Worlds in Bubbles circle dead ideas (the skull that

dead ideas (the skull that it is perched upon) and clutches a magnifying glass to better read by candlelight

Bowen’s ability to reappropriate contradictory symbols into unsettling situations puts him in league with greats like Ron English

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They also raise questions about the nature of identity

22 x 30 inches

Worlds in Bubbles circle dead ideas (the skull thatDetails Artist Bio Shipping 8 x 10 inches 2014 Oil on Canvas Framed to 11. 5 x 13. 5 inches "I was born in Cherepovets, Russia, to a military family of several generations just before the collapse of the Soviet Union. My family eventually relocated back to Ukraine, where we are originally from and I still have many beautiful memories of growing up there. From a very early age, I was influenced by passionate, creative individuals. My mother was a