Stiliana Alexieva

Stiliana Alexieva BA - Born 1975 Bulgaria I am an artist who relishes experimentation and my art is about the sensual, tactile empathy I have with my materials. I create depth and texture using all manner of available modern materials - acrylics, wax, oxidants, combined with the glistening, translucent wetness of glazes. My most recent work is created on raw sheets of Aluminium. I am challenged by the foreground and background effects that the metal surface allows me to explore. I see my work as a medium of engagement and evolving language between me and the world. From an early age I was tutored by my father Jordan Alexieva, the renowned Bulgarian artist and sculptor. I trained in printmaking, computer design and later film and television. For a while I had my own TV show on Bulgarian television. Since moving to the UK I have made a very good living from my art. The experience of living through the collapse of communism left me free of conventions. I don't allow myself to be restricted to any particular media. Biography 1976 born in Varna, Bulgaria 1991 College of Photography and Printmaking, Sofia 1997 BA in Visual Arts and Communication, Sofia 1999 TV Presenting & Directing, NOVA Television, Sofia 2002 Apprenticeship in mosaic art & design, Mosaik Pierre Mesguich Studio, London 2003 MA in Art and Media, Thames Valley University, London

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