David Gareji in Spring
Medium: Acrylic and mixed media on paper
Size: 76.2 × 55.9 cm | 30 × 22 in
Year: 2014
Description
This artwork revisits an earlier piece by Sergo Tbileli, David Gareji, created in the 1990s. In this work, the artist returns to familiar Georgian motifs, reinterpreting them through a more contemporary visual language. Tbileli has also expressed interest in developing a new series that revisits his celebrated **Georgian Motifs** cycle, expanding this important body of work through fresh perspectives and renewed symbolism.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 76.2 × 55.9 cm |
|---|---|
| Years | 2014 |
| materials | Acrylic, Mixed Media, Paper |
| Rarity | Unique |
| pa_certificate-of-authenticity | yes |
| Signature | Hand-signed by artist |
Sergo Tbileli is a prolific Georgian contemporary artist, he began his professional carrier in the early 70s in Soviet Georgia. While still pursuing his studies at the Tbilisi state academy. During his studies, he worked on monumental murals and sculptures all over the Soviet Union creating and contributing to the Soviet art scene. Learning different styles and evolving his style during his journeys all over the Eurasian continent. Financing his creative pursuits by working on Soviet state commissions. During his early years, he worked a lot with the ceramic medium creating one of his first series of plates. he achieved fame with his series “Georgian Motives”, which represented his colorful vision of Caucasus and Georgia mountains landscapes. Selling out his show in Istanbul. After The “Georgian Motives” series he further evolved his style and started working on his new works which combined his prior vibrant colors and movement with mythical subjects and topics on a grander scale. Some of his masterpieces from that era are “Venice Carnival” 2006, “Nude” 2005 and etc.
