Borislav Dimitrov a.k.a. Boris Wake
Boris graduated from the Faculty of Law at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski ", lawyer by education, philosopher and artist by vocation. His doctoral dissertation is “Topological (in) Hegel”, at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Sofia University. In 2014-2015 he specializes in Philosophy of Science for Social Science, Lund, Sweden. He worked as an e-Discovery Document Review Lawyer in London, UK.
Boris lived and worked for ten years in Canada. It is in Toronto that he began his studies and his series on James Joyce – “Icon-o-graphy in Visual Fables on Finnegans Wake”. In Toronto, Boris worked at one of the leading printmaking centers Open Sudio mainly in engraving, intaglio, etching, drypoint techniques.
Boris has presented his work in Kuwait, Frankfurt, Prague, Belgrade, Brussels, Toronto, Malmö, Lund, Copenhagen.
In 2014-2015, in Malmö, Sweden, he presented his research project "The Topological Notion of Metalepsis in Visual Art / Topological Philosophy in and through Art Research and Visual Art Work: Topological Speaking, Seeing, Thinking, Drawing" From Hegel's topological notion of multiplicity to topological James Joyce (Finnegans Wake).
The project “Icon-o-graphy in Visual Fables on Finnegans Wake”, Boris presented in Sofia in 2014 in the gallery "205 ProArte" (today "The Small Art Gallery") and in 2015 in Sweden, the University of Lund the second project 'Metalepsis: Topologically Speaking, Seeing, Thinking and Drawing '.
In 2018 in Sofia he presents his works in two solo exhibitions - "The Wall" at Lik Gallery and "Tetrada" at the Gallery "Bulgaria" Hall of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra. The “Tetrada” Exhibition is again dedicated to James Joyce, with additional new works on Jonathan Swift and Samuel Beckett. In “Tetrada”, Boris presents his graphics with built-in QR and AR codes with augmented reality and digital continuation and content. When scanning, the code takes the viewer to the “Peony Fine Art Collective Media Portal”, which offers content - texts and research, music, and films related to artwork. Boris is the initiator of the platform "Digital Bojurishte" - Hub for Culture, Knowledge, Education, Business and the creative team “Peony Fine Art Collective Media Portal” - post-physical shared exhibition space and Crypto Art Gallery.
Boris is also working in the field of digital media. He is interested in the interaction between art and blockchain technology and developed series of QR (quick response) digital prints associated with “Peony Fine Art Collective Media Portal”, through blockchain platforms like “Ascribe” and “ArtByte”. Boris supports content in media portal that is updated periodically so that new scan art QR print viewer or owner of artwork can liaising with digital content behind the work, while access to post comments and offers content. Thus the relationship between the creator of the work of art with the viewer or the new owner of the work becomes a dialogue. Borislav's prints featured in the exhibits also have their digital sequel to blockchain technology, defined as the new crypto renessance, which, in addition to its purpose to transfer cryptocurrency, can store and convey content.
Boris believes that, along with areas such as economics, finance, audit and law, blockchain brings revolutionary changes to art and especially to its digital forms.
Boris is the author of the cover of the collection "Ireland-Europe - Cultural and Literary Encounters", published in 2017 by the University Publishing House "St. Kliment Ohridski ". In addition, he is presented in the catalogues “Bulgarian Illustration”.
Borislav Dimitrov :: EXHIBITION AND PROJECTS
2018 Group Exhibition, Bulgarian Illustration, included in the catalogue of 100 Bulgarian Illustrators, published by Bulgarian Illustration Society Solo Exhibition,
2018 The Wall (Visual Fable on James Joyce’s novel “Finnegans Wake”, Gallery “LIK”, Sofia, Bulgaria Solo Exhibition,
2018 Tetrad (works on James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Jonathan Swift, Hegel), Sofia Philharmonic, Gallery “Bulgaria”, Sofia, Bulgaria
2017 Book Cover Design, “Ireland–Europe: Cultural and Literary Encounters”, published by Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
2014 Solo Exhibition, Gallery “205 Pro Arte”, Visual Fable on James Joyce’s novel “Finnegans Wake”
2014 Solo Exhibition, Phenomenology of eye and vision, Art Research Project in collaboration with the Eye Clinic DEN, Sofia, Bulgaria
2014 Project “The Topological notion of Metalepsis in Visual Art” (Topological Philosophy in and through Art Research and Visual Art Work: Topologically Speaking, Seeing, Thinking, Drawing), Lund University, Sweden
2010 Solo Art Exhibition ‘Cultural Phenomenology of Literature”, Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium
2006 Solo Exhibition, Visual Fable on James Joyce’s novel Finnegans Wake, Timothy's Gallery, 801 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2005 Group Exhibition, Printmaking, Open Studio Gallery, 401 Richmond W, Toronto, Canada
2006 Group Exhibition, Harbourfront Centre Canada Quay, 235 Queens Quay W., Toronto, Canada
1999 Bluff Art Gallery, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, Solo Art Exhibition, Ojibwa fables
1998 Golem Art Studio, 599 Logan Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (own gallery and ceramic workshops, exhibitions)
1997 Group Exhibition, Guild Park Art Exhibition, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1996 Solo Exhibition, Trace Fabulous, oil paintings, Kuwait, Safat
1994 Solo Exhibition, Praque Book Fair, participation in the Bulgarian section with Drawing as semiotic reading.
1994 Solo Art Exhibition, Illustration, Paris, France and Tournai, Belgium, Casterman Publishing premises
1991 Group Exhibition, Lulin Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Why Topology? What about topology in architecture? Why topology in interior design?
Topology is essentially studying objects under continuous deformation, without leading to destruction. So stretching or bending, but not breaking or tearing. Until very recently most architects and interior designer didn't care much for studies such as topology. However, the recent evolution of modern design has not only encouraged research in such fields. They use it to their advantage.
The topological trend has brought about a huge boom that affected the change of intellectual concepts and theoretical foundations in architecture and interior design as a result of the use of modern digital technologies.
Following the etymology of word ‘Topology’ (Analysis Situs), from the Greek τόπος, “place”, and λόγος,“study”, our aim is to introduce in interior design topology as conceptual tool for transformation of place and space. The modern home, office, or premises, restaurant or café, garden and landscape shall be transformed from analogue to digital.
Our projects unfold for the interior design the metaphor of Topology through the so called topological thinking or spatial creative thinking of place/space and place/space of thinking, as visualization of knowledge and harmony. Topology is not only a logical proposition from the discipline of mathematical science, but also a notion of rhetoric and language, with ‘topos’ – common place, transgressing the four basic tropes of rhetoric: • metaphor, • metonymy, • synecdoche, • irony, with the emphasis on the metonymy of metonymy or ‘metalepsis’ Toplogical Metalepsis is presented in visual art and visual narrative, in interior design and architecture.
We emphasize on the meaning of ‘Metalepsis’ as participation, sharing, transgressing and transforming the boundaries (‘in-between’).
Topology indicates a new measure of quality in interior design and architecture. That measure can be both quantified and qualified. It is about the interrelated cohesiveness of ground, things and people.
Why QR codes?
With the help of QR and AR codes we transform the place and space from analogue to digital. The concept of digital transformation is relevant to the space and place.
Architecture becomes with the development of technology more dependent on digital environments, and gets detached from the physical tactility of paper. The process of digitalization in architecture follows the principles of coding and decoding. By reducing the world into dissembled data it becomes easier to manipulate it within the virtual realm, without the inconvenience of constrains in the ‘real-world’ conditions. As a result, architects get unlimited parametric exploration. Rooted in digital techniques, new styles as Topological architecture, with a long wave of systematic innovations, globally unfolds.
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