Ventzislav Dikov

I am a Bulgarian self-taught artist, my main creative medium is oil painting. My works often consist of small figures repeating themselves with slight variations or creating a bigger whole. I work both in figurative and abstract style. Human conditions and the subconscious are my main field of exploration.       

The connection between a person and an object runs just as deep as the connection between two people, or deeper. There is no language involved, only the essence of human being in the world - sensing and reflecting. An object does not need to be useful or of immediately recognizable purpose to gain the affection of an observer, quite on the contrary - the lack of clarity of use triggers curiosity. Curiosity creates a connection.       

I explore that moment when the mind is free to let the body create, allowing the objects of unclear purpose, inhabiting the subconscious, come to the forefront.       

In a quasi-rational world, paintings themselves are objects of unclear purpose, up until the moment when the moment when they connect with someone.      

I also work with clay to create series of figures, usually exhibited along with my paintings. Being a musician too, I explore the integration of sound and vision in sculptural and kinetic installations.   

Ventzislav Dikov

born: 25.09.1979 in Sofia, Bulgaria

2019  Solo Exhibition in Adora Gallery, Sofia

2018  Solo Exhibition at Incheon International Art Fair, Incheon, South Korea

2017  Solo Exhibition in Niche Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

Solo Exhibition in Iwase Museum, Sakuragawa, Japan

2015  Solo Exhibition in  Carre d'Artistes Gallery, Cologne, Germany

2014  Group Exhibition at GehAckt Kunstraum, Dresden, Germany

2013  Solo exhibition in Jean-Pierre Barbance Gallery, Paris, France

Group exhibition in Hotel de la Sure Art Gallery, Luxembourg

2008  Solo exhibition in Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Berlin, Germany

Solo exhibition in Ikar Gallery, Sofia

2007  Solo exhibition in Punto Gallery, Sofia

2006  Group exhibition at Ankara Art Forum, Ankara, Turkey

2005  Solo exhibition in Bogoridi Gallery, Bourgas, Bulgaria.