Opening on Thursday, 4 April, at 6 p.m.
The exhibition presents 25 young but already well-established artists, with defined positions in art and individuality of expression, whose works are a reflection of contemporaneity. They are of a generation that makes frequent appearances in the artistic calendar, but whose compositions are rarely included in public or private collections. They are united by the occasion of their joint meeting: 25 years of the Darik Collection, which was initiated with the plein-air event, ‘Sound and Colour’, held ever since 1999.
Created outside a predetermined framework and the demands of the day and the market, these paintings, graphic works, and drawings possess all the ease and immediacy of a meeting between artists, plein-air organisers, and their public. Flying fish, seagulls, sandy bodies, traces of plastic—these are just a small sample of the images in the social, poetic, or surreal reality recreated in the exposition.
The pictorial selection was made by Nadezhda Dzhakova, head of the contemporary art division of the National Gallery and includes works by the following artists: Albena Petkova, Boris Pramatarov, Vasil Kolev, Veliko Marinchevskи, Velislava Gecheva, Gergana Minkova, Gergana Nikolova, Goran Trichkovski, Deyan Yanev, Dimitar Genchev, Elena Kaludova, Zoran Mishe, Ivan Mateev, Irma Vodeva, Kalina Mavrodieva, Kalia Kalacheva, Kaloyan Iliev – Kokimoto, Lora Parmakova, Małgorzata Dmitruk, Mark Pospiech, Nora Ampova, Petya Deneva, Radoil Serafimov, Svetlozara Alexandrova and Stilyana Uzunova.
The event is an occasion not only to meet them again, but also to view the rich collection of over 500 works by 200 artists. On the day of the opening of the exhibition, a new, second catalogue, titled ‘Collection with Continuation’ will be presented, showcasing works they have produced at Darik Radio plein-air events over the past five years.
With the financial support of the Ministry of Culture.
Media partner: BTA / Bulgarian News Agency.
