The exhibition presents portraits, landscapes and still lifes, which at the same time are a retrospective of part of the development of Bulgarian painting in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
On October 1, 2009, at 6 p.m., a jubilee exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the artist Olga Bradistilova will be opened in the temporary exhibition halls of the National Art Gallery.
The exhibition presents portraits, landscapes and still lifes, which at the same time are a retrospective of part of the development of Bulgarian painting in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The works were provided by the Historical Museum in the city of Panagyurishte, by the Staro Zagora Art Gallery, by the Sofia City Art Gallery, by the Cultural Institute under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by relatives of the artist and by the fund of the National Art Gallery. The editor of the exhibition is Rumyana Vasileva.
Olga Bradistilova is a name that is not popular among the Bulgarian public. Her paintings were highly regarded by intellectual circles in Rome, where she received prestigious honors and was awarded an academic degree. Her works have a specific atmosphere and color, bearing the features of the Italian school and are emblematic of the art of the 30s and 40s of the 20th century.
Olga Bradistilova was born on October 3, 1908 in the town of Stara Zagora in the family of prominent revivalists and intellectuals. In 1929 he graduated from the Art Academy in Sofia under Prof. Stefan Ivanov and from 1934 to 1936 he specialized in Rome under Professors Carlo Severi and Amadeo Bocchi. The artist’s contacts with representatives of the newly created “Roman school” had a lasting influence on her work. Bradistilova returned to Bulgaria in 1936 and participated in a number of general art exhibitions, became a member of the Society of Independent Artists and opened her first solo exhibition. Between 1939 and 1941 she was again in Rome. With six other foreign artists, he participated in a joint exhibition at the Galleria di Roma, the main center of the “Roman school”. After World War II, Olga Bradistilova worked as a freelance artist. He paints commissioned portraits, among them there are those that have become emblematic for a whole generation of Bulgarians. In the 1970s, from her parents’ birthplace, Panagyurishte, she was commissioned to paint a series of historical portraits. The artist does not cut ties with Italy either. She organized two solo exhibitions in Rome and Milan in 1964 and participated in an international exhibition in Rome in 1969, for which she was awarded a gold medal. In 1972, the Rome International Academy “Tibortina” honored her with the title of “academic”, which title is considered particularly prestigious and has been awarded to world-famous artists, including Juan Miro and Salvador Dali. Bradistilova is the recipient of the “Golden Legion” order for her contribution to the fine arts of Italy and of the “Anibal Caro” gold medal for poetry and art. In Bulgaria, the artist was awarded the Order of Cyril and Methodius, second degree, and an honorary Diploma for Public Activity from the city of Panagyurishte. Olga Bradistilova died on September 21, 1981.
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