Abdurrahim Buza
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Abdurrahim Buza was an Albania
n painter
. For his contribution in painting, he received the People's Artist of Albania
medal.
, Ottoman Empire
(present-day Macedonia
). He lost his parents at the age of nine. In 1924 the young man managed to move to Albania with the intention of pursuing his academic dream. He pursued the High School in Tirana and then was granted a scholarship for further studies in Fine Arts in Italy. His lead-teachers Cesar Ferro of Turin and Galileo Chini at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence (1928–1932) were among the most influential fine artists of the time in Italy. In 1933 he successfully completed his studies with a degree in Monumental and Decorative Painting.
In 1933 Buza, in a collaborative effort with his contemporaries, the painter A. Kushi, the sculptor Odhise Paskali
, and the Italian painter M. Ridola, founded the Drawing Artistic School, which was the first Fine Arts school to open in Tirana, Albania. This school set the artistic and aesthetic stage for the new Albanian artists’ generation to come.
In 1935 he painted the first Albanian Nude at a time when the Albanian society considered a nude immoral and unacceptable.
A. Buza is the co-founder of the Artistic High School “Jordan Misja” in Tirana in 1951. His exemplary work in drafting the curriculum, and its continuous reformation provided a healthy artistic foundation for the students.
During the years of communist dictatorship in Albania, the artist A. Buza continued his work ignoring all hackneyed forms that were artificially imposed to the Eastern European artists, and preserved his values and artistic dignity.
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. For his contribution in painting, he received the People's Artist of Albania
People's Artist of Albania
People's Artist of Albania was an honorary title for the decoration of outstanding art performers of People's Socialist Republic of Albania, whose merits were exceptional in the sphere of development of the performing arts . It was created by law in 1960 and amended in 1980. The title was no longer...
medal.
Early life
He was born on December 22, 1905 in SkopjeSkopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
(present-day Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
). He lost his parents at the age of nine. In 1924 the young man managed to move to Albania with the intention of pursuing his academic dream. He pursued the High School in Tirana and then was granted a scholarship for further studies in Fine Arts in Italy. His lead-teachers Cesar Ferro of Turin and Galileo Chini at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence (1928–1932) were among the most influential fine artists of the time in Italy. In 1933 he successfully completed his studies with a degree in Monumental and Decorative Painting.
Return to Albania
After his studies Buza went back to Albania and became a professor of drawing at the “Harry Fultz” high school.In 1933 Buza, in a collaborative effort with his contemporaries, the painter A. Kushi, the sculptor Odhise Paskali
Odhise Paskali
Odhise Paskali is one of the most acclaimed Albanian sculptors. For his contribution, he was awarded the People's Artist of Albania award.-Early life:Paskali was born in 1903 in Përmet, Albania...
, and the Italian painter M. Ridola, founded the Drawing Artistic School, which was the first Fine Arts school to open in Tirana, Albania. This school set the artistic and aesthetic stage for the new Albanian artists’ generation to come.
In 1935 he painted the first Albanian Nude at a time when the Albanian society considered a nude immoral and unacceptable.
After World War II
Mr. Buza was the illustrator of one of the most important documents in the history of the Albanian education, the first Albanian language primer, published in 1945.A. Buza is the co-founder of the Artistic High School “Jordan Misja” in Tirana in 1951. His exemplary work in drafting the curriculum, and its continuous reformation provided a healthy artistic foundation for the students.
During the years of communist dictatorship in Albania, the artist A. Buza continued his work ignoring all hackneyed forms that were artificially imposed to the Eastern European artists, and preserved his values and artistic dignity.
Work
During his life A. Buza created over 500 oil paintings and thousands of drawings and graphics. He brought a modern reality in the Albanian art, using impressionist and expressionist elements in interconnection with his naive and symbolic style.Recognition
He has been honored by the Albanian Parliament with the award “Merited Teacher” in 1960 with that of the “Nation’s Painter” in 1978.Notable works
- Dasma kosovare
- Pogradeci
- Lagjja ime Nusja kosovare (1950),
- Një pjate rrush (1957),
- Autoportret (1960),
- Lojërat popullore
- Azem Galica dhe luftëtarët
- Refugjatët