The Conqueror
US$ 3,250
Overview
2021
Oil Paint, Oil on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 130cm (H) x 97cm (W) x 3cm (D) / 51.2" (H) x 38.2" (W) x 1.2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
With a cynicism typical for the artists grown and shaped in the totalitarian systems of Eastern Europe, Bulgaria-born Djochkoun Sami questions typical values that are taken for granted. His works are employing references and motifs of modernity, progress, regress, and the grand narratives of the past. In some of his paintings, we can easily see how the political is reduced to its grotesque dimension: the game of power consists of a relentless struggle, flag-waving, and reselling of imaginary dreams.
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Artist profile
Djochkoun Sami
Born: 1973
Hometown: Silistra
Based in: Istanbul, Turkey
Born in 1973, Bulgaria. Graduate of Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Faculty of Painting, Istanbul (BFA, MFA). Regularly exhibiting at various group shows, illustrated magazines, poetry books, theatre posters. Lives and works in Istanbul, Turkey.
While including architectural and historical references in his works, he also maintains an affinity for …
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