The series of paintings “No Mercy” is a toxic painting mixture, painted by the artist between 2014 and 2015. These things are influenced by tattoos, the graffiti culture, comics, Japanese anime, floral motifs from the tapestries of urban citizens of the last century and texts from the urban environment, calling for violence, social strife and fetishism.
“This “low” aesthetic genuinely amused me and provoked a collaboration of images of fantasy and real life, instigating irony and humour. At the end of this “darkwave” all became full of mysticism, anaemia and precaution.” writes Boris Kolev – B.A.i.L.A.
Installation view
Artworks
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
150х130 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
100х130 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
96х103 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
90х50 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
28х28 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
28х28 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
23х23 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
25х17 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
58х50 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
58х50 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
73х63 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
57х49 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
50х58 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
43х38 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
33х23 cm
No mercy series
2015
oil on canvas
30х40 cm
About the artist
Boris Kolev – B.A.i.L.A (1970) was born in Sofia, where he graduated from the National School of Fine Arts “Ilia Petrov” in 1989. In 1996, he graduated from the National Academy of Arts – with a degree in “Painting”. His paintings are owned by the Sofia City Art Gallery, the National Art Gallery, private collections in Bulgaria, Germany, the USA, Belgium, Canada, France, England, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Poland, American Embassy in Bulgaria, LITEX-CO INTERNATIONAL Collection, Collection “VBH-Poland”.