This contemporary artwork features a simple yet evocative line drawing of a figure against a dark, textured background. The muted blue-black hues create a somber, contemplative mood, while the frayed and layered materials lend a tactile, almost sculptural quality to the piece. The minimalist, silhouetted depiction of the figure suggests a sense of isolation or introspection, inviting the viewer to ponder the emotional resonance of the subject. The artist's technique, combining the immediacy of line with the depth of layered fabrics, reflects a thoughtful, expressive approach to exploring the human condition in this engaging work of contemporary art. ...
Tamuna Chabashvili engages with archives, memory, and traces left by personal and collective histories. Through visual and tactile narratives, she maps stories, memories, and questions emerging from the inheritance of the past. Her work seeks to uncover and give voice to ‘counter-memories’ or ‘counter-stories’—silenced or marginalized histories that dwell in spaces of absence and silence. Textile plays a vital role, often serving as a grid or framework that structures her works and holds layered narratives together. Each project becomes an opportunity for Chabashvili to engage directly with vulnerable and underrepresented groups, allowing her to broaden the scope of how embodied memories are retraced and interpreted in today’s world. These collaborations enrich her work by adding depth and new perspectives on identity, displacement, and resilience. By intertwining personal narratives with collective histories, her art challenges dominant narratives and invites reflection on the complexities of memory, loss, and healing in contemporary society. ...
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. ...
