Cveta Markova
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WORKS
ARTIST
Cveta Markova
Cveta Markova, born in Bulgaria in 1978, successfully completed her art studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Plovdiv in 2000. From 2002 to 2004 she continued her artistic education at the Städelschule with Prof. Michael Kreber. Through her precise powers of observation and her distinct sense of color, she lends her works a strong emotionality and expressiveness.
Markova alternates between a rough brush application and a very detailed execution of the sitter. Her coloring consists largely of muted shades, resulting in a sensual and mysterious effect. She accentuates individual details with bright colors to give her works liveliness, impulsiveness and positive energy.
The artist is intensely concerned with the representation of the human being on both figurative and abstract levels. Her works are created in multiple, glazed superimposed layers, which presents her devoted and intimate creation. Consciously, the artist leaves details unfinished to make the creative process visible to the viewer and to provide space for interpretation.
With the diversity of her subject matter, she places a great focus on the representation of light, dynamics and transparency. She always engages in new creative experiences and remains open and dynamic in her work.
The artist has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Among others in various art spaces – the Frankfurt Portikus, the Art Centre Pushkin in Antwerp, the MVB Forum and the Kunstverein Eisenturm in Mainz.
BIOGRAPHY
1978
Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1991 – 1996
School of Fine Arts Tzanko Lavrenov, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1996 – 2000
Academy of Fine Arts, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2000 – 2001
Trier University, Trier , Germany
2001 – 2002
Johann Wolfgang Goethe – University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2002 – 2004
Academy of Fine Arts Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Since 2004
Lives and works in Friedberg, Germany
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020s
2022
Malerei: Cveta Markova, Paul Mathey & Angel Peychinov, Galerie Barbara von Stechow, Frankfurt/Main
2010s
2019
Three Positions, Galerie Barbara von Stechow
2018
Galerie ARP, Hanau
2017
Begegnungen Cveta Markova & Angel Peychinov, Oberursel
2015
Galerie Schmelter, Mainz
2011
Galerie Schmelter, Mainz
2000s
2009
Galerie Schmelter, Mainz
2008
Photography and Paintings, Deutsche Bank , Frankfurt am Main
2008
Kunst im Quadrat, MVB Forum und Kunstverein Eisenturm e.V., Mainz
Galerie Schmelter, Mainz, Germany
Galerie Schmelter, Mainz, Germany
2007
Hoechst ART II, Galerie Schiffler, Frankfurt am Main
Porticus, Collection Rausch, Frankfurt am Main
Galerie Luepke, Rodenbach
Galerie Schmelter, Mainz
2006
Galerie Schmelter, Mainz
2005
Galerie Schmelter, Mainz
2004
Rundgang Staedelschule, Frankfurt am Main
2000
Art Centre Puschkin, Antwerpen
1990s
1996
Kunstraum, Plovdiv
Galerie Saint Thomas, Plovdiv