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Tamed & Unleashed Installation

Igor JOSIFOV

Macedonia

Installation, Fire on Paper

Size: 160 W x 150 H x 100 D in

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Fire has been mankind’s steady yet tempestuous companion from the dawn of civilization. Thus, no one should be surprised that our cultural landscape is sprinkled with many references to fire, fueling our imagination, interlocking with history, and filling the airwaves with drama, heroism, and dare. In Taming Fire, Igor Josifov embraces the challenge and proceeds by drawing portraits of iconic figures to engage our intellect, evoke feelings ranging from excitement to anxiety, and walk us down memory lane. He also veers to abstraction and unites contrasting elements, as in the blur series, merging human faces, snowmen, and fireballs. In the process, Josifov unleashes a creative drive and makes the fire submit to his will and whimsy. The allure of this primeval element is magical, intoxicating, and forever intriguing. The seduction borders on danger, destruction, and at the same time dreams of hope, lifted by the flames of shuttle missions dispatched to outer space and the remotest stars. This dual nature of fire suggests an endless reservoir of material for legends and a deep source of fascination for many artists around the world. – Excerpt from the Taming Fire catalog, by Hanna Regev, Contemporary Art Curator and Author

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Installation:Fire on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:160 W x 150 H x 100 D in

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Igor Josifov (Macedonian, b. 1986) is a visual and performance artist who exhibits and performs internationally. Josifov began exhibiting his work in 2000 at The International Museum of Art in Norway and has since then exhibited and performed worldwide. 2008: 'Reflection on originality' The Watermill Center, New York; 2009: '2-Dimensional' - Art Institute, Chicago; 'A touch of violence' - National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania; 2010: 'Marina Abramovic: The Artist is present' - MoMA, New York; 2011: 'Aesthetics of disappearance', Al Qasba, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah 2012: 'Igor Josifov – selected works (2007 -2012)', Museum of Contemporary Arts, Skopje 2014: 'Taming Fire' - Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, Montana; '2 Dimensional' at the Onassis Cultural Center in Athens; Art Paris at the Grand Palais, Paris. 2015: SF International Arts Festival, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA. Josifov is renowned for the diversity of his multiple works and the way he uses the human body to share his message about our contemporary world. In his role as a performance artist, he draws on all types of media to create his performances, including the unique technique of using fire that has been celebrated in his films 'Taming Fire' (2014), 'Burning Words' (2014), 'Wit-ness' (2015), 'Unification' (2015), 'Untie' (2016) and 'Continuum' (2017).

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