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VOLODOYA KENAREV (Bulgarian 1951-) Escape,

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VOLODOYA KENAREV (Bulgarian 1951-) Escape,
<B>Volodoya Kenarev </B></I>(Bulgarian, born 1951)<BR><B><BR></B></I><I>Escape</B></I><B> <BR></B></I>1985<BR>Oil on canvas<BR>Unsigned<BR>11 x 9-3/4 inches (27.9 x 24.8 cm)<BR> <BR>Volodoya Kenarev was born in the Bulgarian city of Rousse in 1951. After graduation from the National Art Academy at Sofia at the age of 27, Kenarev's career as an artist skyrocketed with deep and poignant works such as <I>Escape.</B></I> While the paintings made their way to the National Gallery of Bulgaria, private collectors seek out Kenarev's work, particularly earlier paintings such as this that were completed before the collapse of the Societ Bloc states.<BR><BR>Kenarev was part of what was dubbed the 'New Objectivity Movement', a struggle to create freedom of expression in art, a break through the suppression of freedom in artistic expression that came with Soviet domination. In that sense, this picture and others like it preceded the fall of the Soviet empire that came later in the decade paving the way for other artists of the region to follow.<BR><BR>In the stark and shadowy <I>Escape</B></I>, Kenarev brings the essence of the desperation that many Bulgarians felt during the repressive era of Soviet-controlled rule. The simple, darkened room, a plainly dressed woman, beautiful yet turned away from her only window which reveals evidence of her toil. She is in her small, but effective way escaping from reality in which she must, for the time being, exist.<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>Paige Gallery, Dallas (1986)<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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