More Fine Art projects
with Boris Kovachev :
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In December of 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 Boris Kovachev participated in the annual invitational joint exhibition “Santa Claus and friends” traditionally organized by Monika Romenska – artist and curator of Permanent Exhibition "Mexican Art"- Old Plovdiv.
2014
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From Dec. 12 of 2014 to Jan. 27, 2015 Boris Kovachev participated in the traditional Christmas Annual Joint Exhibition by the Union of Plovdiv Artists, opened to submission by UPA-members only. Displayed two 50x40 sheet-film prints on 30-year-old East-German ORWO plates.
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From Jan. 22 to Feb. 30 of 2015 Boris Kovachev participated in the joint exhibition “Pulse”, based on the original mixed media live-art performance of the same name. Displayed 4 colour photographic prints on canvas. The Author also designed the poster for this event.
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May 4 to 19 of 2015 Boris Kovachev participated in the Union of Plovdiv Artists joint youth art exhibition “Ritual” at the UPA grand exhibition hall – 32 William E. Gladstone Str. Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as curated by Nikola Minchev. The Author displayed two mixed technique exhibits of dry manual photographic transfer into the structure of 30x50cm spruce wood blanks, combined with hand-carved elements into the base material itself. TITLES:
"Ritual:Creation" - 4m x 30cm (8-piece solid wood, metal joints);
"Ritual:Family" - 50cm x 60cm (diptych, solid wood, metal joints).
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"Photo Noir" live booth for the European Night of Museums and Galleries - May the 16th 2015 - A live demonstration by Boris Kovachev with instant portrait photography directly on silver gelatin paper, via classic reversal process, as experienced by our grandparents in the distant past. The mood of the images was strengthened by utilizing illumination from bellow , as widely used in the classic Horror-genre and Film Noir. The Author used a DIY bellows view-camera and on-site "dark tent".
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From Sept.15 to Oct. 4 of 2015 Boris Kovachev participated in the traditional annual joint art exhibition “15x5” by the Union of Plovdiv Artists at the UPA grand exhibition hall – 32 William E. Gladstone Str. Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as curated by Hristo Zhekov. The Author displayed 5 original participation pieces on the subject of the nude female form – each oh those #1/1, 100x130cm, photographic collage on small pieces assembly of silver-gelatin paper, finished via brush - with drawing ink and acrylic, sealed with water-based lacquer.
#1/1, 100x130cm, photographic collage on small pieces assembly of silver-gelatin paper, finished via brush - with drawing ink and acrylic, sealed with water-based lacquer.
#1/1, 100x130cm, photographic collage on small pieces assembly of silver-gelatin paper, finished via brush - with drawing ink and acrylic, sealed with water-based lacquer.
#1/1, 100x130cm, photographic collage on small pieces assembly of silver-gelatin paper, finished via brush - with drawing ink and acrylic, sealed with water-based lacquer.
#1/1, 100x130cm, photographic collage on small pieces assembly of silver-gelatin paper, finished via brush - with drawing ink and acrylic, sealed with water-based lacquer.
#1/1, 100x130cm, photographic collage on small pieces assembly of silver-gelatin paper, finished via brush - with drawing ink and acrylic, sealed with water-based lacquer.
The Author displayed 5 original participation pieces on the subject of the nude female form – each oh those #1/1, 100x130cm, photographic collage on small pieces assembly of silver-gelatin paper, finished via brush - with drawing ink and acrylic, sealed with water-based lacquer.
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From Dec.3 of 2015 to Jan.30 of 2016 Boris Kovachev participated in the traditional annual members representative exhibition of the Union of Plovdiv Artists issue'2015 with two one-off original author's relief prints (engravings) over gum-bichromate backgrounds.
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From Dec.7 of 2016 to Jan.25 of 2017 Boris Kovachev participated in the traditional annual members representative exhibition of the Union of Plovdiv Artists issue'2016 with:
- "Simpy wood" engraving/carving into spruce wood assembly of planks 50x50x2,5cm with inked raised surfaces, protection lacquer coated, binding with 6 mm thick accessory climbing cord;
- "Suicide of an egg" a small plastic sculpture 6,5x5x8cm of marble, Ni-Cr alloy, steel, feldspar ceramic coating, on wood base/foundation.
engraving/carving into spruce wood assembly of planks 50x50x2,5cm with inked raised surfaces, protection lacquer coated, binding with 6 mm thick accessory climbing cord
engraving/carving into spruce wood assembly of planks 50x50x2,5cm with inked raised surfaces, protection lacquer coated, binding with 6 mm thick accessory climbing cord
a small plastic sculpture 6,5x5x8cm of marble, Ni-Cr alloy, steel, feldspar ceramic coating, on wood base/foundation
a small plastic sculpture 6,5x5x8cm of marble, Ni-Cr alloy, steel, feldspar ceramic coating, on wood base/foundation
a small plastic sculpture 6,5x5x8cm of marble, Ni-Cr alloy, steel, feldspar ceramic coating, on wood base/foundation
a small plastic sculpture 6,5x5x8cm of marble, Ni-Cr alloy, steel, feldspar ceramic coating, on wood base/foundation
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April the 6-th to May the 4-th 2017
Participated in the traditional annual joint art exhibition “Colors” by the Union of Plovdiv Artists at the UPA grand exhibition hall – 32 William E. Gladstone Str. Plovdiv, Bulgaria, with two color relief-print graphic works (off' cork plates). Titles "Construction" and "Deconstruction" - 25x35cm each.
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September 12-th to 26-th of 2017
Boris Kovachev participated in the traditional annual joint art exhibition “15x5” by the Union of Plovdiv Artists at the UPA grand exhibition hall – 32 William E. Gladstone Str. Plovdiv, Bulgaria, as curated by Hristo Zhekov. The Author displayed 5 original Graphic Art limited edition prints. Titles: "Dorsal self-portrait" 50x35cm woodcut, "The Negative" 56x21cm woodcut, "Bathroom sink" 25x35cm Lithograph, "Drinking fountain" 25x35cm Lithograph and "Toilet" 35x25cm Lithograph.
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September 28th of 2017 to WHO GIVES A F@CK
The Author is ashamed to have participated in a disgraceful spectacle, which tried to pass itself off as a "National graphic art competition", a "biennial" even if you will, premiering on Sept. the 28-th of 2017 in the town of Pazardjik. Boris took part in this butchery of art, by the so called "UNION OF BULGARIAN ARTISTS", with two dual-layer-reduction-relief-prints 60x40cm done entirely by hand. The works in question represented the late Georgi Gerasimoff, who allegedly was the patron/cause of/for the event, where these two portraits of him were intentionally shoved at the far end of the inner most exhibition hall, behind a solid wall, so as to be seen by as few people as possible and to raise even fewer questions.
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Last week of September 2019
The Author fulfilled a small commission Pro Bono: 35x30cm wood carving which was gifted to his teacher by Boris' former classmates at a high-school class of 99' 20-year-reunion.
