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Place of Birth: Kardzhali, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
About Houben R.T.
- Houben Tcherkelov, (Bulgarian: ????? ????????; known as Houben R.T.; American, born in Bulgaria on January 23, 1970) is a painter and experimental artist who lives and works in New York.
- In his early photographs, film, and installations post-communist Bulgaria and Bulgarian art is a recurrent theme.
- In his more recent work, Tcherkelov paints images from American and other national currencies using impasto, glaze, foil, acrylic and watercolor techniques.
- In all of his work the artist seeks to suggest the way in which symbolic images legitimize national power.
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