Mitch Brezounek (b. 1989, France) is an artist living and working in Plovdiv, Bulgaria since 2016. He graduated with a National Diploma of Plastic Arts from the Beaux Arts Academy of Lorient and was a member of the collective “Ouest Fisting” (2013–2017), rooted in the underground graphic culture of fanzines, silkscreen, video, and experimental media. His practice spans painting, drawing, installation, sculpture, and video art, constantly shifting between mediums while maintaining a strong critical and narrative charge.
Brezounek’s paintings, often traversing surrealism and magical realism, unfold with irony and at times biting sarcasm, exposing the obvious while unsettling the gaze. Figures appear twisted, sagging or tightened, transforming the human body into a dimension of the inhuman. An allegorical echo of familiar religious or mythological narratives. Yet within these warped forms and fantastical scenarios lies an acute attention to detail, drawing the viewer from the integrity of the image into its disquieting fragments.
His first solo exhibition, “Incubus” (EATHER Gallery, Sofia, 2017, curated by Voin de Voin), introduced these tensions to the Bulgarian art scene, while his most recent solo show, “Horizon of a Declining Age” (Doza Gallery, Sofia, 2025), further developed his surreal, allegorical worlds into a complex reflection on mythology, history, and decay. Brezounek has also participated in numerous curatorial group exhibitions and projects, positioning his work in dialogue with broader contemporary contexts across Europe.
