Bulgarian artist and director George Stamenov (b. Sofia, 1988) examines the immersive possibilities of storytelling by challenging the dogmas of contemporary film making. His short films are distinctively Eastern European in aesthetic and character. Employing computer graphic imagery as his primary medium, he renders the uncanny side of a simple event or movement in a composition, exaggerating its insignificance. Stamenov completed undergraduate studies at Willem De Kooning Academie, Rotterdam, and postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Art, London. Recent exhibitions include New Contemporaries, South London gallery, London (2018, 2019); NOT A LIVE SHOW, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham (2018); Working Projects - Inhabiting the Dome, Whiteleys Shopping Center, London (2018); Water Tower Festival Bulgaria (2012). Stamenov lives and works in London.
Юнак без рана не може - А brave fellow is bound to have wounds, 2019. Moving Image, Dimensions: 1920 x 1080. Юнак was screened at Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2019, Moving Image, Dimensions: 1920 x 1080. ЮНАК [juˈnʌk] is a word often used in Bulgarian folklore to describe a brave and intrepid youth. Image: Courtesy the Artist.
Юнак без рана не може - А brave fellow is bound to have wounds, 2019. Moving Image, Dimensions: 1920 x 1080. Юнак was screened at Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2019, Moving Image, Dimensions: 1920 x 1080. ЮНАК [juˈnʌk] is a word often used in Bulgarian folklore to describe a brave and intrepid youth. Image: Courtesy the Artist.
Hristo Smirnenski, blok 70, entrance A, fl.9, ap.23, Sofia, 2018, Moving image. Screened at Bloomberg New Contemporaries, 2018. Image: Courtesy the Artist.
This work is part of a series that takes the rules of composition found in the style of the nature morte and uses them as a method for evoking emotion and narrative. By using computer-generated imagery I have generated a hyper-realistic depiction of a post-communist scene located in Sofia, Bulgaria. George Stamenov
Юнак без рана не може - А brave fellow is bound to have wounds, 2019. Moving image, dimensions 1920 x 1080. Detail. Screened at Bloomberg New Contemporaries, 2019. Image: Courtesy the Artist.
Юнак без рана не може - А brave fellow is bound to have wounds, 2019. Moving image, dimensions 1920 x 1080. Detail. Screened at Bloomberg New Contemporaries, 2019. Image: Courtesy the Artist.
