he graduated in painting and graphics under academic painter Ľuboš Bartoš. His work is thematically broad, encompassing not only urban and natural scenes, but also finding women – the female figure – an equally captivating subject. In his works, he deeply penetrates the emotional world, the world of profound human experiences. In his paintings, he captures sadness, loneliness, longing, and anticipation.