Encho Pironkov surprises with wooden figures in the City Gallery

The name of the famous Bulgarian artist Encho Pironkov is associated with expressive painting, large-scale murals, even with film sets. And just when the audience thinks they know him, the great artist surprises them with a creative act, the result of a momentary play of his imagination or a purposeful experiment.

City Gallery of Fine Arts - Plovdiv invites you to an extraordinary exhibition by Encho Pironkov, containing a cycle of wood sculptures created in the 1960s and for decades closed in the artist's studio. They were shown for the first time only last year in Smolyan.

On February 16 (Friday) at 18:00 the exhibition "Encho Pironkov. Plastics of wood" on the first floor of the Halls for temporary expositions (Str. "Knyaz Alexander I" No. 15).

Although the 27 figures are female, the art critic Krasimir Linkov will note in his text for the album accompanying the exhibition:
“The last thing is their specificity. It is never the same as prescribed in these images. They are the little-big escapes, a creative outlet for the artist. Deepest feelings shared through the chisel of material that has its own silent soul and tolerance to listen.”

The exhibition can be seen until March 17, 2024.

ENCHO PIRONKOV
Born on 9 November 1932 in the village of Rozovets, near Plovdiv.
Lives and works in Sofia and Plovdiv.
1961 Participated in the Young Artists exhibition at the National Art Gallery in Sofia.
1965 First solo exhibition at the Gallery of the Union of Bulgarian Artists in Sofia.
1970 – 1990 Numerous solo and group exhibitions in Bulgaria and abroad.
1991 Collaboration with Victoria Gallery in Rome, Italy. Winner of the Most Important Artist from the East Award at the 20th edition of Poggibonsi Arte.
1992 Solo exhibition at the Bologna Art Fair.
Solo exhibition at Senato Gallery in Milan
Solo exhibition at Victoria Gallery in Rome, on the occasion of the presentation of Encho Pironkov’s monograph by Borra Publishing House, Bologna.
1993 Solo exhibitions in Sofia and Vienna.
1995 Solo exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery.
1997 Solo exhibition at Rayko Alexiev Galery in Sofia.
2001 Encho Pironkov was made Honorary Citizen of Plovdiv for artistic merit and contribution to the city's arts and culture.
2002 Anniversary exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery.
2003 Retrospective painting exhibition at the Gallery of Foreign Art in Sofia.
2004 A monographic album with reproductions of the artist's oeuvre was published.
2006 Encho Pironkov’s Permanent Exhibition was opened at the City Art Gallery of Plovdiv, with 45 works donated by the artist. Address: 1 Vasil Kanchev St, Old Town.

He has designed monumental mosaics and frescoes for public buildings and private collections