Depiction of events from Bulgarian history for the purpose of political propaganda in the stone sculptures in the memorial complex - "The three generations" Cover Image

Пресъздаване на събития от българската история с цел – политическа пропаганда, при скулптурите от камък в мемориален комплекс – „Трите поколения”
Depiction of events from Bulgarian history for the purpose of political propaganda in the stone sculptures in the memorial complex - "The three generations"

Author(s): Sarkis Nersesyan
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Photography, Architecture, Visual Arts, History of Art
Published by: Академия за музикално, танцово и изобразително изкуство „Проф. Асен Диамандиев“ – Пловдив
Keywords: sculpture; relief; monumental; mechanical; "April Plenum"

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the political propaganda in the sculptural reliefs in the "Three Generations" memorial complex, created in the 1970s. The analysis found that the monumental stone relief was charged with a complex set of tasks, influenced by the political features of the era. The April plenum of the Bulgarian Communist Party from 1956 imposed specific political requirements for the further development of creative activity. A system of work rules is imposed in the execution of public sculptural works. This was a justified historical reason and a suitable political situation, for the confirmation of the established canon, in the performance of monumental orders. A specific emblematic object such as the "Three Generations" monument illustrates the SPRING SCIENTIFIC READINGS 365 20 nature of the mechanical mixing of revolutionary clashes of different ideas.

  • Issue Year: 1/2023
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 364-371
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian
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