Biography
Teodor Genov (b. 1995, Karnobat, Bulgaria) is a visual artist living between Berlin and Sofia. He studied animation film and directing at the NBU, as well as Film studies at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Solo exhibitions:
2019 - CHEAP AS CHIPS (together with Alexandra Georgieva), Space 167, Sofia;
2022 - SHOT DOWN IN MID FLIGHT, KO-OP, Sofia;
2023 - CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER, VIA Art Space, curated by Martina
Yordanova, Sofia;
SALAD DAYS ARE OVER, One Book Bookstore, curated by Dani Radichkov.
Selected group exhibitions:
2018 - TI-RE: Buchschmuck + Paragraph, Goethe-Institut Bulgarien + NDK (NPC),
curated by TI-RE collective, Sofia;
2019 - Art Start 2019;
2020 - Appointment, DOBRAVAGA, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Illustration Pop-Up vol. 2, KO-OP, curated by Vasil Vladimirov, Sofia;
2021 - We Occupy Your Home, travelling exhibition (Bulgaria), part of a screenprinting residency, curators: Vasil Vladimirov, Sofia; Symposium for Contemporary Art, Blagoevgrad City Gallery, curated by Sasho Stoitsov, Blagoevgrad; Onomatopoeia, in the studio of Mitch Brezunek and Martina Vacheva, by invitation of Martina Vacheva and Mitch Brezunek, Plovdiv; 2022 - 25th Gabrovo Biennial of Humour and Satire: "Economy of Means", contemporary art exhibition, Museum "House of Humour and Satire", curators: Yung Ma, Luca Lo Pinto, Diana Campbell Betancourt, Gabrovo; My Head Is a Photodump, KO-OP, Sofia
2023 - DREAM HOME, KO-OP, curated by Vera Mlechevska, Sofia; GREEN, One Book Bookstore, curated by Dani Radichkov, Sofia.
About
Teodor Genov's work includes painting, drawing, illustration, objects and art books. His work is distinguished by his distinctive cartoon characters in a raw and naive style, and by his sharp humour, which often comments on intimate and personal as well as social and political topics such as human rights, mental health, ecology, and others.
Gallery
Teodor Genov
YOUR FOOT, MY FACE, A LOVE HATE RELATIONSHIP, 2023.
Drawing
Details
- Photographer: Mihaela Ivanova
- Material: Oil bar and acrylics on handmade paper.
- Width: 20.50 mm Height: 23.00 mm Depth: mm
Teodor Genov
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, 2023.
Object
Details
- Photographer: Iliyan Ruzhin
- Material: Mirror film laminated on panels.
- Width: 120.00 mm Height: 370.00 mm Depth: mm
- Description: Part of the solo exhibition CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER. Variable dimensions.
Teodor Genov
ALL THIS WEIGHT YOU PUT ON ME MAKES ME NUMB, 2022.
Object
Details
- Photographer: Mihail Novakov
- Material: Foam, textile belts
- Width: 70.00 mm Height: 70.00 mm Depth: mm
- Description: Част от самостоятелната изложба Shot Down in Mid Flight. Variable dimensions.
Teodor Genov
SHOT DOWN IN MID FLIGHT, 2022.
Painting
Details
- Photographer: Mihail Novakov
- Material: Acrylic on canvas and yellow/black signal tape
- Width: 250.00 mm Height: 110.00 mm Depth: mm
- Description: Part of the solo exhibition Shot Down In Mid Flight.
Teodor Genov
Installation view from SHOT DOWN IN MID FLIGHT, 2022.
Painting
Details
- Photographer: Mihail Novakov
Profile photo: Joro Peev