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Fragments of an Unknown Civilization: Works by James Lipnickas

October 9, 2022 by Mariabruna Fabrizi Leave a Comment

James Lipnickas is a New Haven-based artist and graphic designer. He creates highly evocative scenes representing small architectural stages in axonometric projection. Suspended stairwells, excavated blocks, and plinths separated, or all combined are located in deserted territories in a surrealist fashion. 

The technique employed is graphite filling the entire surface of the paper. At first, the artist draws the contours of the volumes in grey, and later he fills the different faces with different hues of graphite to highlight the volumes. 

The compositions are simple and effective, suggesting that the scenes extend beyond the visible frame.

Returning by Remembering, 2022

The End Is The Beginning, 2022

They Never Told Us That This Was Forever, 2021

You Were The One, 2021

Lost Between, 2021

Everything That Matters, 2021

Another Version of You Exists, 2022

Daily Battles, 2019

Time Was So Long Ago, 2022

There Is No Other, 2020

All images: © James Lipnickas.

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