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■ May 2013
■ Covering the Arts throughout the Philadelphia Region
ExhibitionsInSight artist in Sofia, Bulgaria. He immigrated to America in 1990. Interestingly, sights rom a deep remembered from his early wellspring of years still make their presence original fantasy felt in the work he does at this resources, Alexi time. In their own distincNatchev brings tive manner, they impart an forth a wonderful incisively unique touch that is world of poetically his and his alone. inspired illustration. To date, his artworks have Exercising a rare appeared in many exhibitions gift for inventing abroad. On a number of these unusual image content, he has occasions, the works on view enriched 17 books for children have received highly regarded with superb examples of national and international fanciful picture-making. awards. For example, recently Currently, the original he took the 2013 Sydney Taywork-ups for many of these lor Prize for Younger Readers. graphic composites are on This was for his hand-printed view in a fascinating solo relief visuals for the book exhibition, installed in the “The Elijah Door – A Passover Delaware Art Museum, at Tale.” In 2001, he won the 2301 Kentmere Parkway in widely honored Artist FellowWilmington, Del. ship prize from the state of The show, titled “ImagDelaware. ined Places: The Art of Alexi Beyond the pursuit of Natchev,” is set to remain his own oeuvre, Natchev is at the museum until Aug. devoted to encouraging and 4, 2013. Besides the book teaching aspiring students illustrations, the installation who want to enter the profesalso includes independent sional field of illustration. He paintings and original graphic fulfills this mission by serving prints. as coordinator for the area Natchev, who lives and of graphic illustration at the works today in Newark, Delaware College of Art and Del., was born and formally educated for a career as an Please see Del Art on A22
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By Burton Wasserman
“White Horse” (“Save yourself”), 1999 for “Night of the Goat Children,” by J. Patrick Lewis (New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1999). Acrylic, collage, and ink on handmade paper, 21 1/2 x 13 in. (54.6 x 33 cm). Collection of the artist.
‘Imagined Places’ made concrete at Del Art