BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
He is a Bulgarian artist (born 1970) who works with different media, using them individually or together. These include painting, collage, and assemblage. His works are monochromatic imprints of memory, snapshots. He loves to go beyond the horizon of the canvas and create additional volumes and surfaces. Working in series on a particular format, he manages to express one of his ideas from multiple points of view. His artistic journey is a laboratory in which he experiments and challenges his imagination. He has been a member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists since 2007. He has exhibited in solo and group shows not only in Bulgaria but also in Germany, the United States, and Denmark.
ARTWORK IN CONTEST
Underdog, 2024
Polished and shaped aluminium container on fiberboard panel
50 x 70 x 18 cm
Dimitar Minkov in Underdog works with aluminium as an envelope that can appear both organic and inorganic and holds a regular, symbolic sign in its informal arrangement. The result is an allusiveness that is apparently elementary but complex and multiple.
AWARDS
SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY 2024
With the following motivation:
The Bulgarian artist Dimitar Minkov, starting with the aluminium form of a conventional utensil, aims with his work ‘Undrdog’ to create a symbolic envelope of a precious organic material, holding the hint of a primordial mystery at the bottom of its informal arrangement.
