Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Romanian artist Saddo to take part at Balkan edition of Pictoplasma festival in Varna

Romanian artist Saddo
Photo: BTA

Romanian artist Saddo has been invited to participate in the second Balkan edition of the Pictoplasma festival for contemporary art, design and illustration, which will take place from September 6 to 8 in Bulgaria's Varna

Raul Oprea better known by his artistic alias Saddo is known for his solo or group exhibitions in Germany, Thailand, USA and Denmark and has also decorated walls in major street art projects on 3 continents. 

"I didn't know there was a Balkan edition of the festival, I knew the original from Berlin since I lived there in 2008. I have always admired this festival and I was happy that it was happening in the Balkans," Saddo told the Bulgarian News Agency BTA. "I will have a talk in which I will present my evolution as an artist, since I graduated in Cluj and did street art, until today. I will have a workshop in collaboration with Habitat Pottery," the artist adds.

When asked why he draws with two hands, he says, "I always preferred to draw or write with my left hand, but in school my teachers 'corrected' me and made me write with my right hand. So I write with my right, but I kept my original impulse to do things with my left."



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Violinist Alena Chekhova: Simfonieta-Vratsa is a phenomenon in the music life of Bulgaria

The Symphony Orchestra of Vratsa – Simfonieta, has become a haven for violinist Alena Chekhova. She was born in the Russian city of Tyumen /Western Siberia/, raised in Ukrainian Crimea and lived in Moscow for more than 10 years, where..

published on 4/2/25 9:13 PM
Community center in Antonovo

European Days of Artistic Crafts in Antonovo

European Days of Artistic Crafts are starting today in Bulgaria's Antonovo . The motto of this year's edition is "The Golden Thread", which is why it will begin with workshops on  wool felting. Every day until the end of the week, residents and..

published on 3/31/25 6:35 AM
 Kalin Terziyski

Literature, Cinema and Spirituality - interesting events at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Berlin in April

Writer Kalin Terziyski will present his collection of short stories "Is Anyone There to Love You?" at the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Berlin on April 1.  The book, translated into German by Elvira Bormann, tells of life in a city full of mystery,..

published on 3/30/25 8:45 AM