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An art exhibition based
on Herbert G. Wells works
will take place in Sofia


An art exhibition of paintings by Roman Gumanyuk dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Herbert G. Wells will take place from december 21st. The exhibition named "The Time Machine & Chess King" is organised by the SF&F Fan Club "Ivan Yefremov" and will be held at Art Gallery "LIK" in Sofia (Layosh Koshut Str., No. 37).

H. G. Wells is one of the greatest sci-fi writers of all times and his anniversary was noted with a special conference by bulgarian fans earlier this year. Now "Ivan Yefremov" presents an exhibition based on the most famous Wells novels as a wonderful Christmas gift to all science fiction and fantasy fans in Sofia.

The artist Roman Gumanyuk represents an unusual view to the H. G. Wells works "The Time Machine" and "The War of the Worlds". He combined his artworks based on these novels with his "Chess series" and the result is a very interesting and spectacular combination: treacherous Martians are opposed to chess pieces which come alive as characters in battle. The War of the Worlds is transferred to the chess field. And only the Time Machine invented by Wells makes possible for all these characters: the proud king and his noble knight from the Middle Ages, the ancient warrior from Antique Times, and the soldiers of the early 20th century, to participate in the decisive battle.

Roman Gumanyuk is a professional artist with 26 solo exhibitions until now. His works are presented in Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, France, USA, Italy. Reproductions of his paintings are found at www.gumanyuk.com and www.chernobylshadows.com.

Text by Dilyan Blagov, president of SF&F Fan Club "Ivan Yefremov" (Sofia)


Дилян Благов,
председател на ИКФЕП "Иван Ефремов" (София)
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