micro spaces

(homage to homage to the square)

Art. Literature. Music/Noise. People. Presence.
Constructing. Deconstructing.

My recent art endeavor is well summarized in this paragraph by the remarkable writer Thomas McGonigle:

 "The Bulgarian Salon surprised me with its actual complexity. A long introduction to the ethereal fabric art hanging on nylon cord high over head... Then a reading by Michael Hyde... Then my three paragraphs from The Corpse Dream of N.Petkov...my reminding people that this might all please the old comrades back in Sofia as a pre 9 September celebration...an irony not lost on the older members of audience...the cheering on of Daniela Pondeva... Good Bulgarian food...two copies of Petkov autographed... Finally the startling conclusion as the fabric artist Liliya Sotirova ascended a ladder and systematically cut down her construction...the realization how temporary a moment such as this... Trusting it all to the memory of those who were here in Smithtown, NY."

My gratitude to event co-producer Daniela Pondeva, artist Daniela Kostova and curator Alan Lupiani is endless...................................! My deep respect to writers Michel Hyde and Thomas McGonigle.

"The aim of our studies is to prove that color is the most relative means of artistic expression, that we never really perceive what color is physically."(Josef Albers)

"Whether something 'has color' or not is as hard to define verbally as are such questions as, 'What is music?' or 'What is musical?" (Josef Albers)

                                                                                          never be literal

                                                                                          never open up

                                                                                          never mean what you say

                                                                                          never make a point

                                                                                          all that matters 

                                                                                          seems to 

                                                                                          not 

Just about a week ago I had the honor to give a presentation about my work process and concepts along with showing artwork at the Bulgarian Consulate General, New York City. My gratitude goes to the charming and energetic Daniela Pondeva, who runs a cultural salon event at the consulate every month:!
...here are some quiet shots from before the event began:

Along All from Liliya Sotirova on Vimeo.

under cover 

over water

along the current

awaiting conversion

slow and steady

why goodbye

Winkler, Michael Joseph. 1982. Regular words. [United States]: M. Winkler.

dark morning blue

blue beginning
bluebell

fading into
grey
grey        grey        grey       grey      grey
beige
taupe
tan
monotone zone
killed by
yellow
girly pink
grass green      green       green      green     grass
breathe it in      
put it inside
mmmmmm
i’m an ox
i  work hard
i’m color responsible
candy color
sugar       sugar       sugar        sugar       sugar      sugar
why do they want sugar
all the time
don’t they get sick from the sweet
sweetness in all
sugar upholstery
sugar skin

“lick         lick        lick        lick      it
lick it like a lollipop
oh yeah i  like that” *

more and more for them
none and none for us
none  is more        for        us
we want it blank
bitter
raw
real
we know beyond taste
we know beyond color
we’re so civilized
we know structure
solid base
we put it in our lives
and we feel safe
supreme

  

*Lil Wayne, Lollipop, Tha Carter III. (Cash Money, 2008)

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