Radi Nedelchev ( bg, Ради Неделчев; born April 1, 1938) is a
Bulgaria
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n artist best known as a painter
of
naïve art
Naïve art is usually defined as visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). When this aesthetic is ...
. His paintings depict mostly
landscapes
A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the p ...
, village life and
festivals
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival c ...
.
Radi Nedelchev is a member of the
Union of Bulgarian Artists
Union of Bulgarian Artists (UBA) is a non-profit association for Bulgarian artists Nineteenth century
*Zahari Zograf (1810–1853)church mural paintings and icons
* Stanislav Dospevski (1823–1878)painter
* Ivan Mrkvicka (1856–1938)genre comp ...
and also holds The Order of
Cyril and Methodius
Cyril (born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (815–885) were two brothers and Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs".
They are credited wit ...
1st class – the highest prize for art and culture in
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
References
External links
Works by Radi NedelechevA documentary about the artistBridgeman Art Library
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1938 births
Living people
Landscape artists
Modern painters
Naïve painters
Bulgarian painters
People from Razgrad Province