Illustration portfolio
Kalina Nedelcheva
WHO? an artist dedicated to produicing work with potent and unanapologetic imagery that liberates, strengthens, and celebrates the tenacity of the female spirit within social narratives. The work I am most proud of pays homeage to the strong women in my life with pronounced symbolism.
WHAT? //1
Colour: Vituperator
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Mono: Duenna
//3 Zine: IngĂŠnue
//1 Vutiperator is a digital project tha embraces real people. is a narrative that depicts women that have inspired and supported me.
THIS IS Tori. a strong scholar and a friend who relentlessly advocates for equality and defends minority groups in the academic landscape. a fan of Sara Ahmed. a person with heart, passion and knowledge.
THIS IS Roya. a free-spirited skateboarding chic who is devoted to art, music and self-expression. a woman who grows her leg hair and does not care about what the general public is programmed to think. a person with heart, passion and knowledge.
THIS IS Patti Smith, the mother of punk; a visionary who deeply inspires me and my art. the epitome of a rebellious spirit. someone with heart, passion and knowledge.
THIS IS Empress Coffee -Hannah’s coffee truck. my design that is made to communicate her love for coffee. She is someone with heart, passion and knowledge.
//2 Duenna is an exploration. abstractly depicts some of the social, political, economic and ecological issues in the world. is an evolution of narrative.
//3 IngĂŠnue are the zines that I have boldly illustrated, written and arranged. mix narratives with visual art, exploring the linearity (or lack there of) of thoughts and identities;
a zine about the tragedies of art. It provides an over-romanticized account of putting mind, body and soul in tokens of artistic work and the inherent consequences of it. observations regarding patterns of thought, the value of information, the fear of feelings, the unrealism of love, the mediocrity in mainstream culture, and absolutism. I printed out a handful of these and left them in communal spaces around Toronto. experimental form of poetry that combines the linear fashion of modern dialogue with broken prose.
*clicking on the thumbnails will take you to the publication
CONTACT: mail: nedelchevakalina@yahoo.com ig: @punkpanic web: http://k-nedelch.wixsite.com/portfolio zines: https://issuu.com/punkpanic