VLADISLAV ILIEV - VLADZEN

Vladislav Iliev is a visual artist based in Sofia (Bulgaria). He works in the field of interactive design, new media installation, VJ-ing, video and short film. He is also the founder and CEO of Phormatik Visual LAB (2009).

"The artwork of Vladzen is impressive - not only because of his outstanding atistic expression, but for his ability to run varied types of projects: music collaborations, installations in public space, visual design for established Bulgarian media. His atisitic inventions no doubt deserve attention, they show representations of city life. These visual pieces explore relativity of space and time, ask questions about human role in post modern urban society"

Born:
1986 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Education:
2010 - National Academy of Theatre and Film Art-Sofia, BA in Stage and Film Design
2005 - High School for Art and Applied Art, Sofia

Research and Teaching
2016-17 - Projection and 3D Mapping Lecturer at National Academy of Art Sofia

Selected Talks
2016 - Taalks&Taalks, Saatchi & Saatchi Bulgaria, Sofia

Solo Exhibitions:
2012 - Without Story, Hip-Hip Atelier Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria ( supported by the "Gaudenz B. Ruf Award for New Bulgarian Art" )

Group Exhibitions and Projects:
2016 - "La Traviata" dir. Ljubka Biagioni, NDK, Hall 1, Sofia, Bulgaria
2016 - ABSOLUT REINVENT, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 - "Romeo & Julieta" dir. Petar Todorov, Smolyan theatre, Bulgaria
2015 - ORIK Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 - "La Rondine" dir. Javor Gardev, Sozopol theatre, Bulgaria
2015 - Absolut Invite, Creative Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
2015 - "Culture: a Bridge to Development", Cetinje, Montenegro
2014 - Burgas Contemporary Art Festival, Burgas, Bulgaria
2013 - Phantasmagoria, Suspacious Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2013 - Night of Museums and Galleries - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2013 - Digital Art Festival-Sofia, NHA Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 - Absolut Blank Bulgaria, Fabrica 126, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 - Alphapretation Bulgaria, Suspacious Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 - Live Performers Meeting, MACRO, Rome, Italy
2012 - Festival for Contemporary Art, Burgas, Bulgaria
2011 - TabuScript, GEDOK Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
2011 - Beating Lines Festival, KRT, Krakow, Poland
2011 - Vision'R Festival, Paris, France
2011 - Digital Art Festival-Sofia, NHA Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 - International Video Festival Bochum, Bochum, Germany
2010 - Broadcast Media Sculptures, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna, Austria
2009 - Willkommen im Hotel Wirklichkeit, Jugendhotel, Halle, Germany
2009 - MODUL Music and Related Art Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
2009 - Sofia Spionage, Platform3 Gallery, Munich, Germany

www.phormatik.org
www.vladzen.com