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Christo Dagorov’s Multi-Layered Drawings Overlap Surreal Imagery

Self-taught artist Christo Dagorov creates multi-layered drawings in which scenes appear to melt into one another. In his "Skylines" series, translucent urban landscapes manifest in spirit-like ways over placid beach scenes. The interplay between nature and urbanity asks viewers to image a place's current state and what could have been. Dagorov's use of acute gradients gives his work a nearly sculptural level of depth. His series of monochromatic drawings titled "Lips" also melds various images, this time constructing surreal, hellish visions in the shape of human mouths.

Self-taught artist Christo Dagorov creates multi-layered drawings in which scenes appear to melt into one another. In his “Skylines” series, translucent urban landscapes manifest in spirit-like ways over placid beach scenes. The interplay between nature and urbanity asks viewers to image a place’s current state and what could have been. Dagorov’s use of acute gradients gives his work a nearly sculptural level of depth. His series of monochromatic drawings titled “Lips” also melds various images, this time constructing surreal, hellish visions in the shape of human mouths.

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drawing, Mixed Media, Paul Cristina

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Combining oils, charcoal, and paper mounted on panel, Paul Cristina crafts riveting and disconcerting figurative portraits. Though he uses drawing as his foundational practice, the process of creating these works is one of both deconstruction and reconstruction. The above work is currently featured in a group show at Booth Gallery.

Anna Park’s Startling Charcoal Drawings

Anna Park, Charcoal, drawing

April 23, 2019

Anna Park’s charcoal drawings are kinetic and absorbing, each scene embedded in crowd activity. The action seems to move between revelry and violence, the faces of her subjects distorted and disappearing. The artist also integrates varying sensibilities into these works and moves between cartoonish and realistic rendering.

Christina Mrozik’s Stylized Nature Drawings

Christina Mrozik, drawing

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Preview: Mike Giant’s “Colorado” at FFDG

Colorado, drawing, FFDG, Mike Giant

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Christo Dagorov’s Multi-Layered Drawings Overlap Surreal Imagery

The Recent Experimentations of Paul Cristina

Anna Park’s Startling Charcoal Drawings

Christina Mrozik’s Stylized Nature Drawings

Preview: Mike Giant’s “Colorado” at FFDG

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