Location: Bulgaria
Lyubena Fox ( pronounced: [Lju:bena] ) is born in 1994 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2013 she graduates from the Bulgarian National School of Fine Arts.The same year she starts her studies with John M.Angel, moving to Florence, Italy and in 2016 graduates from the Angel Academy Florence. She has studied under Alsessandro Dari and her favourite contemporary painter Roberto Ferri. Her paintings reside in private collections across the world.
Artist statement
My goal as an artist is to build up on what we’ve learned from
the past, so we can create within our fullest potential, during the
present. This applies to several aspects in life.
As an oil painter I stand for mastering
one’s crafts, meaning to know your materials, the different ways to use
them and the chemical reactions towards their surroundings. This results
in producing high quality works, which will last in time.
I value the importance of the good
design. So as to create visually pleasing paintings, they are created
following the logic of how the eye perceives: seeing the details in the
context of the form. The images are composed of places, full of details
for the eye to explore and places where the eye can rest.
A lot of symbolism is used, whether old
(accumulated throughout history) or new (emerged more recently), to
illustrate topics concerning one’s emotions towards life. By presenting
my statement I strive to make the viewer better understand themselves;
urging them to think about how they feel and what they stand for;
discovering who they truly are.
Art is a tool to scratch beneath the surface and reach a deeper understanding of our existence.
In this painting, nature is put in a theatrical setting in order to highlight her beauty. The nest full of eggs symbolizes the fragileness of new life, while the bird represents the figure of the protector who gives warmth and hope for the future.
The soap bubbles contribute as a symbol of the ephemerality of life. The whole outlook and message is to enjoy nature, but with a tender care, because, like the soap bubble, we can ruin it with one touch.
The final motif is the yellow snail symbolizing the circle of life. The humility and respect with which we must treat nature and life.
(Winner of the ARC Staff award in the ARC Salon 2019-2020)
With “Memento Roses” I want to capture the transitory beauty of life, the short-lived nature of emotions and how we treasure them. Making a comparison between the rose petals and human emotions: beautiful, yet ephemeral. Emotions and the memory of them fades away and change overtime, just like flowers wither. I created this scene as a kind of memorial, an unchanging altar where the emotion and beauty has been captured: a place to go back to and relive this experience.
“Through philosophy the mind flourishes”
The human mind (portrayed by the skull) flourishes and thrives (depicted by the butterflies, used as a positive symbol and symbolize resurrection) through philosophy and understanding oneself (books represent knowledge). Just like the caterpillars metamorphose into butterflies, able to grasp more of the world, the mind has the ability to transform and gain a greater comprehension.
“The Nest”
“Traveler's Desk ”
“Memento Roses”
“Bullfinch on Rowan berries”
“Rosella”
