Alexander Valchev

Biography

Alexander Valchev was born in 1973 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He lives and works in Sofia. In 1998 he obtained his MFA in Sculpture at the National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, in the class of Prof. Krum Damianov. He received his MFA in Photography from the New Bulgarian University in 2013. In 2004 he was a resident at the Cite Internationale Des Arts, Paris and in 2008 he received a scholarship to specialize at “CCN” Graz, Austria. He realize many solo exhibitions including: “Constructive Fluctuations” (2019) - Institute for Contemporary Art – Sofia; “How to Deal with the Object” (2019) – curator Iara Boubnova, Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia; “The Sculpture as a Hobby” (2014), curated by V. Mlechevska in Arosita Art Gallery, Sofia, BG; “A New Life” (2015) and  "We Love the Dogs and the Dogs Love Us" (2011) in Goethe-Institut Bulgarien; "For a Few Dollars More" (2012) in Sofia Arsenal - Museum for Contemporary Art, BG and “Reminiscences”  (2005), curated by S. Yanakieva, Sofia City Art Gallery, BG. He also participated in international festivals like: “Danube Dialogues”, Novi Sad, RS (2018); “UAMO festival”, Munich, DE (2016); Months of Photography, Vienna, AT (2008); Ljubljana, SL (2007); Bratislava, SK (2007). Among the group exhibitions he took part in stand out: “Notes and Footnotes” – curator V. Mlechevska, Kapana Gallery, Plovdiv, BG, (2019); “Debate on Reality”, curated by K. Vassilev, P. Tsanev, S. Pamukchiev, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, BG (2017); “In the Labelling Gap”, curated by D. Radeva, Sofia City Art Gallery, (2016); “Focus Bulgaria @ viennacontemporary” - curated by I. Boubnova and V. Nozharova, Vienna, AT (2015); “Art for Change 1985- 2015”,  curated by M. Vassileva, Sofia City Art Gallery, (2015); “THE CHOICE /43 art historians - 43 works/, curated by R. Konstantinova,  the project curator M. Vassileva, Sofia City Art Gallery, (2011); “AWOL”,  Biennial of Contemporary Young Artists - 2nd edition, curated by I. Grabovan,  Bucharest, RO (2006); “Bulgarian Contemporary Scene”, Ludwig Museum im Deutschherrenhaus, Koblenz, DE (2008). His works are part of the collections of the National Art Gallery and Sofia City Art Gallery Bulgaria.

About

The sculpture is my creed.
It could be seen in all my activities and displays, through its principles I perceive the world, regardless of what I do and what kind of media I express myself as an artist. For me it is the most complex, comprehensive and hard about making art.
I define myself as a conceptual artist in the broadest sense. I have always been attracted by the visual mix of different arts and combining visual and conceptual searches. During the years in a part of my works, photographs have inspired me for series of drawings and in another part, painting and sculpture were inspiration for my photographic series.
Over the past few years I have been creating a new body of work which is based on my education as a sculptor, but also on my long experience in different fields of art, especially the one of the photography. Last few exhibitions are chronicle of a process where the most important is the search itself, registering of the idea and its development. I often use simple materials, which are interesting for me. It`s very important that most of them are natural and recyclable. Sometimes my works are “abstract”. I register temporary objects created by me briefly with minimal intervention or objects done by someone else, with a pragmatic goal, but recognized by me as a sculpture. I am also interested in the interpretation of the process of their creation itself. Other times my art is socially engaged and with it I make a metaphorical commentary on what is happening around us. I combine my works and series in conceptual installations, which I define as site-specific, because I always have the exact space in mind.
All of my works are result of my constant demand and empathy for the process of observation, research and creation of shapes and spatial relationships. Because it, sculpture, is always here all around us to provide new meaning and new life of the reality.
- Alexander Valchev

Gallery

Alexander Valchev

Obelisk, 2019.

Sculpture

Details

  • Photographer: Alexander Valchev
  • Material: corrugated cardboard, original offset print, black pencil, acrylic
  • Width: 60.00 cm    Height: 171.00 cm    Depth: 60.00 cm   
  • Property of: Alexander Valchev
  • Description: Sculpture, part of solo exhibition "How to Deal with the Object" 2019 at Credo Bonum Gallery curated by Iara Boubnova.
  • Copyright: Alexander Valchev
  • References: http://alexandervalchev.com/How_to_Deal_005.html

Alexander Valchev

Я памятник себе воздвиг… / DIY Monument /, 2018.

Drawing

Details

  • Photographer: Alexander Valchev
  • Material: black pencil, acrylic, corrugated board
  • Width: 130.00 cm    Height: 210.00 cm    Depth: 2.00 cm   
  • Property of: artist
  • Copyright: Alexander Valchev

Alexander Valchev

Fortress II, 2016.

Sculpture

Details

  • Photographer: Alexander Valchev
  • Material: corrugated board, adhesive tape
  • Sizes: approx. size 240/140/140 cm
  • Property of: artist
  • Copyright: Alexander Valchev

Alexander Valchev

The Sculpture as a Hobby, 2014.

Installation

Details

  • Photographer: Alexander Valchev
  • Material: mix media
  • Sizes: variable sizes
  • Property of: artist
  • Copyright: Alexander Valchev
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