Christo Kasabov MFA

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Artist's Statement

I was born in1959, in the town of Bourgas, Bulgaria. 1986 - Graduated from National  Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria majoring in painting.

During graduate school I joined numerous archeological excavation projects with my friends, who majored in archeology. At first I was captured by the opportunity to explore antique  uniquely preserved mundane attributes and objects, as well as cultural monument dating back 2,500 - 5,000 B.C.., a rare chance that allowed me to literally “touch history” and glimpse into the spiritual and cultural heritage of ancient civilizations.

A year later, while participating in another archeological research expedition I was mesmerized by the signs and drawings carved into the stone texture.

Furthermore, I witnessed similar figures that resembled insect imprint, or millennia-old skeletal prints of marine (animals) fauna ingrained deeply into the multi-layered fabric of the Earth. Similarly, I was impressed by this somewhat mystical prehistoric imagery, and the idea of transforming these imprints into a profound trace. This magic trace pervaded my painting quest, and as a result resonates to this day throughout my entire art .

In fact, this particular effect triggered within me a feeling of time and space, revealed an image of the old and the new world, enabling me to extend a virtual bridge between antiquity and modernity.

A few years later, I  was able to interweave this intriguing effect as a structural trait, that ever since permanently throughout my abstract-figurative expressionistic canvas.