In its millennial existence, ceramics has received so many definitions. For me there will be always one more – that undefined yet. Some sort of research which gives you vital energy and the freedom to choose. I believe in both beginnings, the plus and the minus, the rational and the irrational, the visible and the invisible, yin and yang. Observing the world, processes and phenomena, I always try to discover the “otherness” that I know is a hidden and invisible part of the world – invisible only at first sight – and makes the world harmonious, perfect, and complete. Looking for the antipode, the mirror image, I often just invent it, if I don’t find it.
— Bojidar Bonchev
Bio
Bojidar Bonchev has realized over eighteen solo exhibitions in Bulgaria and abroad, and participated in many collective exhibitions, symposia and other initiatives. He is a member of the Management Board of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, a member of the Arts Council of the National Gallery and his artworks can be found in collections of the National Museum for Bulgarian Fine Arts – Sofia; the Museum for Applied Arts – Sofia; the Collection of the International Ceramics Biennial – Porvoo, Finland; the Ceramics Biennial in Tuffe, France; the Permanent Collection of Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts – Helena, Montana, USA; the Permanent Collection of SAFECO – Seattle, USA; private collections in Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Japan, Mexico, etc.