Flat Air
Flat Air / Равен въздух - Schmincke oils on canvas. Size: 70 х 90 сm, Anton Terziev, 2019. Photo: © the artist
Title credit: Svetoslav Todorov - writer, editor, correspondent
Last shown at Small Victories solo exhibition, Arosita Gallery, 2019, curated by Svetoslav Todorov
Private collection in Romania
Anton Terziev’s “Flat Air” is a bright, tantalizing riddle of childhood memories gone limp. At first glance, the bursts of color sprawl across the canvas like abstract brushstrokes—but on closer inspection, they coalesce into the forlorn shape of a deflated children’s bouncy castle. Layer by layer, Terziev paints a tension between playful exuberance and quiet disillusionment, hinting at what remains when the laughter runs out and real life crowds in. It’s a mischievous wink at both the promise and the inevitable letdown of our younger years—an invitation to remember the wonder while acknowledging the emptiness that follows when the air of imagination escapes.