Iliya Zhelev (1961) - photo 1

Iliya Zhelev

Iliya Zhelev is a Bulgarian painter who lives and works in his hometown of Plovdiv.

He graduated from St. Cyril and Methodius University in Veliko Tarnovo in painting and is one of the leading contemporary artists not only in Bulgaria, but also in Europe.

Zhelev's works are abstract paintings, portraits and depictions of cities, characterized by his distinct and recognizable style. He is inspired as much by Bulgarian folklore and carpet weaving as by contemporary European art, as by the renowned masters Klee, Kandinsky and Polyakov. Zhelev uses the complex classical technique of glaze painting, in which layer upon layer is applied, alternating with long drying phases. As a result, his works acquire the typical brightness that makes up his unmistakable handwriting.

Date and place of birt:20 july 1961, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Nationality:Bulgaria
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Genre:Cityscape, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Abstract art, Contemporary art, Traditionalism

Creators Bulgaria

Dimitar Georgiev Dobrovich (1816 - 1905)
Dimitar Georgiev Dobrovich
1816 - 1905
Bencho Yordanov Obreshkov (1899 - 1970)
Bencho Yordanov Obreshkov
1899 - 1970
Janko Anastasov (1892 - 1958)
Janko Anastasov
1892 - 1958
Christo Yavashev (1935 - 2020)
Christo Yavashev
1935 - 2020
Margarita Pueva (1950 - 2016)
Margarita Pueva
1950 - 2016
Jules Pascin (1885 - 1930)
Jules Pascin
1885 - 1930
Haralampi G. Oroschakoff (1955)
Haralampi G. Oroschakoff
1955
Ivan Milev Lalev (1897 - 1927)
Ivan Milev Lalev
1897 - 1927
Atanas Tasev (1897 - 1991)
Atanas Tasev
1897 - 1991
Joseph Sebastian Oberbauer (1853 - 1926)
Joseph Sebastian Oberbauer
1853 - 1926
Valentin Assenov (1961)
Valentin Assenov
1961
Vladimir Dimitrov-Maystora (1882 - 1960)
Vladimir Dimitrov-Maystora
1882 - 1960
Nikola Marinov (1879 - 1948)
Nikola Marinov
1879 - 1948
George Papazoff (1894 - 1972)
George Papazoff
1894 - 1972
Nikolay Dulgerov (1901 - 1982)
Nikolay Dulgerov
1901 - 1982
Zahari Zograf (1810 - 1853)
Zahari Zograf
1810 - 1853

Creators Abstract art

Oskar Fischer (1892 - 1955)
Oskar Fischer
1892 - 1955
Al'bina Georgievna Akritas (1934)
Al'bina Georgievna Akritas
1934
Jens Galschiøt (1654)
Jens Galschiøt
1654
Gyula Kosice (1924 - 2016)
Gyula Kosice
1924 - 2016
Thilo Heinzmann (1969)
Thilo Heinzmann
1969
Sabiha Bozjaly (1904 - 1998)
Sabiha Bozjaly
1904 - 1998
Robert Zakanitch (1935)
Robert Zakanitch
1935
Peter Blake (1932)
Peter Blake
1932
Desiree Dolron (1963)
Desiree Dolron
1963
Fons Haagmans (1948)
Fons Haagmans
1948
Martin Wehmer (1966)
Martin Wehmer
1966
Jack Butler Yeats (1871 - 1957)
Jack Butler Yeats
1871 - 1957
Douglas Gordon (1966)
Douglas Gordon
1966
Carlo Borer (1961)
Carlo Borer
1961
Mathieu Matégot (1910 - 2001)
Mathieu Matégot
1910 - 2001
Max Hermann Fritz (1873 - 1948)
Max Hermann Fritz
1873 - 1948
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