Artist Plamen Kostov and his constant "energy in motion"

There must be energy in motion in the paintings and nuances is the means by which I express the inner emotion, the creative movement - this is what artist Plamen Kostov reveals about himself. He has already gained extensive experience in communicating with the public through paintings. Horses, birds, dogs often appear on his canvases, and according to him, this is the most direct way to express a sacred understanding of love, intimacy, freedom, strength. Nature inspires and "speaks" to the artist, who has been known to lovers of acrylic painting for nearly a decade.

Plamen Kostov is a student of Veliko Tarnovo University "Sts. Cyril and Methodius", but his attraction to art manifested itself in his earliest childhood years. Even today, he has retained this childish view of the world, not hiding his excitement from every gesture of kindness, from all the pure and unadulterated colours and sounds that exist in nature. That is why in his work he reflects this world of beautiful and kind characters – the animals that a person subconsciously loves to keep around them, because they bring peace and spiritual harmony.

"I experience everything. And as Prof. Etienne Levy /musician/ said about me, you can feel deep emotions in the paintings. This is the key for me, as this inner energy must be brought out, shown to people - this is my message in art. The inner voice that guides you - you must show it through an exhibition. But the most important thing for me is that when the person looks at the painting, it speaks to him or her in some way, on a pure energy level. The painting must evoke some emotion. This is the mission of the artist."

For Plamen, childhood is the time when a person's senses develop, so he happily remembers his carefree games with many friends in his father's hometown - Maglizh. There were his first encounters with the animals that his grandmother raised in the yard. "Naturally, we are very close to animals, because the problems in this life affect us equally. That's why I think we take the best from nature. Because that's who we really are."

"Most people already associate me with horses. But the animal that I find closest to the Bulgarian people, as strange as it may sound, is the rooster - it is closest to the Bulgarian energy and world view. I have lived in two countries - in Bulgaria and in Russia, because my father is Bulgarian and my mother is Russian. My mother is from Komi in Russia. That is quite far north. The winter there is very cold and in the summer my family and I were here in Bulgaria, in my father's house in the town of Maglizh. We finally settled in Bulgaria when I was 8 years old. Maglizh is a small town, between Stara Zagora and Kazanlak. The place has its own charm, the nature there is preserved. I had a very nice childhood. More nature, more friends, more free life outside. This has inevitably influenced my paintings. Everything I have learned, both in Russia and in Bulgaria, has influenced me - as culture, as an attitude and communication with people."

Plamen Kostov has been gaining popularity among collectors of contemporary art. His paintings travel to the USA, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Canada, Russia, Greece, Turkey. Of course, they are most often purchased in Bulgaria.

"I suppose that these people liked my paintings from photos on the Internet. Currently, interest in works of art is great in Bulgaria, bigger than that in Russia. People want to feel good at home and are looking for specific things, they order paintings or they like something that brings them some peace. People are increasingly open to art, to works that bear the personal touch of the artist. In our country, what has come from the hand of the master is increasingly appreciated and this trend makes me very happy, as I see how artificial intelligence is developing and can imitate everything. Now this is precisely what makes people need art more and more."