Dimitar Trukanov-Trukan

Biography:

Born:  In Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Education:
2000 – Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia
1990 – High School of Arts, Sofia
Solo exhibitions:
2022 – “Unexpected Exhibition”, Rakursi Art Gallery
2018 – “Meeting”, Rakursi Art Gallery
2008- “Rust”, Rakursi Art Gallery
2004-Elektra Gallery, Torremolinos, Spain
2001-2006 Artamonzev Gallery, Sofia
2000-Efekta Gallery, Sofia
1997-Didimothikon, Greece

Group exhibitions:
2012 – “The Elements”, Rakursi Art Gallery
2009 – M-tel art, Sofia
2006-3x5x10, 6 Shipka, Gallery, UBA, Sofia
2006-International Biennial for Contemporary Art-Shumen
2002-“Bulgarian painting after 1989”, Salon of Arts Sofia
2002-“Dialogical”, Rufferdinge cultural center, Langen, Belgium
2000- Second International Student Triennial, Istanbul
2000-ATA Center for Contemporary Art, Sofia
1998- II International Triennial of Graphics Arts Sofia’98, UBA 1997-Student Meeting, Didimothikon, Greece
1997-TED Gallery, Varna
1997- National Exhibition Spring ’97, 6 Shipka, Gallery, UBA, Sofia

Awards:
1997- Award for young artist of PIB Foundation-Union of Bulgarian artists
1997 – Drawing Contest Award, National Academy of Art, Sofia

Dimitar Trukanov – Trukan is famous for his works in which he studies the interaction between water, metal, pigments and fire on paper. Paper, like a liquid mass, seals traces of the communication of the elements, preserves the spirit and energy and turns into pieces of “paper fossils”. The artist is interested in the elements that create the world as energy in their primary, rough state. The abstract works of the artist are the result of long-term interaction of the elements and author’s intervention, during which they gain volume and texture and in them various natural elements can be seen.
The artist works also in the field of video art.