"As if through a Byzantine gate between cultures and times, the mystique-saturated dress and demeanor of human ritual depicted in the art of Peter Mitchev delivers a rhythmically tranquil and life-affirming message. From ancient iconographic traditions, through dreamscape postures passing Klimt, Modigliani and other beacons of a later age by sheer emotive effect, Mitchev harmonizes his layers of influence with richly subdued tones and textures."   New Art International, Volume VIII 2002-2003