The forms Simeon Simeonov works with have preoccupied him for a long time. They are geometrical (architectural) and biological. Straight lines and angles are combined with rounded shapes and the soft curves of the human body. The minimalism of expression allows the artist to look into the “core” of matter and his own sensitivity. In Simeon Simeonov’s art, the gaze is always directed both inwards and outwards. The interaction with the environment and architecture of the site is of significant importance for the impact of his works. The space is subjected also to a different type of intervention – the intervention of geometry, as a projection of reason and rational thinking. He works with latex, polyurethane, air, water, canvas.
Installation view
Artworks
1–8. Anatomy Lesson, 2023
Paper, polyurethane, polyethylene
Variable dimensions
15. Anatomy Lesson, 2023
Paper, polyurethane, polyethylene
50 × 70 cm
16. Anatomy Lesson, 2023
Paper, graphite, polyurethane, polyethylene
48 × 70 cm
17. Anatomy Lesson, 2023
Paper, polyurethane, polyethylene
57 × 78 cm
18. Anatomy Lesson, 2023
Paper, polyurethane, polyethylene
55 × 71 cm
19. Anatomy Lesson, 2023
Paper, polyurethane, polyethylene
70 × 93cm
21–22. The Last Supper / Taking Away Identity, 2023
Paper, graphite
67 × 99 cm
21–22. The Last Supper / Taking Away Identity, 2023
Paper, graphite
67 × 99 cm
23. Untitled, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
142 × 210 cm
24. The Hunger of Reason, 2023
Mixed media
Variable dimensions
About the artist
Simeon Simeonov was born in 1962 in the village of Dropla, Balchik Municipality, Bulgaria. He graduated in sculpture from the National Academy of Art in Sofia in 1999. He has a PhD in art history (2006) and teaches at the National Academy of Art. He lives and works in Sofia.
Solo exhibitions: Gravity, Structura Gallery, Sofia, 2018; Aura, Æther Art Space, Sofia, 2017; Drawings, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, 2017; Here, Raiko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia, 2013; Now, Sariev Gallery, Plovdiv, 2011; Against Architecture, Vaska Emanouilova Gallery, Sofia, 2008.
Selected group exhibitions: A glimpse into the depot (or “Collect contemporary!”), Nikolay Nedelchev’s Collection, WAREHOUSE in “Tobacco City”, Plovdiv, 2019; Thank you Mr. Ruf, Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia, 2019; Open art files: Notes and footnotes, Kapana Gallery, Plovdiv,2019; Shifting Layers, Sofia City Art Gallery, 2018; Domus Aurea, Æther Art Space, Sofia, 2017; 120 Years National Academy of Art, National academy of Art, Sofia, 2016; Red, National Gallery, Sofia, 2016; Focus Bulgaria, Viennacontemporary, Vienna, 2015; Save the Dreams (Imago Mundi, Bulgarian collection), Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice, 2015.
Awards: Site Internacional Des Art, Paris, Francе, 2001