Video: Intriguing world of symbolism and surrealism: genius on the verge of madness, or madness on the verge of genius?
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Strange, crazy, brilliant and beautiful - all this is about the paintings of the contemporary Bulgarian artist (Stoimen Stoilov). They are the embodiment of surrealism and symbolism, where freedom of spirit, bordering on madness, causing conflicting opinions and disputes, attracts attention, leaving few people indifferent …
Uncertainty, symbolism, randomness of forms, a masterful combination of reality with dreams, the embodiment of crazy thoughts in screaming images - all this and much more is Stoimen's calling card, who managed to combine the impossible with the possible in his works, opening the door to the intriguing world of surrealism for the viewer. And, despite all the enormity of his work, it has an inexplicable appeal, causing ambiguous feelings and emotions. And looking at all this madness, it's scary to even think about what was going on in the author's head at that moment, since he managed to write such canvases. But one thing is clear that there was certainly no dullness of monotonous everyday life and banal ideas …
Perhaps it is difficult to find a more controversial personality among artists than Hugo Simberg., after all, there, death goes hand in hand with life, and devils, without a twinge of conscience, drop in to visit a person, hoping to find a couple of coins or at least an overnight stay …
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