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Nedko Solakov builds narratives with words as much as with images and objects. Born in Bulgaria in 1957 and trained in Sofia and Antwerp, he developed work critically engaging with his social surroundings from the 1980s onward. His installations bring together texts, photographs and sculptures, using humour to question behaviour and conventions. The ink drawing A mediocre magician…, from Complicated (Stupid) Stories (2006), exemplifies the importance of small stories within this practice. His painting also revisits models drawn from German Romanticism. A participant in international biennials since the 1990s, Solakov received an honourable mention at the Venice Biennale in 2007.
This profile brings together identity references for Nedko Solakov and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Germann · Piguet
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Ink drawing
A mediocre magician..., aus "Complicated (Stupid) Stories" 1, 2006
Tinten-Zeichnung.
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Ink drawing
A teenage devil gets the desire for..., aus "Complicated (Stupid) Stories" 9, 2006
Tinten-Zeichnung.
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Ink drawing
An adventurous spider reached the end of his life..., aus "Complicated (Stupid) Stories", 5, 2006
Tinten-Zeichnung.
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Ink drawing
A pilgrim is passing by an old house..., aus "Complicated (Stupid) Stories" 3, 2006
Tinten-Zeichnung.
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Ink drawing
Two people coming from opposite parts..., aus "Complicated (Stupid) Stories" 4, 2006
Tinten-Zeichnung.
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Ink drawing
An easy-going fella..., aus "Complicated (Stupid) Stories" 2, 2006
Tinten-Zeichnung.
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Ink drawing
Father-kite, mother-kite, and baby-kite..., aus "Complicated (Stupid) Stories" 6, 2006
Tinten-Zeichnung.
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Ink drawing
Two enemies have good mind contact, aus "Complicated (Stupid) Stories" 7, 2006
Tinten-Zeichnung.
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Ink drawing
A tiny black lightning did her best to..., aus "Complicated (Stupid) Stories" 8, 2006
Tinten-Zeichnung.
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Watercolour
"#1"
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2019-09-23
Published result : 1500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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