Roumiana Damianova

I make my art for myself:)
"People always make the mistake of thinking art is created for them. But really, art is a private language for sophisticates to congratulate themselves on their superiority to the rest of the world. As my artist’s statement explains, my work is utterly incomprehensible and is therefore full of deep significance". (Bill Watterson)
I do enjoy working in all media but my latest favorite is digital and mixed media collage. My interest is focused on raw expression, on the interaction between color and emotion and how it is conveyed through different materials, paints, different tools’ strokes and embossing.
My restless mind continually challenges me to experiment with new media, methods, materials, tools and ideas, which I find everywhere, sometimes all of a sudden and in most unexpected places. I often start my paintings without not even having a vague idea about what it will be like. Then something happens, my hands turn into mere tools, my mind proceeds to "nirvicharta", I can feel "purusha" detached from "prakriti" and here it is, my work comes out complete.

Le Stagioni Dell'Arte IV, Galleria Wikiarte, Bologna, 2017
Abstracts, Light Space & Time online Gallery, March 2017, Special Recognition Category for Shiva Tandavam
Animals, Light Space & Time online Gallery, June 2017, Special Merit Category for Cookie Monster
A Dream, Sofia, 2018
Incredible India, Sofia, 2019
Figurative, Light Space & Time online Gallery, April 2019, Special Merit Category for Being Human 10
Animals, Light Space & Time online Gallery, May 2019, Special Merit Category for Bindu
Landscapes, Light Space&Time online Gallery, June 2019, Special Recognition Category for Dhanushkodi Beach
555, Light Space & Time online Gallery, June 2019, Special Merit Category for Something in the Rain, Special Recognition Category for Roommate
Mahatma Gandhi: Artistic Impressions, Bulgarian Academy of Science, 22.10.2019
Mahatma Gandhi: Ek Darshan, Sofia University, Centre for Eastern Languages and Studies, 12.11 - 24.11.2019