Мотивация на художествения обмен на Балканите през първата половина на 20-те години. II част
Motivation of the Artistic Exchanges on the Balkans in the First Half of the 20th Century, Part Two

Summary/Abstract: The joint Exhibitions or the artistic societies „New Artistes” (Sofia) and „Zemlja” (Zagreb) held in Sofia. Belgrade, Zagreb, Ljubljana (1934 - 1936). This is the second part of an article, discussing the problem of the character and the motivation for the artistic exchange on the Balkans during the 1930’s. Different methods of analysis - contextual and stylistic, have been combined in the research. The joint exhibitions of the "New Artists” and “Zemlja” in Sofia, Belgrade, Zagreb, Ljubljana, 1934-1936, organized on private sources, are compared with the officially organized and financially supported by the state exhibitions of "The Seven” (Bulgarian artists) in Belgrade, 1933 and of the artistic society “Oblik” (from Belgrade) in Sofia, 1934. Common features and differences between the two artistic societies hold out opportunities for discussing the Variety of modern artistic practices on the Balkans. The analysis of the critical reception of the artistic manifestations of “the Balkan neighbours” is a substantial part of the study. Conclusion is drawn that a kind of modern figurative representation (“conservative modernism”), no matter postimpressionist. Postcezannist or naivistic, could be the “common ground” for the artistic exchange on the Balkans at the and of the l920’s and during the 1930’s. This study is a part of a larger research of the author on the Balkan artistic exchanges and is connected to other articles (like In the mirror of the foreign critic: The Exhibition of “The Seven” in Belgrade, 1933. In: “Kultura” Weekly, 1996, N 34. “Sofia - Athens: two Exchanged Exhibitions”. In: “Art Studies Quarterly”. 2000, N I, etc.).

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