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 Born in Obretenik, Bulgaria on October 18th 1957. In 1970 he graduated from School of Arts in Ruse, Bulgaria. Since 1990 Kantcho Kanev lives and works in The Hague, Netherlands."So, coming from oldest Europe, Kanev’s attitude towards mythology is explicit: it is the very source of his search for contemporary visual cosmogonies. For a 20th century artist, the perpetuation of these time-honored themes involves artistic paraphrasing ages of old traditions of great religious art. Working within an abstract vocabulary which does utilize such spiritual territories Kanev creates identity of individualized history. Being Bulgarian Kanev has the capacity to present artistic themes in his own poetic language. These wonderful hymns of color and lines give us ideas of melody, harmony and rhythm, and the impression that we get from Kanev’s pictures is almost a musical one. Kanev’s painting becomes music, and moves us by the immediacy of its sensuous presence." (Roumiana Popov) CollectionsThe National Art Gallery, Sofia, BulgariaTama-Art-University- Museum, Tokyo, Japan Kuala Lumpur Museum, Malaysia. Joensun Taidmuseum, Joensuum, Finland Nikola Marinov Museum, Targovishte, Bulgaria Ruse City Gallery, Bulgaria ABN-AMRO bank, The Netherlands. Private collections, whole world Jos v.d. Berg / Arie Klein Communications, The Hague, Netherlands LoCo-Art, The Hague, Netherlands. Province, South-Holland, Netherlands. Match-4, Zoetermeer, Netherlands. National Bank, Amstelveen, Netherlands. Municipality, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Arnhem, Netherlands.. Recent Expositions2006Gallery Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands Gallery Delfi Form, Zwolle, The Netherlands Gallery Iliev, Köln, Germany 2005 Gallery De Compagnie, Dordrecht, The Netherlands Gallery Trace, Maastricht, The Netherlands Gallery Ole Gallery, The Hague, The Netherlands 2004 Gallery Henk J. Pruisen, Warmond, The Netherlands Gallery Delfi Form, Zwolle, The Netherlands Gallery Ann’s Gallery, Groningen, The Netherlands Gallery Weefhius, Nuenen, The Netherlands (and many, many more...) Awards1992 National Prize, Sofia, Bulgaria1993 First Prize, Ruse, Bulgaria 1995 Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan 1996 First Prize from the Biennial of Graphic Arts in Romania. |
