The artwork features a minimalist composition with a stark, monochromatic color palette. The prominent visual elements are geometric shapes, including hexagons and linear forms, arranged in a symmetrical and balanced manner. The subject matter appears to be a symbolic representation, as the shapes spell out the letters "WE" and "HNY," which could suggest themes of unity, celebration, or the passage of time. The artistic style is reminiscent of Constructivist or Bauhaus design principles, emphasizing clean lines, simplicity, and the interplay of shapes and negative space. The context of this piece may reflect the artist's intention to convey a message about community, the new year, or the human condition through a reductive, abstract visual language. ...
Keti Kapanadze is a pioneering conceptual artist whose practice emerged during the Soviet era in Georgia, marking her as one of the country’s earliest voices in conceptual art. Her work focuses on exploring the liminal spaces where objects, places, and narratives intersect, often engaging in processes of disassembling and reassembling elements both physically and contextually. This method allows her to reveal layered meanings and challenge conventional interpretations of space and memory. Primarily working with graphic and photographic media, Kapanadze’s art examines themes of identity, memory, time, and socio-political transformation. Her pieces often blur the boundaries between presence and absence, visibility and concealment, creating a sense of ambiguity that invites deeper contemplation. Through subtle gestures, layered imagery, and minimal forms, she constructs spaces that reflect the complexities of human experience and the cultural shifts experienced in Georgia and the broader post-Soviet context. Kapanadze’s practice not only questions traditional artistic forms but also encourages critical dialogue on how conceptual art can engage with cultural memory, political history, and ongoing societal change. ...
Gallery Artbeat is a pioneering contemporary art gallery based in Tbilisi, Georgia representing mid-career and emerging Georgian artists.
Between 2014-2017 the gallery started its journey as a project space, a moving gallery using a shipping container for site-specific exhibitions to introduce contemporary art in peripheral locations where museums and galleries don't function. In October 2017 the gallery found it's permanent home in the heart of Tbilisi.
The gallery has a significant presence on the international art scene, collaborating with major institutions and museums and taking part in art fairs such as NADA Miami, Untitled Miami, Art Dubai, Artissima, Art Cologne.
Our aim is to support artists throughout their artistic journeys, foster cultural activities both locally and abroad, collaborate with international galleries and organisations and mark Georgia on an international art map. ...
