Old STONE Village 📸 & 🎨 BODY PAINTING (painting & photography)
Dear community, here you will see an artwork I created in an old stone village in the mountains of Bulgaria. I am sharing also photos from the village itself.
I have created 4 different photo sessions there. Two of them were made in 2008. This artwork here is one of two created in 2010. The idea was to connect images from the traditional Bulgarian culture, the unique view, and body painting.
The village is called Kovachevitsa, located in the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria, about 119 km distance from the capital-Sofia. The name was mentioned for the first time in the Ottoman registers between 15th and 16th century. It was built by refugees from different areas. Some say they were running away from the Ottoman power, other stories speak about escaping from the back death- plague.
The village is very far in the heart of the mountain and it remained independent from the Ottoman administration.
The isolated location and the fresh water from the river Kanina were a perfect foundation for a new, free life.
The population at the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th centuries was 17 persons.
In 1905, there were 1740 inhabitants. Around 1970 many of the houses were abandoned and began to fall apart.
Kovachevitsa is protected as a historical location for its unique architecture.
A lot of creative people, photographers, writers, painters from Sofia were attracted by the silence, good air and stone architecture of the village. Many of them bought old damaged houses in the 70ies and renovated them in the same historical way.
Kovachevitsa is also very close to Greece. It is just 2 hours away from the greek seaside.
Wish you all a lovely evening, and a great start in the new week.
This helps me to be more independent from commission works, and spend more time creating what I believe I should.
It also helps me to find time to write my body art history & initiation research book.
With love & light
Bella
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Thank you so much dear Worldmap crew;). You are my favorite part of the steemit blog.
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Hello, thank you very much for your kind support. I really appreciate it and will do my best to be there. 🤩🙏
I think the other reason that makes the village so unique is talented artists like you!
Thank you😀, I find it always nice to combine to old and the new. The village is very empty, feels often as abandoned. The few old ladies from the area were a bit shocked by the bodypainting. Soon I will share the other projects from there☺️
Wow.... wonderful art..amazing photography......i wait your next post ....all the best....
Thank you;)
amazing this photography... i appreciate this art. all the best dear friend..
Very kind of you, thank you.
Wonderful!!!!! Du bist echt ein Profi!!!!:-)))
Danke liebe Caroline. Gute Reise und vielleicht bis bald.
Danke vielmals und würde mich freuen wenn wir einander persönlich bald wieder sehen! :-D
Extraordinary! I love the contrast, super vote! : D
Thank you so much.😊🙏
Beautiful place, beautiful body painting! Thank you for sharing!
It is my pleasure, thank you gor having a look😉
good job
Thank you, but to be honest, you posted your comment not even a minute after I posted it, it would be nice to write a comment if you really first look what was posted. The community here works best when people really pay attention.
im a fast reader and i can see the paintings on the women and the other stuff my screen is zoomed out
I see;), well thank you for your time;)
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