Artist Statement:
ARTISTIC CONCEPT
The horizon of existence of phenomena – thought, time and space – in which the echo of the individual’s traces of existence are one with the necessity to be with that which is distant, yet primary, is identified with The Roots.
The Roots – prehistory, classical antiquity, orthodoxy, the enigma of voices and incantations, existentialism; the Ego as a particle of matter, scattered amongst the romantic autonomy of the fatherland, reveal a particular visualisation, one of a feeling of unity amongst the collective perceptions and their comprehension.
Through my work I wish to contribute to these local and global cultural traditions and simultaneously create new expectations within the modern individual’s universal perceptions, transforming them into widely understood signs, symbols, and codes. This is an honest and true route in exploring the global through the local.
Awards & Distinctions:
IMPORTANT AWARDS AND GRANTS;
44 International and National Awards, Mentions, Diplomas:
- 1993 - Varna, International Print Biennale - “Grand Prix for Young Artist“
- 2003 - New York, The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (Paintings),USA.
- 2007- New York, The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (Graphic Art and Drawings), USA.
- 2012 - Tuzla, Bosnia and Hercegovina - “Grand Prix”, International Exhibition of Modern and Contemporary Miniature Art
- 2016 - The 2016 American Art Awards, Category Cubism - LA, USA.
- 2022 - "GOLD LIST - Top Contemporary Artists of Today"- Selection of "Art Market Magazine" for 2022.
- 2023 - First International Prize DONATELLO, Borghese Palace, Florence, Italy
- 2023 - The 2023 World Art Awards, Paintings-Category Innovation, LA, USA
Exhibitions:
IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS, BIENNIALS, TRIENNIALS AND OTHER SHOWS; Nearly 400 exhibitions around the world; Lincoln,Maastricht,Varna,Maribor,Toronrto,Taipei,Majdanek,Cracow,Wimbledon,Ibiza,Lubin,Philadelphia,Kanagawa,Lodz,Plovdiv,Sofia,Beogrd,Ljubljana, Cluj,Rijeka,Leskovac,Olkusz,Kolobrzeg,Carbunar,Kuala Lompur,New York, Cheju,Cairo,Pisa,Katowice,Wieliczka,Rosario,Busan,Livorno,Torun,Boguszow-Gorce,Bitola,Thessaloniki,Kyiv,Gliwice,Oldenburg,Moscow,Evora,Pleven Timisoara,Istanbul,Elassona,Milano,Guanlan,Novi Sad, Sarcelles,Xativa,Aqui Terme,Bologna,Tarragona,Malbork,Guangzhou,Luxembourg,Tuzla...
WORKS IN OVER 50 PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AND MUSEUMS;
Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Belgium, Malaysia, Egipt, USA, Taiwan, Turkey, Italy, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Korea, China, etc.
Works sold to private collectors around the world; United States, Australia, China, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, Mexico, etc.
Works and lives in Bulgaria, Europe.
Publications / Interviews in; Art Market Magazine, Aesthetica Magazine, Collect Art Magazine, CAI Magazine, Al Tiba-9 Contemporary Art, The Woven Tale Press Magazine, Singulart Magazine, Artmajeur Magazine, Artmagazineum, etc.
