Mihail Chemiakin (Vol. 1: Russian Period, Paris Period; Vol. 2: Transformations, New York Period - Hardcover

Mihail Chemiakin; Andrei Sinyavsky; Ezio Gribaudo; Alain Bosquet; Clement Biddle-Wood

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0889623279 ISBN 13: 9780889623279

Publisher: Mosaic Press, 1986

Synopsis

A two-volume monograph on the art and life of Mihail Chemiakin through 1985.

Volume 1 describes the artist's early years in Leningrad (St. Petersburg), his artistic theories and early drawings, still lifes, illustrations and portraits along with photographs of the "happenings" in Chemiakin's studio and on the streets of Leningrad; his forced departure for France and his life and work there.

Volume 2 is dedicated to Chemiakin's series of "Transformations" - reinterpretations of existing art works or artifacts; and to his first five years in the United States, where he continued to experiment with new techniques and themes, creating series of works in pastel on black paper and large textured paintings. Throughout the two volumes Chemiakin comments extensively on his own work and on the work of his contemporaries, both Russian and European.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mosaic Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0889623279
• ISBN 13: 9780889623279
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 984