Graphics
Rain of melancholics
“Melancholic person” — drawing. A huddled figure filled with a fine pattern. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Melancholic person
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2025
“Rain of Melancholics #3” — drawing. Large patterned figures falling across the sheet. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Rain of Melancholics #3
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2025
“Rain of Melancholics #2” — drawing. Small patterned figures scattered across the sheet. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Rain of Melancholics #2
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2025
“Rain of Melancholics #1” — drawing. A dense swarm of huddled patterned figures. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Rain of Melancholics #1
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2025
“Gift” — drawing. A lace-like cube tied with a black ribbon. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Gift
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2026
“Aimless striving” — drawing. A ribbon twisted into a spiral vortex. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Aimless striving
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2025
“A Linked Premonition” — drawing. Patterned oval forms wrapped in a black ribbon. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
A Linked Premonition
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2025
“A Risky Rescue” — drawing. A red and black checkered ribbon unravelling in loops. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
A Risky Rescue
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2025
“Disadvantage” — drawing. A circle of red curls with a black sector cut out. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Disadvantage
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2023
“Dreamcatcher” — drawing. Two intertwined mesh forms resembling an embrace. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Dreamcatcher
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2023
“Cradle” — drawing. A red patterned figure suspended on threads. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Cradle
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2023
Friday, September 26
Black-and-White Dreams in the Neolithic Age
Graphics
Friday, September 26
Colored Dreams in the Neolithic Age
Graphics
Four reasons for the decline
“The first reason” — drawing. A seated figure with a white pattern and a black shadow. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
The first reason
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2025
“The second reason” — drawing. A speckled seated figure with a black shadow. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
The second reason
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2025
“The third reason” — drawing. A seated figure with a diamond pattern and a black shadow. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
The third reason
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2025
“The fourth reason” — drawing. A finely hatched seated figure with a black shadow. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
The fourth reason
Paper, gel pen, 21x30 cm, 2025
Under conditions of increased entropy
“Entropy #1” — mixed media. Three lilac curled-up figures over colourful hatching. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Entropy #1
Paper, acrylic, colored pencils, markers, 21×30 cm, 2025
“Entropy #2” — mixed media. Two ochre curled-up figures among coloured lines. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Entropy #2
Paper, acrylic, colored pencils, markers, 21×30 cm, 2025
“Entropy #3” — mixed media. Three red and blue figures over tangled lines. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Entropy #3
Paper, acrylic, colored pencils, markers, 21×30 cm, 2025
“Entropy #4” — mixed media. Pink and red curled-up figures over colourful hatching. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
Entropy #4
Paper, acrylic, colored pencils, markers, 21×30 cm, 2025
Anxiety
“In the arms of Another” — mixed media. A woman holding a baby, a collage mask in place of her head. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
In the arms of Another
Mixed media, 21х30см, 2022
“She has nothing, and that’s not all” — mixed media. A seated figure with a collage head and a red dot in her hand. Irina Merkulova, aesthetics of uncertainty
She has nothing, and that’s not all.
Mixed media, 21х30см, 2022