Danubius International Conferences, 15th International Conference The Danube - Axis of European Identity
Representation of Symbolism in Women's Scriptions by Bulgarian, Moldavian and Ukrainian Artists
Last modified: 2025-06-19
Abstract
Although there is a wealth of research on Eastern European symbolism, the specific ways women are depicted in Bessarabian art and those images have carried and conveyed the region's cultural identity, remaining underestimated. Bessarabia is a region in the southwest of Ukraine which borderland influenced by Bulgarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, and Moldavian traditions, boasts a richly layered visual heritage. Yet, the symbolic importance of female figures in shaping collective memory has not been fully explored. This oversight not only leaves a lacuna in our understanding of Bessarabia's art history but also obscures how gendered imagery served as an archive of tradition.
