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List Of Albanian Sculptors ...
{{Albanians This is a list of Albanian sculptors. Sculptors * Kolë Idromeno (1860–1939) * Murad Toptani (1867–1918) * Odhise Paskali (1903–1985) * Dhimitër Çani (1904–1990) * Janaq Paço (1914–1991) * Sadik Kaceli (1914–2000) * Kristina Koljaka (1916–2005) * Nexhmedin Zajmi (1916–1991) * Kristaq Rama (1932–1998) * Vasiliev Nini (1954) * Genc Mulliqi (1966) * Ardian Pepa (1977) * Agim Rada (1953) * Saimir Strati (1966) * Helidon Xhixha (1970) Albanian sculptors Sculptors Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanians
The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia as well as in Croatia, Greece, Italy and Turkey. They also constitute a large diaspora with several communities established across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. Albanians have Paleo-Balkanic origins. Exclusively attributing these origins to the Illyrians, Thracians or other Paleo-Balkan people is still a matter of debate among historians and ethnologists. The first certain reference to Albanians as an ethnic group comes from 11th century chronicler Michael Attaleiates who describes them as living in the theme of Dyrrhachium. The Shkumbin River roughly demarcates the Albanian language between Gheg and Tosk dialects. Christianity in Albania was under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome until the 8th century AD. Then, dioceses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristaq Rama
Kristaq Rama (193230 July 1998) was an Albanian sculptor, art educator and a member of the Communist Party in Albania under Enver Hoxha's rule. He was the father of current Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. Early life and education He was born in Durrës to Vlash Rama and Veronika Kolombi, sister of Zef Kolombi. Rama graduated from the Artistic Lyceum "Jordan Misja", in the Department of Fine Arts in 1951, and three years later left Albania to study in Leningrad, Soviet Union. Career After graduation, he returned to Albania, where he worked in Tirana, primarily as superintendent of fine arts at the Albanian Ministry of Culture, and at the same time taught as an external lecturer at the Higher Institute of Arts of Tirana. Works As a sculptor, Rama created several busts of warriors, people portraits, female sculptures, as well as other decorations. Implication with communist dictatorship crimes In August 1988, Rama signed along with Ramiz Alia and others documents for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helidon Xhixha
Helidon Xhixha is a contemporary artist born in Durrës, Albania, in December 1970. Xhixha is known for his stainless steel sculptures, which is often fused with other mediums such as marble or brass. Early life and education Born into a family of artists, Xhixha inherited his interest for the Fine Arts and passion for sculpting from his father, whom among other things, was a state portraitist for the Albanian government. Following secondary school he first attended and graduated from the Academy of Arts in Tirana, where he was a part of a rising period for Albanian art. He then moved to Italy, where he attended the Brera Art Academy of Milan in 1991. In 1998 Xhixha was awarded a scholarship to Kingston University, London, where he developed techniques in engraving, sculpting and photography. Graduating from the Brera Academy in February 1999 his creations included works in Murano glass and sculptures in stainless steel using innovative and specialised techniques. He is known for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saimir Strati
Saimir Strati (born 1966) is an Albanian mosaic artist. Strati was born in Tirana, Albania. He began his career doing restorations in Albania to several mosaics at the archeological sites of Byllis, Amantia and Apollonia. He is a member of the British Association of Modern Mosaic. Artworks Strati is primarily a mosaic artist but is also a painter. He has used a variety of materials including from toothpicks to eggshells, compact discs and porcelain.About Saimirstrati.al Strati is heavily inspired by music, and in the mosaic series ' The Four Seasons' based on the concerto, each season is represented by a different musical inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agim Rada
Agim Rada (born 24 May 1953, in Tirana) is an Albanian sculptor. His portfolio includes statues sculpted in bronze for such figures as Marin Barleti, Gjergj Elez Alia, Onufri, and Petro Marko. His latest work, the ''"Chained Cleric"'', was unveiled in the city of Shkodër days before Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...' visit to Albania. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rada, Agim Albanian sculptors People from Tirana 1953 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardian Pepa
Ardian Pepa (born 2 March 1977, in Fushë-Arrëz) is an Albanian sculptor and painter. He graduated with a degree in sculpture from Tirana's Academy of Arts in 2001. Work Experience and Exhibitions * Participant in the Contemporary Art Fair at the International Center of Culture "Pjetër Arbnori", Tirana. (2006) * Participant in the national competition "Skanderbeg".(2005) * Director of Scenography for the realization of the play '' Marie Kraja''. (2005) * Scenography and realization of the scenes of "Miss Dea" theater "Byllis" Fier. (2005) * Stage scenographer for "Miss Albania 2005" event held at Kaninë Castle of Vlora. (2005) * Collective exhibition "Blic" in ICC-Tirana. (2003) * Personal exhibition M.H.K "tendencies. (2003) * Personal exhibition in the gallery of the Foundation "Velia". Broad thematic material of wood, metal, marble, alabaster, plaster Plaster is a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for Molding (de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genc Mulliqi
Genc Mulliqi (born 21 January 1966 in Fier, Albania) is an Albanian artist, specialising in sculptures and abstract paintings. He has studied in England and Tirana. Mulliqi lives in Tirana and works as a director at the National Art Gallery of Albania there. See also * List of Albanian painters Following is a list of notable Albanian painters & sculptors. Classical * Onufri (16th Century) * Kostandin Shpataraku (1736–1767) * David Selenica (18th Century) * Marco Basaiti (1470–1530) * Andrea Aleksi (1425–1505) * Zografi Brother ... * List of sculptors External links *gencmulliqi.com his official website 1966 births 20th-century Albanian painters 21st-century Albanian painters Abstract painters Albanian expatriates in England Living people People from Fier People from Tirana 20th-century Albanian sculptors 21st-century Albanian sculptors {{Albania-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasiliev Nini
Vasiliev Nini (born 1954 in Gjirokastra, Albania) is an Albanian-born American sculptor who lives in Columbus, Ohio. In 1979, he graduated with distinction from the Academy of Arts, Branch of Monumental Sculpture, in Tirana, Albania. Since 2 July 2007, he has lived in United States. He sculpts in a variety of materials such as marble, granite, stone, wood, bronze, metal and chrome but is not limited according to his visions and variably to different textures, medias and colors. As a teacher he spread knowledge and experience at the Center for the Implementation of Art Works and lectured at the Academy of Fine Arts-Branch of Figurative Arts in Tirana; also continued to organize private fine art classes in Omaha, Nebraska. Early life His sculpting expanded through projects for the Ministry of Education, the Albanian League of Writers and Artists, and with the following commissions: * 1982 triptych of monumental sculpture, Museum Erseka, Albania (bronze, 9m x 3m x 70 cm) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nexhmedin Zajmi
Nexhmedin Zajmi (4 March 1916 19 May 1991) was an Albanian painter and sculptor. Early life and education He was born in a village close to Trebisht, Peshkopi. Zajmi studied at the Qemal Stafa High School in Tirana and in 1931 he graduated in agriculture from the technical school in Tirana, where he discovered his artistic talents. The next phase of his education took place at art school, where he studied with sculptor Odhise Paskali. In 1939, he went to study at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome, in Rome, Italy, where he obtained his diploma in 1943. During the following year he remained in Italy, returning to Albania towards the end of 1944. Career He initially worked as a teacher at a public school in Tirana, and soon moved to the Jordanian Mission's school for new artistic creation. He worked there until 1963, with a sabbatical during 1955 and 1956 when he held the role of director of the National Art Gallery of Albania in Tirana. In 1963, he was made a teacher at Tira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolë Idromeno
Nikoll Idromeno (; 15 August 186012 December 1939), better known as Kolë Idromeno, was an Albanian painter, sculptor, architect, photographer, cinematographer, composer and engineer during the Albanian Renaissance in the nineteenth century. He is widely regarded as a precursor of both realism and landscape art in Albania. Kolë Idromeno was born in Shkodër, which was at that time part of the Ottoman Empire. At age 16, he moved to Venice for six months and began his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Subsequently, he travelled throughout Europe and moved back to Shkodër and worked essentially in a variety of artistic fields. In addition, he made himself strongly committed for the Independence of Albania whereby he was forced to emigrate to Ulcinj. Among his important works are a series of paintings where he tried to depict the social aspects of everyday life, customs and religion exactly as it appears. He was also distinguished for its rich use of colours and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristina Koljaka
Kristina Koljaka (Hoshi) (6 June 1915 – 21 October 2005) was an Albanian sculptor and one of the first women to achieve success in sculpture in Albania. Early life Kristina Koljaka was born on June 6, 1915, in the city of Kavajë, west-central Albania to Jani Koljaka, an intellectual who was fluent in 12 foreign languages and Angja Petro Bidoshi. She was the second eldest of the couple's seven children. Kristina fell in love with art in her early youth and her parents cultivated this passion by providing her with professional artistic training in neighboring Italy. Education and career Initially, Koljaka studied at Tirana's Arts Lyceum from 1930 to 1934. A few years later, she enrolled at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma from 1938 until 1941, in the studio of Angelo Zanelli, where years prior, the painters Vangjush Mio (1920–1924) and Zef Kolombi (1929–1933) had studied. Koljaka was a member of the teaching staff at the Jordan Misja Artistic Lyceum along with colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadik Kaceli
Sadik Kaceli (14 March 1914 – 24 December 2000) was an Albanian artist. He studied in Paris at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (1936–1941). Kaceli is one of Albania's best known painters, receiving many decorations as People's Artist of Albania and the Honour Citizen of Tirana medal. He created the first series of the Albanian lek. In 2016 Sadik Kaceli was given thHonour of Nation Order. He is one of the founders of the National Art Gallery of Albania, designed the first version of the Albanian lek, and made the People's Republic of Albania Coat of Arms. Biography Kaceli attended the Harry T. Fultz Technical school from 1929, and began a drawing course in 1931. He was the brother of Jonuz Kaceli, a well-known businessman and dissident of the Communist Regime in Albania. Fadil Kaceli, is also a brother of Sadik. His son, Buron Kaceli, is also a painter and former politician, deputy in Parliament of Albania, Vice Mayor of Albania's capital, Tirana, and the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
