Teodor Genov (b. 1995, Karnobat, Bulgaria) is a visual artist based between Berlin and Sofia. He studied Animation Film and Directing at New Bulgarian University in Sofia, as well as Film Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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Genov’s diverse body of work encompasses painting, drawing, illustration, objects, and art books. He began his artistic journey in print media and illustration under the pseudonym Pastedko and is also an experienced silkscreen printer. His signature style features distinctive cartoon characters rendered in a raw, naïve aesthetic, complemented by sharp humor. Through his art, he often addresses intimate, personal themes as well as broader social and political issues such as equality, human rights, and ecology.
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As an illustrator, Genov has collaborated with brands and organizations, including Stinky Socks, Jägermeister Bulgaria, Fine Acts, ACT Festival for Independent Theatre, Boyscout Magazine, and Quotes Magazine.
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theodore.genov@gmail.com / IG @pastedko
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Solo
2024
From Water to Stone, Little Bird Gallery, Sofia, BG
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2023
Salad Days Are Over, exhibition and artist book launch, One Book Store, Sofia, BG
​Choose Your Character, curated by Martina Yordanova, ViaArt Gallery, Sofia, BG
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2022
Shot Down In Mid Flight, KO-OP, Sofia, BG
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Group
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2024
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Art Auction 13: Curated by Matthias Arndt, Weserhalle, Berlin, DE
From the Vault, Little Bird Place, Sofia, BG
Limited Prints Only #4, Depoo Gallery, Sofia, BG
The Thought of the Generations, Artworks from the Blagoevgrad City Art Gallery's Collection, curated by Sasho Stoitzov, Blagoevgrad City Art Gallery, BG​
Banana Drama, Artworks from the collection of Kokimoto, Depot Gallery Sofia, Bulgaria​
fig festival: Ambiguous Beauty, curated by Andreya Gandeva and Vassil Vladimirov, KO-OP, Sofia, BG​
2023
Moments of Awkwardness, dual show with Alina Papazova, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, BG
fig festival: Undervalued Goods, curated by Vassil Vladimirov, KO-OP, Sofia, BG​​​​
Dream Home, curated by Vera Mlechevska & Studio Komplekt, KO-OP, Sofia, BG​
For Fans Only, Arosita Gallery, Sofia, BG
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2022
Economy of Means, 25th Biennale of Humor and Satire, Gabrovo, BG
…AND WE TALK | VOL. 1 | SEX SYMBOL(ISM), KO-OP, Sofia, BG​​
2021
Symposium for Contemporary Art, City Gallery, Blagoevgrad, BG​​
Onomatopoeia 10, Martina Vacheva & Mitch Brezounek’s Atelier, Plovdiv, BG​​
Screen Print With Me, Litte Bird Place, Sofia, BG​
Art Start Editions, fifth anniversary edition, KO-OP, Sofia, BG
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2020
Appointment/DOBRAVAGA, Ljubljana, SL​
Illustration Pop-Up vol. 2, KO-OP, Sofia, BG​
Fine Acts Sprints: Spring of Hope - Hate Speech, SeeMeOn 29, Sofia, BG
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2019
Art Start 2019: Tomorrow always comes, curated by Stefka Tsaneva & Vessela Nozharova, Goethe-Institut Bulgaria​
TI-RE: Buchschmuck + Paragraph, National Palace of Culture & Goethe-Institut Bulgaria
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2018
CHEAP AS CHIPS, dual show with Aleksandra Georgieva/Sa6ettu, Rakovski 167, Sofia, BG
Urbanites: Introducing (vol. 1) with Aleksandra Georgieva and Joro Peev, curated by Ivana Valcheva, BOLD Showroom Sofia, BG​
The Other Graphics, Ethnographic Museum of Berkovitsa, BG
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Education
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2014 - 2019
Animation cinema, New Bulgarian University, Sofia
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2017
Film Studies, Aristoteles University, Thessaloniki
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Residencies ​
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2021 Symposium for Contemporary Art, invited by Sasho Stoitzov
2021 No Point Atelier, Silkscreen residency
2020 We Occupy Your Home, TAM x No Point Atelier Residency
2017 Animation Residency by New Bulgarian University, Varvara, BG