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1956

Mercury

author

Pavel Tchelitchew

description

Mediums: paper, pastel.
Location: private collection.

The incomplete part of the triptych “Paradise” (the so-called “angelic portraits”) consisted, by design of the author, of multiple heads and transparent silhouettes, where the anatomical structure was visible through. The “module of the world” sought by the artist made him depict the inner perspective. He wrote, “It is impossible to conquer the Universe – you need to understand yourself, find a projection of the higher inside us”. The artist proceeds to abstract light painting – the rays are refracted in a given space, reflecting the structure and crystals of the universe, including a human being. Later critics named this unusual style “new rayonism”.