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

Creators Abstract art

Sanya Kantarovsky (1982)
Sanya Kantarovsky
1982
Harold Ancart (1980)
Harold Ancart
1980
Mostafa Keyhani (1954)
Mostafa Keyhani
1954
Jeanne Rij-Rousseau (1870 - 1956)
Jeanne Rij-Rousseau
1870 - 1956
Eberhard Havekost (1967 - 2019)
Eberhard Havekost
1967 - 2019
Richard Schur (1971)
Richard Schur
1971
Fanizani Akuda (1932 - 2011)
Fanizani Akuda
1932 - 2011
Theodorus Gerardus L'Herminez (1921 - 1997)
Theodorus Gerardus L'Herminez
1921 - 1997
Esko Männikkö (1959)
Esko Männikkö
1959
Ivan Tarasovich Sandyrev (1932 - 2002)
Ivan Tarasovich Sandyrev
1932 - 2002
Philip Jones Griffiths (1936 - 2008)
Philip Jones Griffiths
1936 - 2008
Yue Minjun (1962)
Yue Minjun
1962
Umberto Riva (1928 - 2021)
Umberto Riva
1928 - 2021
Charles James Martin (1886 - 1955)
Charles James Martin
1886 - 1955
Rolf Kuhrt (1936)
Rolf Kuhrt
1936
Howard Kanovitz (1929 - 2009)
Howard Kanovitz
1929 - 2009
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