Agim Çavdarbasha

National Theatre in Pristina

Agim Çavdarbasha (Serbo-Croatian: Agim Čavdarbaša, Агим Чавдарбаша) (24 March 1944 – 20 October 1999) was a Kosovo Albanian sculptor.[1] Çavdarbasha was a major influence on contemporary sculpture in Kosovo.

Born in Peć, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (modern-day Peja, Kosovo), he graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts of Belgrade in 1969 and the Academy of Arts of Ljubljana in 1971.[1]

He was a member of the Academy of Figurative of Arts of Kosovo and later of the Academy of Science and Arts.[1]

His atelier in Čaglavica was put to flame during the 2004 unrests, but was rebuilt and today stands as a museum.[1][2]

Works

His works include the statues of Ymer Prizreni and Abdyl Frashëri displayed at the League of Prizren museum. During the Kosovo War, Serbian policemen threw the statues into a nearby river and the museum was burnt.[1]

His 1987 sculpture The Women of Lybeniq shows women leaning to see Gani Bobi's funeral.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical Dictionary of Kosovo. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 58–59. ISBN 9780810874831.
  2. ^ "The gallery of our well-known sculptor Agim Çavdarbasha is open again - News - Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport". Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Agim Çavdarbasha (1944–1999) - documenta 14". Retrieved 7 August 2020.


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