Odhise Paskali | |
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.jpg) Portrait of a young Paskali, 1926 | |
| Born | (1903-12-22)22 December 1903 |
| Died | 13 September 1985(1985-09-13) (aged 81) |
| Education | Universita di Torino |
| Known for | Sculpture,Ceramics |
| Notable work | Skanderbeg Monument (1968) |
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Odhise Paskali (22 December 1903 – 13 September 1985) was anAlbaniansculptor. For his contribution, he was awarded thePeople's Artist of Albania award.
Paskali was born in 1903 inPërmet,Ottoman Empire. In 1925 when Paskali realizedThe Hungry he sent the work along withFace of a Girl (Fytyrë vajze) toAhmet Zogu, thenPrime Minister of Albania, and asked in return for a scholarship to study in an academy of arts in Italy. Zogu fulfilled his desire by sending him toTurin. As a student in Turin, he initiated the Albanian Student Association (Studenti shqiptar) and the magazine of the Albanian Students of Turin. He graduated in 1927 in Art Critique at theLiterature andPhilosophy School of theKingdom of Italy University in Turin. In the 1930s he was one of the initiators of the association Friends of the Albanians (Miqt e Arbrit). He was also one of the organizers of the first exposure of arts and the first School of Painting in Tirana.[1][2][3]
Paskali has finished around 600 sculptures. His first sculpture wasThe Hungry. His masterpiece is theSkanderbeg's monument in Tirana, Albania. Other important works areThe Flag Bearer (Flamurtari 1932,Vlore),The National Fighter (Luftëtari Kombëtar 1932,Korçë),The Mountaneer (Malësori),Jeronim De Rada,Naim Frashëri,KETI,Themistokli Gërmenji,Naum Veqilharxhi,The Unknown Soldier (Ushtari i panjohur),Vojo Kushi,Fan Noli,Onufri,Ahmet Zogu,Enver Hoxha,Çerçiz Topulli,Pashko Vasa,Migjeni,Isa Boletini,Idriz Seferi. It is thought that many of Paskali's works can be found in Italy and Switzerland as they were taken away through pillage during theFascist Italian Invasion.[citation needed]
Odhise was director of theNational Gallery of Figurative Arts of Albania from 1957 to 1961.[4]
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