This abstract sculptural work features a prominent organic shape rendered in shades of off-white and brown against a dark, earthy background. The composition is striking, with the central form appearing to emerge from the rough, textured surface, creating a sense of depth and tension. The artist's use of varied textures, including the smooth, almost translucent areas and the gnarled, fibrous elements, adds visual interest and a tactile quality to the piece. This work seems to evoke natural phenomena, perhaps a fossilized specimen or a cross-section of a plant or geological formation, inviting the viewer to consider the interplay between the natural and the artistic. ...
Salome Chkhilashvili frequently incorporates materials such as thread and plaster, alongside urban and industrial elements like concrete and steel. Her work investigates themes of deconstruction, memory, and transformation, often merging architectural forms with fragmented human figures to explore the tension between the constructed and the organic, highlighting states of liminality. One of her notable wall installations reinterprets the traditional concept of a swimming pool by breaking it down into a fragmented, abstract composition. This piece challenges not only the architectural form of pools but also their broader political, social, and environmental associations—such as control over bodies, space, and resources. The installation’s modular layout, featuring scattered pipes and tiles with intentional gaps, conveys a sense of disruption and decay. Within this fractured space, Chkhilashvili introduces embroidery, stitching white threads onto industrial surfaces. Traditionally connected to feminine labor and storytelling, this delicate craft contrasts with the harsh materials, adding intimacy and care. Through this interplay, she blurs the lines between construction and craft, transforming rigid industrial elements into tactile, expressive surfaces. ...
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. ...
