Radi Nedelchev ( bg, Ради Неделчев; born April 1, 1938) is a

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 ...

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

References

External links

Works by Radi Nedelechev

A documentary about the artist

Bridgeman Art Library
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nedelchev, Radi 1938 births Living people Landscape artists Modern painters Naïve painters Bulgarian painters People from Razgrad Province