Silva Bachvarova

Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Working on stage design, painting, illustration, digital art.
I use painting as a medium to translate impressions, emotions, and memories into a visual format. The big significance in my work is my love to museum quality artworks especially the decorative arts from around the world and the art history. By manipulating formal and symbolic elements, the artwork becomes a magical layering of antiquity and modernism that transcends time.The techniques involved are based on superimposition of several layers of painting.I use a original own technique which I found out and reached after many work and experiments. This is complicated multi-layer method however almost nothing isn`t planned. I think all the unexpected results are a provocation for my imagination. I`m confident of the infinite possibilities and resources of this neglected expressive medium.

1973 - Graduate High School of Fine Arts, Sofia1980 - Graduate of Stage design at The National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria. Master degree of Stage design.1985 - Specialization "The visual theater", Institute International de la Marionnette in Charleville - Mezieres, France.1992/94 - Professor of Stage design at the National Academy of Theater & Film Arts, Sofia.Since 1999 - Professor of painting at the Academy of Fine arts, Sofia.Professional experience: -25 personal exhibitions of painting: Bulgaria, Czech republic, Germany, Norway, Spain, Hungary.- 40 participation in International Exhibitions in Europe, USA, Cuba, Japan etc. - 70 illustrated books, posters and cartoons.- Author of the stage design of over 100 puppet productions in Bulgaria and abroad - Stage design & puppets for the puppet movie Marky The Bookmark`s for Canadian TV,