Pencho Dobrev. Ilia Iliev and the World of the Plastic
Пенчо Добрев. Илия Илиев и светът на пластичното
Language: Bulgarian. Category: Art studies
Iliya Iliev — master of mosaic art — is a professor of mural painting. His work is deeply connected with the sea and nature, as well as the beauty of geometrical form. Nature and geometry is represented by Iliya Iliev through the mosaic technique. He uses marble, granite, stone, glass (modeled by the author), and various natural forms brought by time and the sea. From his participation in numerous collective and personal exhibitions could be mentioned those in Chartres, France (2010) and the exhibition Omnaggio in Ravenna, Italy (2013). In 2015 he was awarded the title of Honorary Member of the International Association of Contemporary Mosaic (AIMC). He lives and works in Sofia.