Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
Size: 100 x 83 x 25 cm, wood, leather, acrylic glass, 2017, Anton Terziev. Nikolai Nedelchev collection
Participating in SHIFTING LAYERS. YOUNG ART AT THE MUSEUM, group exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery. Dec 13. 2017 - Feb 04. 2018 curated by Vladiya Mihailova
Production credits: Margarit Giorchev, Vladislav Georgiev and Luibomir Dimitrov
Photo: Vasil Tanev Photo: © the artist
Anton Terziev’s Eastern Promises masterfully juxtaposes the raw brutality of a baseball bat—an emblem of criminal violence—with the striking elegance of intricately engraved roses. This tension between threat and beauty lays bare a modern moral crisis, where displays of power increasingly overshadow genuine spiritual and ethical values. By fusing dark humor and delicate craftsmanship, Terziev highlights how society’s preoccupation with force and intimidation obscures our shared humanity, urging the viewer to reflect on the unacknowledged violence lurking beneath the surface of cultural norms.
Eastern Promises - detail. Photo: © the artist
Eastern Promises - detail. Photo: © the artist
btw, the baseball bat has flown in my head (probably) from my Local Heroes cover
In the making. Photo: Vladislav Georgiev
In the making. Photo: Vladislav Georgiev
In the making. Photo: Loubomir Dimitrov