MILKO PAVLOV
![Villa Magdalena | Milko Pavlov](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b213a5_387bb6a2a4f749cc87fb166efe7b03c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_113,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b213a5_387bb6a2a4f749cc87fb166efe7b03c5~mv2.jpg)
Milko Pavlov was born in Aytos (Bulgaria) in 1956 and currently works between Sofia and Berlin. Frottage techniques, created by rubbing pre-existing surfaces, add texture to his naturalistic abstract paintings. It suggests the presence of landscapes or organic forms, but does not confirm it.
Milko Pavlov is a Bulgarian abstract painter based in Berlin. His most recent solo exhibitions include: Labyrinth (Office Reiner Opoku, Berlin, Germany, 2023), Unsettled Paintings Frozen like Mountains (Villa Magdalena, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain, 2022), FACIES (St. Matthäus Stiftung, Berlin, Germany , 2020), Sophia Nova 2118-2084 (ONE Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2018), Brother in Arms (Yuzina Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2012), Tomorrow belongs to me (The OMC Gallery, Huntington Beach, USA. , 2012), 2076:120 Years of Milko Pavlov (Sofia National Art Gallery, Bulgaria, 2008), Tomorrow belongs to you - Milko Pavlov 2004-2066 (City Art Gallery, Bremen, Germany, 2007). His group exhibitions include: Blau (Ohse Gallery, Bremen, Germany, 2020), The Untold Bulgarian Abstraction (Shipka 6 Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2014)
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SELECTED WORKS
![Villa Magdalena | Milko Pavlov](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b213a5_df848cf3ccb4421a849e05d1fb40233a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_105,h_137,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b213a5_df848cf3ccb4421a849e05d1fb40233a~mv2.jpg)
Milko Pavlov
B.V. 2097/7 МРП 2056
2021
Oil on canvas
230 x 180 cm (91 x 71 pulgadas)
© Milko Pavlov
Courtesy the artist and Villa Magdalena
![Villa Magdalena | Milko Pavlov](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b213a5_8de4617620584ace86f3b69f7bc96dc8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_109,h_139,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b213a5_8de4617620584ace86f3b69f7bc96dc8~mv2.jpg)
Milko Pavlov
B.V 2121 МРП 2048
2021
Oil on canvas
240 x 190 cm (94 x 75 inches)
© Milko Pavlov
Courtesy the artist and Villa Magdalena
![Villa Magdalena | Milko Pavlov](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b213a5_6c7eb03a26014a31bb463f036808eb2b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_109,h_138,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b213a5_6c7eb03a26014a31bb463f036808eb2b~mv2.jpg)
Milko Pavlov
P.F. 2109 МРП 2042
2021
Oil on canvas
240 x 190 cm (94 x 75 inches)
© Milko Pavlov
Courtesy the artist and Villa Magdalena
![Villa Magdalena | Milko Pavlov](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b213a5_febdf61715e741189e36116538df3f5a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_109,h_139,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b213a5_febdf61715e741189e36116538df3f5a~mv2.jpg)
Milko Pavlov
2122 МРП 2016
2021
Oil on canvas
230 x 185 cm (91 x 73 inches)
© Milko Pavlov
Courtesy the artist and Villa Magdalena
EXHIBITIONS
![Villa Magdalena | Milko Pavlov](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b213a5_1e578d1c6e3d476497af8ea24b166797~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b213a5_1e578d1c6e3d476497af8ea24b166797~mv2.jpg)