House-of-Culture mosaic, Bozieni

A mosaic on the facade of the House of Culture in Bozieni, the seat of the commune in Hîncești district (the catalogue mislabels it as Cimișlia), about 10 km south of Hîncești on the Cogîlnic river; the village is first attested on 5 March 1446. The work is a pair of figurative panels in coloured ceramic tile, one on each side of the facade. The right-hand panel shows a woman in folk dress and a golden-yellow gown holding a white dove of peace, against a round green-and-blue tree and a stylised collective-farm landscape — fields, a tractor, houses and industrial silhouettes — an allegory of peace and plenty. Warm yellows, greens, blues and reds. It has no documented author or year; it is listed in the Mosaics of Moldova inventory and survives in situ (a children's playground now stands in front of the house of culture).

Track

Central Moldova (Codru)

Neighborhood

Bozieni, r. Hîncești

Photos: Gikü (talk) (CC0)