The period spanning the 1970s to 1986/89 reflects what was learned in the Academy and a drive to push away from the “academic.” The first abstract compositions were created—something relatively uncommon in Bulgarian art of that time.
Primarily decorative-monumental works were designed and executed, along with easel paintings: 4 murals, 5 tapestries in the city of Varna, and 1 mural and 1 stained-glass window in the city of Shumen.

As a monumental artist, Alexander Kaprichev unfolds his most valuable qualities as a creator, asserting his free and innovative thinking in mastering the plastic space. The tapestries reflect his abstract thinking and composition—distinctive and continuously enriched throughout his entire creative path.

Between 1976 and 1988, Alexander visited London and Paris, where he had the opportunity to encounter the art of some of the most famous modern artists, as well as to see original works of classical art. The influence is evident. “From the classics one learns craftsmanship, the laws of composition, and spatial construction. From the modernists—creative freedom, the ability to build one’s own individuality through suitably and adequately chosen plastic and personal means.”