info by kokimoto
kaloyan iliev - kokimoto
Born in 1979, Varna, Bulgaria .Graduated MA in Graphics at the Faculty of Fine Arts in St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria /2007/ and Specialization from the Graphic Art Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland /2008/ . Lives and works in Varna, Bulgaria. Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists /2010/
In my works I recreate the relationship between myself and people in a manipulated reality. The unusual and dim worlds that I create in graphics, drawings, collages, photographs and installations are as fruit of my memories and creative inventions. New world order, the role of icons in modern society and attitudes towards animals are just some of the topics that repeatedly can be found in my works. Passing of religion in politics, to everyday situations absurd, I'm interested in more common emotional and mental conditions such as narcissism, longing for love and beauty. I have already been working with existing visual material, which I enrich with my own developments with narrative character. I tell my stories in a new way, focusing on specific aspects of the plot and so I describe my experiences once again, but this time as a spectator.
solo exhibitions:
2012
- So fresh, so clean II, 1908 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- So fresh, so clean, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- Spiritual Trip, Epreuve d’Artiste Gallery, Antwerpen, Belgium
2011
- Exlibris artist of today, The Frederikshavn Art Museum, Denmark
- Samples of reality, Arhis Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- The road to the top, Under P.A.R.K. Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Nautical landscapes by Kokimoto, 1908 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria-
2010
- Erotic sound in the wheels of the Christian engine, 5 Open Art Space, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Post: Traditions, Quality, Confidence, Yuka Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- Circulus Vitiosus: I’m the great, because I’m the great, Utopian art project by Kokimoto, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2009
- Contemporary cats by Kokimoto, Gallery Sigvardson, Rodby, Denmark (with Andrеas Hessman)
- Identity lost, 1908 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- You are involved… just like me, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2008
- Showcase #1 - A matter of taste…, Octopus Industries Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria
- System error, FOF Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2007
- Kokimoto in the insane land, Comics Club, Perde Association, Varna, Bulgaria
2006
- Permanent drawings, Museum Yanaki Manasiev, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria
selected group exhibitions:
2012
- Koshmart, Graffit Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- East of best. Young Bulgarian Contemporary Art, Roodkapje Rottterdam Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2011
- Post Pop Punks at Cohn Drennan Contemporay Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Digital Print, Industrialna 11 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- The 3rd Bangkok Triennale International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
- Animal Farm, Epreuve d'Artiste Gallery, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Weeky Freajy Art Weekend, Kaliakria, Bulgaria, Curated by Kaloyan Iliev - Kokimoto
- Process - Space Art Festival 20, Balchik, Bulgaria
- Curated by_Vienna 2011, Portraits and self portraits in private collections, Knoll Gallery, Vienna, Austria. Curated by Liliana Popescu
- Free interpretation with Antoniya Koleva - Nitra and Mihaela Zoeva, Made in Home, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Dream boxes project, Contemporay art exhibition, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Border situation: The drawing in contemporary art, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
2010
- SHORTLIST 2010, Exhibition of the nominated artists for the Gaudenz B. Ruf Award, Rayko Aleksiev Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- The big wave, August in Art, Biennial of Contemporary Art, Varna, Bulgaria
- 10х5х3, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Section 13 exhibition, Industrialna 11 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- KunStart 10, 7th International Art Fair of Bolzano, Italy
- The 14th International Biennial Print Exhibition, R.O.C., Taichung, Taiwan
- Border situation: The drawing in contemporary art, Industrialna 11 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2009
- The totaly new – old vision by Kokimoto Industry project, Music Cafe Look, Con.tempo – Weekend for Contemporary Art in Varna, Bulgaria
- LETTRA – Print and Letter, Curator Teresa B. Frodyma, Krakow
- ARTVILNIUS, The First International Contemporary Art Fair in The Baltic States – Litexpo, Vilnius, Lithuania
- 15th international Print Biennial Exhibition, Varna, Bulgaria
- Contemporary Bulgarian Art Prints, Higashi Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- The First Alexandria Biennial for Miniature Graphics, Alexandria, Egypt
2008
- 1st International Printmaking Biennial Exhibition, Istanbul
- XXXII International Ex Libris Congress in Beijing, China
- 1st Contemporary Art Festival Puzzle, Burgas, Bulgaria
- XV International Naestved Exhibition of Contemporary Mini Prints Exhibition, Denmark
2007
- The 48th Annual Japan Print Society Exhibition, Sakima Art Museum Okinawa Prefecture Tokyo
- 7th Iosif Iser International Contemporary Engraving Biennial Exhibition, Romania
- 13th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and The Mediterranean, Puglia, Italy
- 3rd International Experimental Engraving Biennial, Ilfov, Romania
- 23rd International Ex Libris Biennial Exhibition Sint Niklaas, Belgium
- 5th Arte e Il Torchio Exhibition Contemporary Bulgarian Engravers, Cremona, Italy
- The First Frisian Small Print Biennial Exhibition, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- 17th ShinKohanga Ex Libris Exhibition,Tokyo, Metropolitan Art Space, Japan
- 14th international Print Biennial Exhibition, Varna, Bulgaria
2006
- 2nd International Printmaking Exhibition Tabula Rasa, Istambul
- 3rd International Ex Libris Exhibition, Lomazzo, Italy
- 26th Mini Print International Exhibition, Cadaques, Spain
- The Iowa Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Miniature Prints, USA
- Fine Arts International Exhibition Antonio Gualda, Granada, Spain
- 4th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, BIMPE IV, Canada
awards:
2009
- Annual Stalker Award, Georgi Velchev Museum, Varna, Bulgaria
- Annual Award for young artist, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- Award for Contemporary Bulgarian Art Print, Higashi Chichibu Saitama Prefecture, Japan
2008
- Award for young Artist, National Exhibition of Small Graphic Forms, SIBANK Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Grand Prix, 4th International Biennial of Mini Prints, Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia
- Silver Medal and Merit Diploma, 2nd Remo Palmirani’s Prize, Museo Ex Libris Mediterraneo, Ortona, Italy
2007
- Honour Prize, VII International Ex Libris Competition Gliwice, Poland
- 1st Award for Engraving, Bulgaria Part of the European Puzzle, National Campaign of Meglena Kuneva, Sofia, Bulgaria
2006
- 2nd Award for Painting, Fine Arts International Contest Antonio Gualda, Granada, Spain
for contact:
e-mail: kokindus@yahoo.com
In my works I recreate the relationship between myself and people in a manipulated reality. The unusual and dim worlds that I create in graphics, drawings, collages, photographs and installations are as fruit of my memories and creative inventions. New world order, the role of icons in modern society and attitudes towards animals are just some of the topics that repeatedly can be found in my works. Passing of religion in politics, to everyday situations absurd, I'm interested in more common emotional and mental conditions such as narcissism, longing for love and beauty. I have already been working with existing visual material, which I enrich with my own developments with narrative character. I tell my stories in a new way, focusing on specific aspects of the plot and so I describe my experiences once again, but this time as a spectator.
solo exhibitions:
2012
- So fresh, so clean II, 1908 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- So fresh, so clean, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- Spiritual Trip, Epreuve d’Artiste Gallery, Antwerpen, Belgium
2011
- Exlibris artist of today, The Frederikshavn Art Museum, Denmark
- Samples of reality, Arhis Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- The road to the top, Under P.A.R.K. Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Nautical landscapes by Kokimoto, 1908 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria-
2010
- Erotic sound in the wheels of the Christian engine, 5 Open Art Space, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Post: Traditions, Quality, Confidence, Yuka Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- Circulus Vitiosus: I’m the great, because I’m the great, Utopian art project by Kokimoto, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2009
- Contemporary cats by Kokimoto, Gallery Sigvardson, Rodby, Denmark (with Andrеas Hessman)
- Identity lost, 1908 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- You are involved… just like me, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2008
- Showcase #1 - A matter of taste…, Octopus Industries Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria
- System error, FOF Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2007
- Kokimoto in the insane land, Comics Club, Perde Association, Varna, Bulgaria
2006
- Permanent drawings, Museum Yanaki Manasiev, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria
selected group exhibitions:
2012
- Koshmart, Graffit Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- East of best. Young Bulgarian Contemporary Art, Roodkapje Rottterdam Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2011
- Post Pop Punks at Cohn Drennan Contemporay Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Digital Print, Industrialna 11 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- The 3rd Bangkok Triennale International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
- Animal Farm, Epreuve d'Artiste Gallery, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Weeky Freajy Art Weekend, Kaliakria, Bulgaria, Curated by Kaloyan Iliev - Kokimoto
- Process - Space Art Festival 20, Balchik, Bulgaria
- Curated by_Vienna 2011, Portraits and self portraits in private collections, Knoll Gallery, Vienna, Austria. Curated by Liliana Popescu
- Free interpretation with Antoniya Koleva - Nitra and Mihaela Zoeva, Made in Home, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Dream boxes project, Contemporay art exhibition, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Border situation: The drawing in contemporary art, Bulgarian Cultural Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
2010
- SHORTLIST 2010, Exhibition of the nominated artists for the Gaudenz B. Ruf Award, Rayko Aleksiev Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- The big wave, August in Art, Biennial of Contemporary Art, Varna, Bulgaria
- 10х5х3, Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Section 13 exhibition, Industrialna 11 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- KunStart 10, 7th International Art Fair of Bolzano, Italy
- The 14th International Biennial Print Exhibition, R.O.C., Taichung, Taiwan
- Border situation: The drawing in contemporary art, Industrialna 11 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2009
- The totaly new – old vision by Kokimoto Industry project, Music Cafe Look, Con.tempo – Weekend for Contemporary Art in Varna, Bulgaria
- LETTRA – Print and Letter, Curator Teresa B. Frodyma, Krakow
- ARTVILNIUS, The First International Contemporary Art Fair in The Baltic States – Litexpo, Vilnius, Lithuania
- 15th international Print Biennial Exhibition, Varna, Bulgaria
- Contemporary Bulgarian Art Prints, Higashi Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- The First Alexandria Biennial for Miniature Graphics, Alexandria, Egypt
2008
- 1st International Printmaking Biennial Exhibition, Istanbul
- XXXII International Ex Libris Congress in Beijing, China
- 1st Contemporary Art Festival Puzzle, Burgas, Bulgaria
- XV International Naestved Exhibition of Contemporary Mini Prints Exhibition, Denmark
2007
- The 48th Annual Japan Print Society Exhibition, Sakima Art Museum Okinawa Prefecture Tokyo
- 7th Iosif Iser International Contemporary Engraving Biennial Exhibition, Romania
- 13th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and The Mediterranean, Puglia, Italy
- 3rd International Experimental Engraving Biennial, Ilfov, Romania
- 23rd International Ex Libris Biennial Exhibition Sint Niklaas, Belgium
- 5th Arte e Il Torchio Exhibition Contemporary Bulgarian Engravers, Cremona, Italy
- The First Frisian Small Print Biennial Exhibition, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
- 17th ShinKohanga Ex Libris Exhibition,Tokyo, Metropolitan Art Space, Japan
- 14th international Print Biennial Exhibition, Varna, Bulgaria
2006
- 2nd International Printmaking Exhibition Tabula Rasa, Istambul
- 3rd International Ex Libris Exhibition, Lomazzo, Italy
- 26th Mini Print International Exhibition, Cadaques, Spain
- The Iowa Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Miniature Prints, USA
- Fine Arts International Exhibition Antonio Gualda, Granada, Spain
- 4th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition, BIMPE IV, Canada
awards:
2009
- Annual Stalker Award, Georgi Velchev Museum, Varna, Bulgaria
- Annual Award for young artist, Bulart Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
- Award for Contemporary Bulgarian Art Print, Higashi Chichibu Saitama Prefecture, Japan
2008
- Award for young Artist, National Exhibition of Small Graphic Forms, SIBANK Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Grand Prix, 4th International Biennial of Mini Prints, Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia
- Silver Medal and Merit Diploma, 2nd Remo Palmirani’s Prize, Museo Ex Libris Mediterraneo, Ortona, Italy
2007
- Honour Prize, VII International Ex Libris Competition Gliwice, Poland
- 1st Award for Engraving, Bulgaria Part of the European Puzzle, National Campaign of Meglena Kuneva, Sofia, Bulgaria
2006
- 2nd Award for Painting, Fine Arts International Contest Antonio Gualda, Granada, Spain
for contact:
e-mail: kokindus@yahoo.com