Slavko Tihec (Maribor – Ljubljana, Slovenija / Slovenia), 1964

Vegetativne forme, sestavljene iz varjene, površinsko razvite strukture tankih jeklenih profilov, so bile v šestdesetih letih izrazit mejnik v Tihčevem ustvarjanju in z njim eno izmed najpomembnejših poglavij v razvoju slovenskega modernega kiparstva v smeri informela in abstrakcije.

Monumentalna izvedba t.i. Semaforja na Ravnah, ki ga je kipar sprva zasnoval na vrteči se osi, vendar zamisel ni bila realizirana, je v zaokroženem ciklu večkrat nagrajenih del (Aleksandrija 1962) morda najbolj sugestivna in učinkovita. Krožno valovanje pahljačasto razraslega in linearno izpeljanega obrisa skulpture se zrcali v teksturi paličastih elementov nerjaveče pločevine, listnata oblika okoli dveh (pol)kroglastih jeder, sestavljena iz sredobežno potekajočega jeklenega šibja, pa vpija magično igro svetlobe, s katero Tihčev znak ob cesti v Čečovje seva v okolico.

Lokacija: ob cesti v Čečovje, Ravne na Koroškem (material: varjeno jeklo in profili iz nerjaveče pločevine Železarne Ravne).

Vegetative forms composed of welded, surface-expanded configurations of slender steel profiles constituted a seminal milestone in Tihec's oeuvre during the 1960s, standing as one of the definitive chapters in the development of Slovenian modern sculpture towards Art Informel and abstraction.

This monumental realization of the so-called Semaphore in Ravne—originally conceived on a rotating kinetic axis, though executed as a static work—represents perhaps the most evocative synthesis in his acclaimed cycle of works awarded at the Alexandria Biennale (1962). The undulating fan-like curvature of the linear silhouette is reflected in the delicate texture of stainless-steel rods. The foliage-like contours radiating centrifugally around two hemispherical cores capture an enchanting interplay of ambient light, enabling Tihec's roadside landmark along the way to Čečovje to resonate with its landscape.

Location: along the road to Čečovje, Ravne na Koroškem (material: welded structural steel and stainless-steel linear rods from the Ravne Steelworks).