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BIOGRAPHY Born in 1953 in Bulgaria, Valentin Kovatchev graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Sofa afer specialising in engraving. An artist, academician, curator, lecturer, editor and gallery owner, he VALENTIN has been committed for decades to the creation, editing and promotion of his work, among other projects. Following his marriage in Spain in 1992, he moved from Sofa to Málaga; this led to the KOVATCHEV spectacular creation of a new series and of new themes, and a return to drawing, oil painting and portraits – a genre he started working on at the tender age of 10. Afer many years of research and experimentation, he invented his own etching technique for which he is internationally renowned. His work has been widely recognised and awarded many national and international prizes, and is now on display in numerous public and private collections and museums throughout the world. www.kovatchev.com ARTIST STATEMENT It is impossible to think about European civilisation without considering the legacy of two title: Bulgarian brothers, Cyril and Methodius, who created the Slavic script in the ninth century; it was A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS to become the cornerstone for the integration and development of Europe, and is the reason they are deservedly regarded as the patron saints of Europe. Accordingly, the inspiring metaphors found in this piece of art include the Cyrillic alphabet, the technique: unborn child representing a light in the darkness, the idea of motherhood, and ladders as constant ACRYLIC ON CANVAS elements that are always fying through space in the relentless pursuit of freedom, improvement and communication. But there is also a really inspiring message which I discovered by chance in the Spanish press, and which is now engraved on my heart; it was from an interview with King Simeon of Bulgaria, just before Bulgaria’s accession to the EU. Te question was: what can Bulgaria bring to the EU? King Simeon’s response was: ‘Spirituality, because it should not be forgotten that the EU is not only an economic union but much more.’ FAI INSPIRATION Inspired in the Babugeri, from the region of Blagoevgrad. Te Babugeri turned into the most adequate instrument to think about the nexus between nature and culture, strengthening the evolutionary continuity