Mixed-media painting “Olympia” (2022) by Silvia Pavlova, Urban Art

This original mixed-media painting is one of the latest works by the talented contemporary Bulgarian artist Silvia Pavlova, who draws heavily on Pop Art portraiture, Postmodernism, and Haute Couture. Its hallmark is the depiction of the world exclusively from a subjective perspective, radically distorting it to evoke moods or ideas and to create emotional effects. Pavlova's work encompasses many contemporary art styles, with the act of minimal drawing being key to her exploration of form and visual composition. By dismantling a space between figuration and stylish abstraction, she consistently returns to nature as a starting point, exploring human forms and provocative shapes as metaphors for transformation.