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Artwork details
- Medium : Gouache on Paper
- Other details : Unmounted artwork. Mounting and/or framing available on request.
- Dimensions : 12.4x18.9in
About this artwork
Mess presents a chess table after the game has already lost its rules.The board is still there, but the order is gone. The pieces are scattered and no longer follow any rules.
A watch lies among the chess figures, reminding us that time keeps moving, even when control is lost. The scene feels quiet, as if everything important has already happened.
The work speaks about the limits of logic and structure, and about what remains when order breaks down.
A watch lies among the chess figures, reminding us that time keeps moving, even when control is lost. The scene feels quiet, as if everything important has already happened.
The work speaks about the limits of logic and structure, and about what remains when order breaks down.
Elen Arakelyan
Armenia
Credentials
- Works on commission
Elen Arakelyan, a passionate painter, printmaker, and digital artist graduated from the State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia, masterfully unites traditional techniques like linocut, etching, and book illustration with playful experiments in mixed media—blending sand, acrylics, and oils on canvas. Her abstract prints and illustrations embrace the tactile richness of monotype, etching, and carborundum, pushing boundaries to evoke spontaneity and depth. Through her intimate exploration of memory and fleeting moments, her artwork resonates with a quiet honesty, stirring nostalgia and introspection in those who experience it.