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Serial Number: ART1047
Valuation:
BHD 500
Medium:
Limited Edition Print on Achival Paper
Type:
Print
Style:
Surrealism
Date:
Undated
Size:
42 x 59.4 cm
Artist:
Yanko Tihov, British and Bulgarian Artist
Originally from Bulgaria, award-winning London-based painter and printmaker Yanko Tihov (born 1977) has a number of portraits and surreal works on urban life in his portfolio – but he is most famous for his passport maps that are inspired by history, immigration and our changing world.
The series displays continents and countries during different time periods – the British empire, the Cold War, the current era. The boundaries of nations are filled with the faces of their respective passports. Sometimes, as in the case of a global city like London, passports from all over the world come together to make up and illuminate the demographics of one large territory. The texts, seals and coats of arms in every painting are adorned with real 24 carat gold.
Yanko Tihov attended the National Academy of Arts, Sofia for a BA in Fine Arts and Printmaking (1997-2001). He studied at Art College N. Raynov from 1993 to 1997, where he specialised in oil painting and illustration. Yanko is represented by TAG Fine Arts, Store Street Gallery, Lisa Sharpe Contemporary Art and Jack Fine Art. Recent exhibitions include London Art Fair, AAF New York and AAF Hong Kong.
Status: Display
Description:
This is a limited edition print hand painted with genuine 23ct gold numbered 8 30, painted by British Bulgarian Artist Yanko Tihov, most famous for his passport maps that are inspired by history, immigration and our changing world.
