Minekov's figures rail thin like Giacometti sculptures, capturing the essence of movement. They depict actions rather than states of being: a man and a woman locked in an embrace, a rider astride a horse, dismounting, or claiming victory.

Ivan Minekov’s exquisite prints illustrate quite vividly that at the foundation of a sculptor’s imagination is a the art of movement, which is at least as important as the structure of form.