Art of Possible
The Children's Bible
Decorative Anthropology
Pathetic Rhetoric
Apollo Inspring an Epic Poet
Wit Works Woe
2 ready-made photographs, abstract drawing on wall, curves, site specific installation
A series of 2 diptych paintings (oil on canvas, objects, site specific installation)
A series of 4 paintings (oil on canvas, cotton, embroidery, artitficial stones, metal foil), ready-made objects, site specific installation
A series of 11 paintings (oil on canvas, cotton, embroidery, metal foil), objects, site specific installation
25 drawings (ink, oil pastel, metal foil on paper), 2 tapestries (cotton, embroidery), poster (silk screen, paper), site specific installation
The project was created in 1988, first as a series of collages, then as a book, published 7 years later in 1995 by the Ilbi publishing house in Moscow.
A miniature book, 2 volumes –
The 1st volume with original text by Alexander Griboyedov (1795-1829, diplomat, writer, poet, composer) with illustrations by various artists of the mid-19th and early 20th centuries;
The 2nd volume (a notebook with a gold cover) is a conceptual author's commentary on the famous play by Alexander Griboedov (AES acted here as a conventional theater director) - 82 collages (book spreads), combining some ready-made elements with AES's own original drawings.