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About this work

You see a tangle of sharp lines and soft washes—black ink, faint pencil, and thin blue watercolor all layered on white paper. Chernikhov was an architect who drew buildings that don’t exist. This piece looks like a blueprint for a city that never got built, or maybe a machine with no moving parts. The lines feel both precise and dreamy, as if he sketched while half-asleep. If you like how the lines float, try looking up the technique of watercolor, glazing.