Psalms Country is a collection of the artist’s works spanning over 30 years. In those expressive metaphorical drawings, Michael as if having his artistic and personal dialogue with the wisdom and depth of the Psalms, the universal moral code to which many of us turning at the various moments of life. The project is ongoing, with the artist creating his reflections on the Psalms and other important spiritual sources all the time.
Silver Thread. Indian ink, pencil on white cotton paper. 70 x 50 cm. 1991. Private collection, Vienna, Austria.
Psalm 1:3-4. Indian ink, oil pastel on Italian hand-made white cotton paper. 35 x 50 cm. 2023. Private collection, Vienna, Austria.
Psalm 9:13. Indian ink, oil pastel on Italian light-yellow hand-made cotton paper. 70 x 50 cm. 2017.
Psalm 11: 7. Indian ink on white cotton paper. 60 x 50 cm. 2023.
Psalm 22:12. Indian ink, pencil, coal on white cotton paper. 46 x 64. 1991.
Psalm 35:7. Indian ink , pencil on white cotton paper. 50 x 70 cm. 1991.
Psalm 69:11. Indian ink on white cotton paper. 60 x 40 cm. 1992.
Psalm 86:7. Indian ink, oil pastel on Italian hand-made light-yellow cotton paper. 2023.
Silver cord II. Indian ink, pencil, coal on white cotton paper. 60 x 40 cm. 1991. Private collection, Helsinki, Finland.
