"The Elements of Wind", from "The Duality of the One" Series Painting

My name is Polina Angelova. I am an artist, fashion designer and A-labaste creator. I was born and raised in Europe,Bulgaria. My family comes from the ethnic group of “Torlaci” known as direct inheritors of the Thracians. I was cradled in the spirit of tradition,ancient wisdom, beauty, mystery, love, bravery, art and creation. And I was educated to control the change, to be a Creator, not just part of the balance in the Universe and its connections. I am an emerging contemporary artist with passion for Gold leaf, Contemporary techniques, Art Innovations, Inventions, Geometry, Ornaments, Symbolism, Hermeticism and Light. I love to experiment with geometry and form as I am a seeker of truth who believes the Universe is all about proportion. I have always been enchanted with the World of Ornament. This human desire for ornament can be found in the pyramids and tombs of ancient Egypt, Thracian treasures through Etruscan times to my paintings. I lived in Bulgaria, Peru, Canary Islands, Italy and I consider myself citizen of the world. In Florence I took Contemporary Art Techniques classes at Accademia d’Arte Firenze and I am grateful beyond words to all the unforgettable Florentine people who supported me and my talent. This period of my life played very important role for my future decisions or career in the art world, after I decided to stop my very successful career in the fashion world. Painting has become my new passion, my inspiration, my love... I carried too much personal history within me to express it only by creating Haute Couture. As an artist, as a fashion designer, as a creator, as a writer, as a woman, as a lover, as a shining star, as a part of the eternity I made love the beginning and the end of my heart, I never stopped looking for the light and I realized that everything that makes us strong is positive and everything that makes us weak is negative. As a Thracian, born in the lands of the first European civilization, raised by my grandparents with never-ending stories of heroes and myths, of magical creatures and ancient Gods, of epic traditions and warrior aristocrats, surrounded by the beauty of the Thracian treasures in the Land of Wisdom, the Land of a Hidden History... I truly embraced the Thracian Belief in Divinity and Immortality.