GERGANA ZMIICHAROVA

The “Romeo and Juliet” series consists of five photographic “replicas” of famous artworks, and ten photo-paintings, which do not copy specific works of art, but are rather inspired by classical examples. The photo-replicas represent iconic moments in the play and by serving as a bridge to other plots, give substance to the idea that Romeo and Juliet’s story tells not only of fatal love (“Samson and Delilah”, Rubens), but also of anxious anticipation (“A Bar at the Folies-Bergère”, Manet), of overwhelming grief (“Pietà ”, Michelangelo), of innocent victims (“The Descent from the Cross”, Rogier van den Weyden), and of cruelty that knows no boundaries (“The Third of May 1808”, Goya).