Maria Kasakova

My name is Maria Kasakova and I’m an artist from Varna, Bulgaria. I have Specialization in illustration and Master degree in Painting in Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti of Genoa, Italy.
I’ve exhibited my paintings all over Europe and my latest and most ambitious series yet, has shown only in Bulgaria and Italy.

Flumental Background
At the core of quantum physics is the idea that the forms and sizes of objects in the Universe depend on the viewer’s perception. This idea is very different from the Philosophical Realism of the ancient Greeks who believed that everything in the Universe exists in and of itself, independent of human consciousness. The theory of quantum physics seems closer to the one of Idealism where it’s believed that reality is a form of the human mind. It can take on a variety of different forms because both consciousness and matter consist of pure energy.
The strange floating creatures in my paintings represent energy vessels of information from the invisible world in which we’re submerged. These “Fluctuations” can take on different, unusual shapes that can also remind of creatures from the sea depths or the microcosmos. They are everywhere around us. They react to us and change based on our thoughts and...

2007- Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti of Genoa, Italy, Master degree in Painting, with honors
2003 - Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti of Genoa, Italy, Specialization in Illustration and decorative arts, with honors
1997- Art School "L. Karavelov "- Varna, Bulgaria

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 - “FluMental” , Gallery Cortina Arte, Milan, Italy
2016 - "Fluttuante II", Gallery Yucca, Varna,Bulgaria
2015 - "Fluttuante", Gallery Ace-Art, Varna,Bulgaria
2011 - "The artist as shaman", Gallery Active Art, Varna,Bulgaria
2008 - "Memories of the Deep" Gallery Cortina Arte, Milan, Italy
2007 - "Women Hybrid: between ancient myths and visions of dreams", Convention Center Alcamo, Alcamo, Sicilia.
1999 - “Totem”, Gallery 3,14
PARTICIPATED IN THE FESTIVAL , CURATOR PROJECT AND COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2017 – XIX International Print Biennial Varna, Bulgaria
2016 - Aleants Bulgaria, City Art Gallery, Varna.
2015 - Gallery Satura Arte, na 20th National Competition for Contemporary Art, Genoa, Italy.
2015 - "The new 8" curatorial project, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Berlin,Germany
2015 - "The new 8" curatorial project, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Warsaw,Poland
2014 - "The new 8" curatorial project gallery Graphite Varna,Bulgaria
2013 - "Paper" GHD Boris Georgiev,Varna,Bulgaria
2013 - "Endless Cities" Graphite Gallery, Varna,Bulgaria
2012 .- "Artshtorm" Graphite Gallery, Varna,Bulgaria
2012 - "Modern Icons" Active Art Gallery, Varna,Bulgaria
2009 - “Numero 3 "Gallery TreArt, Milan, Italy...