A place where childhood memories, biological perception and personal experiences fuel art. At the intersection of nature and technology, organic details meet algorithmic structures. Here human intuition and device precision interact to reinvent the familiar. Powered by photography, digital hand-painting and creative coding, my creative practice invites you to observe, question, and find your own answers.
These close-up views of my paintings highlight the lush and intricate details I like to embed within each surface. This elaborate linework is created to invite closer exploration and to evoke a sense of discovery. A network of pure colors encourages the eye to move dynamically and spontaneously, which mirrors my own experience of moving through nature. Just as there is no single path to exploring the natural world, there are many ways to travel through my paintings. In this way, each viewing can unfold differently, giving rise to new thoughts, sensations, and interpretations.
A Bulgarian-born contemporary artist and engineer, living in Denmark since 2015. From my early fascination with my mom’s garden to growing my own little oasis as an adult, I’ve had a lifelong affinity to leaves and blooms. My art interprets the botanical world through constructed systems, and draws inspiration from traditional art forms like classicism, impressionism, and pointillism. I create driven by an urge similar to the urge to drink water. Blending ideas across time and experimenting with human-made devices inspire me to create something truly expressive.
Post-digital painting
Post-digital painting
Post-digital painting
A garden begins with a seed; a painted garden begins with a painted seed. This simple analogy lies at the heart of my latest project, Reflections. A seed is an impression drawn from personal photographs and walks in nature. I first digitally hand-paint these initial forms on my tablet and then transform them through my multi-step post-digital process so they can grow into fully realized paintings.
Digitally hand-painted postcard
Digitally hand-painted postcard
Digitally hand-painted postcard
Digitally hand-painted postcard
I paint my seeds by hand on my digital tablet or my laptop using a custom painting tool that I programmed myself. The software draws inspiration from traditional watercolor techniques and incorporates various concepts from physics to model the way wet pigment behaves on paper, e.g. flowing, spreading, blending.
I enjoy this way of working because it allows me to create while travelling and using a device I typically already have on hand. Without having to carry physical watercolor supplies, I can capture my impressions in real time and still retain many of the soft and fluid qualities that are so charming about watercolor.
Once a seed is finished, I turn it into a physical collectible postcard via archival giclée printing with pigment inks on Mohawk Superfine paper. Made with cotton fiber, this premium archival paper has a smooth matte surface that beautifully complements the artwork's subtle color variations and painterly character.
The physical collectible object I produce is a limited edition giclée print on cotton canvas. This is the same quality and technology that large museums and galleries use for their archives, when exceptional color fidelity and longevity of the artwork matter. The print is UV-protected, made of thick durable materials, and has an exhibitable lifespan of 200 years.
Each of my paintings is offered in a limited edition of 6 such prints. Every piece is produced individually when ordered, and signed and numbered as part of the editioning process. It also comes accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and its starting seed in the form of a fine art postcard.
Once all 6 prints from a painting have been collected, the edition is permanently closed — no further prints of that painting will be made. The only additional print that exists is the Artist Proof. This is a private print for my personal archive, which I use for documentation purposes and to fulfill my participation obligations for exhibitions that have already been scheduled before the edition was closed. The Artist Proof print is not for sale and never will be.
The painting process for my artworks happens all digitally, so there is no single physical original in the traditional sense. This limited-edition format allows me to bring the work into the physical world, while the extremely small edition size offers the rarity and collectability associated with physical paintings.
My paintings are designed to be experienced in detail and at scale. They are intended for gallery-style displays or as the focal point of a thoughtfully designed interior.
Each work begins as a digital original measuring 14,173 × 8,504 pixels. This exceptionally high resolution allows for a remarkable level of detail and is ultimately materialized as a 120 × 72 cm archival canvas print.
Each painting is accompanied by its starting seed in the form of a fine art postcard that measures 18 x 13 cm. The card can be collected as a stand-alone object or displayed alongside the painting to emphasize the connection between the finished piece and the starting idea it emerged from.
A normal mainstream postcard is a tourist souvenir or a promotional material that can be gifted or mailed. It is typically mass produced on cost-efficient (or budget) cardstock and is not strictly required to preserve its color or texture qualities over time.
Fine art postcards are printed with archival papers and inks, using high-resolution printing technology. They feature fine surfaces with extreme color fidelity and longevity. They depict original artworks or carefully curated reproductions, meant as long-term collectibles and are frequently hand-signed by the artist.
My fine art postcards are printed on Mohawk Superfine paper with archival giclée inks and depict the starting seeds for my paintings. They can be collected individually or acquired as part of painting purchases. Whenever you order a painting from me, I will automatically include the fine art postcard of its seed as a gift. All my fine art postcards are lovingly hand-signed on the back.