"You Never Think That Scars Are Forever"
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52 artworks by Anton Terziev (Selection)
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"Although if You Ask Me, There Are No Quiet Riots(3)"
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"We Keep Our Own Understanding of the Time a Secret.."
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"Is This The Finish Line Or The Beginning?"
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"Column (II-IV)"
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"I'll Be My Own Monument"
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"I Used To Stand Tall, Now I Stand Brighter"
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"My Only Back Up Plan is To Fall On My Own Arms"
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"Urban Playgrounds II"
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"They See My Future Scars, I See Their Future Wounds"
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"Musculus Memoria"
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"One Day They Mistook the Queen of All for Queen of Wars"
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"I Cаnt Look At My Reflection, It Reflects The Future"
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"Column (I-IV)"
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"We Keep Our Own Understanding of the Balance a Secret.."
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"The Christening of the Fighter"
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"I Will Dance All Over Your Face"
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"Urban Playgrounds VII"
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"I Will Never Become You"
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"My favorite stranger"
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"Father, Son and the Holy War"
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"Column (IV-IV)"
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"Some Say That Even Death Can’t Avoid the Dance with Cronos"
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"Kiss and Тell (1-3)"
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"Life Is Temporary, Gold is Forever"
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"Urban Playgrounds I"
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"Urban Playgrounds V"
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"Although if You Ask Me, There Are No Quiet Riots(4)"
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"The Life That You Prepared Me For.."
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"Тhe Best Won But This Time It Is Her (drawing)"
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"Column (III-IV)"
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"The Fire Ain't Burning If It's Not Within You"
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"I Used To Stand Tall, Now I Stand Brighter 1"
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"My Teeth Are Finally Sharp"
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"Urban Playgrounds IV"
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"Urban Playgrounds III"
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Biography
Anton Terziev, a contemporary Bulgarian artist, is a master of using sharp irony as his artistic tool to engage with various contemporary subjects. His works are characterized by a profound use of iconography that conveys a stark and critical imagery. In his artistic repertoire, Anton skillfully weaves together elements of stakes, skills, and storytelling, resulting in figurative contemporary art that carries a fine touch of social commentary, humor, and messages about the artist's condition.
Anton Terziev draws inspiration from two distinct sources. Firstly, his art is often born from real-life occurrences, unfolding around him in a way that sparks his creative process. Secondly, his imagination plays a pivotal role in his work, allowing him to craft vivid and thought-provoking imagery. Each of his creations is garnished with subtle elements of pop culture, extracted from movies and books. Embedded within every piece is a narrative, a metatext that enriches the viewer's experience without overwhelming them, for Anton believes that good art communicates softly but effectively.
What distinguishes Anton's work is his unwavering commitment to leaving his audience with a sense of open-ended wonder. His pieces invite viewers to engage in a dialogue with the art, encouraging them to interpret, question, and explore the narratives he presents. Choosing the perfect title for his works is a challenge that he often tackles by drawing inspiration from literature, cinema, or music.
Anton Terziev's career as a painter is intricately intertwined with his identity as a writer. His ideas take shape in the form of paintings and art objects, reflecting his diverse talents. Beyond painting, he brings his artistic vision to life through performances, filmmaking, and design, demonstrating a multifaceted approach to creative expression.
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Nationality:
BULGARIA
- Date of birth : 1977
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Bulgarian Artists
Influences
Education
1999 - 2004
Masters' degree in Natioinal Academy of Art
Sofia,
Bulgaria
1991 - 1996
School of Fine Arts
Sofia,
Bulgaria
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Galleries & Groups
Presented by 16 Art Galleries or Groups
Debetum
(Artists Association, United States)
Sfumato Art Gallery
(Art gallery, United States)
Museo Internacional Don Armando Sigifredo Reschini de Arte Contemporáneo
(Art gallery, Argentina)
Domux
(Art gallery, Switzerland)
damiani
(Art Agent, Greece)
Galeria Vertebrae
(Art gallery, Brazil)
Schneider Art Cooperation
(Art gallery, Austria)
Aksent Gallery
(Art gallery, Azerbaijan)
1stDibs Bank
(Art gallery, Georgia)
Artforyou
(Art gallery, Netherlands)
BRISS ART GALLERY
(Art gallery, Spain)
THE MOOD COLLECTOR
(Art gallery, Mexico)
Radharani
(Art gallery, Brazil)
Galería MOM-CHILE
(Art gallery, Chile)
NovAtlantis FLAI
(Art gallery, Italy)
beijing Art gallery
(Art gallery, United States)Achievements
Prizes and Awards
2007
Award From The National Poetry Competition
Stara Zagora,
Bulgaria
2001
Award For Ceramic Wall Project
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2001
Award For Good Presenting In The National Exhibition For Young Artists
Sofia,
Bulgaria
Collective Expositions
2018
Alianz Group Exhibition
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2018
Schock Und Schrecken", Exhibition At Goethe Institut
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2015
Vienna Contemporary Art Fair
Vienna,
Austria
2011
After The Flight
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2011
Nurtureart
NYC,
United States
2009
Born Independent
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2008
M-Tel Awards For Contemporary Bulgarian Art
Plovdiv,
Bulgaria
2007
The Presence Of The Body
Troy, NY,
United States
2000
Light House A Nd Storm
Bath,
United Kingdom
1999
International Youth Art Festival
Didimotichon,
Greece
Permanent Collections
2023
Part Of Permanent Contemporary Art Collection Of Sofia City Art Gallery
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2003
Avant-Garde And Norm, Svilen Stefanov
Sofia,
Bulgaria
Residencies
2010
Young Visual Artist Award
New York,
United States
Solo Expositions
2020
Success And Succession
Plovdiv,
Bulgaria
2019
Quiet Riots Exhibition At Contemporary Space
Varna,
Bulgaria
2019
Small Victories
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2017
Hidden Games
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2016
Paintings By The Book
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2016
Urban Playgrounds
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2012
Contemporary Tools Of Labor
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2009
Disconnected People
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2008
Imagine
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2008
Selected Nature
Bratislava,
Slovakia
2006
Act On Instinct
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2004
Pshychotherapy
Sofia,
Bulgaria
2003
Everything Is Under Control, Xxl Gallery
Sofia,
Bulgaria
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Anton terziev's exhibition Small Victories at Arosita Gallery, Sofia, 2019
Added Sep 29, 2023
Swallowed sentences
Plus 359 Gallery, ulitsa "Galichitsa", Sofia, Bulgaria
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2023
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October
2023
“What we don’t see, doesn’t exist”
Elfriede Jelinek
The obvious, which we deny or ignore, shows us the real. In daily life, we humans tend, consciously or accidentally, to overlook, to repress or to block out inconvenient things from the world around us. We humans are good at using various methods and strategies to defamiliarise reality and assert normality even in the face of a threatening situation. It often proves easier to choose the path of silence or to take shelter in a language devoid of meaning in order to evade and not bring to consciousness a reality with which we do not want to confront.
A protective everyday experience is that unspoken truths are sometimes better left hidden. It seems easier to look away or to remain silent and thus to declare some things non-existent. We don’t always turn over every stone. We prefer not to be aware. Everyone knows the phenomenon of the “elephant in the room”. We all notice the “elephant”, but then we pretend not to see it. “The elephant” that nobody talks about is a very contradictory figure, because the “elephant” has mass, is a big, present-looking
figure, but at the same time it doesn’t really seem to be there. We know we should and yet we can’t talk about it. It, the “elephant”, emerges and the moment it is fully there, it disappears.
But why do we pretend to be blind or deaf or indifferent? Why do we swallow so many obvious things? Why do we turn our gaze away from things that characterise the reality of our lives? Do we not compromise with the lie by looking away and remaining silent? But who decides what is truth and what is a lie? Who has a right to know them? Do not truth and lies appear in one corner as the opposite of what sounds in another corner like a foreign language of which one does not understand a word?
Through a cross-space visual and audio installation, the exhibition swallowed sentences focuses on the relationship between visibility and invisibility, between speaking and concealment, between presence and absence. It leads the viewer into a labyrinth of the obvious, the repressed and the misunderstood, to finally confront him with the question: Why don’t we listen to the “elephants”?
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представяне на книгата "Местни герoи", 21.11.2010
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представяне на книгата "Местни герoи", 21.11.2010
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24.05.2015, Sofia Just in front of the monument “1300 Years of Bulgaria” Anton Terziev is gluing the pages of “Forget Your Past”, an album of monuments from the Soviet Union regime by Nikola Mihov. duration of action: 40' video editing: Rayna Teneva
Reviews and comments
Very lovely créations mixed !! 🤗
o, thank you very much, Alexandra, it's nice to hear it! I like your abstract paintings as well!
I like the technique and composition!
Garjifet
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Dessin bourré d'humour ! On devine l'artiste s'amuser en réalisant ce dessin ! Bravo l'artiste 🤩
Visionay artist, original, refined, top+++
Félicitations Anton !
What a deep story and a vivid memory, dear Gaëlle! Thank you foro sharing! You are absolutely right, beautiful images are just a facade and could be used for manipulation. Behind them are always a politics involved. Especially when we are talking about these enormously big corporate companies. There is no moral values in their agenda
When I was a little girl (and until today), even if we were on the verge of running out of gasoil during a trip, my mother systematically boycotted Shell stations in response to the sinking of the Amoco Cadiz and the huge oil spill it caused on the coast of Brittany in 1978. I didn't even know how to read yet, but I already knew that the image of a pretty shell could be just a lure that cynically masked an activity leading to the death of real shells.
Bonjour cher Anton, merci pour votre intérêt. Vos œuvres sont impressionnantes. Bonne continuation. Cordiales salutations
Anton, je suis très fan de vos dessins à l'encre, j'apprécie énormément le graphisme de votre série "Urban Playgrounds" BRAVO à vous !
My pleasure, Eric, thank you very much!
Great work, Anton ! Thanks for following me +++
Уникальная работа с философским подходом и даже больше. Браво!
спосибо, болъшое, Оксана!
Than k you very much
Surpuissantes Oeuvres !
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