Charles Billich in his atelier at his home in Lovran, Croatia, photo by Nenad Bach
Charles Billich, outstanding Croatian painter living in Australia, playing chess...,
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Inspired by the conviction that the Chinese Olympic Committee should adopt a traditional symbol as the official image of the 2008 Beijing Bid, Charles Billich created the Bing Mah Yong cycle of paintings. Best known as the Terra Cotta Warriors of X'ian, Shaanxi Province, Billich has brought an ancient Chinese icon to life through images contrasting 21st century Olympic sports and 384 BC Qin Dynasty magnificence to the glory of both. So well received has this work been that Billich's Bing ma Yong images are represented on a collection of 16 postage stamps currently in circulation in China. Source: www.billichgallery.com
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Charles Billich: Bin Mah Yong Archer;
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Charles Billich: Bing Mah Yong Soccer Player;
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Charles Billich: Bing Mah Yong High Jumper;
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Charles Billich: Bing Mah Yong Swimming;
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Charles Billich: Bing Mah Yong Gymnast;
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Charles Billich: Bing Mah Yong Ping Pong;
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Sixteen Chinese postage stamps with works of art by Charles Billich
Bing Mah Yong series;
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Charles Billich: Third Time Lucky - Makybe Diva, owner
Tony Santic,
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Charles Billich: Within Reach;
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Charles Billich: Beijing 2008;
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Charles Billich: Zagreb, capital of Croatia;
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Charles Billich: History of Croatia;
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Christmas 1991;
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Charles Billich: Andrija Mohorovičić;
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Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936.) Among scientists studying seismology the famous Moho-layer (or Moho-discontinuity) of the Earth is well known. It was named after the great Croatian geophysicist Andrija Mohorovičić (born in Volosko, 1857-1936), professor at the University of Zagreb. His discovery was essential for understanding the inner structure of the Earth and the behavior of seismic waves. Together with the theory of forces due to Ruđer Bošković, this is probably the greatest achievement in the history of Croatian science. Two Croatian names appear on the map of the Moon. The name of Ruđer Bošković was given to a mountain on the visible side, and the name of A. Mohorovičić to a mountain on the dark side of the Moon.
Source: www.croatianhistory.net
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Charles Billich portraying Nenad Bach in 2005 in his atelier in the lovely coastal town of Lovran, Croatia, where Mr. Billich was born. Notice a canvas on the far right from the Bing Mah Yong series - rower.
Nenad Bach and Charles Billich in Lovran, Croatia
Charles Billich with
Violi Calvert, Filipino-Australian correspondent based in Sydney, 2008
Charles Billich with Violi Calvert and Joy Casey in Sydney, 2008
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