by Hristo Hristov
Sculpture : bronze
38 x 18.5 x 23 cm 15 x 7.3 x 9.1 inch
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38 x 18.5 x 23 cm 15 x 7.3 x 9.1 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Artwork location: Bulgaria
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BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE
Christo Christov is born on May 22, 1963 in the city of Varna. In 1982 graduated from the Specialized School for Artistic Stone Processing in the village of Kunino. 1994 graduated from the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, majoring in sculpture in the class of Prof. Dimitar Boykov. Since 1994 is a member of UBA.
Since 1995 exhibits his works at the Georg Gallery on the island of Sult, Germany.
Completed projects:
Since 1997 until 2020 inclusive, he annually produces the annual Sports Icarus Awards of the Bulgarian Sports Foundation.
2019 - Makes a monumental sculpture, which is placed in the "Open Air Museum" on the square "Atlantic Solidarity" near the City Art Gallery in Varna.
Since 2010 - regularly makes sculptures for the International Wrestling Federation FILA.
Since 2008 - regularly prepares the awards of the basketball club "Spartak" - Moscow.
2006 - His sculpture "Higher than the sun" became a symbol of the resort "Golden Sands".
Since 2006 - regularly produces award plastics for the European Basketball Federation FIBA.
2003 - Makes a monumental sculpture, which is placed in the yard of the National Music School "Lyubomir Pipkov", Sofia.
2003 - Participation in the International Symposium - Stone, Wunsidel (Germany)
2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 - Participation in the Symposium on Sculpture "Sea of Shapes", resort complex "Golden Sands"
2002 - Participation in a joint exhibition in the building of the European Parliament in Brussels (office of the EU Commissioner for Enlargement Mr. Günther Verheugen)
Awards:
2020 - Award of the Jury in the Biennial of Small Forms - Pleven '2020.
2015 - Award of the First Independent Awards for Culture - Varna
2010 - First prize in the Allians Bulgaria Regional Sculpture Awards competition
2010 - First prize Biennial of Small Forms - Pleven 2010.
2006 - First prize in the Symposium on Sculpture "Sea of Shapes", Golden Sands Resort.
2000 - Golden Pen Award for contribution to Bulgarian culture
Exhibitions:
2021 - solo exhibition, Art Center, Pleven
2021 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna
2020 - solo exhibition, Art Museum "Georgi Velchev", Varna
2018 - solo exhibition, City Art Gallery - Varna
2018 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna
2015 - solo exhibition, Astry Gallery, Sofia
2016 - solo exhibition, Upark Gallery, Plovdiv
2015 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna
2015 - solo exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Vienna, Austria
2015 - solo exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
2013 - solo exhibition, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, The Hague, The Netherlands
2013 - solo exhibition, Benedictine Spiritual Center, St. Adalbert Abbey, The Netherlands
2011 - solo exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Berlin, Germany
2011 - solo exhibition, Art-36 Gallery, Sofia
2010 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna
2009 - solo exhibition, gallery "1908", Sofia
2009 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna
2009 - solo exhibition, Arosita Gallery, Sofia
2008 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna
2007 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery Le Papillon, Varna
2007 - joint exhibition, Classic Gallery, Sofia
2006 - solo exhibition, City Hall of Bonn (Germany)
2005 - solo exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Berlin (Germany)
2005 - solo exhibition, Artamontsev Gallery, Sofia
2004 - solo exhibition, BulART Gallery, Varna
2002 - solo exhibition, Artamontsev Gallery, Sofia
2001 - presents his works at the Celine Gallery, Paris (France)
2001 - solo exhibition at the Hilton Hotel,
2000 - solo exhibition, Tsar Osvoboditel Gallery, Sofia
2000 - solo exhibition, BulART Gallery, Varna
1999 - solo exhibition, Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Berlin (Germany)
1998 - participation in the National Exhibition "Sculpture", Shipka Gallery 6, Sofia
1998 - solo exhibition, gallery "3.14", Bergen (Norway)
1997 - solo exhibition (sculpture and drawings), Makta Gallery
1996 - solo exhibition, United Bulgarian Bank, Sofia
1996 - solo exhibition (sculpture and drawings) Makta Gallery
1995 - participation in the "Autumn Salon", "Rayko Alexiev" Gallery, Sofia
1994 - participation in the National Exhibition "Sculpture", Dosev Gallery, Sofia
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