
Bezopasno (couple In The Country)
A tender scene rendered in colored pencil depicts a couple enjoying a tranquil moment in the countryside, captured with the delicate precision characteristic of Bulatov's draftsmanship. The work carries an underlying tension between the idyllic pastoral setting and the loaded irony suggested by the title *Bezopasno* ("Safe" or "It's Safe"), a hallmark of the Soviet Conceptualist tradition in which Bulatov operates. Soft, deliberate strokes of colored pencil on paper lend the composition an intimate, almost nostalgic quality while quietly probing the boundaries of freedom, safety, and ideological space.
- Medium
- colored pencil on paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Escape Artists 2.0: The Non-Conformists Online
September 26, 2019
Estimate: $10,000 – $15,000
Lot 1
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