The exhibition "Transience" by Toni Popov will be opened in KIC
In the Cultural and Information Center - Skopje, in Salon "Imperial 2", on March 28, at 19.30:XNUMX p.m., the exhibition of paintings "Transience" by Toni Popov will be opened.
The exhibition "Transience" is a series of about 40 figurative paintings made in the period of 2021 and 2022. The paintings are made in acrylic or oil technique in different formats.
The main idea in the series "Transience" is certain situations or persons observed in a certain moment of surprise or decision. The pictures in this case are an attempt to capture the elusive, to frame the moment that has already passed.
– I am fascinated by humanity: our capacity to conquer the universe, our capacity for great things, acts of kindness, mercy and compassion. At the same time, I am also fascinated by our fragility, vulnerability, transience. The paintings from the series "Transience" stand between this dichotomy: our fragility and eternity, because because of fragility we need each other, and because of eternity that need makes sense - the author points out.
Toni Popov is an artist who works in several media. He occasionally writes short film scripts, short stories and poetry. He is the author of two collections of poetry: "My piece of sky" (2008) and "The world is thirsty for words" (2015). His poems and short stories have been published in the magazines "Razgledi", "Soviromnost", "Mantis" and others.
He has been professionally engaged in painting since 2011. He is the author of seven solo exhibitions, and participated in several group exhibitions in the country and abroad. As an artist, he has resided in Belgium, Denmark and Norway. His paintings have been sold in 17 countries worldwide.
In 2014, the production company "Moments" from Charlotte, USA, made a short documentary about his work. Since 2016, Tony has been running theoretical and practical workshops for young painters in Oslo, Norway. In 2018, the "Metanoja" publishing house from Skopje published a book from his project "100 days of mini art". In July 2020, in Ohrid, Tony started the Summer Painting School "Try Art", in which more than 100 children have participated so far.
He has been a member of DLUB since 2021. Since 2022, he has been a member of the Norwegian Association of Painters. He was born in 1975 in Skopje. He lives in Ohrid with his wife and three children. The exhibition "Transience" in KIC - Skopje will be open until April 13.04.2023, XNUMX.
