Exhibition Opening: Stefan Churchuliev

19:00h
“Sofia Gallery”

Mysterious and yet familiar

Memories, dreams, feelings, thoughts – all produced in a dim light shimmer. Faced with Stefan Chruchuliev’s expressive images many emotions are brought to life, difficult to verbalize. Here are the memories and recollections of something that could be your own dream world. A pleasant mystery is mixed with an earthy authenticity, both in terms of colour options as in the unique material that is so central to the paintings – sand. The artist makes the most of the elements themselves – stone and earth. In his own association with these elements, he creates the world again – reminiscent of the old world, but at the same time so different.

The experiences we face are many. Visiting Stefan’s studio in Sofia is in itself an unforgettable experience – like taking a break from the “normal“ life‘s surface, diving under it and disappearing into an experience of the unconscious. In seclusion from the noise of the outer world, timelessness is created where life takes on new forms. Dream and reality are united. Through sensitive, expressive brushwork, through the sand colour and texture, new worlds are created – a microcosm – that will change by your own experience. Here is a genuine meeting between the self and something larger. The external world is transformed into your mind by Stefan Churchuliev’s playful, sensitive and stylish transformation of elements. To all who yearn to be immersed in a moment of existence, and mysteries, and to unify with them, I would recommend spending time with Stefan’s paintings.

Anders Kaliff

Professor Uppsala university