12. King and Joker

Paper Size: 8.25x12". Plate Size: 4.5x5" unframed.  

King and Joker is an original copper plate etching by Egor Shokoladov, a contemporary printmaker known for his metamodern visual language and deeply symbolic narratives. Working through a slow, meditative engraving process, Shokoladov builds highly detailed images that explore inner dialogue, duality, vulnerability, and transformation.

Blending mythic storytelling, psychological tension, and subtle playfulness, his prints invite close looking and layered interpretation. Each etched line contributes to a larger symbolic structure, allowing the work to unfold like a visual fable. Rooted in traditional printmaking techniques yet distinctly contemporary in concept, this etching reflects the artist’s commitment to precision, introspection, and narrative depth.

An excellent work for collectors of contemporary printmaking, symbolic art, and fine art etchings.