International group exhibition “COLLAGE”
20/11/2025 – 30/11/2025
collage (drawing), printmaking and digital video,
professors and students from Croatia, Poland, Serbia and Bulgaria
The opening will be at ETUD gallery and ARTUR gallery (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Participants:
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, FESA, Department of Visual Arts, Bulgaria
The Arts Academy in Split, Croatia
University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Magdalena Abakanowicz University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland
University of Niš, Serbia
A group of authors and their visual research in the field of the collage principle of work are showcased in this exhibition. The works of art fall into the classifications of digital video, collage (drawing), and printmaking. These methods are freely adapted in all three arts.
The collage principle of work is a widespread practice in various contemporary art forms and, although it is still associated with the combination of different materials, images and textures, it is gaining wider scope through contemporary realities and new media in art. Collage is not just a technique, but a way of thinking and a creative approach that allows artists to express their ideas in a unique way by combining different elements and concepts.
The remix culture, in turn, is a phenomenon that arose with the development of digital technologies and the Internet, and is a process of reworking, modifying and combining existing media products to create new works. The remix culture, which is becoming increasingly widespread, encourages individual creativity and innovation. Remix is not just copying, it involves analysis, rethinking and a new interpretation of the original work.
What do the two principles of work have in common? What distinguishes them?
These comparable methods have a deep and complex philosophical underbelly. They bring up a number of issues regarding identity, authenticity, meaning, and significance. They frequently entail dissecting preexisting images and materials before reconstructing them in novel settings. The way that familiar elements are dissected and reinterpreted to produce new knowledge and meaning can be interpreted as a metaphor for human understanding and experience. Multiple interpretations are frequently allowed by the collage principle of art and the remix culture, which highlights the subjectivity of meaning and the viewer’s role in meaning-making. They can be viewed as a way to promote interaction and exchange between various cultures, styles, and ideas while demonstrating how various components can enhance and complement one another.
PARTICIPANTS:
Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria:
prof. Anna Tsolovska, PhD | prof. Bisera Valeva, PhD | prof. Buyan Filchev | prof. Dobrin Atanasov, PhD | prof. Laura Dimitrova, Ds | prof. Orlin Dvoryanov, PhD | prof. Snezhina Biserova, PhD | assoc. prof. Krasimira Drenska, PhD | assoc. prof. Ventsislava Stoyanova, PhD | assoc. prof. Yavor Grancharov, PhD | senior assist. prof. Desislava Alexandrova, PhD | senior assist. prof. Lyuben Kuleliev, PhD | senior assist. prof. Marina Alexandrova, PhD | senior assist. prof. Marina Stoyanova, PhD | senior assist. prof. Maya Antova, PhD | senior assist. prof. Nikoleta Ivanova-Stoimirova, PhD | senior assist. prof. Tsveta Petrova, PhD | assist. prof. Alexandra Gogova | bachelor Andrea Georgieva | bachelor Mira Ivanova | bachelor Nadezhda Chausheva | bachelor Natalia Krisenko | student Alexander Mukanov | student Anjela Peychev | student Diana Angelakova | student Elena Davidova | student Elisaveta Militan | student Emilia Popova | student Evi Atanasova | student Ivayla Dobreva | student Ivan Georgiev | student Irina Dashovska | student Kristiyan Rafailov | student Lyubomir Bozov | student Nikolay Vasilev | student Nina Kostova | student Radina Frangova | student Svetoslav Kalchev | student Tatyana Georgieva | student Tonislav Demirev | student Victoria Mincheva | student Yavor Enchev | student Yoanna Pironkova
The Arts Academy in Split, Croatia:
full prof. Edvin Dragičević | assoc. prof. Maja Zemunik | assist. prof. Ivona Pupačić | student Dijana Dragojević | student Frane Perišić | student Nina Grebenar | student Sara Dorčić
University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland:
prof. Hanna Grzonka-Karwacka | prof. Katarzyna Handzlik | prof. Katarzyna Kroczek-Wasińska | prof. Krzysztof Marek Bąk | prof. Łukasz Kliś | dr Agnieszka Jaworska | dr Ewa Jaworska | mgr Angelika Zajdlic | mgr Maryna Podolska | mgr Mateusz Taranowski
University of Niš, Serbia:
prof. Bojan Živić, MFA | prof. Katarina Đorđević, MFA | prof. Lidija Uzelac, MFA | prof. Miroslav Živković, MFA | prof. Slobodan Radojković, DFA | assist. prof. Biljana Janković, MFA | assist. prof. Jovana Đorđević, DFA | assist. prof. Miljana Radenković, DAA | assoc. prof. Stevan Kitić, MFA
Magdalena Abakanowicz University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland:
prof. dr hab. Maciej Kurak | assist. prof. dr Tomasz Jurek | assist. prof. Marta Chudy | assist. prof. Kamila Lukaszczyk | student Julia Maksymiuk | student Karol Bachewicz | student Paulina Silska | student Witold Modrzejewski
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The exhibition is organized by the Department of Visual Arts (FESA) of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, and is part of the project “Art and Cooperation”, financed by Sofia University Research Fund, and led by Senior Assistant Professor Tsveta Petrova, PhD
In partnership with ETUD Gallery and ARTUR Gallery.
* The exhibition will be opened on 20.11.2025 in both galleries, after which it can be seen in the space of ETUD Gallery until 30 November 2025 during working hours