Jivko was born in Bulgaria on February 14th 1963. Trained at the Fine Arts School of Sofia (1984-1985), then in Prague (1985-1990), he came to develop his skills at the Fine Arts School in Paris, where he was invited from 1990 to 1992. On 1992, he got a Pierre-Auguste Renoir scholarship, which let him the opportunity to stay in the master studio, which turned into a Foundation in Essoyes, Aube, where he met great producers of champagne. Seduced by the country and hospitality, he decided to set in the suburbs of Paris. He applied and received the French Nationality. Talented sculptor with prolific rythmn, Jivko created many models inspired by mythology (le Minotaure, Bacchus, Icare…), uses and manners from his childhood period (Cadeau de Dieu, L’âme du poisson, Souvenir de jeunesse…) or by emotions influenced by the everyday life. (Après le concert, La Chouette…) Decorative Arts also interested him, with various models of candelabras, consoles, tables, lightings… A retrospective was dedicated to his works in the Orangerie at the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris in 2006. His work is timeless although the treatment of material and surface is deeply contemporary.