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Mihail Chemiakin – Metaphysical Grid, Signed Original Drawing
Mihail Chemiakin – Metaphysical Grid, Signed Original Drawing
This original ink drawing by Mihail Chemiakin (b. 1943), likely from the mid-1970s, exemplifies his deep engagement with symbolism, metamorphosis, and the surreal. Presented as a structured yet improvisational visual grid, this work is composed of thirteen interlocking panels, each a variation on form, identity, and abstraction. The centerpiece—a large biomorphic composition—anchors the surrounding vignettes, evoking an almost anatomical universe filled with symbolic nuance.
Chemiakin’s line work is both fluid and exacting, suggesting transformation, psychological duality, and the theater of the grotesque. Drawing influence from Eastern Orthodox iconography, medieval manuscripts, and psychoanalytic theory, Metaphysical Grid can be seen as both a study and a complete visual poem. This particular composition highlights Chemiakin’s experimental period in Paris, when he explored linear distortion and invented morphologies with striking confidence.
Signed in the lower right, this piece is elegantly matted and framed under glass. It’s an exceptional example of the artist’s early explorations of visual syntax and conceptual layering, offering depth for both scholars and collectors of Chemiakin’s metaphysical works.
Medium: Ink on paper
Date: Circa 1975
Signature: Signed by the artist, lower right
Provenance: From a private collection, acquired during Chemiakin’s Paris years
