Biography
Iskra Blagoeva was born 1978 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Lives and works in Sofia. Graduated from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. She has participated in exhibitions in Bulgaria and other European countries. In 2012 she was a fellow at Villa Waldberta in Munich. In 2013 she took part in the second Sofia Contemporary Festival. She was awarded the prize for painting at the National Competition for Young Artists, Sculptors and Art Critics of the "St.st. Cyril and Method Foundation", as well as a prize at the Competition for Young Authors of the "European Center for Culture and Debate GRAD", Belgrade. BAZA Award Nominee.
About
In my work I use various media, creating paintings, objects, installations, performances. I aim to select the appropriate medium and materials for each particular idea. Part of my paintings is a series of works, such as "Black Paintings of Cheerful Events", in which I depict female images on the verge of the horrible, scary and repulsive. The works are continuation of my long lasting interest in the religious-mythological content and images that are deeply embedded in the western cultural perception. I am interested in the point of intersection of the myth and the present day, how the myth turns into a stereotype and how to change the perception of it. My attempt is to find the exceptions, to highlight possible paths of development and apprehension of women outside the cultural cliché. In such a way I disclose the invisible aspects of the feminine world, commenting on the freedom of self-perception and self-evaluation. The aesthetics I develop in my works reflects states of mind and emotionality that are excessive and sometimes unpleasant to the common understanding.
- Iskra Blagoeva
Gallery
Iskra Blagoeva
Can you feel this, Princess?, 2013.
Installation
Details
- Material: foam mattress, epilators
Iskra Blagoeva
Can you feel this, Princess?, 2013.
Installation
Details
- Material: foam mattress, epilators
- Width: 80.00 cm Height: 180.00 cm Depth: cm
