Hoboken Studio Tour artist Bachvarova's work: a dread-locked time warp?
"Sofia Bachvarova's work is ornate, demented, and decadent.
In Bliss, a headless stone figure is suspended from a rope, which hangs upside down. A stream of gold coins tumbles from its decapitated body. White doves fly heavenward.
In Venus, a Rubenesque figure stands in a garden overflowing with flowers and tiny beasts. A black apparition hovers in front of the figure's face, which makes identification impossible. In both paintings, Bachvarova alternates between fantasy and reality.
I recently caught up with Bachvarova as she made some final preparations for the annual Hoboken Artists Studio Tour. Her studio is located on the fifth floor of the Neumann Leathers building..." (read more)
