Artist's statement:
My name is Vladislav Dimitrov Ivanov and I live in Bulgaria. I make ceramic jewelry (earrings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets) as well as various small objects (tobacco pipes, jewelry boxes, decorative tiles, etc.) My inspiration comes from the prehistorical art, the traditional ceramics rooting in the art of the Aborigines, Indians, Celts, Vikings, etc. In my work I like to see the contrast between the primitive look and a quality realisation. I am a University graduate but I think that my knowledge that I acquired upon my own experience in the sphere of theory and practice of the ceramic technology are more valuable. From 1989 to 1994 during my studies I used the base of Veliko Turnovo University's workshops & studios. Of course, in the meantime and to the present day I've never stopped my own researches and experiments in my own home studio in the field of masses, glazes, shaping, design, trial firing at various temperatures, etc. In the period 1994-1998 I've worked as an apprentice in the studio of the famous Bulgarian craftsman Christo Ivanov from whom I've acquired traditional techniques and first-hand knowledge.

CURRICULUM VITAE

First name: Vladislav
Last name: Ivanov
Date of birth: 28/02/1971
Town of birth: Svistov
Nationality: Bulgarian

Contact address:
Vladislav Dimitrov Ivanov
Ledenik 5049
Veliko Turnovo region
Bulgaria

Daytime telephone number: +359/ 6124 2515

Email address: golem_bg@yahoo.com

Languages spoken: Bulgarian, Russian, and English.

Type(s) of artwork: Ceramic jewelry (earrings, necklaces, pendants, and bracelets) as well as various small objects (tobacco pipes, jewelry boxes, and decorative tiles).

Used technologies and raw materials:
I generally use different types of clay, stoneware masses and soft porcelain, utilizing various methods of hand-shaping, decorating and firing at different temperatures, depending on the type of mass I am working with (1000-1200 degrees Celsius). For a surface coloring I use a rich scale of colored glazes, as well as separate firing at specific temperatures, a great part of the glazes are of my own recipe.

Art education:
From1989 to1994 in the Veliko Turnovo University I acquired the following qualification: Bachelor in Pedagogic and Arts (Fine and Applied Arts).

Workshops/residencies/exchanges:
From 1989 to 1994 during my studies I used the base of Veliko Turnovo University's workshops & studios. Of course, in the meantime and to the present day I've never stopped my own researches and experiments in my own home studio in the field of masses, glazes, shaping, design, trial firing at various temperatures, etc.; In the period 1994-1998 I've worked as an apprentice in the studio of the famous Bulgarian craftsman Christo Ivanov from whom I've acquired traditional techniques and first-hand knowledge.

Exhibitions:
I usually exhibit much of my work in different Private Art Galleries in my own country (For the period 1993 up to the present).