User:Vladi Vladimir VV

Vladimir Nikolov, known as Vladi Vladimir VV since 2012 , is most prolific multitalented artist, sculptor, painter and sportsman in wrestling and kickbox. This unusual combination is pivotal to his numerous creations at an international level. He came to Switzerland from Bulgaria in 2011 and then on to France in 2102 where he lives with his family on the shores of the Lake of Leman, France. He was born in 1980 in Sofia Bulgaria and raised in an artistic family environment, fortunate to have a mother who was an opera singer and a father who was a sculptor. Already at young age of 15, he started working with stone and made a sculpture of a famous Bulgarian businessman in black granite. His training at a school of plastic arts for 5 years, allowed him to specialize in wood carving , Japanese Manga drawings and the psychology of art. Shortly after, he further developed his talents by working with his father in an outside art center , creating and executing sculpturing works in granite , bronze and minerals. Two years later, he was also trained in wrestling. An important tribute to the combination of art and sports in his creation of the most famous sculpture exposed in the Olympic Fountain in Corsier sur Vevey, Switzerland which is the headquarters of the United World Wrestling Federation ( FILA). In 2010 he made sculptures of the six presidents of the federation since its creation. In the same year he made a monumental sculpture ( 2 meters in height ) of the famous Bulgarian wrestler, Valentin Yordanov , 7 times world champion. This work of art belongs to a private collection in Switzerland. The polyvalence of this artist can be seen in paintings and sculptures for an incredible variety of people and organizations. He is also the creator of 4 new styles : Empire, Civilization , Vladimir Golden Style (VGS) and King , applied to interior designing , fashion , painting and sculpting. Furthermore, in 2012 he created his own brand of sportswear and also started creating luxury furniture in 2016.