France Ahcin
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France Ahčin was a Slovene sculptor. He studied sculpture at the academy in Florence
between 1943 and 1945. He emigrated to Argentina
in 1947. He created many portraits, reliefs and little plastic art in burned clay and bronze. He is the author of many sculptures in churches in Buenos Aires
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He grew up in Domžale, Slovenia. His father was a tailor, but he did not follow his steps, although he had his talent, which he decided to develop in a different way. His first works of art date to when he was 14 years old, when he mostly used wood for making sculptures. He attended the technical secondary school in Ljubljana, and later moved to Florence with his uncle, Ivan. Both emigrated to Argentina in 1947. France made sculptures for many churches, and many of his sculptures are in the church of Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, in Santos Lugares, provincia de Buenos Aires, as well as the church Maria Reina in Lanus.
In the late 60's he had the idea of starting his own ceramic industry. He took advantage of the use of clay and the industrial ovens to bake many of his works of art. Still, wood was one of his favourite materials. As from the 1980s, he started using the fast growing wood from the tree "kiri", which is very easy to work with and is of fine appearance.
Returning home
Although his life in Argentina was successful, he always pined for his hometown and country. His dream came true in January 1989, when he travelled to Slovenia with 107 works of art, all of which he donated to his motherland, just a few months before dying back in Argentina, on 21 June 1989
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
between 1943 and 1945. He emigrated to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in 1947. He created many portraits, reliefs and little plastic art in burned clay and bronze. He is the author of many sculptures in churches in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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He grew up in Domžale, Slovenia. His father was a tailor, but he did not follow his steps, although he had his talent, which he decided to develop in a different way. His first works of art date to when he was 14 years old, when he mostly used wood for making sculptures. He attended the technical secondary school in Ljubljana, and later moved to Florence with his uncle, Ivan. Both emigrated to Argentina in 1947. France made sculptures for many churches, and many of his sculptures are in the church of Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, in Santos Lugares, provincia de Buenos Aires, as well as the church Maria Reina in Lanus.
In the late 60's he had the idea of starting his own ceramic industry. He took advantage of the use of clay and the industrial ovens to bake many of his works of art. Still, wood was one of his favourite materials. As from the 1980s, he started using the fast growing wood from the tree "kiri", which is very easy to work with and is of fine appearance.
Returning home
Although his life in Argentina was successful, he always pined for his hometown and country. His dream came true in January 1989, when he travelled to Slovenia with 107 works of art, all of which he donated to his motherland, just a few months before dying back in Argentina, on 21 June 1989