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Artist Statement:
Sculpture is an act of
creating art, and a philosophy
on living. It is my belief
that my artwork follows some
means of a universal law I
call “Creation and Beauty.”
Stated simply, there is no
doubt a responsibility
inherent toward created forms.
It’s quality, it’s energy,
and ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2007
Richard J. Daley Center, Group
Exhibition, Chicago, IL
2005 Curb
Group for Arts, One man
Exhibition, New York, NY
2003
Embassy of the USA, Group
Exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria
2002
Shipka 6 Gallery, National
Group Exhibition - Sculpture,
Sofia, Bulgaria
2001
Gallery Alexander, Group
Exhibition, Sofia, Bulgaria
2001
Shipka 6 Gallery, ...
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Artist Galleries:
Park Place Gallery, Kansas
City
www.theparkplacegallery.com
Curb Group for Arts, New York
http://thecurbartspace.com/
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Penko Platikanov Biography:
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35
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Male
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Married
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Sculpture Bronze
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| Your Personal Biography |
Penko Platikanov is a sculptor specializing in abstract and figurative art. His preferred material is bronze but he also works with wood, stone, iron and materials like aqua resin and hydro stone.
Penko started his formal art education at the age of 14. He was accepted to study in the School of Fine Arts in town of Tryavna, Bulgaria. There he spent five years, studying drawing, sculpting, art history and woodcarving. From 1993 to 1999 he studied in the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria where he earned his MA in Fine Arts and Sculpture. During the five and a half years in the Academy he was in the class of Professor Emil Popov.
During the years in the Academy Penko discover the beauty and power of bronze sculpture. Since then bronze became his favorite material. He not only was casting his works in metal but also learned the whole technological process on a professional level, from making molds to applying patina. Photographs of his work were included in the publication for the 100-years anniversary of the National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria. During his studies and later in his career Penko Platikanov participated in a number of exhibitions. His works are in private collections in Bulgaria, USA, Belgium and Italy. Currently he lives and works in New York, where he has been residing since 2000.
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