Krasimira Butseva and Julian Chehirian talk about the double exhibition The Neighbours, the product of many years of research on communist-era repressions
Italian artist Valentina Sciarra found creative freedom in Sofia
Krassimir Terziev has witnessed all the different processes in Bulgarian contemporary art since the 1990s, has been an active participant in them, and to this day is an artist from whom we can still expect interesting new ideas.
When Mihail Mihailov says that he is about to spend several weeks in complete isolation in Vienna, he is not talking about quarantine. Ever since it was announced in January that the installation There You Are would represent Bulgaria at this year's Venice Biennale, Mihailov has been caught in a whirlwind of media appearances, logistical challenges and deadlines, while his desire to shake off all this noise and focus on real work has only increased.
Textile, installations, photography, audio, and video also started to appear in her work. Everything Sevda Semer creates seems to offer a direct conduit to her personal thoughts, feelings, experiences, but it is also often a response to public attitudes.
Elena Nazarova says that, ever since she can remember, she has been drawn to the visual arts, and she feels lucky that, after graduating from the National High School of Applied Arts St. Luka in 2016, she has been able to focus on doing what she loves as a freelance artist.
Stanislav Belovski began exhibiting his paintings in the 1990s, gradually turning to contemporary art and forging his own path between painting, collages, photography, installations, and interventions in the urban environment.
Among young contemporary artists in Bulgaria, Maria Nalbantova's work stands out with its close connection to the natural world.
Youlian Tabakov belongs to that special breed of artists – most of his work is in set design and illustration, but he is not afraid to devote all his energy to exploring new domains.