Nedko Solakov
Installation
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The Humble Snowflake....,1996 –
black and white photograph on variable supports, 220x120 cm
video, color, silent, 7'42'', looped
jar with the snowflake’s remains
wall texts
Edition of 5+1AP
From “This is me, too….”, 1996-2005, Collection De Vleeshal, Middleburg, on a long-term loan to M HKA Antwerp -
Seven Little Pleasures for Seven Boring Days, 1991–1993
7 novels by Agatha Christie opened on the page where Hercule Poirot reveals the name of the murderer, 7 chairs
To be produced on site with local chairs and Agatha Christie’s books
Edition number related to the particular language, 2 per
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Nature, 2016
12 drawings, graphite, white ink and saliva on paper
15 x 21 cm each photo print on vinyl decal
handwritten texts
dimensions variable Work can be viewed in details here
Mixed Media
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Wallpaper, 1993
sepia, black and white
ink; acrylic and collage on
industrial photo wallpaper
190 x 100 cm
Private collection -
Nine Sentimental Sets
each consisting of three works
by Mityo Solakov, Nedko Solakov, Dimitar Solakov
Mityo Solakov
Figure 7, Figure 8 or Figure 6, 2005/2013
all - Bronze cast of Figures 7, 8, 9, 2005, terracotta
edition 3+3AP
Nedko Solakov
Sculptures and Ants, 2013
ink on paper, series of nine drawings
14 x 19 cm each
Dimitar Solakov
Ant Guy (Go Ahead), 2013
HD video, colour, silent, 5’20’’, 16:9, looped
edition 9+ All works can be viewed here
Painting
Drawing
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Drawing from the series “I wish ...”, 2020
sepia, black and white ink and wash on paper
19 x 28 cm
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Villains’ Talking, 2014
sepia, black and white ink,
and wash on paper
series of eight drawings
19 x 28 cm each All drawings can be viewed here -
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Politburo, 1987
graphite and acrylic on cardboard
12 pieces
50 x 35 cm each
overall dimensions variable
Private collection
The work was done in 1987 and it remained in my studio/s ever since. It was never exhibited. Naturally, this was not possible before 1989 because of the strong satirical content directly mocking "the chief political and executive committee of a Communist party", the so-called Politburo. It consists of twelve parts, representing the twelve members of the imaginary Politburo. The upper parts of all of them are directly related to the well-known in the socialist times official portraits of the politburo members which were placed on the squares when celebrating dates important for the socialist state. The areas which go beyond the upper parts of the official bodies show what the twelve members do outside the picture - a number of gestures which show rather different activities, nothing to do with the official status of the protagonists.
Nedko Solakov All pieces can be viewed here
