Svetlin Russew
Svetlin Waltschew Russew (common transcription: Svetlin Valchev Rusev; Bulgarian Академик Светлин Вълчев Русев ; born June 14, 1933 in Wurbiza near Pleven ; † May 26, 2018 ) was a Bulgarian painter.
Life
Russew studied since 1955 at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia . He graduated in 1959 as a student of Detschko Usunow . In 1961 he received a gold medal at an exhibition of young artists in Sofia. Between 1973 and 1985 he was chairman of the Association of Bulgarian Painters . From 1985 to 1988 he was director of the National Art Gallery in Sofia. Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences since 2003. He is also a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Nika-Kei Salon in Tokyo.
His paintings are in many galleries and private art collections around the world. Russew himself bequeathed a large part of his works to his hometown in 1984. The city of Pleven built its own museum for its art collection, where it can be seen in a permanent exhibition. Russev lives and works in Sofia today. His works are also the exterior and interior paintings in the church "Holy 40 Martyrs" in the Tsarevets castle in Veliko Tarnovo and in the church "Sweta Petka" blessed by Baba Wanga . in the Rupite monastery , with Petritsch . He himself was considered a great art lover and collector.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bulgarian painter Svetlin Rusev died. In: Die Presse , May 27, 2018. Accessed May 27, 2018.
- ↑ Bulgaria says goodbye to its great painter Svetlin Russew. In: bnr.bg. Radio Bulgaria, May 30, 2018, accessed June 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Swetlin Russew in the Deutsche Fotothek
- ↑ Pictures and information about Swetlin Russew (bulg.) ( Memento of the original from November 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Further information about Swetlin Russew (bulg.) ( Memento of the original from April 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Pictures of the Sweta Petka monastery church ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ further pictures of the monastery church Sweta Petka
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Russew, Svetlin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Russew, Swetlin Waltschew (full name); Русев, Академик Светлин Вълчев (Bulgarian); Russev, Svetlin Valchev |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wurbiz, Pleven |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 2018 |