Exlibris of Nadiya Ponomarenko 1982

This Exlibris of Nadiya Ponomarenko was created by Oleksandr Aksinin, and the act of making it feels like a meditation, a patient accumulation of marks. I imagine Aksinin bent over a plate, his hand moving with deliberate care. The air is thick with the scent of ink. He’s building a world with tiny marks, like a cartographer mapping an unknown land. There are boats, bottles, bowls—symbols that repeat and echo each other, creating a sense of rhythm. The black rectangle in the center anchors the composition, inviting you to fall into its dark, still depths. It is as if the shapes are in the process of emerging from the darkness, taking form through a delicate dance of light and shadow. Each line is a decision, a whisper in a visual conversation. There's something deeply intimate about this piece, like peering into the artist’s private world of symbols and dreams. Aksinin is in conversation with artists past and future, and we are lucky to be eavesdropping.