Biliana Popova
A bit about me:
Biliana Popova is a Los Angeles-based artist that works in sculptural and decorative ceramic art, metal, and fibercraft mediums. She is an adjunct professor at Glendale Community College and a ceramics teacher at Flintridge Preparatory School. She holds a Master's in Ceramics from the National Art Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria, and a Fine Arts High School Diploma. Since 2003 Biliana has taught ceramics in LA and has led numerous workshops and lectures at local universities and colleges. Biliana is a nationally recognized artist with multiple awards. She has exhibited at Laguna Art Museum, MOMA, LACMA, and AMOCA, to name a few. In addition, her work is on the cover of Lark Books' "500 Figures in Clay", 2014.
I love form. I have always found it fascinating; from the seashells to the rolling hills in a landscape - curves, silhouettes, and cast shadows engage my attention. I am transfixed by how forms transition into one another. In my work, I predominantly explore the female form. For me, the female body transcends emotion.
I have two categories of sculptural work: large, which has a monumental appeal and is constructed with clay slabs; the shapes are simplified and have a calm demeanor. And the small sculptures are built solid, like quick studies and sketches; they are dynamic and playful.
In some of my work, I explored a symbiosis between the "Figurative" and the "Objects of Function." I create a double-exposed image by applying graphic images to the sculptures. It gives the figures a space to sit in and a new context.
The following pieces of Biliana Popova is currently in exhibit at McGroarty Arts Center.
All pieces are for sale. Please call the office at (818)352-5285 for more info.
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Cardon Figure #1, Biliana Popova stoneware clay 15"h x 9"w x 9"d $2400
Bathing Figure #2, Biliana Popova stoneware clay 12.75 x 5 x 5 in Price: $1,200
Hardscape Figure #1, Biliana Popova stoneware clay 12 x 6 x 4.5 in Price: $2,400
Cardon Figure #2, Biliana Popova stoneware clay 11 x 8 x 4 in Price: $1,800
Bathing Figure #3, Biliana Popova stoneware clay 7.5 x 9.5 x 9.5 in Price: $2,400
Figure #1, Biliana Popova stoneware clay 15 x 4 x 5 in Price: $1,800
Cardon Figure #4, BilianaPopova stoneware clay 18 x 15 x 8.5 in Price: $4,600
Bathing Figure #1, Biliana Popova stoneware clay 20"h x 9"w x 9"d $2400
Cardon Figure #3, Biliana Popova stoneware clay 22 x 7 x 7 in Price: $1,200
Bathing Figure #4, Biliana Popova stoneware clay 12 x 17 x 17 in Price: $3,600