By: Erik Desmazières

Medium: Etching, aquatint & roulette
Year: 2015
Edition: Signed, titled, dated and numbered from the ed/60. 
ImageSize: 14.5 x 10.5 inches

In L’Oiseau de Minerve, Erik Desmazières transforms a still-life cabinet into a symbolic tableau centered on an owl—the classical emblem of wisdom. The bird perches among drawers, roots, reeds, and an ornate patterned panel, each rendered with exacting detail. Desmazières blends natural and architectural elements into a quiet, enigmatic composition where textures intertwine and shadows deepen the atmosphere. Both mysterious and contemplative, the print suggests a space where knowledge, observation, and imagination converge.