NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Iva Milanova in Pathways. The exhibition opens September 26, 2017 and runs through October 17, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, September 28 from 6-8 pm.
With an education in Art History and Archaeology, Bulgarian artist Iva Milanova finds inspiration in religious iconography and the rich, cross-cultural history of mosaic tiling. Her portraits and abstract patterns often employ reductive, flattened imagery, juxtaposing the candescent palette of Medieval, illuminated manuscripts with the stark, severe figuration of Cubism. The artist displays a sensitivity for color, having learned to weave, dye, and mix colors from her grandmother at a very early age.
While still attending high school, Iva Milanova studied textile design, watercolor painting, and graphic design at the School of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria, before undertaking her higher education at Humboldt University in Berlin. Her academic studies spurred her creative mind, and Milanova has since achieved numerous recognitions for her painting. Last year, she exhibited works at the Florence Biennale, Salon D’Automne in Paris, and contributed artwork to Contemporary Masters Volume V. Most recently, she was hailed “Top Influential Artist” at Beijing’s International Art Exhibition. Iva Milanova lives and works in Berlin.
Exhibition Dates: Sept. 26 – Oct. 17, 2017
Reception: Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY
Event URL: https://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Iva_Milanova.aspx
Featured Artists:
Enrico Ambrosio | Lorena Becerra | Anita Birkenfeld | Rody | Hanneke Kempers | Nancy McLean | Iva Milanova | Frédérique Négrié | Alaleh Ostad | Elke Riedel | Svetlana Sintseva | Bekir Smolski
About the Exhibition
Pathways
Pathways is a group exhibition that blurs the boundaries between fantasy and reality through a survey of the works of twelve artists. The exhibition considers how a variety of media, including paintings, sculpture, digital compositions, photography, and multimedia collages, can intertwine both the everyday and the ethereal into a collection of dynamic compositions.
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