This Year Will Be Different
This Year Will Be Different - object. Size: 22 x 32 x 22 cm, 10 kg dumbbell, white bread baguette, stainless steel Swatch watch, 2018, Anton Terziev. Edition 1 from 3 +1AP. Photo: © the artist. Courtesy of the artist
Credit: Angel Todorov
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Never exhibited in BG; original destroyed
"Prequel" of Practice What You Preach artwork
Обект, който измислих и реализирах една сутрин, след обичайните си 16 набирания на лост. За разлика от живописта, обектите позволяват бърза скорост на създаване. В такива случаи съм окей с всичко, което трябва да свърша през деня и същевременно да имам неприкосновеното си време да продължавам да функционирам като художник.
Но това не е автобиографично произведение. Обектът This Year Will Be Different би могъл да бъде портрет на всяко юпи, копирайтър или "случаен минувач", с живот и професия 24/7.
In This Year Will Be Different, everyday objects—dumbbell weights, a baguette, and a stainless steel watch—are brought together in an ironic sculptural tableau that channels the spirit of readymade art. At first glance, the pairing of fitness equipment with a perishable staple and a sleek timepiece underscores the ubiquitous modern pressures to balance health, productivity, and indulgence. The baguette, wedged between the metal plates, stands as a humorous symbol of comfort and consumption, contrasting sharply with the rigorous discipline associated with weights. Meanwhile, the watch points toward the relentless march of time and the anxiety that drives our perpetual cycle of self-improvement.
By uniting these disparate items into a single form, the artist pokes fun at society’s collective appetite for easy fixes and quick results—mirroring our annual resolutions to “do better” while rarely confronting the deeper boundaries of our comfort zones. This conceptual layering of humor and critique aligns the work with the lineage of modern conceptualism, where the simple rearrangement of found objects can open a space for nuanced reflection on consumerism, inertia, and the underlying fears that often keep us from genuine change.
Instalation view: Arcadia exhibition, Munich, 03.2019 "Wo bitte geht's nach Arkadien?""Internationale Kunstausstellung / Festival im Rahmen der Jahresausstellung 2019 8 Februar bis 10. Marz 2019 Credit: Vladislav Georgiev
"Dieses Jahr wird anders sein"
object, Hantel, Baguette, Uhr, 22x32x22cm, 2018
Foto; production credit: Vladislav Georgiev
Foto credit: Vladislav Georgiev