The Hand and the Line Born in Martin, Slovakia, on April 3, 1952, Ivan Riabič began his formal training in the metal engraving workshops of the Secondary School of the Artistic Industry in Bratislava. This early focus on the physical resistance of metal and the precision of the engraver's tool shaped a career defined by a wide range of technical disciplines. He moved from the tactile discipline of metalwork to the study of art educatio…