The Tower of the Tempest
Print
06/09/1991 (printed)
06/09/1991 (printed)
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Kotev left the Fine Arts Academy of Bulgaria, which he found too bureaucratic, and apprenticed himself for two years to the printmaker Dan Tenev in order to learn his craft in isolation with his master, like a medieval artisan. Kotev's imagery draws on architectural capriccios (imaginary constructions), folklore and religious iconography. The composition of The Tower of the Tempest is like the type of icon called 'biographical', where a central devotional image is surrounded by a narrative border depicting scenes from a saint's life and miracles.
Object details
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Title | The Tower of the Tempest (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
Brief description | Print by Ruslan Kotev entitled 'The Tower of the Tempest'. London, 1991. |
Physical description | Central image of fantastic tower in imaginary landscape, surrounded by border of ten smaller images of people, imaginary lanscapes and fantastic forms. |
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Production type | Artist's proof |
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Credit line | Given by Ekaterina Ovcharova, in gratitude to Michael Kauffman |
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Summary | Kotev left the Fine Arts Academy of Bulgaria, which he found too bureaucratic, and apprenticed himself for two years to the printmaker Dan Tenev in order to learn his craft in isolation with his master, like a medieval artisan. Kotev's imagery draws on architectural capriccios (imaginary constructions), folklore and religious iconography. The composition of The Tower of the Tempest is like the type of icon called 'biographical', where a central devotional image is surrounded by a narrative border depicting scenes from a saint's life and miracles. |
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Other number | 9/10 - Limited Edition Number |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.499-1996 |
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Record created | December 2, 2002 |
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