BETWEEN TWO WORLDS. Exhibition by Orlin Dvoryanov

In his exhibition BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, Orlin Dvoryanov presents works that reflect contemplations on changes in the context–personal, local and global–during the transition between two eras. The main part of the exhibition are works (paintings, installations and video recordings of performances) created in recent years анд associated with various crisis situations developing in public life. As a counterpoint to them, the exhibition also includes a limited number of paintings created by the artist in the 1980s. The aim is to highlight the changes in his style, thinking and creative pursuits that took place over the decades at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century.

 

Prof. Dr. Orlin Dvoryanov (b. 1951) graduated from the National Academy of Art in 1982 with a degree in Decorative-Monumental Painting (Mural Painting). Until 2007, he worked as a freelance artist. He has participated in a number of international exhibitions and festivals related to contemporary art, and works independently, in tandems and with groups in the fields of installations, performance and other contemporary forms of art. 

 

Since 1990, he is the co-founder and chairman of the NGO "Art in Action". As an organiser, curator and artist, he has participated in numerous artistic and educational projects implementes by the organisation in Bulgaria and Europe. In 1992, he was the host of the TV show "Art in Action" ("Ether – 2", Bulgarian National Television).

 

Since 1991, Dvoryanov has been teaching disciplines, related to modern conceptual forms, at St. Kliment Ohridski University (Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts, Department of Visual Arts). During the period 2010–2015, he was a member of the Cultural Council of the university. In parallel, from 2015 to 2020, he taught "Conceptual Design" within the Master's degree programme in Web Design at New Bulgarian University, and organised inter-faculty projects between the two universities. Prof. Dvoryanov has authored numerous publications in the press and academic collections, and 3 books in the field of conceptual art.