My main goal as an artist is to create a loaded space which sets its inhabitants in particular psycho-emotional and mental states. Painting has been the primary but I have recently started including sculpture, video installation, and soundscape. On a conscious level, my focus is purely on colors and simple shapes. The underlying meaning, or message, emerges almost behind my back. My work exposes the deep imprint that the modern social reality has left on me, as well as my efforts to overcome it. The message is all too clear – the lonely capsuled self in the vast frenzy reality. Despite the evident message in my work, I would rather its viewers are left feeling, not thinking. Seeing that any message can be perceived at various levels – sensual, psycho-emotional, mental, I believe that the conceptual aspect of my work serves to complement the aesthetic aspect. It is difficult to find one’s place, one’s meaningful task in the modern reality. A decisive challenge finding a sustainable equilibrium between, on the one hand – individual selves and society, and, on the other hand – harmony and action. It is to this quest that I devote myself and my work.
Contacts: v_dikov@hotmail.com
Solo exhibitions
2023 Solo Exhibition/Serdika Gallery, Sofia, Bulgari (upcoming)
2023 Solo Exhibition/Vazrazdane Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2022 Artvibes Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 Solo Exhibition / Espace Art Gallery – Brussels
2021 Solo Exhibition / The Bookstore – Varna, Bulgaria
2021 Solo Exhibition / Serdika Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 Solo Exhibition / Labyrinth Gallery – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2020 Solo Exhibition (upcoming) / Boris Christoff Exhibition – Sofia, Bulgaria
2020 Solo Exhibition / Vidima Gallery – Sevlievo, Bulgaria
2020 Solo Exhibition (upcoming) / Isabella – Maribor, Slovenia
2019 Solo Exhibition / Adora Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2018 Solo Exhibition / Incheon Art Fair – Incheon, South Korea
2017 Solo Exhibition / Iwase Museum – Sakuragawa, Japan
2017 Solo Exhibition / Niche Gallery – Tokyo, Japan
2016 Solo Exhibition / Carré D’Artistes Gallery – Cologne, Germany
2013 Solo Exhibition / Galerie Jean-Pierre Barbance – Paris, France
2012 Solo Exhibition / Bliss – Barcelona, Spain
2009 Solo Exhibition / Green Cat Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2008 Solo Exhibition / BCI Berlin – Berlin, Germany
Group exhibitions
2022 Biennial of contemporary art – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2021 Group Exhibition / ArtVibes Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2018 Group Exhibition / Lessedra Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2017 Group Exhibition / Red Dot Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2014 Group Exhibition / Geh8 Kunstraum – Dresden, Germany
2007 Group Exhibition / Gamzigrad – Gamzigrad, Serbia
2006 Group Exhibition / Castiel Mojmirovce – Mojmirovce, Slovakia
2006 Group Exhibition / Ankara Art Forum – Ankara, Turkey
Publications
2023 Radio Focus-Conversation with Ventzislav Dikov
