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March Har. 1
- Fiberboard
- Acrylic
- 30×40 cm
The painting “March Har.1” belongs to a series devoted to Chaykin’s unique Wristmon “White Rabbit.” Its multi‑layered composition draws on two key sources. The first is the vivid character from Lewis Carroll—the March Hare—whom the reader meets at the Mad Tea Party staged by the Hatter in “Alice in Wonderland.”
The second source is the invention of the self‑taught watchmaker John Harrison, who constructed the world’s first marine chronometer. Harrison managed to build several such timekeepers, and the canvas is based specifically on the very first model (1735), distinguished by its oval dial and brass rods with round finials. Together these elements strongly resemble a hare’s face with ears— the artist keenly. Even the painting’s title echoes the historical chronometric instrument. Thus, one of the finest works of world children’s literature is linked with an eighteenth‑century revolutionary chronometric device.
The second source is the invention of the self‑taught watchmaker John Harrison, who constructed the world’s first marine chronometer. Harrison managed to build several such timekeepers, and the canvas is based specifically on the very first model (1735), distinguished by its oval dial and brass rods with round finials. Together these elements strongly resemble a hare’s face with ears— the artist keenly. Even the painting’s title echoes the historical chronometric instrument. Thus, one of the finest works of world children’s literature is linked with an eighteenth‑century revolutionary chronometric device.
