Steliyan Steliyanov
Statement
Steliyan Steliyanov – Mr. Stu is contemporary artist graduated from the National Academy of Arts – Sofia, Bulgaria, section Woodcarving. He works in the area of visual arts where the specter of his interests is very extensive, for example sculpture, installation, objects, classic and contemporary woodcarving, art furnitures, accessories for the home and the humen body. He also develops a private school of arts. It is located in the studio where he works so that the students can experience a real creative environment.
Some of the ideas behind his works are provoked by the present day– people, society and social issues, yet combined with his work conception and symbolism in the detail. In other cases his works are provoked merely by situations, moods, conversations, spontaneous sketches, etc. He shows affinity and attitude to the detail in his work aiming at grace and beauty of the final product. Because the moto he starts working with every time is that time does not exist for beauty.
Biography
Education
2004-2002- National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
Specialty: Woodcarving
Degree: Master
2001-1997- National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
Specialty: Woodcarving
Degree: Bachelor
1992-1997- High School of Applied Arts, Tryavna, Bulgaria
Specialty: Woodcarving
CREATIVE APPEARANCES
NGO"Group 9"
2015 -project “50/50” - Sofia, Tryavna, Elena, V.Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2014 -project “The women trough” - Tryavna, Dobrich, Sofia, Bulgaria
2013 -project “The freedom.Net” - Panagiurishte, Balchik, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 -roject “The art of speech and expression of art” - Sofia, Panagiurishte, Burgas, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2011 -project “Recycle" – Sofia, Bulgaria
Group shows
2019- Wood Sculpture Forum- gallery The Red Dot- Sofia, Bulgaria, gallery Gubenski- Tryavna, gallery UBA- Veliko Tarnovo, Art Center Pleven- Pleven, Bulgaria
2018- exhibition 6-th national competition of “Allianz Bulgaria”- UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria
2018- exhibition "Fragile material distruction"- gallery The Red Dot- Sofia, Bulgaria
2018 - regional exhibition of “Allianz Bulgaria” - Dobrich, Bulgaria
2018- exhibition "Destination sculpture"2- Palace of culture- Pernik, Bulgaria
2017- annual exhibition of section Woodcarving in UBA- gallery The Red Dot, Sofia, Bulgaria
2016 - exhibition "Silent image and bliend text"- curators Plamen V. Petrov, Ramova Dimova- gallery SGHG, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 - annual exhibition of section"Woodcarving",UBA- gallery The Red Dot, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 - anniversary exhibition of gallery “Bulgaria”- Bulgaria Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 - general exhibition of ”UBA” - UBA, Sofia,
2014 - exhibition 4-th national competition of “Allianz Bulgaria”- UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria
2014 - exhibition ”Via Pontica” - City Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2014 - regional exhibition of “Allianz Bulgaria” - Dobrich, Bulgaria
2014 - exhibition ”3x3+2x2” - The Red Doth, Sofia, Bulgaria
2014 - exhibition ” Fatefully 13” - The Red Doth, Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 - anniversary exhibition of School of Applied Arts- Trqvna, Sofia, Bulgaria
2009 - exhibition - competition Cite des Art- UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 - exhibition gallery “Bulgaria”- Bulgaria Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 - exhibition “section Woodcarving” UBA- UBA Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 - exhibition – competition” Cite des Art-Paris”- UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 - exhibition “section Woodcarving and Textile” UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria
2003 - exhibition “section Woodcarving” - UBA ,Sofia, Bulgaria
2002 - exhibition “section Woodcarving”- UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria
2001 - exhibition - City art gallery, Dobrich, Bulgaria
2000 - exhibition -UBA, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
2000 - exhibition “section Woodcarving”- UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria
Symposiums
2018 - 35-th symposium of sculpture in wood- Yasna Polyana, Bulgaria
2018- competition of sculpture in wood "Bet in Tryavna"- Tryavna, Bulgaria
2016 - festival "Water tower"- curator Nia Pushkarova- Sofia, Bulgaria
2014 - festival “Night of the Museums and Galleries of Plovdiv"- curators Svetlana Kuiumdjieva, Desislava Dimova- Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2014 - symposium of sculpture in wood "Forma"- Tryavna, Bulgaria
2014 - symposium of sculpture in wood – Elena, Bulgaria
2012 - symposium of sculpture in wood – Byala, Bulgaria
2011 - festival- “Proces-Space"- Balchik, Bulgaria
2007 - symposium of sculpture in wood -Yasna Polyana, Bulgaria
2005 - symposium of sculpture in wood -Yasna Polyana, Bulgaria
2001 - symposium of sculpture in wood –Barziya, Bulgaria
Awards
2018 -nomination 6-th national competition of “Allianz Bulgaria” for painting, sculpture, graphic- UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria
2014 -nomination 4-th national competition of “Allianz Bulgaria” for painting, sculpture, graphic- UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 -young artist award “section Woodcarving- UBA”- UBA, Sofia, Bulgaria