Atanas Kolev

Atanas Kolev was born on August 7, 1959. In 1989, he left for Austria, where he lived for 30 years. In 2000, he entered the encyclopedia of the city of Tuln in the "Personalities" section as a creator, and since 2002 he has been a member of the Union of Professional Artists in Austria. Between 2002 and 2005 he founded and managed the Birch gallery in Perschling's Weissenkirchen. In the hometown of the Austrian impressionist Oskar Kokoschka - Pöchlarn, he created the "Atelier na Danube" group, which since 2006 organizes the international symposium of the same name every year. In 2018 was awarded a diploma by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria. Works by Atanas Kolev are owned by museums and private collectors in the Austrian cities of Tuln, Vienna, Pöchlarn, as well as in Bulgaria, Austria, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Romania, Hungary, Italy. He works mainly in the field of sculpture, he is recognizable for his abstract "singing" metal sculptures.

Symbolic of Atanas Kolev's work in recent years are the works from the cycle "Multiplications in form, movement and sound". They are made up of many separate forms, which are connected by means of spring elements into a common sculptural installation. Unlike the classical idea of ​​sculpture, which is static, these forms are dynamic, vibrating, "living". Thus, the author finds an opportunity to express in form mobile elements such as wind, fire and water. The works are made of stainless steel, they are hollow and every shaking makes them resonate, sound. They can even be played by professional musicians as they would percussion, string or wind instruments.