Daniela Stoykova presents her new exhibition "Return" in Nova Zagora for the city's holiday

At the invitation of the municipality of Nova Zagora and the mayor of the city - Galia Zaharieva, the artist Daniela Stoykova organized her first solo exhibition in her hometown - Nova Zagora! The exhibition was presented by the director of the "Ilia Avramov" School of Arts - Andoniya Spasova.

The opening of the event was broadcast live on social media. It was attended by a large number of citizens of Nova Zagora, art enthusiasts, as well as students and teachers from Hristo Botev Secondary School.

The exhibition "Return" is part of the festive program of Nova Zagora for the city's holiday - "Petkovden". It includes 40 original works that reveal different aspects of Daniela Stoykova's artistry. The exhibition can be viewed from October 6 to 15 in the foyer of the "D. P. Sivkov – 1870" community center.

Among the artist's paintings, you will find landscapes and flowers, with her latest works – paintings of seaside landscapes and boats being presented to the public for the first time. The marine paintings are characterized by abstraction, relief technique, and bright colors, with an emphasis on depicting boats drifting in the calm sea. Sun, waves, seagulls, clustered houses along the coastline, expansive sky, and vast sea merge on the canvas. The images are stylized, expressive, and vivid. In the background, old Bulgarian houses stand out, reminiscent of the coastline of Nessebar and Sozopol. The works evoke strong romantic feelings that are sometimes even difficult to explain; they invite the viewer to dream of the future while simultaneously experiencing nostalgia for past moments of happiness.

The paintings are executed with oil paints in the artist's characteristic abstract-mystical yet touching reality style. The confident, powerful strokes with which the paints are applied in vertical and horizontal directions create a relief quality in the canvases. Sea and sky merge into one, imparting depth and infinity to the landscapes and convincement to the imagery. They have a strong expressive resonance and tell exciting stories that provoke the imagination. The hidden reflections of the sun on the calm sea evoke a sense of tranquility and timelessness.

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