1941, Kavadarci, Macedonia
Snottily Child, 1971
Oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm
Acquisition: Purchase
Reference: 02348
* The collection of works from Simon Shemov in total includes 29 paintings, objects from paper, drawings, and prints
Biography
Simon Šemov (born 1 December 1941 in Kavadarci) is a Macedonian painter and graphic artist, as well as a university professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje.
He is one of the first researchers of alternative directions in fine arts, with a commitment to expanding and interweaving media
He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 1964. He became a full professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje.
He affirmed Macedonian art outside the country as well. Interest in natural phenomena is present in painting, graphics, installations, objects, interventions in natural and urban space and especially in works made of handmade paper (Panteist, 1967; Children’s Games, 1972; the Angels cycle, 1990; Forest, 2003).
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