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Charles Billich (born 1934, in Lovran, Istria, Croatia) was named Official Artist of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International He is the recipient of the 2000 Sport Artist of the Year Award presented annually by the American Sport Art Museum and Archives. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

He was named Official Artist of commemorating the centenary of the presentation of the first Nobel Prize for Peace to Red Cross founder Henry Dunant. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated Jean Henri Dunant ( May 8, 1828 &ndash October 30, 1910) aka Henry Dunant or Henri Dunant, was a Swiss

Inspired by his work entitled The Beijing Cityscape, the official image for the successful Beijing bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, he has conceived a sensational series of images based on the Bing Ma Yong Terracotta warriors. The Terracotta Army ( are the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of China. So well received has this work been that Bing Ma Yong images are represented on a collection of 16 postage stamps currently in circulation in China a first for an as to the cultural worth of this collection.

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Biography

Charles Billich exceptional spirit and talent have been forged by many dramatic personal experiences in a career spanning some forty years and have taken him to the highest pinnacles of artistic success, among which he counts the honour of having his work hung in the Vatican. Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Billich paints and draws in all media and sculpts in precious and semi-precious metals. In the Arts media (plural of Medium) are the materials and techniques used by an Artist to produce a work He describes his work as surrealist. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members

He paints from what he sees around him. Ballet and sport, architecture and town planning, eroticism and classicism, portraiture and stage, all provide the imagery of his work, and always in a way that challenges the norm. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation For the works or study of works from classical antiquity see Classics Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to A portrait is a painting, photograph, Sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person in which the face and its expression is predominant Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Sport and movement have always been conduits for the immensely talented Billich and much of his work is fuelled by these inspirations. As a fitting balance to this Humanitarian pieces and works of Religious significance are also within the focus of the Artist. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Colour, drama, compassion, humanity, the distilled elements of artist Charles Billich life and work, generate the visual impact of his internationally acclaimed achievement, "Humanity United" the stirring creation from a brief extended him by the Red Cross to commemorate the 2001 Centenary of the Nobel Prize for Peace. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Compassion is a profound human Emotion prompted by the pain of others The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor

It was a brief made poignant by the deprivations suffered during a youthful incarceration as a political prisoner in Yugoslavia which ended only with the intervention of the Red Cross. The original oil can be seen in the United Nation's Great Hall in Geneva, Switzerland. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security

Billich was honoured when Dr Jose Ramos Horta, Minister Of Foreign Affairs For East Timor requested he paint their official independence painting to honour the determination, courage and patience that the East Timorese have shown in their successful bid for independence Billich again fused humanity and fine art when he exhibited at the United Nations Headquarters New York in June 2004. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia.

Hosted by the UN Friendship Club and in another first for an Australian Artist Billich has been invited back with his "Humanity United" collection in September 2006.

Inspired by his work entitled The Beijing Cityscape, the official image for the successful Beijing bid to host the 2008Olympic Games, Charles Billich has conceived a sensational series of images based on the Bing Ma Yong Terracotta Warriors. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The Terracotta Army ( are the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of China. These world heritage listed historic treasures have been transposed through the art of Billich into images of the New Millennium, imbuing them with a new life and an everlasting future. The Collection of Images, portray the Bing Ma Yong Terracotta Warriors in a series of fabulous sporting compositions challenging the conventions of space and time.

Fostering further his commitment to China and Beijing 2008 Billich in June 2004 completed "Jubilation China's 100 Year Olympic Dream Realised" - a piece depicting the triumph, joy and celebration that followed the announcement of China's victory in the quest to be the next Olympic host nation.

His Olympic involvement continues having created official images for the Australian and US Teams for Athens 2004 and in this vein a symbolic cityscape painting of the 2008 Olympic Water sports venue QingDao has been presented to the Mayor and Beijing Olympic committee in QingDao in July 2005.

Demonstrating that his skills have no boundaries on the playing field of sports art and in a fitting gesture Billich created" The World In Union". This is the official image of Rugby World Cup 2003 and captures the essence of this great sporting event together with an artistic design that is unmistakably representative of the host nation. The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby union competition

Charles Billich has received the coveted "Honorary Citizen of Atlanta" and the Key to the City during the Centennial Games; the title Sports Artist of the Year 2000, an Honorary Doctorate and the "Order of the Eagle Exemplar" - three of the world's most prestigious awards from the United States Sports Academy and Sport Art Museum. In 2004 he has assumed the role of Trustee of this premier sports education facility. He has been decorated with the Olympic Gold Order by the French Ministry of Sport for his contributions to the French Olympic Team during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

A master craftsman, he has exhibited at some of the world's best venues; has been an honoured guest and resident artist on many occasions and the recipient of many prizes, such as the Spoleto Prize in Italy. His editions and originals adorn boardrooms, galleries and collections across five continents.

Charles Billich dreams of a "peaceful, harmonious world, its values determined by compassion and man's inherent nobility of spirit. " His work reflects that spiritual optimism and exhilarates.

Collections

Art Bank Commonwealth of Australia; City of Düsseldorf, Germany; Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery; The Parliament of Victoria; Australian Embassy to Germany; Australian Embassy to Croatia; Hall of Congress, Washington D. C. , Queensland Art Gallery; U. S. Sports Academy; Royal Collection, Kuala Lumpur; City of Melbourne; Government Utah, USA; Government East Timor; Central Queensland University, Rockhampton; The City of Sydney; Embassy of Croatia, Canberra; Australian Embassy to Japan; City of Kanagawa, Japan; USA Australian Olympic Committee Headquarters, Sydney; New York State Govt. Port Authority; The Royal Collection of Thailand; Parliament House, Dili, East Timor; Exhibition Building, Melbourne; Royal Australian Air Force; Rockhampton Gallery, Qld; The City of Hakodate, Japan; The City of Osaka, Japan; State Theatre, Sydney; The Parliament of Japan; City of Rijeka, Croatia; NSW Government, Australia; Beijing Olympic Organising Committee; City Of QingDao China;

Recent appointments

and more. The State Theatre in Sydney, New South Wales is a theatre by architect Henry Eli White.

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