Custom Victory (1-2)
Custom Victory (1)
object (castello blue cheese foil, wood, steel and acrylic on paper mounted on cardboard, fixed on a found and modified wood frame)
size: 16,5 x 10 x 2,4 cm
after Small Victories drawing series (2019)
Anton Terziev 02.2025
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Anton Terziev’s Custom Victory (1–2) wryly recasts a humble hammer into a mock trophy, juxtaposing industrial heft with disposable allure. A battered anvil head supports a triangular “medal” cut from cheese-package foil—its cerulean sheen part celebratory ribbon, part fast-food packaging—exposing the folly of hollow accolades.
By elevating a workman’s tool into an emblem of merit earned through toil, Terziev skewers our craving for shortcuts and instant profit. The cheese-foil medal—symbol of fast-consumer morality—stands in stark relief against the old-fashioned ethic of hard labor. In its ironic observation of the bitter fruits of endless work, Custom Victory (1–2) reminds us that genuine mastery cannot be gift-wrapped, and that trophies without trial leave even the mightiest effort tasting of rust.
Custom Victory (1) - object, size framed: 43 x 33 x 3 cm
Custom Victory (2)
object (bergader blue cheese foil, wood, steel and acrylic mounted on cardboard in wood frame)
framed size: 32 x 22.5 cm
object size: 14 x 6 x 1.5 cm
after Small Victories drawing series (2019)
Anton Terziev 02.2025
Photo the author
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