AIR on WOOD by Kalia Kalaucheva

Kalia Kalacheva is one of the most recognizable young and already established artists on the Bulgarian stage. In recent years, she has developed her picturesque aesthetics through diverse techniques without neglecting her favorite themes and imagery.
In the “Air on Wood” exhibition, the familiar dense structures of urban landscapes have been brought to abstract visions as if dependent on the mood of the air. The wood panels, replacing the canvas, lighten the experience, the breathing becomes soft, the imagination gradually reveals depth in the images. “Pieces” from previous events and landscapes come to life in a new way, and airspace defines the space and shapes swirling on the tree.
The technique used by Kalia Kalacheva is absolutely unconventional, and the realization of such a project, which we would hardly be likened to something familiar in art, is a sign of artistic authenticity. It is a sign of that vibration, prompting the creator to constant experiments, guided only by the intuition of exploring unfamiliar territories.
The AIR on WOOD exhibition does not present a new comfortable area for Kalia Kalacheva – it is a stage on the way to the artist’s artistic growth.
Teodora Konstantinova and Radoslav Mehandzhiiski
Biography of the author:
Kalia Kalacheva was born in 1986 in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she lives and works until now. She has a Master’s degree in painting at the National Art Academy in Sofia. In 2011 he won the Young Painter Prize with a promising development of the Edmond Demirdjiang Foundation. In 2012 he is among the six nominated creators for the BRIGHT award. In 2014, Kalia won the residency program of Cite des Arc in Paris, France. In 2017 he won a special award at the “Women in Art” competition, Orlando, Florida. Her paintings are part of the collections of the Hugo Vouten Center for Art, Imago Mundi – Luciano Benetton Collection, Italy, the National Art Gallery in Sofia and the Sofia City Art Gallery and others.
Selected exhibitions
2016 “Pieces”, 11 Moskovska Str., Sofia 2015 “Imago Mundi: Map of the New Art”, Luciano Benetton Collection, “Image and Similarity”, National Art Gallery, “Attention: Fresh Paint!” Opening “,” Rakursi “Gallery, 2014” Eurasia Art Express Project “, MBC Gallery, Dejon, South Korea, My name is Artist, Art Center Hugo Wutten, Belgium Sofia 2013” Where Do You Go? “, Sofia 2012 “Wait,” Rakursi Gallery, Sofia and many others