“Chess teaches us that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we
should not
lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, steadfastly continue
searching for
the solutions to our problems.”
Benjamin Franklin
Regardless of whether you consider yourself a very
good or an average chess
player, or prefer to watch the game from a distance with one of your loved ones
who succumbed to the chess
game, you still belong to a very prestigious circle of people. Only the
initiate knows what such a true and genuine
“game” entails.
Like any thing that has stood the test of time, chess has evolved and has
influenced many personalities during
that time. Chess can be seen as a tool that allows you to penetrate human
development - artistic, social, political,
industrial and technological. This game has been able to influence society for
centuries.
Peter Herel
Raabenstein, a conceptual artist from the Czech Republic, realized
the same thing.
Chess has been his passion since 2003, when he was looking for a suitable gift
for his uncle who loves chess, art
and history. Peter decided to buy a special book for his uncle, but later found
that no one had ever published any
such publication. Finally, he collected 12 portraits on chess and made them a
calendar. Uncle was enthusiastic
and advised him not to give up his vision of creating a book that would connect
the world of chess and art.
In the
following years Peter continued his studies and deepened his artistic and chess
knowledge.
In 2009 he met his friend at the Wijk aan Zee chess tournament and introduced
him his project. His friend liked
the idea very much and the result was an epilogue for his book, which had not
existed at the time. Soon after,
both artists had to break up, but Peter was fascinated by the symbolism of
chess and was still working on his
book.
“Enthusiastic reactions and support from my surroundings motivated me to
complete the project. I knew it
wouldn't be easy, but I couldn't stop and actually disappoint every lover of
chess and art”, explains Peter Herel
Raabenstein, author of the publication.
Now after 10 years, he can finally introduce you to a unique publication
“Chess in art” with a collection of chess
themes. On 320 pages, the author captured 800 years of development through
paintings by more than 700 artists
with a detailed description of how they perceived kings' play through art.
The book simply delights every chess
player, painting and history.
In other words, life is composed of various battles and not from just the chess
battles.
The book “Chess in art” will
give you a few unforgettable moments when you will feel like a king for at
least a moment. The author and the
whole team behind the creation of this publication wish you not to get
checkmate, not only on the chessboard but
also in your life
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