Chess «The people of my tribe. Confrontation»
Chess «People of my tribe. Confrontation». Mkhoian Eduard Vagarshakovich, 2021.
Technique and materials: chess — casting, patinated bronze, polished brass; board — black, white marble, hand-made.
Dimensions: board — 51 X 51 X 4 Pawn — 9,5 X 3,7 X 3.7 King — 16,5 X 3,8 X 3.8 Weight: pieces — 8 kg 300 g board — 10 kg
Concept and functions: type of board game, interior item, collectible, exhibition chess
Chess composition «People of my tribe. Confrontation.»
Like any other nation in the world, our tribe has its own Leaders («King» and «Queen»). These are the only piece sitting majestically on very simple thrones made for them.
We also have guards («Bishop») who guard the peace of the chiefs and keep order within the tribe.
There are riders sitting decorously on horses («Knight»). Similar compositional solutions began to appear in the 12th century. These were the figures of a horseman blowing a horn and a knight in armor on horseback.
Of course, there are also workers («Rooks») — those who carry something on their heads. A similar method of carrying goods still exists in the countries of Asia, Africa, America and the East.
There is another avenger of our tribe — this is a piece sitting on the floor («Pawn»). Here we can recall the sculpture of the «Le Scribe accroupi» from Ancient Egypt. Like the Egyptian sculpture, our «Pawn» is the only one of the entire tribe who can afford to sit in the presence of the leaders.
It is especially necessary to pay attention to those compositional elements that not only complete each piece, but also complement the figurative characteristic well — from the rather complex design of the «King» and «Queen» (these are either crowns or such hairstyles) to the simple and small kichka of the sitting figure — the «Pawn».
