Ventzislav Piriankov

Ventzislav Piriankov is a Bulgarian living in Poland. His paintings are an expression of the artist's vision, full of color and rich material, embedded in the aesthetics of Byzantium, Balkan multiculturalism and Orthodox icons.
The subject matter of the works touches on existential, intimate human matters, distributed between the poles of the sacred and the profane. However, both spheres differ significantly from realistic analyses, they are embedded in symbolism close to Platonic ideals, the profane sphere is transferred to a spiritualized space and put on a pedestal on a par with the sacred. In each subsequent composition, the artist searches for a synthesis of opposites, the realization of harmony, deliberately idealizing the painting space. It eliminates all divisions and uncertainties, creating monuments of harmony consisting of universal concepts of Beauty, Good and Love. In Piriankov's painting you can clearly feel the Byzantine splendor, on the one hand the monumentalism of Orthodox icons, and on the other hand, their warmth, closeness and tenderness. This is an expressive, multi-layered painting, the painting material itself constitutes an important space in the artist's creative process.

1971 – born in Schoumen, Bulgaria
1991 – Studies Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia
1992-1995 - Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland

Selected solo exhibitions:
2012 – „Carpe Diem”, PGK Center, Poznan, Poland
2007 – Retrospective at the Sredets Gallery, awarded by Bulgarian Ministry of Culture for the art achievements; Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 – Galeria Signatura, Cracow, Poland
2004 – Galerie „Simon Arts+Crafts” Palais Esterhazy, Vienna
– Gallery of Bulgarisches Kulturinstitut, Berlin
2003 – Royal Palace Gallery – Old Kordegarda, Warsaw, Poland
2002 – Gallery of European Patent Office, Munchen, Germany
– City Gallery, Czestochowa, Poland
2001 – City Gallery, Pulawy, Poland
– City Gallery, Gorzow Wlkp., Poland
2000 – Piano Nobile Gallery, Cracow, Poland
– Art Gallery in Wałbrzych BWA „Książ Castle”, Poland
1999 – The Art Center „Galeria EL”, Elblag, Poland
1996 – National Gallery in Gdańsk, Poland
1991 – „Balabanova Kashta”, Plodiv, Bulgaria
1990 – „Otetz Paisij Gallery”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Selected collective exhibitions, awards:
2013 – opening of PCCA – Piriankov Center for Contemporary Art at Staro Zhelezare Village; project ‚Revitalization of Bulgarian Village’
2012 – curator of „Banya ART – 2012” project – and author of the mural „It’s a Wonderful World”; Banya,Bulgaria
2008 – Biennale of Contemporary Art in Beijing
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