Iv Toshain

alexandra. pencil on paper and transparent print; 100x70cm; 29,7x21cm

nikolas. pencil on paper and transparent print; 100x70cm; 29,7x21cm

simon. pencil on paper and transparent print; 100x70cm; 29,7x21cm

daphne. pencil on paper and transparent print; 100x70cm; 29,7x21cm

maria. pencil on paper and transparent print; 100x70cm; 29,7x21cm

IV TOSHAIN is a young Bulgarian artist currently living and working in Vienna.

"Her series of recent drawings, paintings and photographs, take a pointed and ironic look at an environment that mirrors the social codes with stereotypes, consumerism, brain drain, power exertion, frivolity, material life and reflects them back to her audience, beautifully slik and glamorous, through a very dark mirror. These images, are layered with the underlying disturbances that occur in a culture that celebrates youth, accievements and worships physical attractiveness." - by JASON FOUMBERG (Chicago based art critic) and ALEX OHGE ( Gallery manager, Seattle)