Here Be Dragons
Nadav Parazenchevski (FineArc)
Semi-constrained Lichtenberg figures on scavenged and upcycled wood, fractal-edged and finished in high gloss automotive varnish. This striking etching on wood transforms the grain of the surface into a vast, map-like field of branching lines. Burnt, organic tracery moves between abstraction and natural pattern, creating a contemplative composition that feels at once geological, botanical, and quietly cosmic. This piece was commissioned and painstakingly crafted for a 2025 exhibition in Milan, and was summarily disqualified due to a misunderstanding regarding dimensions (facepalm emoji). It is my fourth iteration of a Mercator projection world map and, so far, my favorite. The yellowish dye with the extra-frayed fractal edge was an attempt to give it an ancient vellum aesthetic and the dragon in the corner just popped out of nowhere. Have you ever tried to refuse a dragon when it knocks? Why would you?
Nadav Parazenchevski (FineArc)
An autodidactic research artist developing a unique artistic medium based on the Lichtenberg Figures phenomena - fractal dielectric breaking of materials in high voltage current. In his work he turns electric resistance into a brush and creates a complex dialogue between the raw forces of nature and the human capacity to instill intention and meaning, a perception formed along a decade of experimentation and inspired by his experience in dog training and preschool education - to form a framework of boundaries allowing freedom within. The method's evolution focuses on the interactions between control and submission, wherein from year to year, he moves from enforcing his will on the material into listening to it, thus tempting them into forging images, textures and shapes involving scientific, natural and narrative contents, from the resolution of the sub atomic to the cognitive, using scavenged materials, while evolving the technique to a rich, high contrast and vibrant visual language Http://FineArt.Art
An autodidactic research artist developing a unique artistic medium based on the Lichtenberg Figures phenomena - fractal dielectric breaking of materials in high voltage current. In his work he turns electric resistance into a brush and creates a complex dialogue between the raw forces of nature and the human capacity to instill intention and meaning, a perception formed along a decade of experimentation and inspired by his experience in dog training and preschool education - to form a framework of boundaries allowing freedom within. The method's evolution focuses on the interactions between control and submission, wherein from year to year, he moves from enforcing his will on the material into listening to it, thus tempting them into forging images, textures and shapes involving scientific, natural and narrative contents, from the resolution of the sub atomic to the cognitive, using scavenged materials, while evolving the technique to a rich, high contrast and vibrant visual language Http://FineArt.Art
