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Vassil Stoyev emerged in the artistic life of Bulgaria at a fortunate moment – when the ideologization[...]
Vassil Stoyev emerged in the artistic life of Bulgaria at a fortunate moment – when the ideologization of art had already been overcome and the artist had the freedom, though in a relative sense, to express through his paintings creative truths of his own. He did not have to fight against inveterate notions of the role of art, but was rather rendered the chance to quickly find his individuality. And he embraced this opportunity perfectly.
At first sight Vassil Stoyev’s works seem to be free, painted all in a breath, “sung”. This is certainly just one of their merits. But behind such a seeming ease of painting lies unsuspected constructive energy, which is best seen in the composition organization. Even when there are no figures at all, the picture structure is created by contrasts. Most often the free, even chaotic strokes, forming “an island” of texture in the middle of the canvas, are juxtaposed with relatively smooth one-colour surfaces. Another contrast results from the juxtaposition of bright and pastel single-shade spots. It is surprising how “dull” shades can become the source of intensive radiation, how the black and the grey can lose their chromatic neutrality and turn into deep colors. And finally, the sudden appearance of a contour line, one that does not draw, but rather marks a typical feature in a figure, stands out as a “graphic” accent on the painting magma. What lies at the heart of Vassil Stoyev’s paintings and determines his individuality is the effort to force a structure on the amorphous and make it meaningful.
The viewer senses in a tactile way the tension stemming from the contrasts in the painting; he follows the artist to live the drama of the conflict, which finds solution in a solid internal construction. This is what, in my opinion, fills the viewer with the energy the artist has put into his paintings. Thus, the viewer’s perception becomes more intensive and active. That is the reason why Vassil Stoyev’s pictures are by no means “comfortable furniture”, but rather energy spots in the interior, saturating the atmosphere with the agony and the ecstasy of a purely painting drama.
At first sight Vassil Stoyev’s works seem to be free, painted all in a breath, “sung”. This is certainly just one of their merits. But behind such a seeming ease of painting lies unsuspected constructive energy, which is best seen in the composition organization. Even when there are no figures at all, the picture structure is created by contrasts. Most often the free, even chaotic strokes, forming “an island” of texture in the middle of the canvas, are juxtaposed with relatively smooth one-colour surfaces. Another contrast results from the juxtaposition of bright and pastel single-shade spots. It is surprising how “dull” shades can become the source of intensive radiation, how the black and the grey can lose their chromatic neutrality and turn into deep colors. And finally, the sudden appearance of a contour line, one that does not draw, but rather marks a typical feature in a figure, stands out as a “graphic” accent on the painting magma. What lies at the heart of Vassil Stoyev’s paintings and determines his individuality is the effort to force a structure on the amorphous and make it meaningful.
The viewer senses in a tactile way the tension stemming from the contrasts in the painting; he follows the artist to live the drama of the conflict, which finds solution in a solid internal construction. This is what, in my opinion, fills the viewer with the energy the artist has put into his paintings. Thus, the viewer’s perception becomes more intensive and active. That is the reason why Vassil Stoyev’s pictures are by no means “comfortable furniture”, but rather energy spots in the interior, saturating the atmosphere with the agony and the ecstasy of a purely painting drama.
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Biography
Born in Parvomai, Bulgaria in 1950 and graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Sofia in 1979.
PRIZES
1995 International Art Biennale Malta 1st Class Distinction Award
1997 International Art Biennale Malta Second prize
1998 Plovdiv town Prize for painting
MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
National Fine Arts Museum Sofia, Bulgaria
Municipal Gallery Sofia, Bulgaria
Municipal Gallery Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Municipal Gallery Burgas, Bulgaria
National Fine Arts Museum Valletta, Malta
Tempra Art Foundation, Malta
Association des Atrs et des Lettres de Nid dAigle, Belgium
Air Malta, Head Office, Malta
The Museum of Modern Art Mdina, Malta
Tempra Museum Municipal Council Mgarr, Malta
And public collections in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Malta, Japan, as well as number of collectors from Bulgaria, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain, Holland, Denmark, Greece, Turkey, Belgium, Portugal, the USA, Japan, etc. INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
Sofia - Palace of Culture, Bulgaria
Violetta Gallery - Vienna, Austria
Aduaz Gallery - Graz, Austria
United Art Gallery - Vienna, Austria
Cornerstone Galleries - California, USA
Gallery 100, Malta
Alkent Aktuel Art Gallery - Instanbul, Turkey
Galleria d'Arte, Italy
Galerie Celine Paris, France
Galerie Celine Paris, France
Galerie Logix Vienna, Austria
Europ'Art - Geneva, Switzerland
Gallery "Geogre Papazov" Plovdiv, Bulgaria
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
Hilton Hotel Gallery - Vienna, Austria
Gallerie du Nid d'Aigle - Profondeville, Belgium
Internanional Competition for Young Artists, Bulgaria
Mus?de l`Ath?e - Geneva, Switzerland
Sotheby's Auction - London, UK
Bernard Felli Gallery - Paris, France
Tokyo, Japan
Artexpo - Tokyo, Japan
Galliardi Gallery-London, UK
Chabanian - LeBaron Gallery-Annecy, France
Washington DC World Bank USA
The Museum of Modern Art - Papendreht, Holland
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BULGARIA
- Date of birth : 1950
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- Groups: Contemporary Bulgarian Artists
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INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
1981 Society of Plovdiv Artists - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1982 Municipal Museum Karlovo, Bulgaria
1983 Sofia - Palace of Culture, Bulgaria
1983 Violetta Gallery - Vienna, Austria
1984 Aduaz Gallery - Graz, Austria
1986 Society of Plovdiv Artists - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1986 Municipal Museum Karlovo, Bulgaria
1988 Old Town Gallery - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1988 United Art Gallery - Vienna, Austria
1990 Society of Plovdiv Artists - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1991 Dossev Art Gallery - Sofia, Bulgaria
1991 Hemus Art Gallery - Sofia, Bulgaria
1991 Gallery Microhall Centre - Edevecht, Germany
1991 Cornerstone Galleries - California, USA
1992 Gallery 100, Malta
1993 Dossev Art Gallery - Sofia, Bulgaria
1993 Autumn Exhibitions in the Old Town - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1993 Alkent Aktuel Art Gallery - Instanbul, Turkey
1994 Alkent Aktuel Art Gallery- Instanbul, Turkey
1996 Galleriad'Arte, Italy
1996 Hilton Hotel Gallery-Vienna, Austria
1997 Makta Art Gallery - Sofia, Bulgaria
1997 National Museum of Fine Arts - Valletta, Malta
1997 Gallerie du Nid d'Aigle - Profondeville, Belgium
1997 Manoel Theatre, Malta
1998 Vitosha Art Gallery - Sofia, Bulgaria
1998 Dyakov Art Gallery - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1999 Anima Art Gallery - Varna, Bulgaria
1999 "Future for Bulgaria" Foundation - in the Old Town of Plovdiv, BG
2000 Nessi Art Gallery - Burgas, Bulgaria
2000 Diakov Art Gallery - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2000 Irida Art Gallery - Sofia, Bulgaria
2000 Galerie Celine Paris, France
2002 Galerie Celine Paris, France
2003 Galerie Logix Vienna, Austria
2003 Georges Papazoff Gallery - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2004 Hilton Hotel Gallery-Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 Georges Papazoff Gallery - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2005 Galerie Celine Paris, France
2006 Gallery "Tereza" Erlenbah, Switzerland
2007 Loran Gallery - Sofia, BulgariMUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
National Museum of Fine Arts - Sofia, Bulgaria
Municipal Gallery - Sofia, Bulgaria
Municipal Gallery- Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Municipal Gallery - Burgas, Bulgaria
National Museum of Fine Arts - Valletta, Malta
Museum of Contemporary Art – Brussels, Belgium
Tempra Art Foundation, Malta
Association des Atrs et des Lettres de Nid d'Aigle, Belgium
Air Malta, Head Office, Malta
Cathedral Museum - Mdina, Malta
Tempra Museum - Municipal Council, Mgarr, and public collections in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Malta, Japan, as well as a number of collectors from Bulgaria, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, England, Holland, Denmark, Greece, Turkey, Belgium, Portugal, the USA, Japan, etc.
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Born in Parvomai, Bulgaria in 1950 and graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Sofia in 1979.
PRIZES
1995 International Art Biennale Malta 1st Class Distinction Award
1997 International Art Biennale Malta Second prize
1998 Plovdiv town Prize for painting
MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
National Fine Arts Museum Sofia, Bulgaria
Municipal Gallery Sofia, Bulgaria
Municipal Gallery Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Municipal Gallery Burgas, Bulgaria
National Fine Arts Museum Valletta, Malta
Tempra Art Foundation, Malta
Association des Atrs et des Lettres de Nid dAigle, Belgium
Air Malta, Head Office, Malta
The Museum of Modern Art Mdina, Malta
Tempra Museum Municipal Council Mgarr, Malta
And public collections in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Malta, Japan, as well as number of collectors from Bulgaria, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain, Holland, Denmark, Greece, Turkey, Belgium, Portugal, the USA, Japan, etc. INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
Sofia - Palace of Culture, Bulgaria
Violetta Gallery - Vienna, Austria
Aduaz Gallery - Graz, Austria
United Art Gallery - Vienna, Austria
Cornerstone Galleries - California, USA
Gallery 100, Malta
Alkent Aktuel Art Gallery - Instanbul, Turkey
Galleria d'Arte, Italy
Galerie Celine Paris, France
Galerie Celine Paris, France
Galerie Logix Vienna, Austria
Europ'Art - Geneva, Switzerland
Gallery "Geogre Papazov" Plovdiv, Bulgaria
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
Hilton Hotel Gallery - Vienna, Austria
Gallerie du Nid d'Aigle - Profondeville, Belgium
Internanional Competition for Young Artists, Bulgaria
Mus?de l`Ath?e - Geneva, Switzerland
Sotheby's Auction - London, UK
Bernard Felli Gallery - Paris, France
Tokyo, Japan
Artexpo - Tokyo, Japan
Galliardi Gallery-London, UK
Chabanian - LeBaron Gallery-Annecy, France
Washington DC World Bank USA
The Museum of Modern Art - Papendreht, Holland
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PRIZES
1995 International Art Biennale Malta 1st Class Distinction Award
1997 International Art Biennale Malta Second prize
1998 Plovdiv town Prize for painting
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VASSIL STOYEV’S PAINTINGS
by Stefan Tenev It was even as early as his first paintings that Vassil Stoyev stood out as an inquisitive artist, never content with repeating the plastic solutions or ideas he had already reached.
In an early series of paintings with titles Studio for Dolls, Alone, Childhood, Man with Umbrellas, it was through some rather loosely painted figures that the young artist tried to find strong sensual impressions, so skillfully achieved through the persuasive emotional states of the images and the expressive provocation of the chromatic combinations. Here the inner spiritual experiences, stirred by long-forgotten memories or secret longings, have a dominating impact as compared with the external effect in particular.
In another series of paintings named Masks the decorative variety and the lavishness of colours dominate over the more profound notional content.
Being well acquainted with the law of simultaneous contrast and the gradation of light and dark tones, Stoyev builds his landscapes firmly into persuasive composition solutions.
A few spots, quite attractive in texture and colour, painted against a calm background, determine the outlines of the objects, reminding of buildings, trees, roads, hills or fields. Thus, through intensively symbolic means of expression, it is the atmosphere of the particular nature object, caught and reproduced on canvas by means of various colour combinations, that the artist is trying to find, rather than the objective reality. The basic constructive element of this system is the colour spot, free and dynamic in expressive decorative harmony, in which the leading role belongs to the linear rhythm, from the calm and smooth combination of verticals and horizontals to the vigorous dynamism of oval lines, cut in some places, stirring dramatic tension and anxiety. Thus, skillfully using the optical effect of colours and the linear and aerial perspective, the artist creates a strong and saturated space with no great depths on a few foreground levels.
Vassil Stoyev’s fourth one-person exhibition, recently displayed at the hall of the County Culture Council in Plovdiv, presented a young painter of refined and modern plastic style, actively reflecting interesting aspects of the dynamic contemporary life.
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