Georgi Petrov

My interest in art started early. The biggest influencers of my work are the impressionists: Monet, Cezanne, Renoir. I am also inspired by the Van Gogh and Gogen's palette.
I am a self-taught artist. As a kid I was painting in the attic and my father was helping me to prime fabric and make homemade canvases. In the 80s, it was very difficult to find information how to do that and we were experimenting. For good or bad i grew up in Communist country and then there was only one kind of paint and it was very expensive. So i was suffering from lack of finances, materials and information. But I was passionate, full of ideas and inspiration. My parents have supported me endlessly. They got in contact with some professional artists and brought me to their ateliers, so I can "steal" techniques and subtleties.
During all family trips and holidays i was thinking only about paint the landscapes. I was obsessed by painting.
30 years later I still feel the same :)
As an Artist, I believe in changing the way one sees the landscape by using the power and vitality of Painting. I am working with layers of oil paint, using mostly spatula.
To me, painting is a heartbeat, love, perception, impetus, state, mood, experience, at times spontaneou...

Master degree in Art Management from the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS1995 City Art Gallery, Dobrich, Bulgaria1996 Rousse, Bulgaria1997 Art Gallery Old Carriage, Sofia, Bulgaria1999 Draka Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria2000 National Palace of Culture, Hall of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria2001 Artea Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria2001 Kempinski Hotel Zografski , Sofia, Bulgaria2001 National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria2001 Sense of Eternity, a documentary dedicated to Georgi Petrovs life and art, author Mrs. Elena Dimitrova, director/cameraman Rumen Smilevski, International Film Service Production2002 BKI Gallery, Warsaw, Poland2002 BKI Gallery, Budapest, Hungary2002 Active Art Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria2003 Hungarian Institute of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria2003 Triadiss Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria2003 BCI Gallery, Berlin, Germany2004 Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Paris, France2004 Opening of authors gallery Georgi Petrov, Dobrich, Bulgaria2004 Art Gallery of Trud Newspaper, Sofia, Bulgaria2004 Wittgenstein House , Vienna, Austria2005 BKI Gallery Bratislava, Slovakia2005 Maestro Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria2006 National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria2006 Asen Vassil...