Mihov is a British–Bulgarian contemporary artist whose practice examines the seductions and contradictions of capitalism, consumerism, and modern belief systems.

 

With a background in international finance, he approaches value not only as an economic construct but as a psychological and spiritual one.

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Born in 1986, into a family of mathematicians and creatives in Bulgaria, Mihov developed a worldview shaped equally by logic and imagination. Mihov’s formal education, in both finance and art, originates from London. The artist studied at both the top ranked Bayes Business School and the Sunny Art Center, at the heart of Gray’s Inn, once home to Sir Francis Bacon and Shakespeare’s plays.

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Mihov’s visual language weaves together currency symbols, luxury branding, pop-cultural fragments, and spiritual iconography — motifs gathered from childhood visits of Bulgarian monasteries to years spent working in London’s Square Mile. Across mixed-media paintings and sculptural works that often incorporate 24k gold leaf, he creates compositions that are at once playful, opulent, and incisively reflective.

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Now based in Singapore after living in Europe, the US, and Asia, Mihov channels his multicultural experience into works that lure through colour and glamour while probing the systems that shape desire, identity, and notions of value.

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The artist has exhibited with the likes of UBS Private Bank, the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, OCBC Private Privilege, the London Tube, The Naval and Military Club of St. James’ Square in London, Chelsea National Army Museum, The Bulgarian Cultural Institute of London, to mention but a few.

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Mihov’s works have been sold with Sotheby’s, exhibited and collected internationally, as well as found their way into notable collections, such as the permanent exhibition of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute of London, The Bolton University’s School of the Arts, Standard Chartered Group, and prominent individual collections from across London, New York, Dubai, Zurich, Singapore, and Sydney.

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Artist Statement:
Mihov explores the relationship between capitalism, consumerism and the human psyche. How we worship material possessions and wealth, why we wear status, and how systems shape what we value. 

 

In standing before a Mihov canvas, one is both a viewer and the consumer. Consistent symbols found in the art include currencies, luxury brand motifs, pop-cultural fragments, and precious metals. The canvas is seen as an arena where currency wrestles with spiritual iconography. This is not passive art, it’s an invitation to flirt with irony, to laugh, reflect, and maybe see yourself—just a little differently, asking yourself, what do you truly value!