Valery Merenkov. Ornamental Abstraction presents the work of Valery Merenkov — an artist, researcher, and creator of the original artistic direction known as ornamental abstraction. In his works, ancient geometric motifs of the Smolensk land, folk ornament, embroidery symbolism, and contemporary digital graphics come together to form an independent artistic system.
This edition reveals the artist’s unique method: through color, rhythm, symmetry, and ornamental signs, Valery Merenkov creates abstract landscapes devoted to nature, the seasons, the Dnieper River, New Year’s Eve, memory, cultural images, and personal experience. His works are perceived not as decorative patterns, but as visual reflections on time, place, history, and the inner state of the human being.
The book brings together works by Valery Merenkov from different years, created in computer graphics and painting. Each artwork is accompanied by an art-historical commentary that helps reveal its artistic, cultural, and collectible value. The edition will be of interest to collectors, art historians, artists, designers, gallery owners, researchers of contemporary art, and everyone interested in digital abstraction, folk symbolism, and the visual culture of Russia.
Valery Merenkov. Ornamental Abstraction is a book about how ancient ornament can speak in a contemporary language. It shows that tradition does not disappear, but gains a new voice in the art of the 21st century.