ARTIST PROFILE

Vesselina Zagralova

  • Bulgaria (b. 1977 in Stara zagora)
  • Currently in Vienna, Austria.
In the name of … II, Destroying all records of the devil in the fire

In the name of … II, Destroying all records of the devil in the fire

  • 2015
  • Gouache
  • Egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso, basswood
  • 30 x 30 cm

  • In 16th century the bishop of Yucatán (Mexico) Diego de Landa commanded to burn all writings, images and symbols of the Maya. Because of this act there are parts of four Maya codices left and we have only fragmented access to the culture of the Maya.
  • Tearing out the roots of superstition with resolution - thumbnail In the name of … VII, Meeting the blasphemous excesses of western decadence with hardness - thumbnail In the name of… VI, Letting the idols of the infidels turn to dust - thumbnail In the name of… V, Nip the machinations of the class enemy in the bud - thumbnail In the name of … IV, Handing over the manifestos of the moral decline to the flames - thumbnail In the name of … III, Create new space for the socialist future - thumbnail In the name of … II, Destroying all records of the devil in the fire - thumbnail In the name of … I, Smashing the idols of the heathens eagerly - thumbnail

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    In the name of ... | 2014 - 2015

„In the name of …“ is a series of artworks which document real events. These events resulted from different ideologies and religions and they are – from the specific view of the acting persons – alright.