BULGARIA Identity

Written By Bushra Burge

Bulgaria’s architecture and urban art and monuments are a mixture of bold communism, shabby decommissioned Bourgeoisie, marked influences of Roman, Persian, Ottoman influences.  And the emotive graffiti vibrant and established. Here are a selection from Sofia; and Plovdiv – which is known as the city of artists and the oldest city in Europe (8000 BCE).  

Plovdiv library has a great example of Socilist art (Sots) with cladding made of  Vratza stone, marble and granite prominent Bulgarian sculptor Stoyo Todorov (1919–1997).

Bushra Burge

Bushra Burge is a proven polymath. Her most recent work has creatively used emerging technology such as VR within wearable technology and multi-sensory experiences. Her career started 20 years ago as a software engineer within financial data, including the very first pioneering corporate e-commerce sites. Since then she has also had successful careers in sustainable fashion, academia and wearable technology. Her multidisciplinary curiosity has led her to degrees in science and design from Imperial College, London College of Fashion and Central Saint Martins. This has not only given her a unique agility and insider knowledge to connect dots for emerging trends, new ideas and problem-solving but has also allowed her to establish high calibre resource and networks from within a number of industries. 
 

http://www.bushraburge.com
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