Opening: February 2
Time: 17:30
Location: Foyer, 3rd Floor, Museum of Humor and Satire
Ventsislav’s wonderful art is a journey into the imagination of an artist whose muse is Nature itself. As Heraclitus said, she loves to hide, but Ventsislav Toshev presents her in her beautiful and intriguing form. Beauty for him always contains a bit of strangeness, precisely that involuntary, naive, unconscious strangeness that makes everything so beautiful.
Ventsislav Toshev was born in 1964 in the village of Rakovitsa, Vidin region. He is an artist whose creativity arises from the Academy of Nature, not from formal education. His early works emerge during his school years when he began to delve into the twists and turns of nature, discovering them in the streams and forests of his native places.
The solo exhibition in 2001 at the House of Humor and Satire marked the beginning of his creative journey, followed by participation in international biennials and exhibitions in Germany. His collection provides not only natural motifs of animals and people but also whimsical perspectives on form – such as “Moment Before the Catch,” “Embraces,” “With the Horn Forward.”
The idea behind the exhibition “The Year of the Dragon” is a challenge to the viewers – “What can and should you see in this world?”
Ventsislav Toshev invites you to immerse yourself in his world, filled with wonders, peculiarities, and beautiful forms that reveal different perspectives on nature and the human spirit.