Solo exhibition of paintings by the artist Svilen Georgiev.
The exhibition is titled "Particles of Light #Pointillism" and will showcase pointillist artworks created using oil, acrylic, watercolour, and drawing techniques. These paintings were crafted in London, United Kingdom, where the artist resides and works. The exhibition will be hosted at the Sofia Gallery, situated within the premises of the Bulgarian Embassy in London, under the auspices of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute London.
The theme of the exhibition came naturally, guided by my thoughts over the years as I created my artworks. In my creative journey, I have always been guided by light. Light is the natural companion of every artist or visual artist. Light is at the core of the visible world, shaping matter. Light is the artist who has painted the world in our eyes.
The nature of light, as we know from science, is composed of particles that behave like waves. These particles carry energy with them, and through the frequency of their waves, they carry information and tell their stories. Without the magic of light, the art of depiction would have a completely different manifestation. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to enjoy this magic.
In my thoughts, I made the following parallel between light particles carrying information and energy and the artist's paintings. Each painting, each image carries its own story and energy, just like each photon. Each painting has traversed its path, starting from the artist's thoughts, manifested on the canvas, and finally reaching the viewer's gaze, who perceives it. The painting carries its vibration, its idea, and its impact, creating and shaping something in our thoughts and emotions. Every person is like a photon carrying their story and impact. The question is to have the happiness to see it. Unique happiness is to encounter exactly that photon that will tell you its story, just as people meet and interact. The energy and history of these small particles do not disappear; they transform into another form of energy that is passed on until one day it fades away.
The parallel between the point and the light particles has guided me over the years as I practiced the technique of pointillism. My artworks are reflections of things I have seen or thought, transformed into thought and passed through my brush like lightning striking a blank canvas. Reality is built from points arranged in a certain order, creating one big picture called life.
Let everyone see what they can or want to see in my artworks. Anyone who wishes has the opportunity and ability to see more than what is realistically depicted.
Svilen Georgiev
The official opening of the exhibition is scheduled for November 9, 2023, at the “Sofia“ Gallery in London.
The works sold during the exhibition will support an art school for disadvantaged children and youth "Daedalus" city of Varna, Bulgaria