liliya pobornikova
Mediums Used
Artist working with stone, wood, ice, snow, bronze, steel, land art, fire sculptures and ceramics. During the last 15 years she took part in 100 International sculpture symposiums in 30 countries. Winner of various prizes for sculpture and photography.
I would categorize my art /mostly sculpture/ as a contemporary and abstract. Knowing that we live in time of computerization and technologies, I would like to go back to the beginning and creation – the nature and geometry. I am inspired by the beauties of the every living form, the softness of the shapes, contrasting with straight lines and angles.
After a high school of woodcarving, I finished the National Academy of Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria –6 years, subject wood sculpture, but this had never been a reason for me to limit myself using only this material. For more than ten years now I am also working and experimenting with different materials – stone, wood, metal, concrete, sand, ice, snow, ceramics…
Making my sculptures, I am mostly influenced by the photographer Karl Blossfeldt.
Traveling around the world, I had participated in more than 80 international sculpture symposiums in 29 countries Europe, USA, South America, Asia. Since now I have sculptures in museums in Denmark, Egypt and Brazil. For the last years besides working at home, a priority for me is knowing different cultures, meeting and exchanging ideas with artists around the world.
Sculptures by liliya pobornikova
Credentials
Qualifications
EDUCATION
2006 - 2008 - M.A. by prof. Petar Bonev, Wood sculpture, National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1999 - 2003 - B.A. by prof. Petar Bonev, Wood sculpture, National Academy of arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1998 - study by prof. Toma Varbanov
1993-1998 - High School of Arts, Tryavna, Bulgaria - subject Woodcarving
MEMBERSHIP
2010 – Union of bulgarian artists – sculpture department,EDUCATION
2006 - 2008 - M.A. by prof. Petar Bonev, Wood sculpture, National Academy of Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1999 - 2003 - B.A. by prof. Petar Bonev, Wood sculpture, National Academy of arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
1998 - study by prof. Toma Varbanov
1993-1998 - High School of Arts, Tryavna, Bulgaria - subject Woodcarving
MEMBERSHIP
2010 – Union of bulgarian artists – sculpture departmentExhibitions
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Awards
COMPETITIONS AND PRIZES
2018 - China Zhangzhou (Internacional) Environmental Sculpture Ceramic Art Competition Competition - exelent prize
2017 - Putian International sculpture competition - excellence prize
2015 - Fuzhou sculpture competition, China - shortlisted award
2014 - Heavenly creations, China - bronze prize
2011 - International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Spain – third prize
2010 - International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Spain – first prize
2008 - International Granite Sculpture Symposium, Spain - second prize
2008 - International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Argentina - prize of the public, prize of the children, prize of the sponsor
2007 - International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Germany - first prize
2006 - International Snow Sculpture Contest, Italy -first prize
2005 - International Sand Sculpture Festival, Switzerland - second prize
2005 - International Snow Sculpture Contest, Italy - second prize
2005 - International Snow Sculpture Contest, Italy - third prize
2004 - International Snow Sculpting Contest, MI, USA - third prize
During the last 15 years more than 60 monumental public sculptures in different countries in Europe, Asia and America.
