Борис Караджов/Караджа (Caragea) или за избора на отечество
Boris Karadzhov/Caragea or about the Choice of Homeland

Summary/Abstract: Boris Karadjea was a Romanian sculptor of Bulgarian origin. Her artistic development could be divided in two major stages - be­fore and after the beginning of the socialist period in Romania. Due to historical circumstances B. Karadjea became a Romanian citizen after 1918 and he also chooses to stay such after Balchik, his birthplace, became part of Bulgaria in 1940. The article examines the problem of his possible presence in Bulgarian sculpture and how his work was reflected by the Bulgarian critics up to 1940 and looks at the main fields where Karadjea was realized as an author of easel plastics. Parallels are drawn with some of the major trends in the development of Bulgarian sculpture during the 30s and beginning of 40s of the 20th century. Sought are also the answers to the questions of why and how B. Karadjea expressed preference for Romania as a place for realization as a sculptor and lecturer.

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