Varna, 16 September 2025
His nickname is Pisica Pãtratã translated Squared Cat paints a mural in the Cat’s neighborhood of Varna, Bulgaria
BSBSA (Belgrade Sofia Bucharest Street Art) project cycling Bulgaria We’ve got some thrilling news to share! 🤗 @pisicapatrata Ciubotariu Alexandru aka Pisica Pãtratã from Romania is coming to Varna, Bulgaria ! He’ll be creating a large-scale mural in the city center, conducting a special workshop on September 24th, and delivering a public art talk on September 26th, both events @thebookstore.varna. It’s shaping up to be an incredible week, and we’re excited to have you join us! 💟
Venue partners: @thebookstore.varna
Local assistant: @sunshiners_artwork
We are looking forward meeting all of you at the days of mural activities guest artist Pisica Pãtratã.
Stickers Hand-Making and Characters Creating workshop on September 24th
Get creative with us at “Let’s stick together!” on September 24th! This free workshop, hosted by Pisica Pãtratã for BSBSA, focuses on sticker hand-making and character design. Suitable for all ages, with adults required for applicants under 16y. Safe materials and environment provided. Limited spots!
Artist Talk and Open Discussion on September 26th
Pisica Pãtratã will share thoughts on his residential period in Varna, Bulgaria and Bucharest’s evolution from 2006 to present. Book showcase and open discussion – all free and open to all, limited capacity!.
Pisica Pãtratã shares thoughts for his mural art intervention
“Two characters seem caught in a conflict. Yet the aim is not the destruction of the other, but the breaking of the wall between them. The struggle thus becomes a ritual of closeness, a shared effort to shatter barriers in order to meet beyond them. I bring into question themes I frequently explore, related to human interactions, while also reflecting on my arrival in a new space.”
Schedule
Mural Art Live Painting by Pisica Pãtratã • local assistance: Nikolay Bozhinov [sunshinerS]
September 21 to September 24
address: Varna, Center Odesos, ul. “Arhimandrit Filaret” 4А
Let’s Stick Together – sticker hand-making workshop with Pisica Pãtratã • moderated by: The Bookstore Team
September 24, starts at 6:00 PM ends at 9:00 PM
venue: The Bookstore : Preslav 12, Varna, Bulgaria
Artist Talk and Open Discussion with Pisica Pãtratã • moderated by: Nikolay Bozhinov [sunshinerS]
September 26, starts at 7:00 PM ends at 9:00 PM
venue: The Bookstore : Preslav 12, Varna, Bulgaria
Register for one or more events here: https://bsbsa.org/workshops
The events are free, but space is limited.
About Alexandru Ciubotariu aka Pisica Pãtratã
b. 1979, Calarasi (Romania).
He graduated from the »George Enescu« Academy of Arts in Iasi / Iassy. He is street artist, comics artist,
illustrator, curator for an ongoing project about the art of comics in Romania, which aims at archiving,
researching and promoting these art forms in Romania.
He is known as »Ciubi« or »Sir Squared Cat«: The name was inspired by one of his characters, »the
squared cat«, which is now seen on many buildings in Bucharest.
The artist published his first cartoon in 1995 in a local newspaper; since then, he has illustrated books
and contributed cartoons to over 90 newspapers and magazines in Romania, Belgium, Slovenia, Poland,
France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Alexandru Ciubotariu has received almost 20 awards for his works, which have been presented in more
than 100 exhibitions around the world. This book (Povestea despre eu) “The story of I” appeared for the
first time in 2005 in Romanian and had been officially translated in Hungarian, German and Finnish. The
artist lives and works as a freelance graphic artist in Bucharest.
Follow the project activities on instagram, facebook or youtube.
The Small Scale Cooperation Creative Europe project 101131802 – BSBSA is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, under the Call for proposals CREA-CULT-2023-COOP.
The project consortium partners are Udruzenje Gradjana Kruna from Republic of Serbia, Mnogo Deinosti Enterprice from Bulgaria, and project coordinator is Save or Cancel production SRL from Romania.
Partners: Lente, Biblioteca Metropolitană București, Romexpo
Media partners: Amsterdam Street Art, Empower Artists, digitizArte.ro, feeder.ro, Igloo, IQads, I Support Street Art, La pas prin Brașov, Litera 9, Modernism.ro, Munteanu Recomandă, PRwave, SAMA (Street Art Museum Amsterdam), Street Art Belgrade, Revista Atelierul, Revista Golan, The Institute, Zeppelin, Un-hidden Romania, Ziarul Pozitiv
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