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Artworks
Sanya Kantarovsky
Kolkhoz, 2020Monotype14 3/4 x 22 1/4 inches
37.5 x 56.5 cmSanya Kantarovsky is known for his work across a variety of mediums, as well as his texts and curatorial projects. The artist probes his art historical predecessors: both canonical and...Sanya Kantarovsky is known for his work across a variety of mediums, as well as his texts and curatorial projects. The artist probes his art historical predecessors: both canonical and relatively unknown painters, writers and illustrators. The presence of these muses, which dot Kantarovsky’s compositions simultaneously questions and indulges in a lineage of painterly impulses. Presented here is a selection from a series of monotypes, the imagery of which was inspired by photographs taken in Russia by his grandmother. In the foreground of Kolkohz, the subject’s heavy, black boot of a mounted figure is seen against the belly of a black and white cow. In the background, framed by the animal’s torso and legs, is a bucolic scene. The title of the work refers to the Soviet collective farming system that emerged in Russia in the 1920s.2of 2
