This artwork features a striking portrait rendered in a distinctive abstract style. The composition is dominated by a central figure, whose face is rendered in muted tones of gray and gold. The brushstrokes create a sense of depth and texture, evoking the expressive quality of the subject's gaze. The overall aesthetic suggests a contemplative, introspective mood, with the abstract treatment of the figure enhancing the psychological intensity of the piece. This work reflects the artist's distinctive approach to portraiture, blending realism and abstraction to capture the essence of the human subject. ...
Rather than simply dividing or reorganising existing gallery spaces, Tolia Astakhishvili's installations spill across newly defined thresholds of space. The artist's installations combine decay and destruction with a sense of inexorable replication and endless reconfiguration of space. Building elements in her work become signifiers of both what they are and what they undo, of their assembly and disassembly. In this way, Astakhishvili's work appropriates, extends and incorporates given spaces. The audience is also subsumed in Astakhishvili's work, becoming another element framed by the proliferating and unreasonable architecture. ...
